Once again, I hand the mic over to Phil Porter, guest blogger and stand-up comedian extraordinaire / husband / father / great-in-the-sack.
On Tonight’s Menu: Everything But Flavor
Yesterday, I prepared one of our favorite Crock-Pot meals, chicken curry. This delicious dish fills the house with mouth-watering aromas as it slow cooks over the course of the afternoon. Served with homemade roti (a type of flat bread), it’s always a treat for eaters in the Porter house.
Except yesterday.
Instead, as we tucked into our bowls of curry while watching "American Idol", Sarah and I were both surprised to discover…um…nothing really. I had made a bland batch of uninteresting food. Sure, it provided us with nutrition, but where was the joy? Where was the tongue-delighting flavor? Where, my friends, was the love? Not unlike "Idol", which featured uninspired performances by most of the male contestants, I had failed to make this dish my own. I had not put my special stamp on a reliable favorite. In short, the curry was like the guy who sang “
I know I added all of the ingredients, but maybe I should have put in more curry powder? I used more than the recipe calls for, but still we were underwhelmed. More salt and pepper might bring out the flavors a bit when we dish up leftovers tonight, but I hardly look forward to them the way I normally would.
My other guess, which can be neither tested nor proven, is that the spirit of Benny Lava came along and snatched out the spiciness. Yes, the Indian Michael
By the way, if you’re in the area, you can come see me perform at the Improv in
I promise to have more humor than the curry had flavor.
7 beautiful people muttered something back:
I suspect Benny Lava made sure that our cream of chicken soup is lower in sodium than it used to be. Why is it that the ONE time we want sodium in our soup, we cannot have it?!
*shakes fists in the air*
You crack me up Phil, I wish I was in Denver to come see you but alas, I am stuck in Texas.
Once Benny Lava becomes part of your karmic circle of life, well, anything can happen!
Somehow when I've made crockpot curry it never worked out. I wonder if it is something to do with frying in oil/ghee first. Hrmmmm.... too much work for crockpot dinner.
Well, I'm glad we're in agreement on the Benny Lava effect. I am going to write a grant request forthwith and get some government money to study this.
Aurora - I agree. Any time I have to cook the meat before cooking the meat, that seems excessive. Maybe next time, I'll just say "gheeeeeee" over the pot of food to add authentic Indian flavor.
I was going to make fun of Benny Lava in this comment but I don't want to taste bland food for the rest of my life.
Comparing him to Michael Jackson is not going to help you either.
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