the tolkien diet

Calvin as Frodo

breakfast

second breakfast

elevenses

lunch

afternoon snack

appetizers

dinner

bedtime treat

In the tradition of hobbits, this is our dining schedule on weekends when the kids are home and every day here with the 4-year-old. Rare is the moment when someone is not eating. Which means a whole day can go by in which I never leave the square yard spot between the sink and the kitchen island. I know this is a familiar phenomenon for many families. I have oft heard my sister-in-law, Chrissy, refer to their family's second breakfast with true reverence.

If you're lucky enough to have chef Annika make your second breakfast, you may get something like this:

toasted bagel with cream cheese, strawberry jam and fresh blueberries a la Annika