the stuffing...My momma is a cute momma, and she sent me home from Thanksgiving with a package of StoveTop so I could make some to extend the joy and deliciousness that is Thanksgiving. Isn't she thoughtful?! I love that momma of mine!
Last week sometime, I was feeling awfully snacky. (Don't even ask the Brookes how snacky I was; it toed the line of ridiculous.) Anyway, I was feeling snacky and had a major hankering for StoveTop! So I followed the directions on the package (as easy as 1, 2, 3 really) and plunged a fork into the hot fluff and...
Let's just say it was less than satisfying...
Then I remembered: I'm no good at making stuffing. Somehow I forget this fact, and every time I crave stuffing and venture to make it myself, reality comes crashing around me when I take that first bite. Every. Time. It's disappointing, to say the least.
Don't worry, I called my mom then and there and I told her how amazing her stuffing is. I don't know if she believed me at first; she may have thought I was yanking her chain, because it's, like...stuffing. Easy to make. But she said, "Thanks," and acted all gracious and stuff, because that's what my mom is.
Anyway, I followed those directions...just like I do every time...just like Ma does. But I must've missed something. Every time! I think the secret ingredient is LOVE...
I'll probably always love Mom's StoveTop above anyone's; one day, I'll tell my grandchildren about the wonderful stuffing my mother used to make. It'll be nostalgic, and they (my grandchildren) may think I'm off my rocker, because it's only stuffing. Nobody will ever quite understand; do you get what I'm saying?
Me and Momma, Christmas 2008Which reminds me: she makes the stuffing every Christmas too!
3 comments:
Gina, you can't forget to add the love. that's the best part. a baconless BLT is forgiveable as long as there's love and Miracle Whip.
that being said, I would really like to make a Brazilian meal for you sometime. I've got some hookups in Brazil who make some mighty fine food, and I'm sure they'll be happy to oblige in sending me some recipes.
apparently LOVE is what was missing in the ice cream, chips, yogurt, burrito, pizza bites and whatever else you were eating that night, too! None of it cut it. such a funny girl, you are!
Wow. You are just a walking contradiction, aren't you? You won't touch 75 percent of food that is certifiably delicious, but you're blown away by stuffing out of a box. If you're that impressed with Stove Top, I make a killer Hamburger Helper.
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