Humans of Brighter Bites (January 2017, 3 of 3)

“I work nights. I’m sleeping during the day. So when I cook, I start cooking around 4. Dinner will be ready when my wife gets home. Because I have high blood pressure and I’m a diabetic, fried foods are pretty much out. I may fry every once in a while, but we mostly bake in our house. Baked chicken, pork steak, and steak. I don’t like barbecuing brisket because it takes too long. I can’t eat fish, I’m allergic. The doctor be like, ‘You need to eat fish.’ But I’m like, ‘I can’t, I’m allergic to it.’ I break out and be in the hospital. You ever see the elephant man? That’d be me right there. But me, I love cooking. I’m the cook. Yeah, when I cook, I’m in my own world.”

Humans of Brighter Bites is a series that captures how Brighter Bites volunteers, participants, teachers, and supporters connect with food. Check back here for each installment of the current story and each month for a new story.