Tag: food
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Rhubarb and the Road to Hell

When I was a kid I had a secret obsession; I loved rhubarb. I don’t think my mom even knew how crazy I was for those luscious red stalks of delight. That combination of sweet and sour was too good to be true, and it led me down a very dangerous path. We had a…
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A Little Indulgence

We were a very frugal family when I was a kid. Perhaps it was because my parents grew up during the depression. Or perhaps because five children and one income necessitated a bit of frugality. Whatever the reason, in our household indulgence was not encouraged. It was pretty much understood that you took limited portions…