My grandfather, as faithful readers of this blog know, was both kind and a lover of good food. On a previous Wednesday, I posted one of his responses to a dish that didn’t come out the way the cook meant for it to: “That don’t hurt the eatin’ of it.” Today, I share another one:
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A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: A highly anticipated project comes out as a mess.
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Dan antion
April 10, 2019 at 11:28amMessy is often a good sign.
Marian Allen
April 10, 2019 at 11:53amYou are so right!
John Holton
April 10, 2019 at 12:29pmIt all looks the same on the inside…
pm laberge
April 10, 2019 at 11:05pmMost of my cooking is messy but nourishing.
NOT that this hurts the eating of it much!
And in roughly 37 years, I have yet to poison anyone.
A few got green.
It is not easy being green!
And there was that Volkswagon tire od a cheesecake that bounced.
The dog… wisely… kept away.
Marian Allen
April 11, 2019 at 9:11amOh, honey, I’ve made dishes even the dog wouldn’t eat–I feel your pain.
joey
April 13, 2019 at 12:38pmSeriously, some of the best meals look like mess. Curry, biscuits and gravy, and Pad Thai come to mind…
Marian Allen
April 13, 2019 at 12:47pmThe first time Mom and I saw risotto, we said it looked like the dog’s breakfast. So, of course, that’s what we always called risotto. Oh, but it’s good!