• 1 bag Tater-Tots, 1 lb. hamburger, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning, 1 can cream of chicken soup, Grated cheddar cheese (enough to cover top)

1. Cook the tater-tots according to instructions on bag
2. Brown the hamburger and garlic.
3. When tots are done, mix the burger, tots, seasoning and soup together.
4. Place in casserole dish and top with cheese.
5. Cook at 350 for 15-20 minutes

Matthew Castner's blood was rich with good food from the moments he spent in his mother's womb to the first solid foods he ate as a child. This is a result of being born in the "BBQ Capital of the World"-Memphis, Tennessee. The impact of food on Matt's life reached new levels when he moved to Butte, Montana, a town whose culinary diversity is as rich as the Hill itself. The two best meals Butte has to offer, according to Matt, are the Pasty, from the Irish, and Meaderville Chicken, from the Italians. The care the host paid to the meal and to the guest combine to make eating meals in Butte an unforgettable event. The people of Butte, including Matt, like to eat for the impact it has on those sharing the meal, not because of the nutrition provided.

The importance of sharing a meal has slightly more significance for Matt than it does for the average person. Matt has been completely blind from birth. In the same manner in which photos are used to show faces in times of absence, Matt uses the smells and tastes of food to link his memories to those he loves. Every time he eats breakfast food he remembers his dad; every time he eats Mexican food he remembers his mom; every time he eats fried chicken he remembers his good friend Dee; and every time he eats pizza he remembers celebrating his friends' birthdays at Butte's Silver Bow Pizza Parlor. A dream in which Matt was presented with a flower shows the deep relationship between Matt's 'visual' memories and food. In this dream he could see, so he looked at the flower, attempting to determine the color. The only way he could describe and identify the color of the flower was to say that if the color were a taste, it would be a strawberry; and if it were a scent, it would be cinnamon.

Eating is not something that should be done solely to survive; it should be an experience that is shared with friends and family, and there is enough good food out there to share that anything less would be disrespectful to that food. To Matt food is just like a good woman whom you love and who loves you in return and you want to be around her more and more. You want to eat something that makes you want more and more, something that makes you excited. Matt does not have the sense of sight, which is why indulging the taste buds is so intoxicating to him; his brain is making up for the lack of sight. Matt encourages everyone to take their favorite food and place it in their mouth. Now dissect the taste, taste each molecule, focus on each aspect of the taste and meditate on it, then connect with it. Matt wishes that everyone, including his three children, can experience the intimate ways in which humanity is connected to one another through the foods we share, not simply eating to live, but eating to experience it, just to experience it.