WISHED I NEVER HAD TO EAT

I was a thin child because I refused to eat.
At the tender age of eight, I lived to draw, so food was an unwelcomed distraction.

I remember thinking that I wished I never had to eat. Although, I loved some foods and fruits. The only thing was that my favorite dishes were seldom prepared. My favorite dishes were stewed peas and rice, seasoned rice, cod-fish and ackee... mmm-mm, yum! The look of that dish reminds me of chocolate-covered raisins over rice! If you ever go to a Jamaican restaurant, ask for stewed peas and rice! The recipe will be found in the back of the upcoming auto-bio.

My favorite fruit is mango, I will tell you what I would give up for it, in my upcoming bio. You haven't lived until you have tasted jack-fruit. I ate so much of it in one day when I went to the country with mammy, that I got so ill, and swore it off. These are foods and fruits and drinks, that I could possibly die for, they are so delicious. You have not tasted lemonaide as delicious as the one made with sour-orange, and brown sugar. DELICIOUS! OMG!

Anyway, the usual fare back home was ackee, and codfish. That explains why I never got sick with the common cold, or anything else while I lived in Jamaica. Another common dish was mackeril and banana, these dishes are tasty, when they aren't salty.

However, too much salt or too much pepper for a youngster, can be daunting. Not to mention the punishment of watching a glass of water that I could not touch until I ate my entire plate. My sister, Yvonne was a disciplinarian. I acquired my discipline and patience from my early experience at the dining table.

MORE to come.