On 26 May 2006 23:06:50 -0700, "Leila" >
wrote:

>Furthermore, the civilized atmosphere makes the food taste better. Ob
>Food: Tonight was pot roast in the pressure cooker, a simple recipe
>with red wine, diced tomatoes, onion and garlic. I should have put in
>celery and carrot but I just forgot...ANyway, you can bet that the
>father of the household was happy to come home to well-behaved
>children, a lovely dining room (most of the kid clutter had been swept
>elsewhere) and a nice pot roast (and me, smiling serenely in the
>candlelight). Here's to the finer domestic niceties.
>
>Leila

Amen, sister. It's the difference between the raw and the cooked, as
ole Levi-Strauss would say. Thanks for the good story.
--
modom