jmcquown wrote:
> Dimitri wrote:
>> "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Our Scoundrel Buddy, Dimitri, got us all thinking about our proudest
>>> moment. Here's a flip......what is your most memorable faux pas? It
>>> can be what ever you wish, something you did that no one picked up
>>> on but you are still embarassed to admit or something that you did
>>> that EVERYONE picked up and won't let you live down. Here's mine:
>> <snip>
>>
>> One day many years ago I had decided to spike my pasta sauce with
>> some red pepper flakes. You know I just wanted to add a little
>> background zip.
>>
> (snip, heheh)
>> To this day whenever someone asks if I have ever cooked anything that
>> did not turn out they look at each other and tell the Hot Spaghetti
>> Story"
>
> That's too funny! When I was about 5 years old we lived in NJ; Mom went off
> to "the city" (that would be NYC, heheh) for a weekend shopping trip,
> leaving my brothers and me with Dad. He made spaghetti with red sauce. The
> sauce was good, I'm sure - 1951 Betty Crocker, how can you go wrong? Except
> he didn't really drain the pasta, just mixed it all together. I definitely
> remember that on my plate! We teased him for years. Maybe one day your
> kids will forget... but don't count on it!

My kids never forget. They still remind their step-dad about the time
mom was away on a business trip and he made chili. It was ground beef,
browned with a can of tomato sauce thrown in. He'd completely forgotten
the need for seasonings.

One of the things that helped me recover from my illness was his cooking.


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Janet Wilder
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