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GARBAGE POTATO SALAD
Excerpt from TRUE NATURE:
Olivia placed the tomatoes in a colander on the table and took one out. She took
the knife from Kailen and deftly removed the stem and sliced it into many perfect pieces.
Smiling her toothless grin, she popped the last piece in her mouth.
“Your treat,” she cackled. “You work on these. I will get you a plate. Then I can
start on the lettuce.”
The woman headed back into the cooler leaving Kailen with a colander full of
tomatoes and no idea what to do. She picked up the first tomato and proceeded to cut
them as the woman had showed her.
Olivia shuffled back into the kitchen and took an educated glance at Kailen’s
handiwork.
“A bit thinner than that dear, or that will be all you taste.”
The woman drew another knife from the block and deftly began to chop up the
heads of lettuce. She explained her technique and the reason she did certain things,
walking back to the simmering pots on the stove to stir them every once and a while and
then returning to the lettuce. She filled the colander with chopped lettuce and took it to
the sink to rinse.
Kailen was surprised at the woman’s energy and complete ease in her own
domain. She felt immediately as if the woman was like family, and began to talk with her
more; asking questions about what she was cooking and her favorite recipes and such.
When she had finished the tomatoes and cleaned off her workplace, Olivia placed
a full plate of food in front of her, and smiled.
“See there, lady,” she spoke softly, “You work, you eat. Not so bad now.”
Olivia patted her arm, turned and left the kitchen, leaving Kailen alone with a
huge pile of food and the warmth of a good solid woman.
Garbage Potato Salad
Ingredients:
6
cups of potatoes (red, white, and/or yellow)
good-sized onion (diced)
½
1
medium tomato (diced)
½
green pepper (diced)
2
4
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