This makes me laugh. My late husband, Ray, wanted to make a night of it in Shreveport when he proposed. The idea was to go to a seafood place on Cross Lake for oysters on the half shell. Neither of us had ever eaten those, so we opted for Piccadilly, a spaghetti place downtown that Don will remember.
Afterwards, rings( now pleural) on, we decided to eat crabs in New Orleans. The waiter handed us each a mallet. What to do with a mallet!!?! Hit the crab? Hit your spouse? Who would know?
We then smartly observed that yessiree, the mallet was for smashing the crab shell! So bang bang bang we smashed away. Females were more mushy, so less destructive force was needed. The guy crabs, though, challenged our prowess at picking away at their tasty meat.
Now, I’m married to Wai Choi. He is from Hong Kong. I’ve learned how to stir soup with a chopstick (singular) and then to grab a pair for succulent delights such as dim sum and sushi.
So it is. Life, love, and food are indeed inextricably yoked. And thus it shall be forever said, “Bon appetit”
I eat to live. One of the best decisions I've made in my 70 year old life is to follow a vegan lifestyle for past 15 years, learning a lot more about animal rights and welfare and the unending ways we humans abuse, terrify, misuse, injure, implode and slaughter all living species from insects to marine life and everything else we come in contact with. It is my primary spiritual belief now to do no harm to all living species (if possible), and has really changed me over time to be more compassionate and to see things from the animals point of view - they are created to be wild and raise families - and all have superpowers and amazing abilities and want to thrive and live, experiencing feelings and pain. I've found a wonderful vegan and vegetarian tribe that has helped me learn so much about eating and living healthier to work for a sustainable life and planet.
Great reflection. We are so lucky to have choices. I too have started listening to my body about what feels good and what doesn’t. Went to a tapas cooking class the other night. Great food. Learned stuff but my body rebelled about the amount of oil and butter used in some things. Live and learn. Moderation. Keep writing.
I’m with you. Love to eat! We eat much less red meat and probably less of everything. And I am grateful that food is not a source of worry or stress. But we incessantly talk about politics around the table in Montreal including American politics. SMH.
I've heard it said that all that abstinence stuff doesn't make a person live longer, it just seems longer.
This makes me laugh. My late husband, Ray, wanted to make a night of it in Shreveport when he proposed. The idea was to go to a seafood place on Cross Lake for oysters on the half shell. Neither of us had ever eaten those, so we opted for Piccadilly, a spaghetti place downtown that Don will remember.
Afterwards, rings( now pleural) on, we decided to eat crabs in New Orleans. The waiter handed us each a mallet. What to do with a mallet!!?! Hit the crab? Hit your spouse? Who would know?
We then smartly observed that yessiree, the mallet was for smashing the crab shell! So bang bang bang we smashed away. Females were more mushy, so less destructive force was needed. The guy crabs, though, challenged our prowess at picking away at their tasty meat.
Now, I’m married to Wai Choi. He is from Hong Kong. I’ve learned how to stir soup with a chopstick (singular) and then to grab a pair for succulent delights such as dim sum and sushi.
So it is. Life, love, and food are indeed inextricably yoked. And thus it shall be forever said, “Bon appetit”
"Geezer Grub." Look for it in U.S. grocery store isles soon!
I eat to live. One of the best decisions I've made in my 70 year old life is to follow a vegan lifestyle for past 15 years, learning a lot more about animal rights and welfare and the unending ways we humans abuse, terrify, misuse, injure, implode and slaughter all living species from insects to marine life and everything else we come in contact with. It is my primary spiritual belief now to do no harm to all living species (if possible), and has really changed me over time to be more compassionate and to see things from the animals point of view - they are created to be wild and raise families - and all have superpowers and amazing abilities and want to thrive and live, experiencing feelings and pain. I've found a wonderful vegan and vegetarian tribe that has helped me learn so much about eating and living healthier to work for a sustainable life and planet.
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Very clever piece
We eat for quality,flavor(s), and nutritional value…A healthy combo of Eat to Live and Live to Eat
Keep‘em coming 😀
Great reflection. We are so lucky to have choices. I too have started listening to my body about what feels good and what doesn’t. Went to a tapas cooking class the other night. Great food. Learned stuff but my body rebelled about the amount of oil and butter used in some things. Live and learn. Moderation. Keep writing.
Oh Don…. This is hilarious ! 🤣
I’m with you. Love to eat! We eat much less red meat and probably less of everything. And I am grateful that food is not a source of worry or stress. But we incessantly talk about politics around the table in Montreal including American politics. SMH.
I’m a salt person (as opposed to a sugar person). So what I really want is a bag of potato chips, but my GI system says, no thanks.