I searched in my cupboard for a food that brought up a childhood memory<\/p>\n
but nothing worked.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m descended from a long line of omnivores.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a boomer whose mom cooked with canned foods and processed flours, every kind of fat, and she baked a lot.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not her.<\/p>\n
For eight years, I\u2019ve eaten a plant-based diet, low in fat, dairy, and meat free.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to eat meat any longer. The texture and taste do nothing for me. Although I do indulge in the occasional piece of cheese.<\/p>\n
At the beginning, I had trouble finding products to keep me plant- based but today with more people joining the movement, it\u2019s easier to purchase foods for my diet.<\/p>\n
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 \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
Mom used food as a reward and made this dessert often. Unfortunately for my waistline, it\u2019s a lesson I have yet to unlearn. It\u2019s the curse of the apple crisp.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t tell anyone, I still make it today! And I use Mom\u2019s recipe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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