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She's incredible. The things she does with apples. It's astounding, beautiful, makes me weep with gratitude.

I walked in the door tonight at six. I was a little late and a little early at once. Tuesday nights are a television house party night in our apartment. Tuesday evening is also my local writers' bloc get-together. One of our regular members departed this fair state for an earthquake-prone state, another now works late, and another now works insane hours. As the only other five o'clock regular, I decided I didn't want to get home even later than usual, skipped the bloc, and left work half an hour late to head home.

Did my wife have dinner on the table?

Of course not. That would require preparation.

I didn't notice at the time, though. I just noticed the incredible aroma of cinnamony-apple-goodness. I could smell the pounds as they crept around my belly when I took those first few steps in the door.

Sharlotka. I'd never had it before. Oh, it was wonderful to gaze upon it as she removed it from the oven and slid the casserole for dinner in. The darling wife informed me that the anglicized name is Apple Charlotte. I later searched carefully, but there weren't any spiders in there.

My wife has this knack for cooking. I'd never really experienced the midwestern art of "casserole". I'm not sure how she does it, but I've not yet duplicated one. Even when she writes down the ingredients, I end up with a sentient mush that screams when I microwave it.

Yeah, that's kind of cool.

But it's not edible.

Anyway, I suspect the wife is fattening me up. She fed me the last of my birthday cheesecake, a little bit of her sharlotka with ice cream, and a bit of the tomato-bean-corn-cheese casserole. So much starch, so much fat, so much sugar. I think I'll walk home tomorrow. I won't have her turning me into the Thanksgiving roast turkey.

**drool**

Date: 2001-10-03 06:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jkatj.livejournal.com
Please please please send your wifey-poo to Chicago to cook apple-y goodness for me. And actually, I wouldn't mind one of those casserole dealies, too.

Me so hungry. I'll have the apple goo for breakfast and the casserole for lunch.

I think my "wifey" might be making some sort of apple mess this weekend. We're going to go to an orchard and pick us some fresh pretty apples. Maybe if I beg hard enough she'll bake me up something yummy.

Re: **drool**

Date: 2001-10-03 11:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] explodingcat.livejournal.com
Yes, my wife balances the daily regiment of torture with great food. She's a rather good cook. So good, in fact, that my own once enviable culinary skill has atrophied to the size of those little fore-claws of the T-Rex dinosaur. How can anyone flip a pancake or stir a stew with arms that small? While I can't let her go to Chicago (I'd starve to death), I'm sure she'd be glad to mail you some casserole or apple dessert, but you may not be pleased with the results when it finally arrives at your door.

selfish bastid

Date: 2001-10-11 03:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jkatj.livejournal.com
I can't believe you're keeping all the good stuff for yourself. Who wants a pile of goo in a box mailed to them? We want the real goods.

Although, my gal cooked me up some apple dumplings the other day, and I have to say yummmm!

Sorry to hear about your tiny little t-rex arms, though. No wonder you're scared of spiders. It's hard to crush them when you can't reach them with your little bitty stumps-for-arms, isn't it?

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