November 23, 2022 by Patrice Nicholas · Your Main Squeeze

The Pearl Onion Incident: A Holiday Cooking and Marriage Fail

Holiday cooking is always freighted with emotion. But who knew a misunderstanding over a side dish could reveal so much about marriage?

More than 10 years ago, my older brother Robert and his family visited for Thanksgiving. Robert told me that he truly loved pearl onions in cream sauce on the holidays. This I did not know about him, but like a good sister, I made them for him.

In the process, I learned they are a pain in the ass; every tiny onion must be peeled by hand before boiling. But they are delicious and because my husband Andrew seemed to enjoy them, too, I have made creamed onions for several other holiday dinners. Not always, because sometimes I was just not up for the tedium.

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