# Cooking Sit-Com Featuring Zenster and Chefguy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 25, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827 "2003-09-25T20:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/1 "2003-09-25T20:17:12Z")
This would be the _perfect_ follow-up to \*\* Fawlty Towers\*\*, y’all! Alternatively, I was thinking of pairing up a _Four Seasons_-type chef with a _Cajun_-one. In all fairness, I don’t know if **CG** and **Zennie** are adversaries, but wouldn’t it be great fun to pretend they were and put them both on on of those cooking shows? It’s better than those guys who dreamed up that damn talking car, you gotta admit! 😉 Q ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/2 "2003-09-25T20:37:31Z")
I burning your hotdog! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/3 "2003-09-25T20:43:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*I burning your hotdog! \*\* **Chefguy** : You have pie? 😃 Q ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/4 "2003-10-05T06:54:39Z")
I see your burning hot dog and raise you one baked Alaskan! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/5 "2003-10-05T07:06:36Z")
This would make one incredible Iron Chef showdown. “And tonight’s theme is-- Peanut Butter!” ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/6 "2003-10-05T08:05:06Z")
Chefguy, you wanna do a peanut butter showdown? Ready when you are. Perhaps we can hire out a few fellow posters for the usual retinue. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/7 "2003-10-05T12:36:43Z")
Can I sit at the counter and taste everything? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/8 "2003-10-05T15:17:26Z")
Maybe I should have said “I burning _man_ your hotdog!” Load of PB on a spoon and lick it off…mmmmmm. Now _that’s_ gourmet (pronounced “gore-mett”) cooking. Of course, nothing trumps the PBM sandwich, which I know you’ll agree with, so we’re probably already at a stalemate. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/9 "2003-10-05T17:26:51Z")
If by PBM you mean peanut butter and Mayonnaise, we’re both fighting out of the same corner. **Chefguy** , we can go with the ground groundnut as a theme or we should be able to coerce **Quasi** or **BiblioCat** into specifying some prime ingredients (or we can just chose them ourselves). A good rule of thumb might be a sequence of choices consisting of alternating selections of our respective state’s prime harvests. (We’ll let you pick wines from another state [grin].) Fr’instance, Alaskan salmon versus Californian Neiman Schell beef. Let’s have some fun! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/10 "2003-10-05T17:35:24Z")
Can I judge, can I, huh, huh, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/11 "2003-10-05T17:52:01Z")
**Baker** , you are a most welcome addition to this friendly fray! Perhaps you might suggest some comestibles for our consideration? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/12 "2003-10-05T18:24:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*If by PBM you mean peanut butter and Mayonnaise, we’re both fighting out of the same corner. > > **Chefguy** , we can go with the ground groundnut as a theme or we should be able to coerce **Quasi** or **BiblioCat** into specifying some prime ingredients (or we can just chose them ourselves). A good rule of thumb might be a sequence of choices consisting of alternating selections of our respective state’s prime harvests. (We’ll let you pick wines from another state [grin].) Fr’instance, Alaskan salmon versus Californian Neiman Schell beef. > > Let’s have some fun! \*\* Yeah, PB & M is the food of the gods. Folded, of course. Well, I haven’t done much with peanuts, other than a peanut sauce for hotpot dip, or using it as a garnish for curry. Peanuts and salmon? Halibut? Hmmmm…doubtful. Cashews maybe. However, we do grow great vegetables down in the valley, so there are some possibilities there. Do local veggies count? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/13 "2003-10-05T18:26:00Z")
Have I protested enough yet? Are you falling for it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/14 "2003-10-05T18:44:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\ ***Chefguy** , we can go with the ground groundnut as a theme or we should be able to coerce **Quasi** or **BiblioCat** into specifying some prime ingredients (or we can just chose them ourselves). A good rule of thumb might be a sequence of choices consisting of alternating selections of our respective state’s prime harvests. (We’ll let you pick wines from another state [grin].) Fr’instance, Alaskan salmon versus Californian Neiman Schell beef. \*\* Mmmm, beef and salmon. Both good choices. Beef, very rare, please. Grilled Salmon is always good. I don’t drink wine, though. I’ll take a cold beer. Something that costs more than $2.99 a six-pack. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/15 "2003-10-05T19:09:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\ ***Baker** , you are a most welcome addition to this friendly fray! Perhaps you might suggest some comestibles for our consideration? \*\* Sure!!! One of the following three, which all have wide applications in a variety of dishes. Shrimp, or chocolate, or the lowly tomato. People think of chocolate as solely a drink or a sweet, but I swear I saw a recipe for chocolate noodles once. Let me know when the Chairman decides on what of all the suggested foods will actually be the secret ingredient! ---
**Author:** ![StanDup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/16 "2003-10-05T20:06:11Z")
Turn the blender on! It’s already on 🙂 WOW! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/17 "2003-10-05T20:37:35Z")
Okay, let’s start with shrimp. I have a real fondness for Vietnamese food because of the freshness of the ingredients and the spicy kick from the peppers. So here is: **Green Papaya Salad with Shrimp & Peanuts** 1 ½ tablespoons minced lemongrass 1 teaspoon minced shallots 1/2 teaspoon dried chili flakes, or to taste 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2/3 pound medium raw Alaska spot or side-stripe shrimp, shelled and deveined 1 medium green papaya, peeled and shredded into thin long strands (about 4 cups), rinsed and spun dry 1/3 cup thinly shredded carrots, soaked in cold water and drained 1/3 cup Asian basil leaves, cut in thirds 2 tablespoons fried shallots 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted peanuts Dressing: 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1 Thai bird or ½ serrano chili, chopped 5 teaspoons sugar 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons water For the dressing, combine the garlic, chilies, 4 teaspoons sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and water in a small bowl and set aside. Place the remaining sugar, lemongrass, shallots, chili flakes, salt and oil in a mixing bowl and stir well. Add the shrimp; toss gently and allow to marinate for 20 minutes. Grill or pan-sear the shrimp in an oiled skillet over high heat until just done, about 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside to cool. Put the cooked shrimp, shredded papaya, carrots, basil and fried shallots in a mixing bowl. Add the dressing and toss gently to evenly coat all ingredients. Sprinkle the peanuts into the bowl, then toss and transfer to a serving dish. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/18 "2003-10-05T20:56:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > Yeah, PB & M is the food of the gods. Folded, of course. [Lucy Van Pelt] If you cut them, they lose all their flavor! [/Lucy Van Pelt] > [@](#): > > Well, I haven’t done much with peanuts, other than a peanut sauce for hotpot dip, or using it as a garnish for curry. Peanuts and salmon? Halibut? Hmmmm…doubtful. Cashews maybe. However, we do grow great vegetables down in the valley, so there are some possibilities there. Do local veggies count? Of course veggies count. I mean, after all, what’s a steak without a piece of parsley on it? List away. We’ll need an independent monitor to arbitrarily select from our submitted food lists. In a while, I’ll post a course guide and some other presentation criteria for your perusal. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/19 "2003-10-05T21:19:41Z")
Oops, jumped the gun on the recipes. However, a “salad, appetizer, main course, dessert” format isn’t a bad idea. And use local food items where feasible? Desert could perhaps be exempted. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827/20 "2003-10-05T21:23:40Z")
Forgot to include soup in the menu. Definitely need soup. “What _is_ ‘Waldorf’, anyway…a dwarf that’s gone off?”-- Basil Fawlty [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-sit-com-featuring-zenster-and-chefguy/203827.md?page=2)