"Ma, the meatloaf! We want it now!" (Chazz Reinhold - Wedding Crashers)
For many, the dormant season comes about in the northern hemisphere. The days grow shorter with less daylight, which also means colder temperatures. Some folks (not all) may be more inclined to hang out indoors and play board games and pass colds around, and yes - it is the season for comfort food which may may mean "hot dishes" or meatloaf.
Except this blurb isn't about comfort food or a meatloaf.
It's about the fact that a grown man (a loaf of meat) lives at his mom's residence and screams for her to make he and his buddy a meatloaf... on demand, in the middle of the day.
Last week a similar request was made of my mother.
"Mom, a hot dish! We want it now!"
No, that's silly, it was scrambled eggs. We asked grandma/mom to make us boys some scrambled eggs (the kids have recently started to "love" them). In all regards, she was asked fairly politely and we were fortunate to have been rewarded for our request.
Grandma/mom doesn't "live" at the house. She comes to the house each day to watch the boys as the wife and I head out to our day jobs... except Fridays. Fridays, for me at least, are a day off from the daily job as other work gets accomplished. Admittedly, for this I am very fortunate and sometimes on Fridays, as the schedule permits, certain requests are made of grandmom. We can say that she makes mean french toast and scrambled eggs and dare it be said... meatloaf.
Rumors have reached these ears regarding how in Europe, Asia and many other parts of the world - an extended family lives together in one house, under one roof, the whole family - grandparents, parents, kids. This is something that is not completely common in much of Minnesota, although it's probably more common as of the past couple of years. Praise to those that make it work!
Also, praise to all grandmas, grandpas, moms and dads who cook and make those kitchens smell so good.
It's interesting how the schematics of this "family dynamic" will evolve and whether it will become more common across America.... as we ketchup to the rest of the world... in this regard.
Wait a minute, did he say ketchup? Do you use ketchup on or in your meat loaf, or both?
For many, the dormant season comes about in the northern hemisphere. The days grow shorter with less daylight, which also means colder temperatures. Some folks (not all) may be more inclined to hang out indoors and play board games and pass colds around, and yes - it is the season for comfort food which may may mean "hot dishes" or meatloaf.
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It's about the fact that a grown man (a loaf of meat) lives at his mom's residence and screams for her to make he and his buddy a meatloaf... on demand, in the middle of the day.
Last week a similar request was made of my mother.
"Mom, a hot dish! We want it now!"
No, that's silly, it was scrambled eggs. We asked grandma/mom to make us boys some scrambled eggs (the kids have recently started to "love" them). In all regards, she was asked fairly politely and we were fortunate to have been rewarded for our request.
Grandma/mom doesn't "live" at the house. She comes to the house each day to watch the boys as the wife and I head out to our day jobs... except Fridays. Fridays, for me at least, are a day off from the daily job as other work gets accomplished. Admittedly, for this I am very fortunate and sometimes on Fridays, as the schedule permits, certain requests are made of grandmom. We can say that she makes mean french toast and scrambled eggs and dare it be said... meatloaf.
Rumors have reached these ears regarding how in Europe, Asia and many other parts of the world - an extended family lives together in one house, under one roof, the whole family - grandparents, parents, kids. This is something that is not completely common in much of Minnesota, although it's probably more common as of the past couple of years. Praise to those that make it work!
Also, praise to all grandmas, grandpas, moms and dads who cook and make those kitchens smell so good.
It's interesting how the schematics of this "family dynamic" will evolve and whether it will become more common across America.... as we ketchup to the rest of the world... in this regard.
Wait a minute, did he say ketchup? Do you use ketchup on or in your meat loaf, or both?
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