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Name:Mrs. Wonderful
Location:Arizona, United States

PhD in Cultural Studies, writer/editor, mother of one son, not enough books or time. "I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live." All my original recipes, text and photos are protected by copyright.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Fast and Furious

What fun! I just put a Nice Family Meal on the table and made the house presentable IN ONE HOUR! Well, the bathroom was clean, the floor picked up, the laundry tamed in hampers, the beds made and the trash carried out in an hour, and then 15 minutes or so of making dinner. But there was a table cloth, candles, nice plates, napkins and glassware.

And a dinner guest ta die for, I'm tellin' yew!

We had chicken and portobello ravioli in a homestyle marinara sauce, all made from scratch at the italian deli, and lovingly warmed up/cooked in my kitchen. Ciabatta, olive oil and garlic with fresh mozz and olives. Sangiovese, candles and good conversation chock full of connection, humor, wisdom and caring.

It was yummy - for the eyes, for the heart, for the tum. And I am spiking the hypothetical ball in the endzone - SCORE one for the single working mom (despite the Mrs. part of Mrs. Wonderful, I am single.)

And now, the lad is headed to bed, the dishwasher splurshes and the novel about Amsterdam in the 1600s beckons.

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