Instant vanilla pudding, Trader Joe’s vanilla wafers, homemade whipped cream. Layer it with some sliced bananas so you can call it a health food. I call it dinner.

Nikki Hardin is a writer of stories, musings, and memories. Her poetry has been published in Riverteeth Journal. She was the founder and publisher of skirt!, a monthly women’s magazine in Charleston, South Carolina. You can reach her at nikki@thedailynikki.com.