Three Sundays

The family that dines together perfects pickiness and grilled cheese.

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Grilled American cheese on Wonder bread
County Crock spread
30 seconds on each side
Medium heat
Three slices if hungry, or two.

Nine year old Emmy likes it, but little six year old Sarah is bored.

My mom tells my brother next Sunday we’ll try flax seeds. How will my nieces like that?

Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Grilled American cheese on whole grain bread with flax seeds
Sold at the farmer’s market
County Crock spread thin
30 seconds each side
Medium heat.
Two slices if hungry, or one.

Nine year old Emmy likes it. Six year old Sarah thinks she is counting ants. “No, they’re flax seeds,” says my mom.

Sunday, December 7, 2025
Grilled cheddar cheese on seven grain bread with flax seeds
Sold at the farmer’s market
Butter thick on each side.
Medium high
Burnt a little
No one cares.
Enough cheese to please,
A couple of tomatoes,
Dijon mustard,
A dill pickle slice or several.

Six year old Sarah is thrilled! “Honey,” my stepdad tells my mom, “It’s got to be sweet gherkins or nothing.” He pulls the long dill pickle slices off the sandwich.

“Let me have them, Grandpa,” my little niece says. She is playing with giant pickle caterpillars and a tomato butterfly.