In my funny children’s book ‘Eagles and Banana Peels’ Grandmother invents holidays like Boy’s Day and Rock Day. This afternoon, with this in mind, John created a new holiday too.
“If Thanksgiving is for good food we ought to have a Bad Food Day!” he told me. “Like Eggplant Okra Fiesta Day! As well as slime filled fried okra we would serve parsnip parfaits and squid ink fondue!”
Not only did my mouth NOT water my toes curled! I’d been thinking about tomorrow’s meals with a mundane, and repetitive dread. Not now! Bread, butter, fruit and cheese again sound’s, mighty good.
I can’t help but think Bad Food Day might be helpful to mothers with small children or other interesting people living in the house, as well as stuck in the rut wives. If you were to ask your children to plan a Bad Food Day menu with you what do you suppose they’d come up with? Give details of a Bad Food Day meal you have in mind, not as a threat but just as a contrast it to reality. Have fun and let me know how it goes. nancymauerman.com