Day II With Guest Goddess Susan Elizabeth Phillips!
Feb 7th 2008
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We’re thrilled to have the phenomenally talented, gracious, and lovely author, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, with us for another wonderful day! Let’s give her yet another big, warm Mt. Oly welcome!
Blog 2, Food Memories and Romance
Attention, class! Please review yesterday’s blog before you join us for today’s discussion about food memory and romance. I was nineteen when I had my first serious romance, and my boyfriend was twenty-one. His favorite drink was a sloe gin fizz. Shouldn’t that have told me something?
The boy I pined over after I broke up with Sloe Gin Fizz only took me on one date. A Chinese restaurant. He suggested I order duck, which I did because I wanted to please him. Lesson learned. Never eat duck just to please a man. He didn’t ask me out again.
When I think about food memories and my husband, I think about pancakes. Of the thousands of meals I’ve fixed him over the years, blueberry pancakes are his favorite. Even a photo of a blueberry pancake reminds me of him. I remember the festive foods of the 70s that I fixed as a young bride: cheese and meat fondues, franks with grape jelly and cocktail sauce for hors d’oeuvres, my sickeningly sweet spinach salad. My husband also loves potato chips, which score high on my internal junk food evaluation scale, but which also make me smile.
When Zach, our youngest, was two, he suffered from numerous ear infections, and I was terrified he was going to end up with hearing loss. One day my husband went in the kitchen to sneak some potato chips while Zach was upstairs playing. Bill opened the package with the barest whisper of rattling paper. Immediately, from the second floor, I heard our two-year-old cry out, “Cheeps! Cheeps!” As he ran downstairs, I nearly wept with joy. Obviously, his hearing was just fine.
But I’m getting sidetracked. This is about food and romance. Food and boyfriends─good and bad. Food and husbands, significant others, men we’ve longed for from afar, men we should never have longed for. Conjure up anything?
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73 Responses to “Day II With Guest Goddess Susan Elizabeth Phillips!”
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 6:36 am #
Hello again, here is another hello to SEP and I cant say I remember anything specific. though my supermarket sells a wonderful chocolate dipping sauce…
Chocolate aside I think Dry Cat food will forever remind me of my highschool crush, we once sat in the back of his mums Minivan eating it togehter. We were just talking about our fave brands … He would kill me if he knew i told. I know ALL his dark secrets. (it pays to be friends with thier Mums.)
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 6:37 am #
I was First Yay!!!
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 6:41 am #
Sorry that was immature of me.
I was still first!!!
Karen Hawkins on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:38 am #
Yay! Malady was first!
On our first date, my guy and I had Thai food. That’s our ‘thing’ now — whenever we’re feeling stressed, we always go out for Thai.
He is also a great griller and anytime I see a steak, I think of him. He’s so proud of himself when he cooks! And he has this remote gadget that will let him wander into the kitchen with me while he’s grilling and will tell him “The food is ready!” when it gets to the right temperature. Men and gadgets,eh?
Keri Ford on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:46 am #
I don’t remember any food memories with othe guys but boy do I with my hubby. He wanted hamburger helper and the wonderful wife that I am told him to go fix him some then. His response (in all seriousness): “I don’t know how to do the hamburger meat.” He then learned and so every time I brown hamburger meat, I think of that and laugh.
Chips-A-Hoy! cookies also reminds me of my hubby. He ate (not kidding!) chips-a-hoy cookies EVERY SINGLE MORNING for breakfast from the time he was like 6 or 7 until just a few months ago (he’s now 25). And there was a special way to do it. I couldn’t fix this easy thing because I didn’t do it right. It goes something like this: bowl with straw on it is a must. Place 3 whole cookies on bottom, layer with 4 broke in half, 2 whole ones, 2 broken ones, and then 2 wholes one on top, cover with milk. I was buy 4 bags of cookies a week!
If it wasn’t in the same pattern ever morning, it just didn’t taste the same. He recently wanted to…con’t
Keri Ford on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:48 am #
…con’t
loose weight, I told him you gotta drop the cookie&milk (what he calls it). he insisted that wasn’t the problem and then I showed him the nutrition. Something like 3-400 calories for 4 cookies.
Needless to say, he quit the cookie&milk and has lost almost 30lbs.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:51 am #
Nice Keri Ford, slimming can be good. And Karen Where did he procure such a wonderful device? i want a meat timer thingy too.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 8:09 am #
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Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:28 am #
Welcome back to Day II of Susan and food. I assumed I was out of food stories from yesterday, but I just thought of my husband and another popped up.
When we were dating, we would attend a lot of games at Yankee and Giant stadiums. Outside of both were the quintessential mainstays of a New York diet…”Dirt water dogs.”
I really believe my hubby fell in love with me when I uttered the words “I’ll take two with the works.”
Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:29 am #
Is it me or could that beaver use a little blue pill?
Santa on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:34 am #
As a self-proclaimed foodie, this topic is right up my alley. One of the first meals I ever cooked for my DH while we were dating in college was a total failure. I tried to make him all his favorite foods for his birthday: chicken & dumplings, French onion soup and carrot cake. I must of forgotten a substantial amount of water because the onions were burned to the bottom of the pan. You could have used the dumplings as baseballs and the carrot cake - well, it’s best to leave that memory buried. The next night his brother and sister came over and I made homemade sauce, meatballs, sausages and pasta. It went off without a hitch.
Now, everytime I make his favorites (yes, I’ve a few things in all these years) we laugh about that meal. Those comfort foods are so like him. Simply delicious.
Holli A. on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:34 am #
My favorite food & romance memory was from when my husband & I were first dating, WAY back in the 80’s. He foundf out, just before Easter of that year, that one of my favorite kinds of candy was Peeps. He then proceeded to go out and buy 2 of the biggest Easter baskets he could find, and piled them high with Peeps, and brought it to me the day before Easter. That was when I knew he was “the one”.
My other favorite food & romance memory involves Cool Whip, but I think I will behave myself and not say anything more!
KariE on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:51 am #
Good morning all!
Since my dh is addicted to food, just a mere mention of food makes me think of him. But, I must admit, Perkins (a restaurant) is the clincher. This is where my husband and I had our first date. There is long story behind it that involves a Peugeot and a tow truck, and I’m sure it will entertain the grandkids some day.
Foods he has introduced me to are: Tator Tot Casserole, home made Beef Stroganoff and asparagus.
My son often gets food names mixed up. For instance, if we are having pizza, he likes his with macaroni (pepperoni), and he loves to munch on mushrooms (marshmallows). So, obviously, when I hear any of these names, I think of him.
Gannon on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:56 am #
One of the first meals I made my dh was shrimp creole–it was a success! But the one thing he loves and I make rarely is coconut cream pie. It’s not that I don’t love him, I just don’t love what that pie does to my waistline!
My dh is not as much into sweets as he is into salty foods: chips and guacamole, pretzels, nuts, etc. As for me, I love sweets, but I have to eat something salty afterward. Which is why my treadmill is getting extra mileage!!
cail on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:59 am #
my guy and i cook all the time, but i’ll always remember a few things from the time we met way back about 10 years before our romance started. 1, lobster. we met up in new england on the coast on vacation wtih our families, and we went to a lobster picnic on the shore. i’ve always been a fan of lobster but that still sticks. also, Kool-Aid. not cause we drank it, but as teenagers we dyed our hair with it!
now we cook all the time. as i said before, he makes killer meatloaf. also he’ll surprise me with breakfast on the weekends and is just a great cook all around. it works nicely since i love to cook as well.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:00 am #
Your responses have conjured up more memories, like the time DH and I were dating, and I served him cottage cheese mixed with blue cheese. What was I thinking?!
A lot of chocolate gifts seem to make their way to our house. The minute I see them, I put them in the car to take over to the nursing home where my mother is. DH got so mad about this. He wants the chocolate! So when it comes into the house, he has to immediately hide it in his office where I won’t find it. (He hides it in the back of the same file cabinet drawer, but for some reason, out of sight–out of mind.) We also do this when cookie gifts arrive.
Oh, leftover memory from yesterday’s discussion! Is anyone old enough to remember Chef Boyardee pizza kits? Probably not.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:06 am #
I am a dateless wonder for the nonce so i havent really any nice date food memories.
Gannon, good luck and best wishes on the treadmill, I live with my Mum so she cooks everything,And boy can she cook. Mother and I have a hill we can walk up if we want exercise.
My not ownng a car is a pain but, Eco-smart and healthy. so i walk alot.
Calves of steel and flabby body, arms, back… lol
Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:10 am #
As kids, we wanted Chef Boyardee more than our next breath. Unfortunately, (Fortunately!) our mom was a great Italian cook and she refused to buy “canned ravioli.” She did break down and get us a pizza kit and while it was fun to make, it tasted like cardboard and ketchup.
Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:11 am #
Does anybody remember “Chicarina Soup?”
KariE on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:16 am #
>>Is anyone old enough to remember Chef Boyardee pizza kits? Probably not.
I’m not sure if I’m old enough to remember, but I know they still make them. Me, Snicky and out kids did a dinner in night a few months back and made them. The kids had an absolute blast. We have some great pictures, too. Best homemade pizza I have ever had (out of all 4 times).
bnickle on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:19 am #
Oh holy cow, yes, I remember the Chef Boyardee pizza kits! Tasted exactly the same as the little cakes I pulled outta my Easy Bake Oven! Oh those things were nasty. My first date evah was in the 9th grade, for a Valentine’s day mixer. It was a drive and dump as we were 14. We went in a group, and afterwards, John’s dad drove us to McDonalds and sat out in the car for an hour while we all went in and scarfed down on soy faux meat product. So that was my first date…dinner at McDonalds while his dad sat in the parking lot. John was a good guy, saw him couple of years ago at our 25 year reunion, it was nice, and a nice memory.
bnickle on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:21 am #
Oh, KariE! Great homemade and easy pizzas, use Pillsbury Grands for the crusts, and load ‘em up with pizza sauce and whatever toppings the maker wants. Kids love that, it’s a good sleepover treat.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:34 am #
MMMM Pizza, i had a few homemadepizzas. No pizza kits for me though. same deal as the Moonpies i believe.
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:35 am #
Hi Susan - welcome back!
Whenever I have cream of crab soup, I think of my husband. We met at 17 and got engaged on my 19th birthday. He took me to this restaurant in Annapolis on the Bay and we got this wonderful cream of crab soup. The waitress brought little tiny ewers of sherry to add to the soup. Now, they’d changed the legal drinking age in MD the year before. If you were born before July 1, 1964, you were legal at 18, otherwise you had to wait to 21. Hubby was a June baby, I was July and at 19, not legal to drink.
I remember worrying over that tiny little serving of sherry - couldn’t have been more than a few thimblefuls. I kept thinking I’d get carded and arrested on my special day! Ha!
So everytime I see cream of crab soup, I think of my sweet husband who proposed that day, the sweetness of the sherry in the soup and my irrational fear that he’d have to propose to me through jail bars. LOL.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:35 am #
oops, and my mum made mini pizzas for me after school so i wouldnt eat my clothing between 3 and 6pm
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:36 am #
Thanks, Susan - I’ve had a very stressful week with a sick child and this memory made me smile. I needed it!
Freshechelle on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:36 am #
Ellen, your “dirt water dogs” reminds we call the so-called hot chocolate at Shea Stadium “hot brown water”.
My food /attempted romance story? It’s not much but here goes: Blind date, very nice guy, Mom’s voice in my head “don’t you dare pay”. One small slice into my pricey, individual pizza, my visit to Mexico a week or so earlier suddenly rears its ugly head. I maintained my dignity (barely). Alas, there was no second date. Years later, I still feel guilty for making him pay for food I didn’t touch. I thought I was being so Scarlett O’Hara for ordering real food “Ashley says he likes to see a girl with a healthy appetite.”
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:38 am #
Oh, and I’m also remembering my very first date, at 14. He was 18 and had a car. What were my parents thinking? He was a nice guy, though, luckily for us all!
He took me to a Chinese restaurant and it was the first time I’d ever eaten Chinese food! (We were a meat and potatoes family for sure.) I was hooked forever - on the Chinese food, not the guy. He turned out to be too immature for me, LOL.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:38 am #
Thats sooo sweet Karen Rose, I can remember not being able to buy lemon,lime and bitters, cuase bitters is mildly alcoholic. even if its my fave Pub Drink.
claudia dain on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:39 am #
While on my honeymoon, my brand new husband of two days ordered two chilidogs loaded with onions. I was wide-eyed and horrified, told him in my best wife voice not to order it, what was he thinking, things along those lines.
I didn’t go near him for three days. He reeked of everything he’d eaten. I swear the smell was coming out of his pores.
Since then, whenever we see a loaded hotdog, we both start laughing.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:41 am #
Thats also rather funny
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:43 am #
Claudia, Where did you go? and does he still eat smelly food.
Kim on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:46 am #
Welcome back Susan!! I still remember Chef Boyarde pizza kits! I thought they were the coolest thing ever.
OMG, I can’t believe someone mentioned Peeps. LOL. Is Lil Sis stopping by?? *g*
Ellen–a friend of mine calls “dirt water dogs” street meat. If I ever get to NYC that’s the first thing I’m trying. The novelty of a hot dog off a cart is just too cool.
Man, there are so many foods that make me think of my husband because we both have totally opposite food tastes. When we eat long johns, he gets my ends and I get his cream filling. (ELLEN–avoid the temptation!) For pizza, he gets my pepperoni and sausage, I get his crust. For cookies, he gets my non-chocolate areas and I get his overloaded chocolate areas. There aren’t too many meals that we don’t share something.
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:53 am #
Aye thar b’ a freshly clumb Mizzenmast, Arr.
Sabrina Jeffries on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:59 am #
On our first date, my dh took me to a Cuban restaurant. Having grown up in Thailand and having traveled all over the world, I was impressed that a New Orleans native like him, who’d never traveled anywhere, would be open to a different culture’s cuisine. But when he then ordered squid paella, with the rice cooked in the squid ink, something even *I* would have been wary to order, I was REALLY impressed (it was good, too). He had me for life even then, I think.
You have to understand–this was over 20 years ago, when you couldn’t find a Thai restaurant on every corner, and my dates generally took me for pizza. But he’s also been open to different cultures, which is one of the things I love about him.
Unfortunately, the first meal I cooked for him was stroganoff, which made him sick, even though he loved it. Afterward, he let it slip that anything with a creamy sauce made him sick. Oops! I wish he’d told me BEFORE. I haven’t made stroganoff since, but he DOES love my gumbo!
Malady on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:01 am #
I shall be retiring for a few blissful hours as its 3am, and i have things to day and books to organize in the morning.
I shall be seeing you in a few hours.
Night/morning all.
SuzyQ on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:20 am #
My dh proposed to me with a fortune cookie. He fished out the original paper and replaced it with his own. Every time I see a one now, I think of him.
Also, he has a thing for blueberries too. Blueberry pancakes, muffins, pie or just plain in a bowl. Absolutley loves them.
SnikyWhite on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:27 am #
Food and romance…ish kabibble. I am a foodie. I love to cook, and to share my food with others, soooo a lot of my romantic memories involve meals I’ve cooked. My favorite memory though is with my most recent ex. To prevent lawsuits we’ll call him Sid.
Sid worked nights and would get off work at 7am. I woke up in the middle of the night, went to walmart, got everything i needed to make him a fantastic breakfast of eggs with sauteed mushrooms, onions and sausage. Red potatoes with garlic and parsley. Waffles (yes homemade even) with a berry & pineapple purree. He didn’t know I was going to be there, but had stopped to get flowers for when he would see me next so he walks in with flowers, and I’m there in his shirt and the table was set with this mammoth meal. What followed was truly the most romantic day of my life.
Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:31 am #
Karen Rose…I always love how affectionately you write about Martin. The love you two share is obvious. It always makes me smile.
ct009ct on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:35 am #
I missed yesterdays food discussion - looks like it was fun.
That said *raises hand*
“I’m old enough to remember Chef Boyardee Pizza Kits”
I also remember making them quite often in the early years of our marriage.
Ellen on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:39 am #
Kim… “he gets my ends and I get his cream filling.” LMAO
My kindest gift to our esteemed guest, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, is that I will let that one pass. I will even turn a blind eye to your “non-chocolate areas.” I will step away from the keyboard in hopes that SEP will show up for our anniversary party next week.
(For Gawd’s sake woman…I am only human!)
SnikyWhite on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:40 am #
KariE as a side note, I think I still have the second pizza kit in my pantry. Figure its still good?
Suzanne Enoch on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:41 am #
Does remembering a restaurant count? Whenever I see a Red Lobster, I think of Parachute Pants Man. We met at a Sci-Fi convention, he asked me out, and he came to pick me up wearing those nylon/windbreaker jogging pants. He asked me what I liked to eat, I said anything but fish, and then he asked me about area restaurants. As soon as I listed Red Lobster, that was where he wanted to go. Shmuck.
Freshechelle on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:45 am #
I forgot all about those pizza kits, I must have been 4-5 when we made those. They sure tasted awful.
Kim, Kim, Kim… such smut. Very funny!!
ct009ct on 08 Feb 2008 at 11:47 am #
OMG, Kim - Hilarious! My mind is firmly stuck in the gutter!!
Nicole Jordan on 08 Feb 2008 at 12:13 pm #
This all too dang tempting, goddesses! And too funny.
My very first date with my dh, we went to a seafood buffet, which for a small GA town was a rarity. We went through the buffet line and I made the mistake of putting strawberry jellow on my warm plate. Then he got a phone call and had to leave the table for about ten minutes. I was trying to be polite, on my best behavior, so I waited till he returned to start eating. But by that time all my jellow had melted all over my fried shrimp and ruined it. Our relationship survived, but barely. Don’t get between me and my shrimp!!!
Susan, can you share any tidbits about your new book to whet our appetites. Or would you rather keep us salivating?
DebMarlowe on 08 Feb 2008 at 12:21 pm #
Hi SEP! I hope you are enjoying your stay on Mount Oly!
My dh is so NOT a foodie. This completely baffled my family when we began dating seriously. Food equals love in my family–for your birthday or a special occasion it was all about you choosing the menu for the big family meal. My darling, wonderful grandma tried in vain to find just the right meal to tempt him into choosing a favorite. Finally I told him–just say you love spaghetti. He did and she cooked him spaghetti and meatballs every time she saw him, practically! It was just the sweetest thing ever! Boy, do I miss my grandma.
DebMarlowe on 08 Feb 2008 at 12:22 pm #
LOL on the schmuck, Suzanne! Who wants to deal with a lifetime of that kind of self-involvement?
Julia London on 08 Feb 2008 at 12:32 pm #
Oh, this is one my husband and I laugh about all the time. Our first date was at a famous watering hole in Austin for drinks and snacks. I didn’t want to order anything to expensive, so I suggested the chili cheese fries.
He said — “Chili cheese fries?! You can eat that at Sonic anytime. Lets get nachos!”
I said: “Who eats at Sonic?!”
An awkward moment followed.
We have been back every year for nachos and chili cheese fries on our anniversary, LOL!
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 12:55 pm #
Y’all have dirty minds! And I’m laughing! Kim did not mean the long john comment to be dirty - did you, Kim. Or maybe you did….
Claudia, I hope your hubby learned the hard way and didn’t eat smelly food anymore. And on your honeymoon, too. HA!
SuzyQ - how romantic! Your husband replacing the fortune in a cookie with his proposal. I love it!
Lisa on 08 Feb 2008 at 1:18 pm #
I also remember the pizza kits! My friends and I would bike to the store to get one, bake it together, and divvy the pieces between us. We thought it tasted great then, but now that I make my own homemade pizzas, I think that I might think differently now!
One food memory with my dh is when I went to my first party with dh’s family. I made a beautiful torte topped with whipped cream and chopped walnuts. As I was getting out of the car I passed the torte to dh, and he dropped it, top down on the gravel driveway. Do you know that chopped walnuts look very much like pea gravel?!?!? Suffice to say, I was not pleased with him, but his family was so kind; they hid their snickering as best they could and tried to pick out the gravel so we could still eat my creation.
Elizabeth Boyle on 08 Feb 2008 at 1:35 pm #
I had this very romantic date all planned for this guy I had a huge crush on–he was a lawyer at the firm where I worked at and was the funniest person I’d ever met. Of course I wanted to impress him–so I made this glorious lasagna, which I had learned was his favorite meal. And so he came to my place for dinner–every thing was perfect and romantic, and I go to pull the lasagna out of the oven and it slipped, the pan flipped over, and the lasagna ended up all over the floor. Being the great guy that he was, he just sort of shrugged, grabbed his fork, sat down on the floor and that is where we ate dinner. And no, I didn’t marry him, but every time I pull a pan of lasagna out of the oven, I think of him fondly.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:21 pm #
Maybe the Boyardee pizza kits have improved over the years. When our grandson gets a little older, I think I’ll give them another try.
As for new book… Can’t remember what I told you yesterday and too lazy to look it up, but this isn’t a Stars football book. I know, I know.. Readers would be happy if I wrote football players forever, but just can’t face another one. Book is due in NYC on July 1 with a pub date early 2009. After I send it it, I’ll start talking about it, but for right now, hero is giving me trouble, and I’m still in isolation mode.
By the way, now that I’m an honorary Goddess, do I get to brag? Surely, I can, right? The American Library Association gave the genre fiction award as Best Romance of 2007 to NATURAL BORN CHARMER! All awards are subjective, I know, but I’ve got to tell you I was thrilled!
Susan Elizabeth Phillips on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:23 pm #
P.S. Whoever did the author photo collage at the top of the page is brilliant. I laugh everytime I look at it.
Julia London on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:38 pm #
WOOO-HOOO! Congratulations, Susan! What a wonderful achievement!
KariE on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:44 pm #
Way to go, Susan!!!!! All honorary Goddesses have bragging rights.
Karen Hawkins on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:51 pm #
Susan, what an incredible award! I hope you’re celebratin’ big!
All of these food stories have made me hungry — for both food and romance! Isn’t it interesting how the two are linked?
These reminded me of the first time my mother cooked a meal for my dad’s boss. She made mashed potatoes and they came out REALLY runny, so she thickened up the gravy until it was so thick you could make a mountain out of it, colored her runny potatoes green and poured them over the gravy. Then she told my dad’s boss it was a ‘chinese recipe.’
It worked, though my dad said he about choked when he realized what she’d done.
My mother is SO creative that it’s scary.
Susan, I can’t WAIT for your next book. I’m sorry you’re having trouble, but I know you’ll wrestle that hero to the ground and make him behave. Or not behave, whichever you want.
(Btw, Karen Rose, I’m pretty SURE Kim meant the long john comment to be naughty. She’s That Way. That’s why she fits in so well.)
claudia dain on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:54 pm #
Congrats, Susan!!! What an honor.
KarenR, my DH did learn his lesson with the chilidogs. He’s such a foodie, it’s so hard for him, but when he’s about to dig into something questionable, I’ll say, “Are you sure you want to eat that?”
He’ll grin and say, “I guess not.”
You can have one treat or the other. His choice. I think that’s more than fair.
Gannon on 08 Feb 2008 at 4:01 pm #
Karen Rose, I know the very restaurant you are talking about in Annapolis. Their cream of she crab soup was the best EVAH! The little pitchers of sherry made the whole thing! That was my MIL’s favorite restaurant in Annapolis, specifically because of that soup.
My dh graduated from the Naval Academy, so that restaurant –Harbor House, I believe–became a family favorite.
Karen H, LOL on your mom’s “chinese recipe.” That’s priceless!
Kim on 08 Feb 2008 at 4:20 pm #
Susan–congrats on the award! That is awesome and you are so deserving. Woohoo!
No, I didNOT mean that to be dirty. It just sounds like it. Really! I gotta stop telling that story. Its going to get me in trouble. Although maybe I could embellish it and sell it to a certain men’s magazine….
Ellen–I am SO very very proud of you. I totally owe you and next time I say something you are totally allowed full access to rip it *g*
KariE on 08 Feb 2008 at 4:20 pm #
Gannon, was it really called “cream of SHE crab soup”? Did all the little crabbies have to be girls? If so, how do you tell?
RachelG on 08 Feb 2008 at 4:28 pm #
Congrats SEP on your award!!!!
Growing up, I loved Chef Boyardee pizza kits. Can’t really recall why. There wasn’t much cheese–right?
Regarding the Goddess photo at top of page. Did you notice we make Suzie E. shovel out the place?
Rachelg
catslady on 08 Feb 2008 at 4:50 pm #
My first date with my first serious boyfriend (now husband) was a school dance and then we went out for dinner - I had my first taste of lobster and steak that was actually good (my parents cooked everything to shoe leather and I only eat it rare now) and escargot!!! I loved it all and when we want a special treat we still eat those foods.
Suzanne Enoch on 08 Feb 2008 at 5:36 pm #
Wow, Susan, that’s great!! I can’t wait until I grow up and get to add a “P” to the end of my initials. *g*
SE
Nicole Jordan on 08 Feb 2008 at 6:36 pm #
>>>By the way, now that I’m an honorary Goddess, do I get to brag? The American Library Association gave the genre fiction award as Best Romance of 2007 to NATURAL BORN CHARMER!
Whoohooo! Yes, absolutely you get to brag. All Mt. Oly goddesses have that right. What an honor! Big congrats, Susan!
And thanks for sharing a little about your next book. We all know it will be great and win lots more awards!
Sabrina Jeffries on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:12 pm #
Congrats, Susan, on the award! Obviously, ALA has good taste.
KariE, it really is she-crab soup, because the crab eggs add flavor and color. Seriously.
KariE on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:21 pm #
Wow, I would never have guessed. haha
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:33 pm #
Susan, congratulations on the award! Brag away. I love that I get to wear a bikini top when I’m not wearing my FAUX fur. I never wore a bikini top anywhere before!
Gannon - you’re right - it was Harbor House. I wore a white lace dress that night back in ‘83 - the same one I wore to my high school graduation the year before. I kept it for years out of sentimentality, but somewhere along the line it was lost. Cream of She-crab Soup. And your DH was a Naval Academy grad? You must be very proud of him!
Kim, you gotta know that any story that starts with long john is going to get you into a world of hurt on Mt. Oly, LOL!
Karen Rose on 08 Feb 2008 at 7:35 pm #
Aw, Ellen
I do love him so. I miss him, too - I’ve been away from home in MN all week and he’s been holding down the fort back in FL.
Kim on 08 Feb 2008 at 9:00 pm #
Susan–thank you so much for visiting with us!
KarenR–I know, I know. You’d think I’d learn but I just don’t. *hugs* Get back to the fort soon!
cail on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:05 pm #
karen, i’m helping hold down the fort in FL too! i do hope someone is holding down the fort in NY for me!
Susan, congrats on that award!!
evlqn on 09 Feb 2008 at 12:49 am #
My first date with my husband was this great little bar and resturant on Pico Blvd in LA. It was called The Arsenal and it was a favorite of my husband. We had the best steak and baked potatoes and salad with a house dressing I have never found the equal to. The waitress always remembered her customers preferences no matter how much time had passed between visits. It was in there I first saw the 16th century Chinese headsmans sword my husband gave me. We called it Mom’s attitude adjuster.
I remember pizza kits also, they were awful but we ate them anyway. Proof that our tastebuds were shot off in the war.
The best hot dogs I ever had were from the vendors in NY, they served Nathan’s with onions and kraut. The orange sodas from the carts were stellar.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips on 09 Feb 2008 at 8:52 am #
Thanks, everybody, for your hospitality. I’ve had a great time!