Random article: George and Food.

I gave up on writing today but someone came to my rescue, I had a topic right in front and wasn't seeing it because I had something else in mind.

I couldn't resist what nature was offering me, I slept for 4hrs today and no one woke up because they knew it is usual for me to sleep that long. Immediately I woke up, I had to rush to the farm because there was electricity and it was an opportunity for me to change the pond water since I don't know when next there would be electricity again.

I was lamenting when a friend on the platform told me to write about @JonicaBradley prompt word for the week, it was a better offer for me since I couldn't develop what I had in mind.

What comes to your mind when you talk about food?

It is something we fill our belly with just to have strength, stay healthy, and others. Without deliberating, we will all agree that food is one of the basic needs in life but it hurts to know that inflation is making feeding a bit difficult these days.

Aside from the benefits, it does to the body, would you have believed that food can do more even though it might just be a coincidence?

I remembered a story my dad told me a very long time ago, it has to do with food. He said when he was younger, not skipping meals saved his life.

How is that possible? The event took place on a Sunday.

After service, the church had a program somewhere far from his town and he was selected among those who will represent the church.

He was excited because it was a long trip and he would be able to see places. The church had a small vehicle then, it would be used to transport them.

He was standing by the vehicle when his dad called home and asked if he has eaten, he said no. His dad instructed him to go and eat first before going for the trip, he became sad because there is a big probability of him missing the trip.

He felt reluctant but had no choice because he can't disobey his dad, he rushed home but when he got back to the church, the vehicle had left. He was angry and left the church in anger, he wasn't happy with his dad because it looked like he intentionally prevented him from going on the trip.

Those who went on the trip didn't return that day, on the second day a group was asked to go to the other town. They returned with sad news, the vehicle had an accident and no one survived it. The news spread like wildfire, it got to my dad's area and it was hard to believe. He ran to the church to confirm it and it was true, he ran back home in tears to beg his dad because he could have been in that same vehicle.

The death of others didn't make him happy but he couldn't imagine himself among them. After that day, he never joked with his meal and he passed that idea to us.

I remembered when we were younger, he would ensure we ate at home before going to school even though we were late. It became part of us but as we grew, we started seeing the other side of the story because obedience was what saved his life.

Enough of the story...

I don't write about food content because a lot of people don't fancy it, I wouldn't say I am good at cooking but I love sharing my cooking experience a lot. People who know me from Uptrennd can testify to that, I share my cooking almost every week because I find so much happiness in doing that.

Learning how to make my meals didn't come easy and I will surely share what made me learn how to cook at all costs, some events happen in life and it made us make some quick decisions in life. Today, I can confidently make foods I never thought I would be able to prepare.

At a point, I became the chef during the school day because my roommates were always reluctant to cook. I gather money, go to the market and make the food, they usually don't know I don't get to pay for my share since I was doing the stress and it saved me a lot of time.

Questions I have been asked due to my love for cooking.

Don't you find cooking stressful?

A lady once asked if I don't find cooking stressful because I do cook every night when I returned from work.

My answer was simple, I don't find it stressful because I find happiness in it and if I have my way, I would eventually own an eatery for local meals.

Why don't you eat from food vendors?

I am more concerned about personal hygiene and it is what discourages me from eating from vendors, most of them are not what they claim to be. The big vendors are not excluded, I prefer making my meal.

It is one of the reasons why I usually invite my girlfriend mostly to my house and I make the meal on special events. That doesn't mean I don't go to eateries, I just do that once in a while.

What is my favorite food?

I don't have a favorite food but there are some food I can't go a week without eating. Those foods are my favorite and it includes our local meals, my body demands them whenever I don't have them for just three days.

I love rice or spaghetti with spicy stew and fried fish or meat, I have a long list of meals so I would just stop there.

I think I am done writing on this, feel free to ask me whatever question that has to do with food and I will definitely answer it.

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