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Memories of My Favorite Foods

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Pat Jordan | October 20, 2014

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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