"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Sun 17 Aug 2008 10:12:25p, Nexis told us...
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>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>> Last night we were invited by friends to a dinner at one of their
>>> cousins and their family, by virtue of having met them for the first
>>> time at a birthday party a couple of weeks ago. The cousin, Bill, is
>>> an excellent home cook, and there was a crowd of people (large family).
>>> David and I were the only non-family members there. It was truly a
>>> comfort meal, as Bill had made a 14 quart stockpot full of chicken and
>>> homemade egg noodles, studded with pieces of carrot, celery, and onion.
>>> I think they were best I've ever eaten. He had also baked six dozen
>>> white and whole wheat dinner rolls which were both toothsome and light,
>>> and still warm out of the oven. We had sides of fresh cut buttered
>>> corn, mashed potatoes, and a great mix of greens and vegetable salad.
>>> I think I counted six different kinds of pie, and others had brought
>>> appetizers. I took my lime cake by Bill's request, along with my
>>> mother's recipe for cheeseball and an assortment of crackers.
>>>
>>> Bill sent us home with a half dozen rolls and a large pan of chicken
>>> and noodles. We carefully reheated the chicken and noodles and rolls
>>> tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it again!
>>>
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>> Wayne, I can't tell you how jealous I am. This would be pretty much my
>> ideal comfort food dinner. Mom and I made chicken & noodles last
>> Wednesday when I was up there too ;-) Here it's only August and already
>> I'm out of my Aunt Maggie's corn...but I did get some at the market
>> today that I'll make tomorrow. Maybe I'll have the leftover chicken &
>> noodles too :-)
>>
>> kimberly
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> Kimberly, I wish you could have been there! Everything about the evening
> was delightful. I haven't able to find decent corn to buy all summer.
> Bill grows his own, so it was perfect.
>
> In fact, this was a perfect ending to a perfectly horrible week (the a/c
> out, issues with the cats, the heat, etc.), so you can imagine how welcome
> it was to share in such an evening.
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> Date: Sunday, 08(VIII)/17(XVII)/08(MMVIII)

Yes, I can imagine indeed. I take great comfort in an evening of good food
and better company. It's the perfect way to make a terrible time infinitely
better in almost any situation, isn't it? When my husband and I were trying
to have another baby (we lost a total of 6 pregnancies and 7 babies before
we finally had my daughter), and things were pretty much at their worst as
far as that goes, I remember my husband driving me over to my parents, and
my brothers and my sister were there, and we just had this sort of impromptu
holiday meal, and soon everyone was talking and telling stories and it just
made me feel so good for that evening...and for days after. That's why no
matter how corny Emeril's sayings ever get...I'll always agree with "food of
love".

kimberly
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