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This Month's Entries
September 30, 2005 Goodness Gracious: Gyoza!
September 21, 2005 Takin' It Easy: Spinach Pie!
September 11, 2005 Spicy Hot: Shrimp Wraps!
September 05, 2005 Laborless Lemon Shortbread!
September 02, 2005 Memories of Childhood: Linguine with Clams!
Goodness Gracious: Gyoza!
September 30, 2005
INT. CARYN'S APARTMENT--EVENING
Caryn and Winnie sit on pillows on the floor around the coffee table. Armed with a fancy set of chopsticks, each girl is devouring her own plate of tender dumplings stuffed as full as they can get.
CARYN
I never understand why people take the time to make perfect pleats on these things. Who looks at the pleats?
WINNIE
No time to examine them on the way to my mouth.
Caryn dips the last dumpling in the dark sauce and finishes it off. Winnie sets down her chopsticks.
WINNIE (CONT'D)
Still no sign of him?
Goodness Gracious: Gyoza! continued »
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Takin' It Easy: Spinach Pie!
September 21, 2005
INT. MR. R.'S MANSION--KITCHEN--DAY
The afternoon light warms the kitchen to a comfortable and sleepy temperature. Caryn sits at her table trying to stay awake. A magazine slips from her grasp and hits the floor with a THUD.
Caryn bolts upright as Flora enters.
CARYN
His lunch is on the counter.
Flora looks at the carefully prepared tray: spinach pie with a delicate crust, steaming tomato soup and a chilled glass of water with a lime wedg. Even a flower in a small glass vase.
CARYN (CONT'D)
Any sign of life in there?
Takin' It Easy: Spinach Pie! continued »
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Spicy Hot: Shrimp Wraps!
September 11, 2005
INT. HOLLYWOOD MANSION--KITCHEN--DAY
Sizzling shrimp are the focus as Caryn prepares lunch. She tosses them around, determining that they are done, and then carries the skillet to the counter where the rest of the ingredients wait patiently.
Flora walks in with arms full of dirty laundry.
CARYN
Hey, Flora.
FLORA
It's so good to have you back again. This place is so lonely when he's on a movie.
Caryn smiles as she carefully drops the shrimp on top of the lettuce, cheese, tomato and jalapenos that sit in the center of a large flour wrap. Flora shoves the laundry into the chute and watches it tumble down to the basement.
CARYN
Will he be coming to the table for lunch today?
Spicy Hot: Shrimp Wraps! continued »
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Laborless Lemon Shortbread!
September 05, 2005
INT. CARYN'S APARTMENT--DAY
Caryn lounges on the couch, still wearing pajamas that look like they've been on her body for a few days. A cup of lemon-blueberry tea steams from the coffee table. Next to the cup is a severely depleted pile of crisp, lemon shortbread.
Mom walks in from the bedroom, fully dressed for a day on the town. She turns down the volume on the blaring television.
MOM
Is that all you're going to do all day? Lay around eating shortbread and watching weepy movies?
CARYN
I sense that you don't approve.
Laborless Lemon Shortbread! continued »
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Memories of Childhood: Linguine with Clams!
September 02, 2005
INT. KITCHEN IN ATLANTA HOME--EVENING--FLASHBACK, LATE 1970s
CHILD CARYN, about 5, sits at a table flanked by her YOUNG MOM and her blond-haired, blue-eyed SISTER KRISSY, about 7. Her YOUNG DAD sits across from her wearing square glasses with thick black frames. All are dressed in the appropriate attire for a family in the late 70s: bellbottoms.
Caryn and Krissy pick at the plate of pasta in front of them while their parents try to ignore them. Caryn sorts little pieces of indistinguishable seafood from the long strands.
CARYN
Mommy, what's this?
YOUNG MOM
Linguine. Eat it.
CARYN
Lin-gweeeee-neeee?
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