I searched in my cupboard for a food that brought up a childhood memory
but nothing worked.
I’m descended from a long line of omnivores.
I’m a boomer whose mom cooked with canned foods and processed flours, every kind of fat, and she baked a lot.
I’m not her.
For eight years, I’ve eaten a plant-based diet, low in fat, dairy, and meat free.
I don’t want to eat meat any longer. The texture and taste do nothing for me. Although I do indulge in the occasional piece of cheese.
At the beginning, I had trouble finding products to keep me plant- based but today with more people joining the movement, it’s easier to purchase foods for my diet.
I felt bad that I failed in finding a something in my cupboard that triggered a childhood memory, so I went back to take another look, and there it was – brown sugar. I recalled one of my favourite desserts – hot apple crisp with that rich, sugary, crunchy, cinnamon and nutmeg, oatmeal, and butter topping crowned with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream.
Mom used food as a reward and made this dessert often. Unfortunately for my waistline, it’s a lesson I have yet to unlearn. It’s the curse of the apple crisp.
Don’t tell anyone, I still make it today! And I use Mom’s recipe!
Your secret is safe here–promise! 😉
Great poem! I’ve been totally vegan (except for occasional honey) for about six years. I lose track…..
Any bit helps! Your tenacity is wonderful.
I love eating a plant-based diet…. I feel so much better and have more energy!
🥰 can relate; I have warm memories of my Grandma’s apple crisp. When I moved to my first apartment, her recipe was a house-warming gift.
Adorable.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the feedback
Wish I had a bowl of apple crisp right now. I had a bit of trouble finding something that reminded me of my childhood, although now that I sit here thinking, I can make more connections.
I had trouble with this too….
Truth.
Loved – and identify with – “long line of ominvores.” Brown sugar is good totem. Glad you had that to kickstart this memory.
Thanks so much for your feedback….Yes, brown sugar is a good totem 🙂