Category Archives: Food

Science Sucker

Posted on June 8, 2017 by sputterpub

I laughed at Dr. Atkins and I scoffed at Weston Price; I rolled my eyes when friends described their fasts. I held my facts aloft from theirs: with logic trained, dismissing trends, explaining the control of calories, I advocated breakfast; … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Modification, Food, Health, Poetry | Leave a comment

Well Shut My Mouth

Posted on June 7, 2017 by sputterpub

As far back as I can remember, I haven’t wanted to eat breakfast in the morning. My lack of appetite drove Mom nuts. She and Dad kept telling me breakfast was the most important meal of the day, while she … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Modification, Food, Health | Leave a comment

Remembering a Jewish Children’s Story

Posted on June 6, 2017 by sputterpub

Young Abraham discovered God by thought. His father made stone idols, and that day a godless woman visited and bought an idol to replace one ripped away from her abode by robbers overnight. “But how can God be stolen?” wondered … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Poetry | Leave a comment

Spinach Frittata

Posted on March 7, 2017 by sputterpub

Frittata day again – it’s time to grate the parmesan, to heat the olive oil and chop the onions, thaw or lacerate the spinach, beat the eggs, and bake and broil till the garnish cheese is crispy gold. I make … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Poetry | Leave a comment

Keto-Nights

Posted on October 27, 2016 by sputterpub

I can’t remember ever wanting food when I get out of bed to start my day. My father said each breakfast should include both milk and protein. Mom tried every way to tempt me – cereal and breakfast shakes, jelly … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Poetry | Leave a comment

Ahuacatl (Notes in LA)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by sputterpub

Around these parts the freeways take a “the,” and most the avenues are boulevards. The hills wear tumbleweed and slides of scree, and ice plant holds the turf in sloped backyards. Here every avocado tastes divine, the citrus never fails, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Poetry | Leave a comment

Cooking

Posted on September 28, 2016 by sputterpub

Now that I’m not going to the office every day, I’m making more meals at home. I was walking to the market the other day, thinking about real food, and I remembered spinach frittata. Everyone liked the old recipe. Hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health | Leave a comment

The Caliber of Avocado

Posted on September 21, 2016 by sputterpub

There was a family wedding last month. My 35 year old nephew tied the knot with his girlfriend of six years. The bride is 29 and of Thai descent. She grew up in the LA basin, so that’s where we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Food, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fat Sonnet

Posted on August 19, 2016 by sputterpub

With swollen legs and burning heart and every cell athirst, with flesh as tight as drumskin and a roughened tongue accursed from all the salts and fats and sweets that nearly made me burst, I pen this song of pig-and-bloat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Modification, Food, Health, Poetry | Leave a comment

Masque

Posted on August 11, 2016 by sputterpub

The seasoned salts of ancient history included superstitions in their trade. Encountering the buxom manatee, they chanty-named the animal “mermaid.” Were they by saline spray and fog so blind, or by long voyaging did they forget? They saw the attitude … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Legends, Poetry | Leave a comment