thought for food, part ii

[inviat]

It’s not considered proper to begin a meal with dessert, but I’m gonna begin this post with dessert.

Dessert: I’m for it.  My first memory of being in the kitchen was helping to decorate Christmas cookies when I was three years old.  I’ve mentioned (frequently to random passing strangers) that I like to cook, but baking is my first and

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[gigne]

I'm imagining your daughters stringing O's on their chopsticks and sliding them into their mouths! Fun!

Salt and savory indeed is satisfying often like sugar and fat. Sometimes after I've consumed a sweet, fat dessert, I'll go for something salty for a balance, or then raid the fridge for more veggies.

I've decided that two food combinations that feed cravings are: sugar and fat, salt and oil. Plus, of course, the variations on the theme.

[gigne]

Oh, yeah. Mashed potatoes: they are a downfall of mine. I inherited the refrain from my Gram, "Mmmmm! Just like ice cream!"

[inviat]

Evidently the point of the game is to see how many O's you can get onto a single chopstick, and then see if they'll all fit into your mouth at once.

When it's Wheaties, however, they use two chopsticks.

[gigne]

Y'know, the O's game seems like something Carrie and Amy Lynn would be involved in. :)