FOOD & DRINK
IN SEASON NOW
PACKING
LUNCH BOXES TASTY LUNCH BOX RECIPES FOR KIDS (& GROWN-UPS TOO!)
WHEN MY SON was three, I enrolled him in preschool and his excitement bubbled all summer. He couldn’t wait to meet his teacher, Mrs. Robinson. On the morning of preschool orientation, he was smitten. He played, listened intently to two stories (“The Rainbow Fish” and “Llama Llama Misses Mama”) and had so much fun he didn’t want to leave. I have a photo of him outside my car, arms crossed, refusing to go home — he wasn’t done yet. That was 15 years ago. Now, as we approach his senior year, I am happy to report that his zeal for education never subsided. Though he’s traded the puzzles and push cars for complex equations and research on solar energy, he still eagerly approaches school each day. And yet, he’s ready for what’s next. Next year, he’ll be on to new adventures in a new type of schooling — and it will be me standing, arms crossed, not ready for him to be done yet. Oh, how quickly these seasons pass. As August sets in, I’ve always found myself looking ahead to the school year. What will our schedule be like? What will my children take for lunches? What do I need to stock the kitchen with? The answers are always some variation of hectic, whatever we have and everything. And these recipes are my answer to whatever we have. They are some favorites that have been packed into my kids boxes over the years … and just might be again this year, during my son’s last year of high school. I hope you find a recipe here that will delight your kids. 16 / BANGOR METRO August 2022
PHOTOS: (RECIPES) SARAH WALKER CARON; ANAUMENKO, OLESYA SHELOMOVA/ADOBE STOCK
BY SARAH WALKER CARON
