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So, last night I hit that wall all of us mothers hit, from time-to-time, and just could not think of a single thing I actually wanted to cook or to eat for supper.<\/p>\n

My Elder Son wondered what I had in mind, and if anything I was planning could be well-served with a generous slathering of Monastery Mustard<\/a>, which he was craving.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got nothing,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019m out of ideas and can\u2019t bear the idea of cooking chicken again this week. Why don\u2019t you think of something.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHome-made pizzas?\u201d he wondered.<\/p>\n

Actually, a reader sent a great pizza recipe my way<\/a>, and I do want to try it, but not just then.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy don\u2019t you cook something up,\u201d I suggested, \u201cI\u2019m not into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being an agreeable sort, Elder Son agreed, and then went online to hunt down something that sounded \u201cfun\u201d to make. \u201cPasta alla Carbonara,\u201d he announced. \u201cDo we have pancetta in the house?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPancetta, you\u2019re kidding me, right? I have peanut butter, here. And some sardines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have olive oil?\u201d<\/p>\n

That we had. And spaghetti. He dashed out and bought some pancetta and some ground cheese and then proceeded to cook for us this little masterpiece<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What a sweet guy! I have the coolest kids in the world!<\/p>\n

It was beyond delish and we made pigs of ourselves. I highly recommend.<\/p>\n

I wonder if my kids would be into this<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"