Sometimes I forget. . .

[fox_c]

How different the world I live in is from the one my parents do. I spoke to them on Sunday, as usual (though with extra Mother's Day wishes to follow up the flowers delivered on Friday) and mentioned that raayat was cooking - Mom was genuinely surprised that he would want to cook and Dad lightly chastised me for making him work on the weekend. Huh?

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[alteredhistory]

Heh... maybe you should tell your parents that you have decided their conservative values do have some merit, and so intend to keep raayat permanently in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. ;-)

[tashar]

*hooting*

(I just imagined a million little Vs running around.)

[electrichobbit]

In a total non-sequitar - I wanted to call and talk to you after I spoke to aristos1 yesterday, but I lack your number. Can you give me a ring sometime?

[fox_c]

I'm sorry my reality is not equipped to deal with that mental image

[tashar]

Ooooh, what type of food did you eat? Savoury? Sweet?

That's the best way to experience it, babe - just eay your way through.
I saw my mother this weekend, and got stuffed with everything from fried telapia to spiced zuchini/squash. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[fox_c]

both! I'm not sure what any of it was called, but it was all really tasty. Especially the sweet saffron/honey fried things. I could eat a million of those.

[gentlemadness]

Having a spouse that cooks is the only way to go. :) My favorite cooking us/them memory was when Ian took heavy cream and turned it into whipped cream to top a dessert - my mom was shocked that he didn't just use cool-whip.

[fox_c]

Real whipped cream is the best!! I don't know if Yo-Yos was around while you were at OU, but they used real whipped cream for all of their drinks and it was absolutely divine.

[squirrelsocks]

Well, Tim doesn't cook... that's my thing. And I'm not super at it myself, but I am trying! Last Thanksgiving, for example, I managed to set the pie on fire (ooh flames in the oven yay). We're both a little cooking challenged, I guess. I don't mind cooking because it means I get to choose what goes into a meal, which satisfies my extremely picky tastes.

[fox_c]

Cooking takes some getting used to. Ask KT and RebelOwl about some of my disasterous dinners in Austin some time - they were absolute saints while dealing with me experimenting in the kitchen. Once you get going, you develop a "stock" of recipes that you can practically make blind. www.allrecipes.com is good for beginners as well. If you have Joy of Cooking, take it with a grain of salt.

Pies are really hard though, and I always buy mine from the bakery around the corner for parties and Thanksgiving!

[febrile]

Can't confirm that the Parisienne was or was not supposed to be Josephine Baker, but the bit of Frida trivia I *do* know is...

...you know the old lady in the bar singing a sad Mexican ballad? That woman? The actress? That woman was *actually* one of Frida Kahlo's lovers.

I love that movie. Salma and Julie hit me on so many levels, I feel I have to excuse myself to the bathroom.

[fox_c]

I didn't know that! Very cool. And yes, Salma is absolutely scrumptious in general and Julie made her even more delectable.