Chapter 1, Part 2 (Home at Last continued)
How It Tasted
Creamed
Tuna on Toast
Moske (DH): This would be good in the summer—it’s nice
and light.
Filip (son): I don’t like tuna.
Susan (me): Good,
but tastes exactly like the tuna sandwiches I often eat for lunch. Why
struggle
with a white sauce when mayonnaise is so much easier?
Canned
Peas with Butter Sauce
Moske: How long did you cook these?
Filip: No
comment but did clean his plate—alas no credit to Bettina as peas
are
his favorite vegetable anyway.
Susan: All
I could taste was peas and butter—the parsley and seasonings seemed to have
vanished.
Rolls
with Butter
Unfortunately these were every bit as overbrowned as
I’d feared. We all ate the centers and left the shells on our plates.
Strawberry
Preserves
These brought much praise from Moske, who’s always
encouraged me to learn how to can—so it killed me to have to admit that these
weren’t the same berries he’d seen me sweating over the previous day. I didn’t
admit to the food coloring, though— a little kitchen slight-of-hand is the
cook’s prerogative, I figure.
Hot
Chocolate with Marshmallows
Filip: This is good. It tastes like hot chocolate.
Definitely the highlight of the meal. The marshmallows
were a nice touch, and we sucked down every drop.
Would I Make This Again?
This took much too long to prepare (way longer than it
should have thanks to my struggle with the white sauce), but it tasted fine and
didn’t leave too many dishes in the sink. This menu is a keeper although I’d be
strongly tempted to replace the white sauce with mayo.
Love hearing everyone's comments!
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