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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Have You Ever Cooked on Your Car Engine?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
OUT OF THE FIRE AND INTO THE ENGINE: get out of that kitchen and rattle some pots and pans
Photo: DaimlerChrysler
I’m certain that at some point in his many years of single life, my husband cooked on his Jeep’s engine (he’s never admitted to it, but then, I don’t think I’ve ever asked him outright). I just recall a conversation about the possibilities of cooking on a car engine that leads me to believe it might be so…
If true, and even if not, he’s not alone — a cookbook, “Manifold Destiny” (Simon & Schuster, November18, 2008, $14). It’s actually not a new cookbook, but a re-issue from the authors, Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller ( the original published in 1989, from a People magazine feature). The recipes — goodies like ‘rest-stop grade F meat patty” and “hot dog surprise” — have been updated and revised, and tips such as “never put anything where it will interfere with the free movement of the accelerator linkage” are sure to entice even the most reticent of road trippers.
I’m ready to try “thruway thighs” on my next trip. Have you ever cooked on your car’s engine?
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