Posted the 14/10/2008 05:33:00 By Confessions of a Mormon Foodie (Visit website)
Starting to cook for myself was an interesting thing. Like most people, I suspect, I started by making toast. You know. Throw sliced bread into the toaster and wait for it to pop.
Next, I moved on to scrambled eggs. These were not the fluffy light, moist kind I enjoy now. These were more firm. They were a small patty of eggs, scrambled in the pan and left to cook, and brown, on both sides. The
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Deconstructing the Mormon Foodie ? Part 6: Medical Discharge to Modern Day
Added 28/10/2008 05:12:00
Even though the religious persecution had mostly stopped, I don't know that I was very happy in North Carolina. I seemed to just be biding my time while driving a 3-ton flat-bed truck and moving ammo and furniture around for the base General. My life[...]http://mormonfoodie.blogspot.com/2008/10/deco...
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Deconstructing the Mormon Foodie ? Part 5: Of Grievances and Garments
Added 23/10/2008 08:20:00
After being condemned to Hell, I shut the door and went to bed. The Baptists were on to me, though. They were nothing if not persistent. The Petty Officer who had accosted me before started calling to me every time he saw me, ?Newman! Come here.? and[...]http://mormonfoodie.blogspot.com/2008/10/deco...
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Deconstructing the Mormon Foodie ? Part 4: Pancakes and Persecution
Added 16/10/2008 07:26:00
Right out of high school I joined the military. Unlike most young men in our church, I did not serve a two year mission. To be honest, my faith was a little shaky at the time. Like most young men of that age, I just wanted out. My parents didn't[...]http://mormonfoodie.blogspot.com/2008/10/deco...
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Deconstructing the Mormon Foodie ? Part 2: Family Bond
Added 09/10/2008 08:04:00
Having explored my genetic, or at least genealogical, foodie roots, it's time to turn our eyes to the present. Well, the recent past, anyway. My past. Actually, I've talked a little about my foodie roots, before, but not in such a contemplative[...]http://mormonfoodie.blogspot.com/2008/10/deco...
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Deconstructing the Mormon Foodie ? Part 1: A Genealogy of Food
Added 07/10/2008 08:16:00
What makes a foodie? Why do some people find themselves drawn to food in ways that others simply aren't? A lot of people eat. A lot of people eat a lot. Some are fat, some are thin. The act and frequency of eating do not a foodie make. As the people[...]http://mormonfoodie.blogspot.com/2008/10/deco...