Shewoulddonherpaleyellowandwhitecheckedapron,liketheconductorwould don his cummerbund.Fortifiedwithawoodspoonthesymphonyofsmellsandsoundswouldcommence.Softrunningwatertorinsefreshlyharvestedscallionsandbasilwoulddripinthecolander,whilefreshlyrenderedbacongreasecracklesintheskillet.Dried-outcornbreadandbiscuitsfoundthemselvestossedonthecounterasgreenpeppers,mushroomsandcheeseweretakentotheblade.
Well I think I need to find my box of kleenex, this is so touching. Just wonderful
Made me think of my grandmother. Grandmothers are angels to us.
They are truly special. Just hope I can be as special to my granddaughter some day.
Love this one, very nice
haha, oh my gosh what a wonderful story! I wish I could taste your master piece I'm sure it came out delicious, just like this write, it had just the right amount of savoriness, seasoning, and love, the most important ingredient.
Cherrie - You have created another master piece with this writing. This was beautiful! Anyone that has don any cooking in the kitchen will know of this writing importance.
I could see, feel and smell all that was happening here - Wonderful!
I didn't know my grandmothers, so I'm envious. My mother, born 1925, cooked a lot like your grandmother, though, so I'm familiar with their kind of simple kitchen culinary magic. A great thing about this story is that you have the bowl. You know the history and value of it and its unique personal link to your grandmother, and so I doubt that there's a better person for it to belong to now.
An after thought--you might have entitled this "The Master's Piece"
I love the colours and imagery, crackling aromas and pepper bacon... (which I had never heard of before but sound like one of the best things!) You can almost smell the words off the page.
"Scallions" what a fantastic olde English word. It is meshed so appropriately in this grand story about the recent, family past. The taste buds roar and the readers feels cosy, happy, content mirroring exactly the feelings of the writer as this item was composed. Some of the foods are quite unknown to us beefy Brits but nevertheless my stomach yearned for them. How this sort of writing needs a book to fit into! Another winner from C.P.
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