Poem: "Sunday Dinner"
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ysabetwordsmithThis is today's freebie, inspired by prompts from mashfanficchick, gingicat, and torc87. It belongs to the series Love Is For Children.
"Sunday Dinner"
The concept of family was
integral to the team, but also
a touchy topic in Avengers Tower.
Phil pointed out to Steve and Bucky
that despite their hardships, they had
better memories of childhood than
most of their teammates did.
Sure, they all had Game Night
to share now, but they needed
more than that to make a life.
"Okay, I get that," Steve said,
rubbing a hand through his hair.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Well, can you think of
any other family traditions
or rituals that you enjoyed
and want to share?" Phil said.
"I ... don't know," Steve said.
"I mean, I remember plenty, but
I'm not sure if any of that would
really appeal to modern folks."
"Sunday dinner," Bucky blurted.
"Everybody used to do that, and
now hardly anyone eats together.
It's bad for family, bad for friends,
when you don't do that. So we
should bring it back. Besides,
everyone on our team loves food!"
"That's a good idea," Steve said.
"People copy what we do, so we
might as well take advantage of it.
We already have Game Night for
the team, but we don't really have
a time to bring in our friends."
"I'm inviting Daveed," said Bucky.
"We could ask Dr. Samson too,"
said Steve. "He already knows
at least half of the team."
"I'll pass the word," Phil said,
taking out his smartphone.
When they went down to
Tony's workshop in person
because he wasn't answering
his phone, Steve explained
the new Sunday Dinner idea.
Tony blinked for a moment.
"Okay. I'm inviting Rhodey."
"Hey, we can call Sam too,"
said Bucky. "He's comfortable
with us even when we're squirrelly."
When Betty heard of the plan,
she said, "I'll ask Tiffany in Publicity.
We need more women around here."
"She is not wrong," Bruce said.
When Sunday rolled around, Steve
and Bucky took over the kitchen. They
made roasted pork with blackberry sauce,
steamed green beans, honey-roasted carrots,
four-cheese macaroni and cheese, and
apple-pear crumble for dessert.
Nobody had asked anyone
to bring a dish, but Sam brought
African pumpkin bread pudding.
Rhodey came in carrying
a huge carton of strawberries
that made Tony laugh for
some reason they didn't
explain to anyone else.
Dr. Samson and Daveed
showed up with a basket
of poppyseed challah rolls.
"Forward ... forward ..."
JARVIS chanted, and
everyone turned to look.
Tiffany was coming in with
a fruit basket so big that
she couldn't see over it.
"That is a lot of fruit,"
Clint said, staring at it.
"It's not like we won't finish
the extra food," Natasha said
with a philosophical shrug.
Bucky clapped his hands.
"Okay, kids, gather 'round,"
he said. "Steve's gonna
say grace, then we'll go
around the table telling
how our week went."
They shuffled around a bit,
since none of the younger folks
were used to the traditional ritual,
but Bucky was an old hand at this.
He got them herded neatly into
their places, just like a handler
managing a team, and Steve
fell in right alongside him.
Exactly where they should be.
* * *
Notes:
Family traditions are important for human bonding. Sharing meals creates family ties, and Sunday dinner has many benefits.
Among the favorite recipes for Sunday dinner are roasted pork with blackberry sauce and green beans, four-cheese macaroni and cheese, honey-roasted carrots, and apple-pear crumble. Challah is a traditional Jewish bread. Pumpkin is a big part of black cuisine, such as this African pumpkin bread pudding. Pepper is allergic to strawberries, as mentioned in Iron Man 2, so Rhodey brings them to tease Tony because they are always jerking each other's chain.
A fruit basket makes a great host gift for most occasions. Knowing the Avengers, Tiffany went all out. There is about half a bushel of assorted fruit and snacks in that thing. Learn how to make your own fruit basket.
mashfanficchick, gingicat, and torc87. It belongs to the series Love Is For Children."Sunday Dinner"
The concept of family was
integral to the team, but also
a touchy topic in Avengers Tower.
Phil pointed out to Steve and Bucky
that despite their hardships, they had
better memories of childhood than
most of their teammates did.
Sure, they all had Game Night
to share now, but they needed
more than that to make a life.
"Okay, I get that," Steve said,
rubbing a hand through his hair.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Well, can you think of
any other family traditions
or rituals that you enjoyed
and want to share?" Phil said.
"I ... don't know," Steve said.
"I mean, I remember plenty, but
I'm not sure if any of that would
really appeal to modern folks."
"Sunday dinner," Bucky blurted.
"Everybody used to do that, and
now hardly anyone eats together.
It's bad for family, bad for friends,
when you don't do that. So we
should bring it back. Besides,
everyone on our team loves food!"
"That's a good idea," Steve said.
"People copy what we do, so we
might as well take advantage of it.
We already have Game Night for
the team, but we don't really have
a time to bring in our friends."
"I'm inviting Daveed," said Bucky.
"We could ask Dr. Samson too,"
said Steve. "He already knows
at least half of the team."
"I'll pass the word," Phil said,
taking out his smartphone.
When they went down to
Tony's workshop in person
because he wasn't answering
his phone, Steve explained
the new Sunday Dinner idea.
Tony blinked for a moment.
"Okay. I'm inviting Rhodey."
"Hey, we can call Sam too,"
said Bucky. "He's comfortable
with us even when we're squirrelly."
When Betty heard of the plan,
she said, "I'll ask Tiffany in Publicity.
We need more women around here."
"She is not wrong," Bruce said.
When Sunday rolled around, Steve
and Bucky took over the kitchen. They
made roasted pork with blackberry sauce,
steamed green beans, honey-roasted carrots,
four-cheese macaroni and cheese, and
apple-pear crumble for dessert.
Nobody had asked anyone
to bring a dish, but Sam brought
African pumpkin bread pudding.
Rhodey came in carrying
a huge carton of strawberries
that made Tony laugh for
some reason they didn't
explain to anyone else.
Dr. Samson and Daveed
showed up with a basket
of poppyseed challah rolls.
"Forward ... forward ..."
JARVIS chanted, and
everyone turned to look.
Tiffany was coming in with
a fruit basket so big that
she couldn't see over it.
"That is a lot of fruit,"
Clint said, staring at it.
"It's not like we won't finish
the extra food," Natasha said
with a philosophical shrug.
Bucky clapped his hands.
"Okay, kids, gather 'round,"
he said. "Steve's gonna
say grace, then we'll go
around the table telling
how our week went."
They shuffled around a bit,
since none of the younger folks
were used to the traditional ritual,
but Bucky was an old hand at this.
He got them herded neatly into
their places, just like a handler
managing a team, and Steve
fell in right alongside him.
Exactly where they should be.
* * *
Notes:
Family traditions are important for human bonding. Sharing meals creates family ties, and Sunday dinner has many benefits.
Among the favorite recipes for Sunday dinner are roasted pork with blackberry sauce and green beans, four-cheese macaroni and cheese, honey-roasted carrots, and apple-pear crumble. Challah is a traditional Jewish bread. Pumpkin is a big part of black cuisine, such as this African pumpkin bread pudding. Pepper is allergic to strawberries, as mentioned in Iron Man 2, so Rhodey brings them to tease Tony because they are always jerking each other's chain.
A fruit basket makes a great host gift for most occasions. Knowing the Avengers, Tiffany went all out. There is about half a bushel of assorted fruit and snacks in that thing. Learn how to make your own fruit basket.
Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 02:32 am (UTC)Yay! :D
From the movies, I get the impression that Tony and Rhodey are dick friends. Rhodey tries to keep Tony more-or-less in line, and Tony pesters the hell out of him, and Rhodey gives it right back.
>> I can just see JARVIS guiding Tiffany like that, not to mention getting the doors... <<
JARVIS is used to guiding people when they can't see, like if something blows up in Tony's face or he has a migraine.
>> and that fruit basket will probably last a week, maybe less if Hulk shows up. [probably a LOT less if the big guy gets peckish] <<
That fruit basket will last the Avengers a day. Remember, Steve eats about 4x normal for a highly active man, Bucky 3x, Natasha 2x, and most of the others are at least toward the high end of the normal scale.
>>Also, thank you for the Challah link. I've started making our own bread, since it works out a lot cheaper. <<
This is the challah recipe I use:
https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/best-challah-egg-bread/
Another favorite is a tricolor loaf called Brigid's Braid:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100213064806/http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usky&c=holidays&id=13395
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 02:39 am (UTC)and thank you for the recipes. I'm kinda having fun making bread, although it's complicated because if I make a really good one, I then have to figure out how to make a version without yeast, because my daughter wants to share and she and yeast do not get along! So far, so good..
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 03:49 am (UTC)https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Bread-Without-Yeast
http://happypreppers.com/no-yeast-bread.html
https://oureverydaylife.com/list-leavening-agents-27126.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Leavening_agents
http://www.eliyah.com/recipes.html
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 04:19 pm (UTC)What we call "biscuits"...
These are yummy and dead easy - slightly different from the shortening-based biscuits Southern Americans are used to... my little sister made these nearly 40 years ago, once or twice, and they're still memorable. I need to do these again. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/232810/easy-mayonnaise-biscuits/
From your own sceptre'd isle, scones... which can be savoury or sweet...
CORNBREAD. That's a whole separate discussion which has been had on here before.
And of course sourdough. Which frankly is only for those who make bread a LOT, because starter maintenance is relatively labour-intensive.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 07:21 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-06-08 10:23 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-06-08 10:50 am (UTC)Some people can eat ancestral wheat (e.g. einkorn, emmer) but not modern wheat that's been bred for more gluten.
Yeasts can be bred for many different purposes, and the ones for wine or or other spirits have somewhat divergent qualities than those for bread. All the commercial yeasts have more consistent qualities compared to wild yeast. So it would depend on whether someone was reacting to yeast as a live organism, the makeup of the yeast body itself, or something it produces. Some of those would be more likely to differentiate than others.
They act like corn is all the same thing, but I've known several people who could sometimes digest corn just fine and other times had a violent reaction. So they had to stop eating all of it, because they couldn't pin down the variable. My hypothesis is that it's either a gengineered frankencorn or a pesticide residue causing the problem. It's an occult variable, not on the label because nobody considers it a meaningful difference, but it sure as hell shows up as a difference in practice.
It's up to the individual to decide which boundaries they want to push, or not. Generally the more serious the risk, the less prudent it is to push. But if your limitations are causing problems, you're more likely to look for loopholes.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 02:45 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 02:55 am (UTC)I ran out of maple half way through a Maple & Pecan loaf, and used honey. Oh boy! Tastiest accident ever!
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 02:57 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 03:02 am (UTC)I think I just found a use for that.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 03:55 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2019-02-06 03:11 am (UTC)