When is it OK to cheat?

When it's with an Italian - 'ovviamente'. 

Sauces from La Favorita

My girlfriend Julie Brassard (see below), came over for dinner last week (a dinner that Franck made) - and, inspired by this blog, brought me sauces from La Grande Epicerie - which is, Paris' haute couture destination for food. I never go there. 
But that's besides the point...introducing products by La Favorita! The Anti-Chef (moi) suggests that you serve them in a bowl to accompany toast as an appetizer or as a sauce to accompany a pasta or meat dish. When your hubby compliments you and asks about the sauce, smile demurely and say, "Thanks amore, it's an old recipe from Nonna."  If you don't have a Nonna, say, "Thanks amore, it's an old recipe from Caterina's Nonna." (You can borrow mine, she's lovely). No one will know you are cheating, because everyone knows that Nonnas always have the best recipes.  

Julie: another beauty and great chef.  This woman however is not a cheater. A few years ago, we were both in Montreal for a big meeting and instead of afterwards ordering pizza, she came back to the office a few hours later with an exceptional dinner that she had prepared for everyone. All of a sudden the table cloth was laid and it was Thanksgiving in the middle of June. On a work night. Yes ladies. A work night. I was stunned and felt highly inadequate. Needless to say her hubby won't be looking elsewhere.