It simmered all day, enhancing the flavors.
My boyfriend, now husband, came home from the fire station. There was wine. There were candles. There was pasta. He took a bite. Got a funny look on his face. Tried another. Took a sip of wine. And....
Him: You know honey there is a funny aftertaste.
Me (quite insulted): What do you mean a funny aftertaste? I spent all day on this meal!
Him (bashfully--we were not dating that long): No, it's "fine".
I took a bite, yup. It had a weird taste. But there was no way in hell I was going to admit it. A couple of more bites and then....
Him (astounded): Is this a potato? Wait, is this a piece of meat?
It seems that I may have defrosted the beef stew and used it as my starter. It was some time before either of us trusted my sauce again.
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Kerri, totally give you credit for making your own spaghetti sauce, because my mom did when we were kids (as much as she hates to cook) and it took forever. I am very happy buying jar sauce and calling it a day. Great ending to the sentence and thanks for linking up with us as always!!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother always used to tell the story of her disastrous newlywed meal she tried to prepare for my grandfather. I can't remember the details to recount the story here, but those "tried to cook" stories are always so funny! Love this!
ReplyDeleteOK, you're not getting off the hook so easy for this one ... I can totally see defrosting the wrong thing, we've probably all been there, but how in the world did you not notice the chunks after it thawed?!? LOL :)
ReplyDeleteThey were red, I thought they were just really thick tomatoes!!!!
DeleteAh the unknown freezer packages--take them out and guess--cute, cute story!
ReplyDeleteWe now label, label, label. So lesson learned
DeleteOh my gosh, that is so hilarious! What a funny story! I have read a few posts today about women who were cooking for then-boyfriend-now-husbands, and they are so entertaining and cute! Love it! Thanks for linking up with us again- we're so glad you're here!
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you had the wine! My mother-in-law makes her own spaghetti sauce. Me, I go straight to the jar for that one!
ReplyDeleteHaha! That's so funny. You know, though, I'll bet if it were just the stew on noodles, it'd have been really good! Thank God for wine. Love this!
ReplyDeleteI always buy the jar sauce and then add oregano and basil and mushrooms so it looks like I know what I'm doing. I don't.
"....They were red, I thought they were just really thick tomatoes!!!!"
ReplyDeleteexcellent line, and it's the thought that counts, lol
I agree with the others, the wine certainly is an enabling side dish *.
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*not sure what that means, sounded good in my head, not as much in print.
That's hilarious. I have never tried to make sauce from scratch before, so I'm impressed that you even tried!
ReplyDeleteI've mentioned this story on blogs before, but not here. I made sweet potato fries once. I cut them into rectangles, dipped them into oil and seasonings and baked them. I even turned them over halfway. They weren't crisp at all! Mushy and half burnt and..terrible. What did I do wrong? I had used already baked sweet potatoes. Not raw potatoes as the recipe always calls for. I'm a buffoon.
ReplyDeletethat's hilarious! When I was cooking for my fiance (now husband) I actually had to call him at work and ask him if a clove of garlic meant one section or the whole head! So glad I thought to ask!
ReplyDeleteBeware packages in the freezer? Everything always seems to look the same when it's frozen doesn't it? Anyway clearly your boyfriend forgave you x
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