Unless you've been in a coma for the past week, the phrase "eat your peas" seems appropriate for discussion. I'd like to broaden this into a discussion about all foods we 'dislike' or disliked as children. Most of us as we get older have fewer and fewer foods we dislike. We've learned to eat these various foods either by our palates changing or better recipes than those our moms used to introduce these foods.
When I was younger, as with most of you, I had a long list of dislikes, and peas were certainly on that list. However, now I eat peas often in a variety of recipes or all by themselves. Have you learned to eat peas or do you still dislike them? Tell you what. Try this simple recipe. When warming up your can of peas, add some oregano and lemon juice, add salt and pepper to taste.
Additional items on the list of dislikes were things like oysters, boiled okra, liver, greens, which include collard greens, kale, and spinach. These are southern delicacies; I'm sure you will have a list based on where you grew up. If I thought about this longer, the list would probably be even longer. My parents never learned reverse child psychology. Most of these items I abhorred until I was in my mid-teens or early twenties. Slowly, I learned to appreciate all of the above except liver. Still can't do that one.
The transition occurred by learning different ways to prepare or appreciate the above foods. The oysters were probably one of the last I learned to appreciate, only about ten years ago when I had fresh fried oysters prepared by someone who know what the hell they were doing. I find that's the story with most of the foods I listed. Your list may be similar to mine, different from mine, or much more extensive.
So when the President said "Eat your peas", I chuckled because I've been eating my peas for a long time. I saw it as another example of the Republicans continuing to act in a childlike manner. But then, we already knew acting 'childlike' is SOP for the GOP.
On with the games!!
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