IN my family we are
very lucky, to have three
generations Gf mothers
around to celebrate:
‘Mother’s Day... . .
My maternal grandmoth;: |
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mony combined weigh about
‘the:same.as I do. They are:
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cable. grooming and talented
hands, a, °
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tallest, woman in her family,
and although she says she is
52"! Td be willing to bet ‘
that she barely tops five feet.
And since when do I, as her
blood daighter, not count in
the group anyway? !/Si
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* * Every:Mother’s Day we.all
get together for a big dinner.
‘This year am-having the:
dinnerat-my house, even
though:Pm not much of a
cook. ‘The'dinner is my job.,;

&- because \both'imy mother and
» my Nana have, made n ve
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remembers 6 pes
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mothers over for dinner. But:
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particular dinner invization at

all, ;
My dad is the wors

An enthusiastic cook: hin-
self, he would really prefer to
cat his own cooking in his
own Kitchen on his own
schedule. ;

~ He is completely. con:
vinced that the sum total of

ony. culinary repertoire'cons-

sists of Kraft Dinner and!
wieners (what more do you
really need, | ask) and per-
haps the occasional store-
bought chicken pie. 7.
He marvels that my chil-
dren and husband continue
to thrive. .
In-fact, I’m a pretty good

cook when I ptt my mind to
ity bur I’m just not that inter-

ested, Besides, when it comes
to feeding my extended fami-
ly U have’a very tough act to

follow. ” ; :
» You see, at the regular

family dinners we have at my

parent’s house we eat like

Romans at a victory feast.

My dad, who gues fishing
almost daily, sautes fresh, fat
prawns in garlic butter and. .
spoons cool, white. crabmeat”
onto Japanese crackers as

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desserm with whipping cream
and freshly brewed caffe
from “the: Bean.” .

+ Afier dinner we gorge
ourselves on Purdy’s choco:

‘Tatesand drink Norwegian

beers while we debate every:
thing from hockey te music
to polities with great passion
and conviction,

You know, it just doesn’t
get much detter than that.
Not anywhere in my worlds,
certainly’ not in my kitchen,

But Jest you feel sorry for
me, the poor, misjudged
daughter, know: this: T allow
my family to’ think [ama
lousy cook, in fact, | promote

_ this notion because it works |

for me. Here’s how: :

First of all, my dad always
brings his own appetizers. In,
addition to his fabulous crab
and prawas, he brings his
“home-smoked” salmon, |
lemons, trays, knives, frying
pans and even salt to season
with. He brings these things
because he doesn’t-think 1
have them in my kitchen,

My Nana never goes to
any of her grandchildren’s
homes without bringing a”
cake or pie or jar full of cook:
jes.

When it’s my house she’s

coming to, she brings double

"Your choice...

(a pot) .

“WITH ALU WE KNOW, IT HAS TO GROW.”

sc deprived of freth baking’.

“was afraid of what fd cook;

“is the dishes, a job for lazy

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appreciated. .
My younger brother (3,
bachelor} rarely cocks him
self) but he too is skeptical
my culinary abilities:He™
always brings a-big ‘bag of
Hawkins Cheesiesand.a box

ble, : mM !
© My mother fikes‘to bring *!
her own salad, because she is
doubtful that] will have any-
thing green on the table;

Not only thar, she-always.
sets my table as saon as she.”
arrives becatise the way'a
table fooks is’ very important
to her. uu ey
* She can whip together a
table centerpiéce out of a few
weeds from my" garden and
some old Lego that would
blow your mind, Martha. ”

All there is left far'me is
the. main course, which this
year will be salmon because
my dad just called to say he
caught a big one and would I
mind if he brought it for din-
ner. ,

1 know full well he’s been
desperate to catch that fish |
for the past-week because he

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but T play along. ;
The only thing left to do

teenagers ir [ ever saw one. |
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