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By Cathie Campbell

My current "kick" happens to be fresh corn tamales, cooked in corn husks or fresh banana leaves (available in specialty stores or by mail order.)

I think I could eat so many I would have to hide in a closet to prevent the embarrassment of anyone seeing the amount of food I can pack away. Of course, if anyone opened a closet door and found me in there for any reason, it's pretty hard to avoid looking ridiculous, no matter what.

I must admit, though, closets were ideal hiding places when my kids were little and I wanted to open the wrapper of an illicit candy bar and not share. Why do candy bars, chips and other junk foods always have to be packaged in noisy, rattly wrappers?

My hide-outs were worthless anyway, as you could tell those boys to pick up their toys and they might as well have been wearing industrial-strength earplugs, but their hearing suddenly improved when a candy bar was secretly being opened clear across the house.

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Cathie Campbell Columnist of "Stir Crazy," Contributing Writer, Photographer The Madera Tribune online subscription To subscribe or log on, CLICK HERE. For more information first, CLICK HERE.