Simple observation

4:45 p.m.: Fiona's helping me get ready for dinner. The salad already started, we've turned our attention to the ridiculously healthy mixture of extra-lean ground turkey, milled flax seed, yellow onion, and a packet of Spicy Thai Peanut Bake formed into patties to be grilled into turkey burgers.

Fiona knows all about the care needed around sharp knives and raw meat. The child has been wholly interested in cooking and baking with me for quite awhile now. But her next question isn't exactly about tonight's menu.

"Mom, we haven't had that Shakin' Bacon for a long time. Could we... just... have that?"

Curses! And I would've gotten away with it too, if that pesky Shake 'n' Bake hadn't been meddling!