Memories of My Favorite Foods
Crunchy, salty Fritos
Dark-roasted coffee with half and half
Milky, mushy oatmeal with maple syrup
Tomatoes from my dad’s garden thick and juicy in a BLT slathered with mayonnaise
Turkey stuffing with homemade gravy
Creamy peanut butter and grape jelly spread on Wonder bread
Thick, crunchy bacon slices with scrambled eggs cooked in butter
Warm melted butter on a buttermilk biscuit
M&Ms melting in my mouth
Juicy hamburgers on the backyard grill topped with Walla Walla caramelized onions
Grilled cheese sandwiches with the crusts cut off
Pat Jordan
Pat Jordan is a Seattleite with a taste for writing at the Greenwood Senior Center’s Write About Your Life class.
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