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| 28 May 2004 - Thanks, Mom
Sometimes you just need a little tenderness. A warm hug on a cold day. A pat on the back or a smile, at the exact right moment can make or break a good or a bad day in a single second. Moms alone seem to have the ability to exude this special form of, mixed with love, devotion and a hint of warmth and tenderness that we all need from time to time. But where do you get it when you are no longer twelve and able to snuggle up on the sofa with your mom and get her to read to you? What do you do when you've had a rough day at work or a fight with a friend or just "one of those days"? You head to the recipes she gave you. The ones that were her stand-by's in these situations. The ones that smell the same every time you make them, that have that mom imprint on their taste and just allow you to take the time to make and enjoy them while calming yourself and not worrying about whatever it was that made you feel this way. For me there are a few recipes like that -- my comfort food. I usually only indulge in things like that when I'm sick and my mom actually has made them and brought them to me. Of course, not living with my mom makes this a bit more difficult, so now and then when I've had a bad day and need to feel the comfort of a mom's hug, the recipe I most often turn to would be her absolutely outstanding Cream of Broccoli Soup. It's a mom-specialty in that it takes little work, uses whatever vegetables are left-over in the fridge, smells divine, makes a large enough quantity to share and have left-over's for lunch the next day and is absolutely delicious. Thanks,
mom.
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