Kitchen Chaos: The joy of cooking

I stand in the kitchen with the refrigerator door open, arms laden with my favorite ingredients: sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, pesto, fresh parmesan. My mind creates flavor combinations that instantly cause my mouth to salivate.

I search the vegetable drawer to see what is on-hand. Fresh, thin, green asparagus - oh, I am in heaven.

I stop for a moment to consider the others I am feeding.

Joe, my husband, would rather have a meaty tomato sauce with sausage and meatballs. Actually, he would probably even prefer Spaghetti O's.

Alec, who is 12, loves artichokes but not so much the asparagus.

It is too late to reconsider; my mind is already made up. They will just have to deal with my taste for tonight.