eating

WHAT’S OFF THE MENU

By Rich Paschall on 09/17/2023 • ( 8 )

Things We Are Not Eating, by Rich Paschall Most people have a list of things they just do not want to eat. Some have a much longer list than others. I did not think my list would be very long,… Read More ›

CHILDREN ARE STARVING

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/18/2023 • ( 8 )

When I was a kid, we weren’t allowed to throw food away. If we weren’t hungry, we had to eat it anyway. If we hated those mashed potatoes? We had to eat them because somewhere, children were starving. By the… Read More ›

BAKING, COOKING, EATING, AND BLOATED

By Marilyn Armstrong on 03/29/2021 • ( 4 )

I wasn’t sure I had the strength to write anything tonight. Owen and I spent the day in the kitchen. We made a brisket — half a brisket because the whole thing was big enough to feed at least eight… Read More ›

FEAST OR NIBBLES? Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/12/2018 • ( 20 )

Wednesday RDP – FEAST We aren’t big eaters these days. A feast can be laid out on the table, but we merely nibble around the edges. I’m surprised when I meet an elderly but really fat person because generally, appetite… Read More ›

THE DECLINE OF LEFTOVERS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 12/11/2017 • ( 32 )

Leftovers aren’t sexy. Throwing them out is not considered morally or ecologically wrong by most Americans. This has created a garbage crisis in this country. Americans throw away 27 MILLION tons of food each year. The average person wastes 3.5 POUNDS… Read More ›

LOSING THE EXTRA 10 POUNDS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/10/2017 • ( 12 )

Sometime between the end of last Autumn and my birthday this year, I gained almost 10 pounds. I’m not sure how, exactly, but it might have had something to do with the pies. There was an apple, a custard, a… Read More ›

THE BELL TOLLS – IT’S DINNERTIME!

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/16/2016 • ( 24 )

If there’s one universal truth about life on earth, it’s that all that lives — plant or animal — eats. From the birds in the sky and the Christmas cacti in the dining room, to the ants who annually invade my kitchen — it’s dinnertime. Ask the dogs. Gibbs… Read More ›

EATING SOCIAL

By Marilyn Armstrong on 08/21/2015 • ( 18 )

Food is about color, texture and scent. Meals are sharing with friends, celebrating life and getting together with the family. We make dinner with a side dish of memories. Dining is discovery — the exotic and new. It’s about comfort and familiarity. Being… Read More ›