Monday, February 22, 2010

The Definition of a "Crap Ton"

I say a lot of random things. I've recently realized that my response to things is often "sparkles". Something happy? Sparkles! Something not happy? Sparkes with sarcasm! Yeah, I don't know why I do this either. I also sometimes declare "Christmas!" when good things happen. Go figure.

But when discussing large amounts, I like the expression "crap ton". What is a crap ton exactly? Well here is a crap ton of goat cheese polenta:
a crap ton of polenta
Giada and I had a disagreement this weekend over exactly how much is "6 side dish servings", because after dishing out 5 side dish servings of polenta there was still all of the above left! That is like 13 servings Giada!! (But it's okay, Giada, I still love you. And apparently you can freeze polenta!)

In other amusing kitchen anecdotes, Danielle and I baked cookies this weekend before making dinner (with a crap ton of polenta) and while we baked cookies, I needed a sink to de-thaw the pork tenderloin in, so I put it in the bathroom sink. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
de-thawing
This might be the picture ID that appears when I call my sister-in-law now. Cool.

7 comments:

thegamerswife said...

I will never forget when we defrosted a "crap ton" of chicken wings in the bath tub!! It always brings a smile to my face when I think of all the weird things we've done when cooking and preparing food that would horrify some gourmet chefs! :-P

Katie said...

Yes! Like how often I use my fingers!

angela.kolachny said...

hahahaha this just made my YEAR! pork tenderloin and clinique...classic!!! hope it was good!

Katie said...

The tenderloin was quite tasty!

stefanie said...

You crack me up! Seriously!

Katie said...

Thanks Stefanie!

Anonymous said...

To de-thaw or un-thaw is to freeze. Thawing would be un-freezing and un-thawing would be un-un-freezing, which is freezing.