You’re serving me spolied food, Mom!?

While growing up my Dad had a favorite side dish that my Mom made. I think many Americans call this cheesy potato casserole or something, but my parents opted for the more “eloquent” name, “potatoes au gratin.” The problem was, they didn’t quite have the French flair needed to pronounce it eloquently so it sounded something like “potatoes a-grottin.” To my inexperienced 3 or 4-year old ears, it sounded like they were saying “potatoes egg-rotten!” LOL.

Indeed, when my Mom was about to make it for the first time since I went off baby food, I thought she was planning to serve me a concoction of rotten eggs mixed with potatoes that for some reason my Dad loved. I was terrified and whined in protest. There was no way I was eating that! My father was not aware of my silly misunderstanding said to me enthusiastically, “oh, you will LOVE it!” Noooooooooo! I won’t eat it!

In the end I think my Mom ended up making something else! I hope that wasn't because of me, because otherwise...Sorry, Dad! Needless to say I finally did try it at a later time and it was crazy delicious. It became one of my favorites too!

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