Years ago, Alesia taught me about food menu trigger words. She described them as words on a menu that immediately jump out as something you’d order. One of her triggers is artichoke. My trigger words are descriptions that include lemon, apricot, cherry, pear, blue cheese and candied nuts. And fresh English peas. That always gets me. James is swayed by onion jam. Lava cake. Death by chocolate.
This week, the boys have been enjoying their final week of soccer camp before returning to “school.” Yeah, those quotes are intentional. Nate’s finishing up his sixth week of soccer. We’ve joked he’s almost an honorary British coach at this point. Unfortunately, this week is only half days. Fortunately, they then get to have lunch with their dad.
Yesterday Nate found a new go-to sandwich at Panera. The chipotle bacon melt. He tells me:
“Mom, it has spicy chipotle– always good.
Bacon– always good.
And melt– oh yeah.”