Come on, get hungry! + Sit & Write #87
Greetings, friends!
In last week's email, I asked you to send me anecdotes about the foods that connect you to people from your past. And you delivered! I'll start with the short ones (provided via instagram) and move onto the longer ones (sent by email):
"Pinto beans and cornbread instantly connect me to my maternal grandparents. Depression kid food." - Natalie
"Best pal and I used to do vegan PB smoothies and vent about how cis-het folks treated us. Now every time I have peanut butter smoothies I think about community and support." - Will
"Toltott kaposzta (stuffed cabbage) to my grandma and brats to my dad." - Eric
"Cucumber and Lowry's salt with my dad." - Morgan
I also received a haiku from Angel:
Mac and cheese, my my-
Made with different cheeses
Grandma, I miss you.
And now, some longer anecdotes:
"The first time I tortured a child with food it was unintentional. When my middle son was in fifth grade, I took him and a school friend out to lunch at the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphi…