Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:17:09 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] "chez motel"


No, Just got home.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:08 PM, David Syrotiak <syrotiak-AT-svcable.net> wrote:
> 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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