My Irish mom learned to cook West Indian from my dad’s mother. You would be totally amazed at how many items can be curried. WI curry is green and not to be confused with East Indian curry that is yogurt based and usually white in colour. I took my lunch to school for all the reasons you can imagine. We, like the students, had about twenty-five minutes to wolf down and get back to class. So, of a day, something was awry in the building and we were on lock down. Not one to sacrifice lunch to circumstance, I whipped out my brown bag, unfurled the saran wrap and began to eat my pork chop. It was then that hell broke loose in Rm. 214. My babies, in unison, began to scream at me … “Don’t eat that pork chop! Green food will kill you! Mrs. Niles stop … You gonna die.” They were adorable and I was so pleased that they weren’t encouraging my untimely demise. Before the bell rang, I explained about the green curry but not a single soul would take a bite of my delicious and hasty lunch.