Lick the Bowl

You know how life just seems to get too overwhelming?   You know how you’re supposed to take deep breaths, go for a walk, pamper yourself, or mutter encouraging mantras to get you through the drama?   You know how after you try all of those things, and you’re still feeling affected, you figure that nothing beats an eating bender?   You know how you go on a bender with all the self-loathing that goes along with it, but you know you’re going to come out of it the next day stronger and more determined not to do it again? You know how that never works and the bender lasts   four more days than you expected, followed by a huge cookie baking, tasting and consuming swan song?   Yep, I know, and don’t ask me why.   I plead the fifth. Well, not really. My stomach has concurred that it takes a lot longer to get over benders these days.   In fact, it gurgled in retaliation begging me to stop last weekend. My brain, however, devilishly coaxed me to continue my...

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I miss peanut butter. I miss its creaminess and its ability to hit the spot when I didn’t know what to eat. I miss its versatility.   Melt it and throw it on noodles with some sesame seeds and you have Asian noodles. Mix into a vanilla smoothie and you have post-workout heaven.   Throw it on some whole wheat bread, or roll it in a wrap with banana and it’s a well-balanced meal.   Spread it on some celery and it’s a perfect carb/protein combo.   Spread it on a cracker (or even a graham cracker) and it’s a stellar texturized fusion of crunchy-gooey, salty- sweet.   Great for those hormonal moments when your veracious appetite is about to cross over to the dark side, but wait, salvation…ahhh, there’s the beloved peanut butter. I miss peanut butter.    I had to remove it from the house a few years ago when my son was diagnosed with severe nut allergies.   At first, I figured I could still keep it around if I just took the proper precautions. ...