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Wednesday, Dec. 03, 2003 || Serve it with what? | ||
I am doing my darndest to avoid buying any more groceries before we move. We have about 2.5 weeks left here and I still have quite a bit in the freezer. But alas, the kiddos need milk on a regular basis. Though I could probably deprive Kaytlin for a while since at 11 she is over 5 feet tall and wears a woman�s size 8 shoe, but I digress. After my lab class yesterday I stopped at Costco. I was there for some basics, milk and bread. I am also smart enough to know that they are still serving samples about this time and I was fairly famished. I happened over by the fresh pastas and sauces to find a sampling of Carbonara sauce on a crusty wheat bread. Now, I am a fairly down-to-earth girl in many respects, but I do love complex foods. Actually, I love just about any food, but I really enjoy trying something new and "fancy", something I wouldn't normally buy. Something rich and decadent. Hence the debacle of my thighs and butt about 2 years ago leading to the Search for the Perfect Butt. Since I have managed to keep the weight off for a year now, I have allowed my eating habits to slip back to more complicated foods (translation: more fat and calories). So, there I was in the warehouse club, tasting a bit of Carbonara sauce on a chunk of fresh bread. �You get two 20 oz. containers for just $1.97, because it is close to the sell-by date. You can freeze them. They are usually $9.00,� touted the savvy sampler. Oh, man, she didn�t just peddle me yummy clearance food, did she? Doesn�t this woman know I can�t pass up something so yummy at so low a price? �Well, I am moving in a few weeks, so�� �For $1.97, even if you don�t use them both, you can�t go wrong. They are normally $9.00!� I never had a chance. This stuff is yummy and just the type of meal for a cold December dinner. Served over pasta with crusty French bread� I couldn�t go wrong, now could I? Oh, but you haven�t met my husband and children. Their idea of gourmet is Kraft macaroni and cheese. I was confident Nathan would like it. He loves Alfredo. For those who haven�t had Carbonara, it is a white wine sauce made with heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and bacon. �I don�t like bacon,� he muttered. �Can�t I just have buttered noodles?� Kaytlin declared it �okay�. She then went on to say it smelled like green beans (what!?) and tasted like onions (o-kay�). Parker seemed to actually like it, but his tastes favor mine more than any of them, so that wasn�t a big surprise. Must be in the name, huh girls? Rob ate a bit later than us because of a phone call. I had been dozing on the couch when I heard him loading dishes into the dishwasher. �So, what�d you think?� �It was good.� �Really? The kids didn�t care for it too much.� �It was good. I think in the future it would be better as a side dish.� �You think so?� �Yeah, like with some fried chicken.� Hello? Did he just suggest that a big fat juicy fried chicken leg should accompany my gourmet pasta meal? �Fried chicken? This is a gourmet dish, honey.� �Gourmet? Who cares. I still think it needs to go along with something.� �Like fried chicken?� �Yeah. Fried chicken.� I think I�ll serve that the next time Ellie May and Jethro head over for supp-ah. Y�all come back now, ya hear?
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