Featured at In The Powder Room today, with a humor post!
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It's my first humor post, and it's all about trying to translate our family cookbook.
"This is what it’s like to read the recipes my grandmother and her sisters submitted to the cookbook. But it was Christmas, after all, and my soul needed some of that comfort food from my childhood. I started with the sauce. How hard could it be?
Start with the good oil, it began. Put a little in the pan.
Wait.
The good oil? Which one is that? How much? Which pan? WHERE ARE THE MEASUREMENTS?
Saute six cloves of garlic.
Breathe. OK, I can do this. Now we’re rolling.
Add a medium onion and two cans of crushed tomatoes.
Onion, check. Tomatoes . . . wait. How many ounces in the can? What kind?
WHY ARE THERE NO SEASONINGS LISTED? DON’T ITALIANS USE OREGANO OR SOMETHING?"
Enjoy. :-)
Love,
Kristin