Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

I love the treat and pleasure of eating when it becomes an act of focused giving and sharing...Wasting money and appetite on bad food is disappointing, but it doesn't matter when the company is good...[T]here's a lot to be said for eating as a social act. It's a treat, even when the food is bad.

Anyone who can fail to rejoice in the enticing squish/crunch of a fast-food French fry, or the delight of a warmed piece of grocery-store donut, is living half a life

But my cookies contain the anxious deliciousness earned through an afternoon spent in turmoil, soothed by separating my troubles into warm crispy pieces.

Aging cheese breaks down lactose, so most aged cheeses can be eaten by lactose intolerants! Good News! Aging also breaks down most potentially harmful bacteria, so less worry about raw milk cheeses!

A reminder that, despite our cultural differences, we all sometimes need a little comfort grease.

Taking my vitamins in the morning reminds me of the sweet, chalky taste of the jar of Flintstones I snuck, in an act of delicious medicinal rebellion, eaten like candy, inches from the television screen.