Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia for April 03, 2020

Canned foods are never as good as freshly picked foods.

When I was a kid, most of the time mom would open a can, empty it into a pot of boiling salted water and left it there long enough to turn to mush. I’m guessing a lot of households had a similar dinner rountine which was why so many kids don’t like their veggies. In the summer she kept a small garden and I’d help her out. She was more creative with how she prepared them, and I enjoyed them more. By my teens we bought more fresh or frozen veggies, and I offered to help out in the kitchen.

Dad… could grill corn or fry potatoes.

Wait. Beans are supposed to be green? I’ve been throwing those out when that happens…

Oh man, that year we grew snow peas. Paradise my friend.

How are you gonna keep the boy off the farm once he’s had a taste?

Another one that made me chuckle. Well done TB.

Slap ya Momma good…

Once had a coworker tell me she thought store bought tomatoes were fine until she had one I brought out of my back yard.

I could never understand all the jokes about not liking vegetables when I was a kid. I’m so glad my parents have always had a generous veggie garden.

Garden to plate – can’t be beat.

As a kid, I always thought I hated vegetables. Turns out I just hated canned vegetables that had been cooked to mush.