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It can be frustrating in a new relationship than adapting and learning different cultures. But like in ALL aspects of life (that’s right, ALL), food can win over the coldest of hearts.
unloved in toronto.
So I was thinking. What am I doing writing for this Love in Toronto blog, whereas I, Laurie, am not?
Am I really cooking up all of these delicious things and the boys are flocking to my door? In mass amounts? Do you picture me swatting them off?
Well, as surprising as it might seem, I’m not.
Alas, I am single. Single and presumably ‘unloved in Toronto’.
what’s in YOUR fridge/freezer/pantry?
Potential hot date coming up?
No idea what to make?
Contact me with what’s sitting around in your kitchen, and let me create you a menu. Gimme a little insight on what the date will be like, and how kitchen savvy you are.
Photo: ‘Stuffed Shells Insalata’, from my cookbook “Mission in the Kitchen” (take a peek!)
i love my garden as much as you love your boyfriend
I do. I really do. I get a rush of excitement, my cheeks flush, and my heart beats fast when I step towards my rows of glorious produce.
By ‘garden’, I mean one kind: the kind filled with vegetables. (Except for my lovely sunflowers (that’s one on the left!)… Otherwise I tend to kill them all.)
So when ‘Bobby’ and I are hanging out at my place, do I mention the ‘other love’ of my life? Never. We need not cause unwanted jealously. But realistically, ‘Bobby’ doesn’t have my heart like my artichokes and jalapenos do.
August is the time of year when your garden over produces. I mean, this morning I picked seven thousand peppers, eighty-two tomatoes, and zucchini as long as my tibia.
Posted in food, Health, Recipes, seasonal, staying in, summer
Tagged Laurie Sadowski, weekend
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“Um… I forgot to mention…”
You roll over and smile at “Jenn”. A great girl, friend of a friend; hung out with you and your crew the night before.
Not seemingly a one-nighter; Jenn is pretty great. This could go somewhere… Or it couldn’t, you think. But you know you didn’t want to mess up the ‘morning after’.
“Forgot to mention?” You repeat.
“I’ve a daughter.” She hesitates as you digest the information. “And she spends the week with her father… And she is due any minute for our weekend together.”
There’s no animosity (after all, you met her the night before), but instead, sheer panic.
“No problem,” you recover. “I love kids! We can make a great brunch together.”
Jenn smiles, thinks your a gem, and the doorbell rings.
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Get satisfied more than once tonight with this pre-assembled treat
Post-date scenario:
You’re back at your place, canoodling of sorts have ensued, it’s later that evening (read: quite early in the AM), and you’re getting the post-alcohol / many calories recently burned in fervent activity munchies.
To top it off, it’s still this sweltering heat.
Pre-date scenario:
Hmm, you think to yourself. Wouldn’t it be nice if I had a delicious snack sitting in the freezer for us tonight? (I’m quite certain this is exactly what would cross your mind. It is now, right? RIGHT?)
Well, it’s a grand thing I’m here to fill your belly with delicious ideas. Pre-plan with making homemade ice cream sandwiches. Easy-peasy, with a lot of variations, nothing will satisfy you more before romp number two.
