Dinner With The Family – Thirteenth Stone Soup Entry- (Topic- Food That Inspires Something)

Ah, dinner with the family. Such a wonderful thing. I set up the table, putting silverware, placemats, and napkins neatly for our spectacular dinner. The smell of pasta sauce and garlic bread fills the air. The spaghetti is already cooked and it is in the strainer ready to be served on a plate. My sister does the drinks, pouring milk for the two of us and water for our parents. My mom is busy, fixing up her homemade turkey tomato sauce for the spaghetti. My dad puts the garlic bread in the toaster oven, waiting there for 15 minutes until it’s ready. As dinner time gets closer, I get out the plates and put it on the island where we set all of our food up to take. Our stomachs growl, wanting to eat very much, but also wanting to spend time with each other and relax. “Dinner is served,” my mom says in a joyful voice, “take what you want.” I take a pile of spaghetti and spread the sauce evenly all over it. My dad gives me a piece of garlic bread. Before I go to the table and sit down, I thank all my family members for setting up and making dinner. “You’re welcome. Thanks to you too!” they say. I turn on the TV and put on Family Feud. Family Feud makes dinner more fun since we all laugh at it and try to guess the answers. We get ready to eat. Dinner is not just about eating though. The true meaning of dinner is that it brings families together.