She (in the kitchen prepping supper): Do you want me to lyonaisse these potatoes?
What I heard: Do you want me to lionize these potatoes?
What I thought: What the ??
I: You need to speak some language I understand if you want a response. What the heck does a lion have to do with cooking?
She: el-wye-oh-en-en-a-eye-ess-ee. Fry them with onions.
I: Fix them however you like them.
What I did: To the online dictionary. Yes. "lyonnaise" to fry potatoes with bits of onions.
Who knew? Well, BBBH knew!
3 comments:
You aren't alone. I had NO idea what that was. Isn't it easier to just say "cool 'em with onions?" :)
Lin, it would have been easier for me to understand, for sure. This day is not wasted, though; for now both you and I learned something!
I never get asked that question. Sylvia [almost] always cooks potatoes with onions. We both like it that way.
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