The Dinner Date

Ken Martin

To many people, my dinner is just a meal: a way to pass the time, to discuss a major deal or to get acquainted with someone.

To me, my favorite food experiences were my grandmother’s chicken and dumplings. My grandmother would come to visit a few times throughout the year. Her visits were great; my grandma would breathe new life into the house. For me it was my chance to have our favorite chicken and dumplings. I would look forward to this for months. It was our little dinner date.

She would make it her business to stop at the grocery store and pick up the essentials. I think she would look forward to it more than I did. She would have the house smelling like it never had.

I was a fat boy, so it was like Christmas every time she would visit. My family would grab some food, and go about their business. Me and my grandmother would sit and discuss our time apart, and I would just rave about the food. My favorite part was the dumpling soaked in the broth. The food would give me life, and I would be in heaven. I miss those times today.

Sometimes when I’m having a rough time, I will just sit and think about those times and it helps grease the wheels of life just a little.

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