On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:15:07 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/20/2018 11:16 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>>
>>> In article >, writes:
>>>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>>>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>>>> stormy summer evening.
>>> Do you start with a roux or just sauté the aromatics?
>>
>I sauteed the minced onion, garlic, bell pepper and celery in butter and
>a bit of olive oil.
>
>> I don't know that recipe but it sounds like a horrendously blah
>> dinner. If my wife told me that was going to be dinner, I'd
>> definitely stop by McDonalds before heading home.
>>
>Blah? Gary, I don't know what you mean by that. Red beans & rice is a
>Cajun/Creole spicy dish which includes a lot of seasonings. So does
>andouille sausage. There is nothing *blah* about it.
>
>Really, you'd rather bring home McD's than try something new if your
>"wife" told you she was making it? You sound like quite the catch!
>
>I'd say "Hey, don't let the door hit you on the way back to McDonalds.
>I hear some of them are open 24/7."
>
>> Same thing if she told me pot roast for dinner. lol
>>
><yawn> Okay, so don't eat pot roast. No one is forcing you.

McDonalds without wine is haute cuisine for Gary.