I remember school lunches. And I hated them. I can not drink dairy and in order to purchase a school lunch back than I had to buy the milk even though I couldn’t not drink it. My niece is in middle school and refuses to buy lunch. She takes her lunch every day. She told me that the food they serve looks nasty and tastes worse. She has on occasion forgotten her lunch and had to call home to get it delivered. She would rather not eat than eat the school lunch. And the thing is that if she was to eat the school lunch, she would have to buy milk even though she is unable to drink it. Things have not changed much. And there are schools in the district that reheat food prepared elsewhere. And experts wonder why obesity is on the increase. Look at what is being fed to kids.

I would make sure the sponge is dried out every day. I rarely use a sponge for anything other than cleaning the sink and such. Maybe dipping the sponge in bleach will help. I prefer cloth for washing dishes.

I have become hooked on Lacinto kale. I try to use it in every dish I make. I just can’t get my mother to try it though. She prefers frozen kale.

I have always used cloth towels over paper for years. A roll of paper towels may last me almost two months. My laundry room is right off my kitchen so every evening, I take my towel(s) and drape them over the washer lid to dry. I have enough towels to do wash every weeks provided I only use one towel a day. But I generally wash them about every 8 to 10 days depending on how much cooking I have been doing. But I just bought another dozen and am doing embroidery on them to increase the numbers.