In My DNA

I confess. I am not someone who enjoys cooking. It all seems like a waste-- spend forever cooking, eat, and then it's gone.  Since I enjoy eating, I need to confront the notion of cooking. Recipes must yield two or three meals.

And another drawback to cooking entails clean-up. Perhaps it's me. I don't like cleaning up. It's messy.

My mother never used the oven-- she was in love with her broiler. She also adored canned mixed fruit and fresh grapefruit. She never baked a cookie or made a pie, but knew where they sold the best bread and desserts. Her signature dish contained Campbell's creamed mushroom soup , frozen string beans and a can of fried onions.

I do enjoy making baked apples.

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