After-school snackage
Posted at 2:44 PM Dec 18, 2008
By Andrea Grimes
School sucked today. I screwed up "peanut" on the spelling test, got picked on during recess and the only note in my cubby was from the smelly kid. And so I am drowning my sorrows in a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli, one of my favorite after-school snacks.
For serious, though, today has been awful. How awful? Suffice to say that the part where I saw the homeless guy's penis at the grocery store was not the worst moment of my day. (Apparently that's where he keeps his cash.) I wanted something warm and comforting in my stomach as soon as I got home, and so I reached for the Chef.
Eating Boyardee after school is one of my most vivid childhood memories--Mom would dump the lumps o' love into an ugly brown bowl with a handle, and I would munch away while watching Super Mario Brothers. I remember other after-school snacks fondly, as well. Kid Cuisine, Campbell's soups, and a concoction I called "crackers with milk in it," which was comprised of graham crackers immersed in 2% milk. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and grilled cheese, however, were never part of my culinary repertoire, saved for special occasions like friends' houses for sleepovers.
And so I'd like to reminisce with you, dear readers: what was your favorite after-school snack? Latchkey kids, what culinary adventures did you have before the 'rents got home from work?
Comments
The kind of cereal that's really just multi-coloured sugar. Coco Pops. Or else 5 types of sugary based spreads in a sandwich.
I have no teeth. hey, I'm British, what do you expect?
Posted 12/18/2008 at 06:01:42 PMHave you ever cooked by yourself? As for me, I'm fond of cooking when I have enough time for it.
Posted 05/18/2009 at 07:46:22 AM