Sunday afternoon I decided to drive to St. Paul and sequester myself in my parents house to focus on some homework. This decision was of course influenced by the hopeful prospect of there being a something to eat in the kitchen that was a little more satisfying or merely different than the almonds, cereal and left over chicken at my apartment. There was some left over salmon and collard greens that my mom had cooked for dinner the night before, so I was in luck for some real food to eat. I also had some girl scout cookies and some crackers. I'm not sure where she bought the salmon, so who knows how or where it was fished, but I do know the greens (mustard, collard, chard) were purchased from Cub. I was curious because they are extremely nutritious but I wasn't exactly sure how to cook them/how much greens costed in general. Basically they were sub-par boiled for about twenty minutes and then sauteed in to a pan with garlic and onion and bacon fat. When she mentioned the bacon fat, I was a little grossed out because of my avoidance of extremely fatty foods such as grisly red meat and fried bacon, (not that this avoidance is consistent when looking at other foods I love such as grilled cheese, french fries, and ice cream!) as well as having previous experience of old roommates cumulating cans and cans of disgusting bacon fat for cooking. Maybe I'll get over it, but I just don't love the idea at this point. Anyway, my mom is obviously more concerned with the flavor of the greens than the bacon added. She grew up in the south and I definitely can notice this in her eating habits and her cooking strengths: pot roast, red meat, butter, crispy foods, no bread. Sort of the opposite of my own: nuts, bread, crackers, cheese, hummus, spinach. The foods I eat are relatively healthy, but more expensive. I can afford to buy healthier foods because I have a job and therefore some extra cash to prioritize eating well. I also have the luxury of parents living 15 minutes away that I can also take advantage of their food, but also be influenced by their eating habits, both good and bad. I should maybe be influenced by their decisions to actually cook means rather than snacking all day, but at this point my life just caters to snacking all day...