The sheet-pan chicken and roasted broccoli are out of the oven, and white rice is steaming on the stove.
Sole-Smith tries not to be a short-order cook.
“Respect the labor,” is how she puts it, reminding her children that if they don’t like what she has prepared, there’s other stuff to eat in the house.
A pullout shelf in the pantry holds Tate’s chocolate chip cookies, Goldfish crackers, pea snaps, and chocolate kisses.
A year ago, Sole-Smith published “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture,” a guide to helping parents grapple with their discomfort and anxiety about weight and food.
Persons:
Smith, Violet, Beatrix, Penelope
Organizations:
Virginia
Locations:
Cold, N.Y