“Part of the secret
of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out
inside.“ Mark Twain http://www.brainyquote.com
Being such a scattered soul
means that routines always tend to increase my stick-to-it-ness. Alas, along with my weekly “Saturday
Stuff-It Chronicles” I am also going to attempt “Munchy Mondays”. To hazard a guess I am sure your brilliance
would correctly assume it will be all about food…
I am closer to a gnome than
a gastronome…but that’s okay since almost everyone loves a chubby-bellied
garden dweller whose been around since the Renaissance and who clings to two
goals. One, to look absolutely
ridiculous, and two, to ward off evil spirits (probably because these atrocious
phantoms are too occupied with belly-laughing over the roly poly kitsch).
So I assure you that Mondays
will embrace little culinary talent (I wouldn’t leave Hell’s Kitchen a
blubbering mess only because I’d be too flustered to have any idea what Ramsay
was screeching about) although I may share some recipes. Of what then shall Munchy Mondays consist?
Food. Plain and simple and non-descript: food.
We used to hunt and gather,
foraging in forests and fields, and beating small (or not so small) creatures
to cast-iron-cauldron-sized remnants.
Now we hunt through labels and gather not-yet-ripe “fruit” in aisles, bludgeoning
remnants housed in cylindrical metal into microwave-sized plastic bowls. Yep, we’ve come a longgg way, Baby. (As I’m sure the cigarettes would happily
concur with our chemical-laden colons.)
What happened to the beauty
of food? The natural-ness of it? (You know: tomatoes that are red and robust
with flavour?)
Food. Plain and simple and philosophical food,
perhaps?
Please excuse me…I think
someone may be starting some illicit activity with the fat guy in our garden….
P.S. For some reading that may inspire political action on your behalf check out...
http://www.freethegnomes.com/
“Stop Oppressive Gardening
FreeTheGnomes.com provides Garden Gnome Liberation information and calls to action.
We advocate an end to oppressive gardening and freedom for garden gnomes everywhere.”
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