Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:08:36 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] "chez motel"


Hobey,

Are you on the road right now?


On Dec 16, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Hobey Ford wrote:

> Tonight on "chez motel" I would like to show you all how to make a
> wonderful  TV tuna steak in your motel room in under ten minutes not
> to mention the multi functional ingredients which you will use to make
> a shadow theater after your meal. (multifunctional usage is important
> to the puppeteer)
>
> You'll need to run by the  grocery store after the show to get a few
> items for the motel:
>
>       -a package of cooking parchment paper (multi use item)
>       - scallions
>       - garlic
>       - salt &pepper
>       - a six of beer  (just in case)
>       - a  lemon
>       - instant cous cous
>       - microwave safe storage bowl
>       - disposeable pocket card board cutter (for cutting the fruit
> and vegies and later for a shadow theater project or or to threaten
> the drunk banging at your door at 2:15 am.)
>       - a tea candle and matches  (ambiance and for the shadow  
> theater later)
>
> Boil water in the microwave in the microwave safe bowl following cous
> cous directions, mix in the flavor pack and cous cous, cover and let
> stand.  Wash and cut 6" lengths of scallion and lay out a small
> platform of the scallions in the center of a 14" length of parchment.
> Lay your tuna steak on the scallions, sprinkle salt and pepper on the
> tuna and squeeze lemon juice on top,  wack the TV changer  over a  a
> few garlic cloves.  This takes care of a couple of things.  Place
> smashed peeled garlic clove over the steak and pop a beer. Don't
> bother wiping off the tv changer because if it still works, the garlic
> is a nice disinfectant.   Pour a splash or two of beer over the whole
> deal and wrap the parchment securely.  Nuke for 4 minutes.  A good
> time to get a second beer and design a shadow puppet on some
> parchment.  and let stand and then nuke for another 1  1/2 to 2
> minutes more. ( better wait on that third beer) Voila you have a
> gourmet meal from the micro wave.  (some credit to Alton Brown)  Now
> cut out  a simple shadow puppet with the card board  from the note pad
> by the bed  using the razor knife  (use the chamber of commerce
> magazine on the desk for a cutting board for your puppet they get
> upset if you scar the furniture) and tape on a coffee stirrer
> perpendicular to the puppet (the tape is in the car and if there isn't
> a coffee maker in the room its a good time to run to the lobby and
> grab a few stirrers there).  If you are still game, you can joint your
> puppet with the sewing kit in the bathroom, vending machine or front
> desk.  cut another 14 inches  of parchment and fold back the ends to
> make a theater (use some originality here, you are a puppeteer after
> all)   Now set the lit candle back stage  Don't set stage too close to
> the smoke detector or they will switch you to a smoking room which is
> not good or worse they will dowse your room with sickly sweet
> disinfectant which is even worse. Now for special effect lighting try
> squeezing the lemon peel next to the candle.  I recommend a little
> musical number from "The Little Mermaid" perhaps.  You can rehearse
> and perform (multi-usage) on the sink counter using the vanity mirror
> to check out how its looking.   Sweet dreams from chez motel.  Next
> week we will throw together a wonderful gumbo in the coffee maker
> crock pot  (save up a good tip for the maid to pull this one off)
> Also we will do some premeal miniature bunraku so look out for some
> good fresh head-on shrimp and toothpicks for this classic evening at
> "chez motel"
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