The Monday Night Cooking School by Erica Bauermeister

Author:Erica Bauermeister
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780141038834
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Published: 2010-02-04T08:00:00+00:00

“THE MEAT IS DONE,” Lillian pronounced, taking the spoon from Tom’s idle hand and running it in a wide circle around the pan, pulling the sausage into the center, where it steamed and simmered.

“Now we’re ready for the next step—but first a trick. A meat sauce loves red wine. But if we put in the red wine now, the meat will taste acidic, so we’re going to add some milk.” Lillian poured what seemed like a huge amount of white liquid into the mixture. “I know it seems odd, but trust me.”

Tom looked down into the pan. It did look strange, the white at first swirling around the meat, pulling away from the oil like a finicky child who doesn’t want to get her hands dirty. But as he watched, Tom saw the milk begin to enter the meat, change its color to an almost ashy gray, softening its edges.

“We’ll let that simmer until the milk is absorbed,” Lillian commented. “I know,” she acknowledged, “it all takes so much time. While you’re waiting, you could answer three e-mails. You could call a friend, start the laundry. But tonight there is no time, so we don’t need to worry about wasting it. You can just sit and let your thoughts unwind. And you’ll be glad you did, because time will change the taste into something smooth—the difference between polyester and velvet.”

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