All Stuffed Up

What's the point of eating if you can't taste? That's the question I posed this past weekend as I moped around, stuffed up and snotty with a cold.

For most of the weekend, I was so congested that I couldn't smell or taste a thing. Everything I put in my mouth tasted the same. Porridge is normally pretty boring. But it's even more boring when you can't even taste how boring it is. Chicken soup tastes like water which tastes like chocolate milk. At one point in the weekend, I was weak from starvation, and yet, I still didn't feel like eating. It was like a chore instead of a pleasure. I had to eat simply to allay the pain I was feeling in my stomach. It's a sad existence not being able to taste.

Now that my congestion has lessened, I'm gonna hunt me down a Girl Scout. It's cookie time!!

Creamy Goodness with a Diarrhetic Bonus

I only eat prunes for one reason. I do not generally enjoy the taste, nor the texture. Prunes serve a single purpose. When do YOU eat prunes?

I had myself a little chuckle when I saw this recipe online. Maybe it's an easier alternative than drinking that stuff or sticking the something up there?

Deal of the Week

My mom came home from the Korean Supermarket where she went just to buy garlic.

She came back with three hefty bags full of oranges.

"I thought you were just buying garlic."

"I was, but I saw these oranges. Guess how much they were?"

"Ummm... "

"99 cents."

"Is that cheap?"

"For twenty pounds"

"HOLY CRAP!!!"

My dad and I just about fell over.

Tag! You're It!

I got tagged by Julie! So here's my 4:

[Jobs I've had]
Consultant, Web Programmer, Personal Slave to My Sister

[Movies I Can Watch On Endless Repeat]
Moulin Rouge, Bring It On, Sound of Music, Oceans 11 (The Pretty People!!)

[Places I've lived]
Cerritos, CA; Greensboro, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Cerritos, CA

[TV Shows I Love]
Gilmore Girls, Lost, The Daily Show, Good Eats

[Favorites Dishes]
(4 isn't enough, but here's what's off the top of my head)
Mac & Cheese, Breakfast Sandwich (Pancake, Eggs and Bacon), (Slightly under) Medium-rare Steak with a side of mashed potatoes, Shrimp with Wasabi Cocktail Sauce

[Places I've Vacationed]
Hawaii, China/Hong Kong, New York City, Boston

[Websites I visit daily]
See links to the right -------------------------------------------->

[Places I'd rather be]
Home, In my Room, In Bed, With My Cat

[Tagging]
I don't have enough friends that blog that haven't been tagged yet. =(

The Devil Wears Red

What food could you eat on a daily basis and never get sick of it?

It's a common question that gets asked, along with "What three things would you bring to a desert island?" or "Would you rather be deaf or blind?" I guess these inquiries are designed to reveal our personalities, but personally, I hate these questions. I won't end up on a desert island. And in the off-chance that I do, I won't have the option of packing three items of my choice. I don't want to be deaf or blind because I happen to like being able to see and hear.

But this question about what food I could eat everyday? Now that's one that I'll stop and think about.

My answer? Ice cream. I love ice cream. Gelato is good too. And so is sorbet. But for me, ice cream trumps them all. I'm aware that it's not a food that's good for the waistline, but I have difficulty passing it up when offered.

Vanilla is my favorite flavor. A friend of a friend once said, "Vanilla is boring!!" She's now on my black list. To truly test the quality of a brand or an ice cream shop, you have to try the vanilla. It doesn't have the add-ins like chocolate chips, cookies or fruit to mask any off-flavors. Just pure, delicious vanilla.

It's not to say I don't enjoy other flavors. I love coffee, mint chip, strawberry, Cherry Garcia, green tea, and pretty much all other flavors besides anything with banana or caramel. Not a fan of either.

That's why I now pose a danger to myself. Doris got me this ice cream maker for Christmas and now I pick a flavor, mix it up and twenty minutes later, I can be eating it. Good lord crap I'm in trouble.