February 1, 2006

Culinary One-Upmanship

Dimitri’s aunt was in town the other night, and the whole Celto-Mediterranean lot of us went out to dinner. Hosanna, Mugdie, Sophie, Dimitri, Athena, her fiancé Patrick, and I were all seated around the table discussing everything and nothing.

Sophie, not one to let bragging about herself be limited to herself, tells everyone at the table how well she’s feeding her pregnant daughter. She pokes Athena and says “tell them what I gave you to take to lunch today. Go on. Tell them.” Athena sheepishly responds: “Filet mignon and asparagus with hollandaise.”

Not to be outdone, I say “Oh yeah? Well I had a pear and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, cut into four triangles

I heard a few stifled giggles around the table. Sophie squinched up her face and looked as if I had just farted.

Heh.

Posted by Jen at February 1, 2006 10:24 AM