Lizi was very pleased with her winnings and we had a good meal ourselves.
The exception that proves the rule for me came this summer, when I traveled with a gaggle of young Norwegians in the Lofoten Islands, and we picnicked or cooked every meal ourselves.
In doing so, we will regain not only the pleasure of making meals for ourselves, but the social benefits that come with it.
Growing up in my generation we were taught to learn how to cook meals for ourselves.
PETER: O, you with the already logged-in Grubhub account, We are weak and weary, And do not have strength, like you, To order a meal for ourselves— The innocent children of Tribeca.
But as we get older and food becomes intermingled with emotions, we eat past the point of fullness to make ourselves feel safe, or to stuff down anger or hurt, or skip meals to make ourselves feel more beautiful and in control.
By the Labor Day weekend, the chefs were gone, and the remaining three of us got through the holiday, cooking several hundred meals without dismembering ourselves or burning the place down.
"We don't worry that we can't afford certain nice things for ourselves, or meals out".
Sadly, once we pass the age of 25 most of us discover that we can't sustain ourselves on meals that have zero nutritional value -- no matter how much we want to.
Pleasure can be about creating space to take a long walk or enjoy a wonderful meal just for ourselves.
