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As anyone in a relationship can attest to, there are many things that two people can not agree on i.e. what to watch on TV, how to organize the kitchen, if the toilet seat belongs up or down, etc. But then there are those times when a couple is in perfect agreement – like is this instance. My husband and I both a.) hate wasting food and b.) love banana as a flavor. Therefore, as bananas start to get a little too mushy for eating comfort, drop those babies in the freezer and save them to make banana bread … killing two birds with one yummy little stone.
When I was a little girl, my mother would pack up us three girls once upon a random Tuesday, and take us visiting. As an Italian we have a large family where we even see fourth, fifth and sixth cousins on a regular basis. My favorite relative to visit as a girl was my dear, sweet little Great Aunt Helen. She was the sweetest, nicest, littlest, quintessentially-Italian woman. Every time we would go to her house she would prepare coffee out of her ancient percolator {heavily-creamed for us kids}, crunchy crunchy potatoes and her special-recipe deviled eggs. We lost her when I was still very young and, thus, I never had the chance to collect her recipe; but ever since those hot days sitting in her unair-conditioned yet incredibly welcoming kitchen, I wake up sometimes craving deviled eggs.
STEP 1: Tell husband you feel sick. Ask for soup. Expect canned chicken noodle … gasp in shock and love as he makes preparations for homemade French Onion Soup.
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