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Jude
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My boyfriend's mom got cataract surgery today. She had a ride to and
from the doctor's office (My BF was going to take her but she didn't
want him to take off work), but I knew she'd come home to an empty
apartment, tired from the surgery, and end up ordering a pizza. So I
offered to bring her dinner and company for the evening, and my offer
was cheerfully accepted.
So I asked the BF, what do you think I should make? She's second
generation italian-American, so my usual lasagne with homemade sauce
was out - not up to her Mom's standards I'm sure! I'm a fish-eating
vegetarian, and every time we've been out to dinner together, she's
eaten burgers or chicken sandwiches. maybe the occasional steak.
Dunno, he says. Real helpful. I don't know what my mom likes to eat.
You lived with her for how many years? i asked. He grinned. Not the
most observant of sons, although the two of them are really close. He
was completely unhelpful. His only suggestion was a favorite of HIS-
zucchini-noodle casserole. Probably not the kind of heavy food she
wanted to eat after sugery.
So I made seafood chowder, with homemade ceasar salad (including
anchovies, we both like them that way) with my faaaabulous caesar
dressing (not really mine but hell, I made it, so it's mine now!)((the
real vinaigrette style dressing, lotsa garlic, not one of those weird
creamy ones)), and picked jup a loaf of king's hawaiiain (sp?) bread.
for dessert - since we're all recovering from the holidays - i bought a
pound of nice ripe organic strawberries and served them with sour cream
and turbinado sugar crystals. not too heavy, fairly simple, but
delicious. She was quite pleased when not only did I serve her dinner,
but did the dishes AND left her the strawberries for breakfast in the
morning.
I thnk I scored some 'family' points tonight! (Actually, they all like
me. I spend time with his mom semi-often when he's at work. She also
babysits for my daughter once a month or so so that he & I can go out.
She refers to my kiddo as "my future granddaughter =)! )
And you thought i was gonna post about pizza or Chinese food =P
from the doctor's office (My BF was going to take her but she didn't
want him to take off work), but I knew she'd come home to an empty
apartment, tired from the surgery, and end up ordering a pizza. So I
offered to bring her dinner and company for the evening, and my offer
was cheerfully accepted.
So I asked the BF, what do you think I should make? She's second
generation italian-American, so my usual lasagne with homemade sauce
was out - not up to her Mom's standards I'm sure! I'm a fish-eating
vegetarian, and every time we've been out to dinner together, she's
eaten burgers or chicken sandwiches. maybe the occasional steak.
Dunno, he says. Real helpful. I don't know what my mom likes to eat.
You lived with her for how many years? i asked. He grinned. Not the
most observant of sons, although the two of them are really close. He
was completely unhelpful. His only suggestion was a favorite of HIS-
zucchini-noodle casserole. Probably not the kind of heavy food she
wanted to eat after sugery.
So I made seafood chowder, with homemade ceasar salad (including
anchovies, we both like them that way) with my faaaabulous caesar
dressing (not really mine but hell, I made it, so it's mine now!)((the
real vinaigrette style dressing, lotsa garlic, not one of those weird
creamy ones)), and picked jup a loaf of king's hawaiiain (sp?) bread.
for dessert - since we're all recovering from the holidays - i bought a
pound of nice ripe organic strawberries and served them with sour cream
and turbinado sugar crystals. not too heavy, fairly simple, but
delicious. She was quite pleased when not only did I serve her dinner,
but did the dishes AND left her the strawberries for breakfast in the
morning.
I thnk I scored some 'family' points tonight! (Actually, they all like
me. I spend time with his mom semi-often when he's at work. She also
babysits for my daughter once a month or so so that he & I can go out.
She refers to my kiddo as "my future granddaughter =)! )
And you thought i was gonna post about pizza or Chinese food =P