Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine's recipe for time-crazed parents


Take one insanely busy Monday.

Add a heart-shaped pot someone gave you when you got married. Dust it off, as it hasn't been out of the cabinet for several years. Ponder how a lasagna is going to fit in there.

Spend 5 minutes sitting on the kitchen floor reminiscing about planning the wedding, when registering for things like pots and pans seemed like such a big deal.

Get sucked into the day.

Suddenly realize it is 4:00 and you are not sure you have ricotta cheese. Or, for that matter, lasagna noodles.

Add a dash of guilt: Isn't this how you were planning to show your family how much you care about them? A lasagna! Shaped like a HEART! Does it get any more meaningful than that?

Decide that a red, heart-shaped pot filled with tricolor pasta and sauce is plenty significant and it really is the thought that counts. Really.

Smile when family is impressed.

Serves four.


9 comments:

  1. Happy valentine's day, Ellen!! xo

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  2. Looks delicious!

    Happy Valentine's Day!

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  3. What a beautiful dish!!! I am sure everyone loved it, because it was made with love.

    Happy Valentine's Day!!!

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  4. Sorry - the previous comment was from me - it somehow got published before I got to sign my name.

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  5. Sounds like the ingredients for a great day.

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  6. Love that pot! happy Valentine's Day. :)

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  7. *laughs* EXACTLY what I would do. If I had a heart-shaped pot. Dang.

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  8. I have decided that everything and anything looks better in a heart-shaped pot. It's my new cooking secret weapon.

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Thanks for sharing!



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