What Girls Learn_A Novel by Karin Cook

Author:Karin Cook [Cook, Karin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult
ISBN: 9780307766151
Google: cMDYhFKzWnkC
Amazon: 0679769447
Goodreads: 11361293
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1997-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

The next day, UPS arrived with four large boxes for Uncle Rand. The kitchen seemed transformed by his wrought iron pans, heavy cutting boards, and cutlery. They were the tools of serious cooking and they came with a new set of rules. The pans were not to be washed with soap. They had been seasoned, he explained; even the cutting boards had to be wiped down with mineral oil. He clustered like items together on the refrigerator and pantry shelves and set up a spice rack.

That night, Uncle Rand made dinner, naming me his sous-chef and tying an apron around my waist. We worked side by side, starting in the afternoon, marinating garlic in olive oil and pulling apart squares of lettuce for the Caesar salad. Uncle Rand dropped raw eggs into a pot of boiling water for thirty seconds before slipping them into the greens. He talked me through the twice-baked potatoes with paprika and the lightly battered fish, measuring all the ingredients first and setting them out in small bowls. He garnished with sprigs of parsley and lemon slices.

“Presentation is everything,” he said, snapping the lemon into a curl with confidence.

When Nick came in from the garage, Uncle Rand went straight for the cabinet next to the dishwasher. “What’s it going to be?” he asked.

“Whatever you’re having,” Nick said.

Their tone suddenly became formal, almost as if they were doing business. Then, Uncle Rand disappeared under the cabinet, digging deep, and resurfaced with an assortment of bottles. He set up shop at the end of the counter, laying out a dish towel and putting his shakers and shot glasses down on top. He had a glass stirrer with his name on it. Nick made small tasters and then speared an olive for each glass.

Mama rolled her eyes. “It’s the way men entertain each other,” she said.

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