I Have a Business Dinner Tonight

Casserole The word strikes terror in my family They know it will be all the leftovers of the week Thrown into a bowl with a couple of raw eggs Maybe doused with cheese sauce and cooked until it is a lovely golden brown. Casserole. They begin making other arrangements. “I am dining with friends.” “I am meeting my friend Carol at Pizza Hut.” “I have a business dinner tonight.” “But you are only five,” I argue. “What business is it? Casserole This could include but is not limited to lima beans, carrots, French fries, creamed corn, brown sugar, hamburger, peas, spaghetti o’s, macaroni and cheese, and a bit of peanut butter sandwich. I thought they were overreacting until I left huge dollops of one that they would not even taste on paper plates for the raccoons who tippy-toes around them and did not eat them. Written 8-2-2019 Contest: Cornucopia Cooking Contest Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke