In this thread: What? fails miserably at making French Onion Soup

Greetings and welcome to another edition of "What? Fails at Cooking Things", with your host, a bumbling idiot named after an interrogative!

Today's dish:

FRENCH ONION SOUP

(possibly and if my camera is working)


THE INGREDIENTS:



I am now off to the local grocery store to pick up a handful of these items because our house at the moment is quite destitute. An update later quite hopefully.

If the kitchen is not dirty.​

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I'm watching you

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But seriously, good luck What. I expect amazing results c:

 

Oh please. Dude, I'm sure you'll be fine. You're a fine cook, from what I can tell. Not like me at all. XD

 

Save money on snails and pick some up in your back garden.

 

I know that I supposedly abandoned my acc., and I will shut up and quiet down soon-- but I had to log back in for this. Account abandonment be damned. In this thread, we provide dish suggestions for Ashwin. Recipe included. I recommend this for ep. 2

In this thread: What? fails miserably at making Pastrmajlija

I must warn you, Pastrmajlija is no easy dish. I do not know if my mother was exaggerating, but she says that it would take an entire day to make... hence why she seldom makes it. I will have to snap a photo and leave the rest to you. How terrible I am! For the life of me I cannot make out the instructions. Good luck, Ashwin, try your best. If my mother's sprawled handwriting is too difficult to read, too sloppy, here are some alternatives in print -

1) http://www.foodbuzz.com/recipes/3524030-pastrmajlija-macedonian-pizza
2) http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Pastrmajlija

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UPDATE 2: On the Road (this is supposed to be a Jack Kerouac reference or some such)



The countrysides were NICE.



And the flowers were SINGING.



And the birds and the sun were almost down from the top of the sky.









Goodness Cookiie was correct. I truly do live in the countryside.

After a trip to the local grocery store slash market slash amazing food locale . . .



We now have our lovely ingredients!

I never did know that Ace Phoenix owned a bakery in the countryside of Canada however.

Sadly though there shall be a general delay in the factor of actually making the dish as we have company and I cannot touch the kitchen for a good hour. Je dois attendre!

 

Who is this Ace Phoenix?

 

I was going to make this joke. :C

You should take pictures of your Canadian adventures more often.​

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Yeah. Me and Scott Pilgrim hang out all the time, playing hockey and traveling to different provinces. We see all these left handed people too who can speak French.

(Basic American Knowledge About Canada and Canadians)

 

I believe in the you that believes in the me that believes in you!!!!

 

Fixed that.

 

Looking at how this is essentially a Macedonian pseudo-pizza this is going to be extremely fun.

 

Updated. Good luck, if you do decide to make the Macedonian pseudo-pizza. And it would be extremely amusing, to see the results...

 

UPDATE 3: This actually is relatively alright but the pictures do not do the dish justice

Onion cutting time.






My first time cutting onions actually! Sadly fake glasses provided no protection.



Butter and pot.









Salt and pepper. The white wine and water are boiling and what have you. Beef stock is a marvellous thing.

AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF STIRRING LATER, the white wine and water concoction are added.





Oh my god the steam everywhere.

And finally it is left to simmer.

A taste test determines that this soup actually tests amazingly delicious and I am happy.

NEXT TIME: Croutons and serving.

 

I am amused with this thread.

 

Guys, please help, my fingers smell like Gruyère.

EDIT: Oh my god I apologize everyone but the update must wait a bit while this party of happiness continues in my mouth.

 

What: Do the eating thing!

 

FINAL UPDATE: *incomprehensible sounds of consumption*



It is time for the conclusion. We are to create the croutons.

Here we have Ace Phoenix's lovely pain stick with some Gruyère cheese.



The pain stick is cut accordingly into four crouton pieces which should be sufficient.



Cheese is grated greatly.



Sprinkle sprinkle sprinkle sprinkle sprinkle, yeah.

The pain stick concoction is now placed in the oven for a short time period.



I shall continue to stalk these creatures.

Finally, they are ready, and plating shenanigans later, the hot soup is in a bowl with two of the croutons.



How nice of you to join us, Forsaken!



This plating looks rather simplistic but ah.

I was in possession of leftover croutons as well.

[video=youtube;DY6cAtpo31s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY6cAtpo31s&list=UUJbvYdqSIzXAY5B_BNqskhw&index=1&feature=plcp[/video]

On an honest note this was actually extremely delicious and I am surprised it came out so amazingly well.

THE END.

Next time (hopefully): Macedonian pseudo-pizza.

 

With this video.... we can make What?-porn!