SAN GERALDO SCRAMBLED up "a few eggs" for lunch. He asked if I wanted "some peas" with my eggs. I don't really like peas but I find them pleasant when mixed with other things. So, I said, "Sure. I can just mix them into my eggs."
I forget sometimes the problem San Geraldo has with portion size. One bag of frozen peas didn't look like enough. So he added another. For two people! Even he realized he had gotten carried away.
He said it was a mountain of eggs under a forest of peas.
Peas on earth? You can't see the forest for the peas?
Peas on earth? You can't see the forest for the peas?
We both cleaned our plates.
SAN GERALDO REVOLVIÓ "unos pocos huevos" para almorzar. Me preguntó si quería "unos guisantes" con mis huevos. Realmente no me gustan los guisantes, pero los encuentro agradables cuando se mezclan con otras cosas. Entonces, dije: "Claro. Puedo mezclarlos en mis huevos".
A veces me olvido del problema que tiene San Geraldo con el tamaño de la porción. Una bolsa de guisantes congelados no parecía suficiente, así que agregó otra. ¡Para dos personas! Incluso él se dio cuenta de que se había dejado llevar.
Él dijo que era una montaña de huevos bajo un bosque de guisantes.
Ambos limpiamos nuestros platos.
NOTAS:
— La expresión en inglés es "Peace on Earth" ("Paz en la Tierra"). "Peas", que suena similar a "peace", es la palabra en inglés para "guisantes." Entonces, ¿estos son "peas on earth" (guisantes en la tierra)?
— Otra expresión en inglés es "You can't see the forest for the trees", que creo que es el mismo en español, "A veces, los árboles no nos dejan ver el bosque". En este caso, es: "You can't see the forest for the peas." "A veces, los guisantes no nos dejan ver el bosque".
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| THIS TRUCK WAS OUTSIDE YESTERDAY. I SAW A MELON IN THE REFRIGERATOR. I HOPE SAN GERALDO DIDN'T BUY THEM ALL! ESTE CAMIÓN ESTABA AFUERA AYER. VI UN MELÓN EN EL REFRIGERADOR. ¡ESPERO QUE SAN GERALDO NO LOS HAYA COMPRADO TODOS! |
silly SG! I don't like the taste or texture of peas; never have. but I'll sample his jambon y huevos!
ReplyDeleteanne marie:
DeleteI think his goal over the years has been to wear down my resistance. It's worked. But I stop at mushy peas. That will NEVER happen. And that's jaMon. JaBon is soap. So maybe jaMBon would be ham soap!
I just had a flavor flashback. I grew peas in the garden on the farm as a kid. They are dead easy to grow. The flavor fresh out of the pod, when they are young and tender is unlike anything, they taste green - but not grassy. As they mature they get starchy. Peas are best cooked, shortly after they are picked, the sugars convert to starch after the pods are picked (stabilizing the peas as seeds for the next generation.) Most of the frozen ones are starchy. Canned peas are an abomination. Great explanations of the idioms.
ReplyDeleteTravel:
DeleteThese peas are actually ok as far as peas go. Nothing like what you're used to and, thankfully, nothing like canned!
Peas and eggs? Balder Half would have a fit! I love mixed in with mashed potatoes or rice. Yum! Thirty years into our marriage, I discovered that BH didn't like peas, onions or olives (three of my favorite things). He ate them because I like them. Wouldn't touch a mushroom, though.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of melons are those? They look interesting.
Deedles:
DeleteYep, usually mixed with mashed potatoes or rice works for me. Balder Half is a saint! The melons originated in Spain and are called Piel de Sapo, which means Toad Skin. In the States they're known as Christmas melon or Santa Claus Melon (because of how long they keep).
Wow.
ReplyDeletePeas, with eggs, though??
Judy:
DeleteUsed to sound strange to me, but it works... within limits!
No green peas for me. I have never liked them. My 3rd grade teacher made me eat some of the horrible canned peas in the school lunch even though I told her they made me sick. Thirty minutes later I threw up on her desk. I love snow peas and sugar snap peas are good if super fresh, but don't try to make me eat green peas!
ReplyDeleteLet us know how that melon is.
Wilma:
DeleteI love raw peas of all kinds and always have. Was not a big cooked vegetable eater when I was a kid. That's changed over the years but Jerry likes to push the boundaries.
Scrambled eggs and anything will put a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteRon:
DeleteA friend mentioned scrambled eggs that morning and got us both in the mood for them. He didn't, however, mention peas.
Oh peas
ReplyDeleteAdam:
DeleteIs that a play on "please" and is that followed by a yes or a no.
Well, at least peas are low calorie.
ReplyDeleteDebra:
DeleteI'm sure that's why Jerry did it (as if).
This looks so interesting. I mix peas as @Deedles in many dishes but never had them with eggs. What is mixed with the eggs ?
ReplyDeleteThe melon reminds me of the Kumamoto Green melon from Kyushu.
cheers, parsnip and badger
Parsnip:
DeleteWith the eggs: cheese (I think Gouda) and ham. The melons originated in Spain and are called Piel de Sapo, which means Toad Skin. In the States they're known as Christmas melon or Santa Claus Melon (because of how long they keep).
LOTS of protein there!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE peas, please!
Jim:
DeleteAnd as you know, Jerry is all about the protein. I figured you'd LOVE them!
And don't forget "whirled peas." Like what Miss America hopes for. I love peas. Fresh are great, but I don't at all mind frozen or canned. All different, all good in certain situations. Peas on Earth, good Will Hunting.
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth:
DeleteI can't believe I DID forget Whirled Peas. I guess I'll have to give up any hopes of the tiara. Maybe I can still get Miss Congeniality.