Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for October 15, 2022

Randy worships Rhonda and is fixing her a burnt offering.

you don’t learn how to cook. it’s either hit and miss trial and error, or inspirational

My Dad could make apple fritters using pancake mix! That was the sum total of his cooking.

Rule No. 1, Randy: Smoke is not good.

So, you didn’t have a parent or older sibling to teach you to cook? And, yes, cooking is taught.

“How to Cook For D̶u̶m̶m̶i̶e̶s̶ Randy”

Randy is used to camp fires…

Put all his burnt bits on a plate and call it charredcuterie.

The sounds of fire trucks comforted him!

Randy is puzzled about the science behind turning water into black smoke.

I had to live with my aunt and uncle for a year. My aunt taught me some basic cooking skills and then let me experiment. The only rule was that I had to eat what I cooked. The brown fried eggs were not that bad. :)

Well Randy, to start with, the flame is supposed to be UNDER the pan.

But not aslong as his belt!!!

I didn’t get married until I was 26. I learned how to cook, the incentive was hunger.

Top points to Randy for wanting to cook. A few missteps here and there, It’s all part of the learning process.

I made Polynesian Porkchops on Saturday. Butterfly chops with stuffing and pineapple, mandarin oranges and a maraschino cherry. Wrapped in foil and cook for 35 minutes on the grill. Yum.