About a year after I started dating Chris, I was dubbed the official dessert-maker for all family get-togethers. This suited me fine, as dessert is my favorite part of every meal. Usually for Thanksgiving I make a caramel apple pie. Last night I wondered aloud what else I should bring.
"How about an apple pie and a cherry pie," Chris said.
"No, how about an angel food cake with strawberries?" Mallory suggested.
"Strawberries are not exactly an autumn fruit," I said.
"Well, then, how about a chocolate cake?" she said.
"That would be okay. I wish I could make an Italian Cream Cake like Grandmom does. That's my favorite cake, but mine never turns out as good as hers does."
"Have I ever had that kind of cake?" Mallory asked.
"I think so. I think she made it last Christmas."
"Oh yeah!" Mallory's eyes gleamed. "That was good! Eating it was like...like sliding down a rainbow!"
No one has ever been quite that rapturous about any dessert I have made. Actually some members of Chris's family don't even eat dessert, which I find hard to understand. My caramel apple pie is good, it's fine, except that I don't make my own pie crusts. No one cares except me, and I only care because my mom always makes her own pie crusts, and they are so much better than the store-bought ones. Mom also makes a fruit salad which is divine and which cannot be replicated (I think both of my sisters and I have all tried without success). I'm not sure what I did the one time I tried to make an Italian Cream Cake, but it certainly wasn't the same.
I wonder if, in years to come, my daughters will say to their daughters, "I wish I could make a _______ as good as your grandma does."
Somehow I'm doubtful.
Anyway, what desserts are you bringing, or expecting, or craving this Thanksgiving? I need some inspiration.
"How about an apple pie and a cherry pie," Chris said.
"No, how about an angel food cake with strawberries?" Mallory suggested.
"Strawberries are not exactly an autumn fruit," I said.
"Well, then, how about a chocolate cake?" she said.
"That would be okay. I wish I could make an Italian Cream Cake like Grandmom does. That's my favorite cake, but mine never turns out as good as hers does."
"Have I ever had that kind of cake?" Mallory asked.
"I think so. I think she made it last Christmas."
"Oh yeah!" Mallory's eyes gleamed. "That was good! Eating it was like...like sliding down a rainbow!"
No one has ever been quite that rapturous about any dessert I have made. Actually some members of Chris's family don't even eat dessert, which I find hard to understand. My caramel apple pie is good, it's fine, except that I don't make my own pie crusts. No one cares except me, and I only care because my mom always makes her own pie crusts, and they are so much better than the store-bought ones. Mom also makes a fruit salad which is divine and which cannot be replicated (I think both of my sisters and I have all tried without success). I'm not sure what I did the one time I tried to make an Italian Cream Cake, but it certainly wasn't the same.
I wonder if, in years to come, my daughters will say to their daughters, "I wish I could make a _______ as good as your grandma does."
Somehow I'm doubtful.
Anyway, what desserts are you bringing, or expecting, or craving this Thanksgiving? I need some inspiration.
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I'm sorry, that probably wasn't the intent of your question, was it? I'm making more WeightWatcher friendly items to take so that I can enjoy the feast and not feel so guilty. Sweet Potatos with Pineapple glaze, anyone?