domestic, um, something or other

[jazzfish]

uilos: And that's why I make you cook lima beans. Because you are capable of putting them on to cook and leaving them there.
Me: Well, yes. That's what the directions say to do.
uilos: But how do you know they're cooking if you don't poke at them and stir them?
Me: Because the directions SAY they're cooking.
uilos: You don't know that! You have to DO THINGS to make them cook!
Me: No, the DIRECTIONS SAY... how did we end up with duelling OCDs[1]?
uilos: I don't know about you but I don't have OCD.
Me: ... I am totally telling LJ about this.

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[1] "Neuroses" would have been a better (more accurate, less potentially hurtful) term to have used, here.

Comments

[playing-tragic.livejournal.com]

Okay, the "dueling OCDs" made me laugh. Until I realized I'm now going to heard banjos all night long.

Next time nuke that damn beans.

[jazzfish]

... but they taste better when you cook them with fire.

(Okay, so I haven't actually tested this theory. I just assume that things cooked with fire taste better than things cooked with micro-waves, because there must be SOME reward for all that extra effort, right?)

[playing-tragic.livejournal.com]

Nope, that's just your inner cave man talking. I think all guys are pyromaniacs to some degree. (though I do agree roasted corn on the cob is fantastical).

I do recall reading that microwaved vegetables retain more nutrients than boiled ones because they cook quicker and use less water. (the nutrients leach out into the water). I think that's also partly why frozen is better than canned (though fresh is best!).