You know the most important thing to do if you want to be a writer? Practice. And yet, you get home from a long day at work and you know the last thing you want to do is sit down and write. Me too. Until I signed up for Writing 101 – WordPress will sent a prompt every weekday for the month of April.
Day 10: “Tell us something about your favorite childhood meal — the one that was always a treat, that meant “celebration,” or that comforted you and has deep roots in your memory.”
I know many think I was probably the weirdest kid ever, likely because my favourite celebration meal contains a lot of broccoli.
I’m sure my mom was all, “Yes! Parenting win. I ask my kid, ‘what do you want for your birthday dinner?’ and she says curry chicken bake.”
Sure it has a lot of broccoli, but the secret that most kids completely miss is broccoli is only a delivery vehicle. I mean think about all the deliciousness that goes with broccoli: butter, cheese sauce, ranch dressing, the yummy sauce that comes with beef and broccoli, and miracle whip. No I’m not crazy; there is more than one amazing recipe for broccoli salad that has miracle whip.
So my celebration dinner, this Curry-chicken noodle bake simply uses broccoli to deliver curry mixed with mushroom soup, noodles and cheese. To be honest it remains one of my favourite meals today – even the smell of it coming out of the oven takes me home.
And close second is homemade lasagna, but isn’t that everyone’s favourite food?
yes, lasagna is my all time favorite, but I also love broccoli, cooked in any way
Parenting win indeed!