Monday, June 2, 2008

Top Chef: Rosemary Powell


Thanks to Paul's mom for jumping right in there and letting us know what's on her cooking mind. I particularly enjoyed her spot-on description of an ear of corn and her helpful hint about bad days... there truly is a connection between food and caring. Who will you cook for next?

Favorite to make: Platski - Polish pancakes, hand shredded, fried paper thin in light oil, lightly salted and enjoyed with a cup of tea. Major comfort food!

Least Favorite: Meatballs - forever hard, crusty on one or more sides - don't have the meatball genome.

Kitchen must have 'Great smells'!

I'd like to be an ear of corn - laze in the sun all summer; cozy up inside my husks; grow sweeter by the minute; and I wouldn't have to set my tassle of hair!

Favorite memory: summer at Nana's - a small, pheasant of a woman; she was ever-perched on her kitchen stool; I would pick fresh fruit from her peach, apple cherry and pear trees-she would stew the fruit - picking (and munching) fresh beans from her garden. Poppop making kidney stew for breakfast.

My outfit must be loose, light and NOT white - I am a 'spot magnet.'

Advice: 'Love the process' - Feeding others is a sacred ritual of life.

Restaurant name: 'Mange Avec Moi"

Favorite cooks: Mom, Jim, Paul, Nikki, Michael, Danni

Helpful hint: If you're having a bad day, let someone cook for you...

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