After dinner my husband again 15)recited to his mom, “I can’t believe that in all the years I lived in your house, you never learned how to cook. Why can’t you make a pot roast as good as my wife does?”
I laughed until I cried! I couldn’t speak. I had to 16)let the cat out of the bag.
“Michael, I have to tell you something. Your mother made the pot roast and brought it over,” I told my husband.
He couldn’t believe it! The look on his face was one of amazement. I can still see it to this day!
Over the years, my children and friends have requested several of my dishes. One dish is always asked for over and over—pot roast and potatoes. I have 17)accommodated this request on many occasions. I love to cook and enjoy watching and hearing the 18)ooh’s and 19)ah’s as they begin eating.
A few years ago, I 20)sub-mitted my pot roast recipe as a “one-pot meal” in a contest. I had to actually put the recipe to paper even though none existed. I was just 21)ecstatic when I received a check for a small sum and a copy of the cookbook in which it was published.
As I held the book and check in my hand, I started to cry uncontrollably. I wanted my grandmother to know that she was the best cook and teacher there ever was.
We all share special moments with people we love, whether it’s with a parent, family member, teacher or friend. These moments cannot be 22)duplicated. I cherish every moment I spent with my grandmother.
几个星期后，有一天，我和婆婆聊天的时候，我们想到了一个“小诡计”。
“我打算亲自在家做一回炖肉，然后把它拿到你家去。不要告诉任何人这是谁做的，在哪里做的，”她对我说。我同意了。那天来临了，一切都按计划顺利进行着，没有出现意外。
晚饭过后，丈夫又对他妈妈朗声说道：“真不敢相信我在家里住了那么多年！你从来就没有学会如何烹饪。你怎么就不能把炖肉做得像我妻子弄的那样好吃呢？”
我大笑得泪水直流，说不出话来。我得揭开谜底了。
“迈克尔，我得告诉你一件事。这次的炖肉是你妈妈在家里做好后拿到我们家来的。”我向丈夫道出了实情。
他简直不敢相信自己的耳朵！他诧异至极。至今我依然记得他当时的表情。
这些年来，我的孩子和朋友们经常要我给他们做几道好菜。其中有一道菜他们百吃不厌，那就是炖肉加土豆。我已经多次顺应他们的请求，端出了这道拿手菜。我喜欢烹饪，喜欢看到家人朋友们开心地品尝着我的拿手菜，喜欢听见他们一边品尝一边发出啧啧的赞叹声。
几年前，在一次烹饪比赛中，我拿出我的炖肉秘方，参加了其中“一罐菜”单元的比赛。虽然这道菜并没有所谓的秘方，但我还是把它的菜谱写了出来。收录了我的炖肉秘方的那本烹饪书出版发行后，我收到了一小笔稿费和一本赠书，这一切让我欣喜若狂。
当我手捧赠书和稿费支票的时候，我突然无法自控地大哭起来。我真想让奶奶知道，她是世界上最棒的厨师，也是最好的老师。
我们都与自己所爱的人分享着一些特殊的时刻，也许是与父母，也许是与其他家庭成员，也许是与老师，也许是与朋友。这些特殊的时刻不会重演。因而，我珍惜与奶奶共度的每一刻。
