Hi everyone! In all my years of Take Back the Kitchen, I realize I have never had a post written by someone who has experienced true obstacles to cooking and is working on overcoming them.
Elizabeth Howard, a new friend with a wonderful blog, has eloquently written about her challenges in the kitchen. She writes…
” …I bet you have an issue with food. I did. Er, do. Alma told me: “EVERYBODY has a story to tell about eating!” So here goes mine…
As a kid, I didn’t eat any veggies or fruit. I literally gagged on iceberg lettuce. My brain just did NOT like the idea of anything that grew out of the ground.
I do not know why.
My mom hated to cook, and made no bones about it. It was a chore for her to make three meals a day for 8 people after getting home from work. She didn’t like to do it.
Like any mom of the ’70s, she was thrilled to indulge in convenience foods. Frozen and canned and packaged made her very content…”
For the rest of her piece and to check out her blog, click here:
2 Responses
Loved your guest blogger post. But let me understand this… to see pictures of you and the children (oh they have all grown so much!) I have to go to other people’s blogs? LOL….
Alma, thank you for sharing my story again! I am grateful to have met you! love to you and the family… and keep up the great recipes. I can’t wait to try a few more when I get back from camping.