Chapter 3

He didn’t stop me but he made it a point not to help. I kept it pretty simple, making finger sandwiches and homebaked nibbles. I even made homemade turkey salad and pimento cheese from recipes my grandmother had given me. I’d shared some with Amanda and Chloe during coffee and they raved about how good they were. Chloe even asked if I’d make a container of the pimento cheese for her husband. She reported back later about how much he enjoyed it, so I taught her and Amanda how to make it.

Word spread and one morning I had six wives besides my two best friends over for a marathon class. Chloe had bought a twenty pound turkey and roasted it. We all helped strip the meat off the bones, and soon we were chopping onions and prepping the rest of the ingredients. Amanda had bought ten pounds of cheese and three large jars of pimentoes. I contributing by making homemade mayonaise and buying three loaves of artisan breads for taste tests. I’d also taken the time to make four pans of cinnamon rolls to snack on.