Get those eggs to the slab and break them into the bowl.

How do I break them, with a knife?

Use a spoon

I told you to break them into the bowl not around the bowl, now clean up the mess before the kitchen starts smelling enough to get your mother come running here. What are you trying to do..?!!%% you’ve painted the slab with the eggs..O no..it is dripping onto the floor, quick get me the mop…Your mother’s going to ban us from the kitchen.

Dad..the potatoes…..

They are done…already…??!!!?

Must be,  the pan’s smoking…

Smoking..no way, I’d turned the heat down before you started the whole egg business..

No, you didn’t, you were too busy bossing me around…Dad, do something before the pan catches fire…

I’ll handle it..everything’s under control, just don’t get between my legs again..

Dad the POTATOES…

Don’t freak out, I just need to mix them…

The flame is still on high…

I know, don’t just stand around doing nothing, get more eggs and this time I’ll break them.

Fine.

Fine.

I thought we were going the sauté the potato fingers…

We are doing exactly that…

Why can’t I see any fingers in the stuff in the pan then?

It’s because your mother didn’t teach you to mind your own business.

It IS my business, I am going to eat that stuff too.

You will eat whatever I put on the table or you are more than welcome to go hungry. The EGGS….

…….The eggs…your majesty..

Don’t …break them…I’ll do that

Very neat…

At least there’s more in the bowl than on the slab.

What should I do next …chef…

Don’t use that tone with me…

Slit the chillies, slice the onions, put in a pinch of salt and whisk the mixture…

May I take notes….

Didn’t she ever try to teach you anything or are you always a blockhead in the kitchen?

No, I just managed to inherit your cooking genes …

You are going to go without your dinner tonight

I don’t care much for the stuff either.

Are you going to make the omelettes or do I have to get your mother to teach you some manners first…?

Fine.

Good.

I guess we are no longer having potato fingers.

Mashed potatoes works just as well.

Yeah right, mash with a nice burnt flavor.

She won’t notice…

Yes just like she won’t notice that the omelettes are saltless.

You forgot the salt…???

You burnt the potatoes…

We can sprinkle a lot of pepper on the eggs…. She won’t miss the salt..

Right and we can add some garam-masala to the mash..she won’t smell the burn

We aren’t that bad after all…

Right, dad, absolutely right…