An elderly Ukrainian man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite Ukrainian perogies with fried onions wafting up the stairs.
He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort gripping the railing with both hands, he crawled downstairs.
With labored breath, he leaned against the door frame, gazing into the kitchen. If not for death’s agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven, for there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table was literally hundreds of his favourite perogies.
Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his Ukrainian wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?
Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself towards the table, landing on his knees in a crumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the perogies was already in his mouth, seemingly bringing him back to life. The aged and withered man trembled on his way to the perogies at the edge of the table, when he was suddenly smacked with a wooden spoon by his wife.
“Back off!” she said. “They’re for the funeral.”
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Patience is the secret to good food. - Gail Simmons
Recipe for a happy husband: Fake and Bake. - Unknown
She did not so much cook as assassinate food. - Storm Jameson
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There is no love sincerer than the love of food. - George Bernard Shaw
You don't need a silver fork to eat good food. - Paul Prudhomme
Food is our common ground, a universal experience. - James Beard
Food is not just eating energy. It's an experience. - Guy Fieri
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Before eating, always take a little time to thank the food. - Arapaho Proverb
You are only master of food that you haven't yet eaten. - Tibet Proverb
Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother. - Maya Angelou
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If you are looking for a fly in your food, it means that you are full. - South Africa Proverb
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. - James Beard
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Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants. - Unknown
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If we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food. - Sally Edwards
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The disparity between a restaurant's price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill. - Bryan Miller
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