It is still tough to run a kitchen without the Master Chef.It has been eight years since we lost our Mom ,a phenomenal home chef who should have opened her own restaurant but was also kind and caring.
What is going on in Washington would have shocked her. A lifelong Democrat ,like her parents and husband,she would have been horrified at what is happening in Washington. She would have been one of the first to give and one of the first to protest. She would have proclaimed that it was not right, especially children to have to suffer. We would have donated cans and loaves of bread. She would have urged our favorite restaurants to offer discounts and even free meals to those on SNAP. There would have been encouragement to friends and family to to the same. - donate and urge eateries to participate.
Caring has always been part of the family mantra. My Mom saw how her father, my grandfather, made sure his brothers and their families ate during the Depression. He was lucky, being a manager in a dye house in Hudson County so he always had a steady job..He made my grandmother buy extra cold cuts for them along with her also buying food for her sisters ' families too. Both strongly believed in putting others before themselves.My mother and her brother absorbed those principles and applied them in their relationships with friends and neighbors. All four would have been out there , making sure people received parcels, possibly even cooking for those who needed a hot meal and a friendly table to sit at. Children would have received extra treats like cookies and candy to make the tough times bearable. They would have made sure animals were also fed, seeing cats and dogs as vital parts of any family.
My Mom would have been appalled at what's happening in her government. She would have protested. she would have donated. She would have helped when a government could not.
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