Cooking for Gordon_Le Petit Jardin_Peas, Please and Prayer_The Temperature of Home
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Cooking for Gordon
Kyle stared at the two prep cooks, wide-eyed and speechless. “Tonight? Gordon Ramsay is coming tonight? And you're just now telling me?”“Your uncle told us not to,” Joey said. “Said you would freak out if you knew.”“Of course I would freak out! It’s Gordon friggin’ Ramsay! And he’s gonna expect the food to be terrible..." The restaurants on Kitchen Nightmares are supposed to be terrible. The food is expected to be disgusting. Why did Uncle John invite the show when the restaurant was flourishing?Kyle shook his head. "Damnit, we'll have to put our best food forward. Uncle John's in tonight,...
Le Petit Jardin
“A meal is a simple thing, really. Just a combination of ingredients that happen to work well together, that are then put onto a plate for someone to eat. That’s it,” She closes the book and tosses it onto the ever-growing pile of papers next to her desk. Sighing, she lets her head fall into her hands.“Don’t fall asleep,” she reminds herself.She’s overworked. That’s the truth of it. The number of gray hairs on her head seems to be increasing, and she wears makeup to cover tired eyes. Her skin is stretched slightly too tight over aging bones, but she stopped caring long ago.She’s worn out. Call...
Peas, Please and Prayer
"Jamie, Ali called. "Son, come on. Dinner's ready. Go in the bathroom, wash your hands and let's eat." “Nwww.onedoor.ccot right now mama, I’m busy.” “What are you doing?” “Playing with my Paw Patrol.” “Jamie, you've been playing that game for an hour. That's long enough. I want you to come and eat your dinner. I fixed your favorite. Hotdogs and Macaroni and cheese. And some green peas. “I don’t like peas.” "I know you don't, but I want you to taste them. I melted some butter on them and I know you like butter." The child did not move. “Jamie. Dinner. Now.” “Do I have to?” "Yes." "Now?" "Now." Six-year-old...
The Temperature of Home
He got engaged the same day I moved out. Whatever. Fair enough. No skin off my nose. Forget the skin off my knees. I found out later that he’d married her on my birthday. You try to think of these things as coincidences. Who knows?I’ve been moving around fairly randomly since then. Not a problem. No big thing. It’s just seeing what fits. The big round global dressing room. I’ve tried a lot of jobs, but learning to work a tap and getting an ESL certificate made me instantly employable all over the world. People always ask me what’s my favourite place I’ve been, and I never know what to tell ...