My husband grew up with a strange eating "disorder." He only ate cheese for the first 12 years of his life. No joke. He'd go to McDonald's and order a "cheeseburger hold the meat." He'd eat grilled cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At a young age, he was offered $100 just to eat part of a Maryland crab cake and he flat out refused. Lucky for him (and me) he outgrew his cheesy love affair before he went to college. However, that didn't stop me from spotting cans of Cheez Wiz spray cheese in his dorm room closet. He's come a looong … [Read more...]
FRIDAY-FOOD-FRENZY: Shrimp and Cheese to Please
July 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
My 6-year old recently discovered shrimp. Actually, I had no idea where or when he had even tried it. It wasn't until we cleared out his cubby on the last day of Kindergarten and I finally got the chance to read his "Family Book" that I learned his favorite food is apparently SHRIMP! You can imagine how surprised, skeptical and excited I was about his declaration. Most other classmates responded with the generic hot dog or pizza or chicken fingers but, SHRIMP? How interesting.... Growing up not far from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, I … [Read more...]
