So if you follow politics, you probably know that people are twittering today about the supposed McCain family recipes. Turns out they were lifted word-for-word from The Food Network and Rachael Ray.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-weiner/mccain-family-recipes-lif_b_96666.html
Now this is funny, and I'm no Cindy McCain - though I hope I look that good in my 50s - but I've done this. Lifted recipes, I mean. A few years ago, we put together a family cookbook. My mom has eight brothers and sisters, and it was a no-brainer - we all love to cook. Or at least think we do. I love to do it when I'm relaxed, have enough time, it's not 6pm on a weekday, and the baby isn't crying. But that's another post.
So I assemble the cookbook, and notice we're well-covered in the dessert and hors d'oevres section, but a little lean in the entree and vegetable sections. So, I do what any good publisher would do, and that's give the people what they want. More recipes. I went to Recipe.com, Epicurious.com, and just browsed around for things that looked good. Recipes I might want to make. Someday.
We publish the cookbook, and everyone eagerly looks through it. Mom's Red Velvet Cake, Ed's Beer-Braised Brats, all the old favorites were included. Plus the ones I tossed in there. Not a minute passes, and my dear hubby totally OUTS me. "Hey Jules - I'd love to try your famous homemade pretzels someday." Oops. BUSTED. Of course I came clean, and everyone agreed my little additions looked good, but I guess the moral of the story is don't claim a recipe if you don't want your husband to tease you about it for years. "Hey, when am I going to try your special veggie casserole?"
This cracks me up every time.
