Have you ever had your family happily bang on the table, with forks in their hands, ready to go, chanting: "We want food! We want food!"? Have you ever had the same family, after you serve them that food, bang on the table again, with saliva dripping the sides of the their pretty mouths, chanting: "We want more! We want more!"? Did you ever ask your family: "What would … [Read more...]

I remember when I was pregnant with Sprout, especially toward the end of pregnancy, I felt hungry all the time, curiously mostly at night.  I will never forget my night trips to the fridge. Between hunger pangs and Sprout kicking my ribs, I don't think I ever slept. When Sprout came, as a new parent and a business owner, I was tired all the time.  I was not getting enough … [Read more...]

I never liked spicy food. N-E-V-E-R! I don't know why. In my very large family I seem to be about the only one, save my mother, who also has taste buds of a pre-schooler, with this defect.  Or, perhaps it's not a defect, but a blessing, because my face never turns red when I eat my food, I do not constantly clear my throat because the spice was too hot, I never cry (yes, I … [Read more...]