Inappropriate Pot Pie
When snow and cold settle in, uninvited, for a record-breaking period of time, creativity becomes paramount in battling intense boredom. Days are simply filled with work, the often-precarious drive home, and food. Add in way too many trips to the mall, Target, the grocery store, and, of course, the wine shop, and you can pretty much envision what my life has been like, in Iowa, this winter. Exciting, I know. But, friendships have been strengthened and bonds intensified, because in this arctic tundra of nothingness, people are about the only thing that keep you from going absolutely nuts. This is the dichotomy between here and Lithuania. In Lithuania, the people (minus V…mostly) were the crux in my journey toward insanity. They didn’t ameliorate the depressing conditions. They just made the grayness worse. Or, maybe, in Iowa, we just embrace our winter-induced, boredom-brought-on (?) craziness, while V’s family took themselves way too seriously to admit to such a mental state.
Anyway, speaking of boredom, you will be glad to know that this post ends with an inappropriate picture of last night’s dinner. If that doesn’t make you want to keep reading, I give up…
So, last night, at the tail end of our latest snow storm, I decided to cook dinner for my family and a family friend. Or, rather, my mom decided that I would cook dinner for our family and a family friend. She’s a brave woman. I decided to cook a chicken pot pie, because my recipe is really hard….to mess up. Our family friend called my mom before coming over:
Friend: What is she cooking? Tell her I’m allergic to whatever it is.
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Mom (to me): He says he’s allergic to what you are cooking. Pretend like you believe me. When he walks in, exclaim, “I didn’t know you were allergic to peas!”…
Me: I have a better idea. I’m going to make his piece special. I know he’s not allergic to this….
{Click below. I know the suspense is killing you.}
Blame it on the snow…
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[...] Bummer. I’m usually such an awesome cook… [...]
Dinner was excellent after getting over the nervousness of putting that first bite in my mouth!
Hey, it looks good to me! I would give it a go, ha ha.
i’ll take some of that! only bigger! and thicker! and on a living, breathing hot man! hahaha
p.s. i hope you don’t have to go back to lithuania. it just doesn’t seem to suit you. :[
oh my holy hat you crack me up.
please please please make me one when i come visit you.
i know what you mean about people… especially when you have been living away from home for so long, its the people who make all the difference and you can forget the crappy weather or the depressing environment or whatever.
whats V`s POA? bet you miss him something silly
Hahaha! Me and my friends did some wacky things ourselves due to snow. Hey we were trying to avoid cabin fever. We’ve been stuck inside for four days! P.S. that looks yummy.
Too funny!
Although, THE GUYS might have a hard time eating that center piece! :)