Prompted writing

Compare and contrast two meals you’ve eaten recently prepared by someone else; if you had to choose one of them to be your final meal which would you choose and why?


Recently I have had the pleasure of eating two very seperate meals; one prepared by the woman I am currently commited to. The other was prepared by a friend from work. Both were delicious and both were exactly what I wanted in a meal. However there were very distinct differences in these meals. One was prepared for her and I to enjoy together, the other was prepared by order of a third party. If I were given a choice to choose one of these meals to be my last I would choose the one prepared by my girlfriend. A meal is a meal when it is prepared for an individual, not when it's what the paper says.

The meals that were recently served to me were a Papa Murphys pepperoni pizza, and a Traditional (Bacon, Hashbrowns, Eggs, and toast) from Sharis resturant in Lewiston Idaho. Both of these meals were exactly what I wanted at the time, the pizza was cooked to a golden perfection, with the cheese melted and bubbling. Cut into ten slices of a greasy, cheesy mess. With a side of Vanilla Coke, thinking back on it makes me only want it all over again. The Traditional was served on a platter with the bacon arranged lengthwise still sizzling from the stove, the hashbrowns professionally placed in the middle of the plate. To the right of that were the eggs cooked over hard just as I had requested, and the sourdough toast with the butter melting before my eyes, I had a tall glass of pulp free orange juice to drink the perfect compliment to this feast. However as I began to consume this meal I noticed the eggs had been burnt to a chrisp on one side. I was a little disappointed with this, the cook behind this almost perfect meal; "Captin" Kirk Henry had made it for me dozens of times in the past without error. Not one to piss and moan about a minor error I still ate the entire meal. Eggs first, rolled up onto a piece of toast with strawberry jam, and a piece of bacon to set the whole thing straight hashbrowns next, heavily salted and peppered just how I like it. The burnt eggs seemed to melt away like an unplesent memory as I engorged myself on all this food. rising to my feet after the meal to stretch and feel the food settle, stuffed and happy.

If I were asked to choose between these two meals and make it my last, I would have to choose the pizza. Though it wasn't nearly as complex as the Traditional. There were no errors, I had good company to enjoy myself with, and I like to think that the simplier; the better.

In conclusion if I were given a choice between the two meals given above I would choose that prepared by the woman I'm commited to.