Who knew corn-on-the—cob could be so magical? I showed the mom how to cook corn in the microwave today (yes, poor form to the cooking gods but easy and fast)…it is basically the same as boiling them in a pot on the stove...
Apparently the kids thought this was the coolest thing EVER! I walk on water to them because I hold the key to all things mystical and American…They were like cats to catnip being induced into a psychosis of pure ecstasy
I made some banana bread the other day also because there were 2 rotting bananas lying around. It was gone in one day. Guillame is obsessed with French toast because his family in LA made it for him when he went to visit for 2 weeks, so now he thinks that any American food is automatically better…oh if only he knew…and Amos is just entranced with America so of course anything that will get him closer to citizenship (and believe me corn will do just that) he pounces on immediately.
Can’t wait to introduce PB&J to them because that will be the apocalyptic end all be all of food’s Garden of Eden
Side note: To make the banana bread I had was limited to which recipe I could use because 1. The family doesn’t have an oven – all they really have is a decent-sized toaster oven from which they somehow produce delicious beef and chicken dishes – I am convinced that there is a herd of petit chefs beneath the oven that steal the food when no one is looking, carry it down to their master 5-star kitchen, and cook everything to perfection before cranking it back up into our kitchen…2. The other prohibiting factor was apparently France does not have brown sugar? I had to run to the grocery to get some vegetable oil (because the family didn’t have any which I feel like is an American staple) and while I was there I looked for brown sugar – couldn't find it – sour cream – couldn't find it – and baking powder – couldn't find it…so i had to make a few adjustments to my banana bread. I also had NO idea how to time the toaster oven thing to make it comparable with 350F so i was also worried about that…BUT I must say that it turned out exceptionally tasty….those petit chefs came through once again…perfectly golden brown – perfect consistency – not too dry, not too moist…it was simply, well, magical.…Take that Julia C.
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