So, through two years of marriage and several more of dating (or “putting up with eachother”), I can count on one hand the amount of times Bryan has enjoyed my cooking.
One time was when I made him “Dump Cake”. Apparently, his mother used to make this, and when he’s sick, it’s my comfort food for him. The bold flavors and tenacious sweetness of the dish makes him feel normal again.
The other time was last night. I pretty much have become Betty Crocker, as cooking has turned out to be the only time in my day that I get to concentrate on ONE thing and then have a successful product at the end of it. So even if I’ve felt like crap, I’ve still made a few things. And from scratch, I feel the need to say. I’ve done well.
This week, I made a peach cobbler crisp for dessert. He was kind of wishy-washy about it. I mean, he ate it, but he wasn’t ecstatic about it.
Last night, while he drove The Boy around creation searching for a youth jock strap (I’m SOOO not a part of that outting), I threw together some made-from-scratch banana pudding.
Or, as Nashville calls it, “nanner puddin”. I think he had a stuffed animal by the same name. Was that Nashville? Some guy. That I knew. Once.
So, anyway, I made the custard and threw together some meringue, and threw it in the oven. And when it came out, it was perfect. The meringue was just brown enough, and it was warm and oozy. See?
But it looks.. well.. I just knew Bryan wouldn’t like it. Or try it, even.
But I was tired and laying on the couch when he got home, (OH, AND HE ADMITTED HE HAD GONE TO CHICK-FIL-A FOR A MILKSHAKE.. BASTARDO!) so I made him make me a bowl. And from the kitchen, this is what I heard:
“Smells good in here, honey. Wow. Oh. Wow, honey, this looks and .. my God, this smells sooooo amazing! Honey, THIS is what banana pudding should be! I may have to have some of this!”
Ladies and gentlemen, my husband had a food orgasm over banana pudding last night.
Ta da.
I need to get that recipe from you, if you don’t mind. I love giving my husband food orgasms, and he just happens to LUUUUV anything that sounds like, looks like or smells like banana pudding!
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My favorite part of this post? You calling him “bastardo!” Nice.
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Wow Mees! That actually looks good…worm free even!
Wait, You can cook?!
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Way to go, Sarah! You’ll have to send me the recipe sometime…I’ll trade you for my knockoff of P.F. Chang’s Orange Peel Shrimp which tastes the same and has 1/4 of the calories and none of the fat.
Ditto on needing the recipe. And you don’t just “whip up” some meringue, or I don’t. I’m meringue challenged.
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Okay that looks so tasty - that bowl is a single serving size, yes?