Carol

 

I wasn't allowed to get any in action shots of her because she didn't think she was picture worthy that day. So here is one from a couple days (weeks) later. 

Amid the gossip and many failed attempts to stuff the dumplings artfully I asked Alyssa’s mom, Carol, a few questions. Only just a few.

“What was the first meal you made that you were proud of?”

Alyssa reminded her mother of the first meal that she made that she was not proud of.

“A couple green beans.”

Apparently, Carol did not know how to cook when she first started seeing Alyssa’s dad but she wanted to cook for him. So she put a handful of green beans into a huge pot of boiling water and that was their dinner. If you don’t think that’s cute, you need to acquire a heart.

“What is your favorite food?”

“Noodles with tomatoes and egg.”

I wish I knew how that tasted

“What is your favorite food to cook?”

“Dumplings”

Apparently when Carol came to the US she would make dumplings and sell them to restaurants for 10 cents a dumpling to pay for life. Mad respect. And also, I find it crazy that even though she stopped selling them, she hasn’t gotten sick of making them yet. Maybe she has continued to enjoy it because they are so tasty.