Adventures in cooking.

A couple of months ago, I took the kids to see Ratatouille. They enjoyed the movie tremendously, and then, as we were exiting, asked if I could make ratatouille, the movie's signature dish. I had never made it or eaten it and had a sneaking suspicion that they would not eat it, even if I did, but I instead secured a promise that they would eat it and promised them I would make it.

Fast forward until today.

Today for dinner I made ratatouille, finally. It made my kitchen far hotter than I wanted even as it used up a lot (but not all) of the veggies I really needed to use. At the end of the process, it was put in bowls and served with toast, and served up not only to my boys but to Junior, a neighborhood boy who spent the day hanging out here.

The verdict: delicious. Seconds were had. I was frankly stunned, although it was good if I say so myself. I will therefore share the recipe I used with all my gentle readers.

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