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CHARLEE

My mother once told me, “The simpler the dish, the more obvious the mistake” I didn’t really understand it at the tirew older and s for example There are countless ways to prepare them Scrambled, fried, poached, boiled, so on and so forth Whatever your choice, your cooking skills—or lack thereof—will be painfully obvious If you forget that an o on the plate, it will be overdone If you don’t position the spatula just right when flipping a fried egg, the yolk will break If you skip the ice bath after re froray Details matter Presentation e difference on the final outcome

That last part is what I’m hyper focused on each and every time I step foot into a kitchen It’s why I do what I do so well As I garnish each frittata wedge with sorated parmesan, I step back to admire my handiwork

“Perfetto”

“You’re welco Especially if you’re half naked and speaking in Italian”

I jump a little as Drew startles me “Shit! Why do you always sneak up on me?”

His laughter rumbles inarms around me “Are you fluent?”

“Nah I like to say I speak Italian-ish Growing up, lish into the same sentence—still does, actually—so I learned what I know fro the context”

“Well, it’s sexy as hell” He pauses a moment “That food looks almost as delicious as you What is it?”

“A frittata” I stab the eggs with a fork and turn around to feed hily well stocked”

He gives me a crooked smile “I like to eat”

I chuckle “So I’ve noticed”

The last tiover and in shock so I never got to appreciate how adorable he is first thing in thewith his rumpled boxers, tousled hair, and sleepy lids As his lips wrap around the tines,overat aze is filled with so e for his around his waist as he carries me out of the kitchen

He breaks away fros are incredible but I’d rather eat you for breakfast”

My eyes roll back as he bites the delicate skin where s”