25 February 2006

how to use a fire alarm

1. Watch a cooking show where they are grilling fresh atlantic salmons for a fancy schmancy New York-style house party.
2. Think you are a chef as well.
3. Decide that for lunch, you will cook yourself and your roommate that fancy schmancy salmon with the perfect grill marks.
4. Halfway through, realize that stove top grills don't quite produce any grill marks, but can produce an awful lot of smoke.

*fire alarm rings*

5. Panic.
6. Roommate will run out at this point. Ask her to call security since you have no idea what to do with the fire alarm.
7. Take the grill off the stove (which somehow produces even more smoke), run out to the balcony in the freezing winter wind, and practically toss the grill outside (more smoke ensues).
8. Roommate throws open the front doors. Fire alarm is still screaming.
9. Run back to the kitchen and wave a towel at the fire alarm in the hopes of diverting all the smoke.

*fire alarm stops*

Ehe. Well, at least you can say I used all the "features" of my apartment. The salmon actually turned out delicious, with a wonderfully smoked flavor. I have to figure out how to cook it that way again, minus the fire alarm of course. :P

Oh, and here is a picture of my attempt at a fancy schmancy dinner:


2 comments:

xieurx said...

hehe. chef sheila. :))

ano nasa ilalim ng salmon? carrot sticks?

sheila said...

hehe. baby carrots!