“She’s Acadian, so she has mastered cooking lobster to perfection. She boils it in highly salted water, recreating the seawater. I don’t even remember the first time I ate it. It’s always been such a big part of my life.”
“Always the same thing: egg sandwiches. And something very important: extra mayo! I do the same thing.”
“A very real one! Several years ago, she blew up the barbecue! Literally. She threw herself into the pool to save her skin. It was the springtime and the water was green and likely full of frogs!”
“Chocolate-mayo cake (oh yes, mayo again)! I published the recipe in my first book. It was actually my first boyfriend’s mom who introduced it to us when I was 14. And still today, she makes it for every occasion.”
“The shrimp or the lobster. She’s Madame Seafood.”
“Cucumbers, drinkable yogurt for her grandkids, and plant-based milk for her chai lattes. No joke, I think she drinks eight a day.“
“She loves my Swedish meatballs, the ones you can buy at IGA. She always has them in her freezer and serves them when she has guests, using them in her pasta recipes.”
“Her mac and cheese. It’s really good. When I was little, she didn’t cook much. I think she waited to become a grandma to finally show us all her skills.”
“Her little fondness for caramel. Her huge fondness for caramel, in fact. In front of a jar of caramel, all control is lost. Because I love chocolate even more, it’s even better if the two are mixed. Basically, she gave me her sweet tooth.”
