Monday, March 06, 2006

Food, Glorious Food

Ok, I'm being lazy this morning, since I stayed up well past my bedtime to watch the Oscars last night. You people on the West coast have it easy; I don't think I've ever stayed up for the whole thing before. I'm not sure I ever will again, either. Jon Stewart didn't get anywhere near as much airtime as I would have liked, and the Best Picture finale just isn't as exciting when you haven't seen the movies that were nominated.

Since I'm usually a couple of years behind when it comes to movie-viewing, I'm thinking it would be better to just tape the Oscars, and watch them later. Like, three years later. But, that would require either figuring out how to use the VCR, or breaking down and buying a TiVo, neither of which is likely to happen anytime soon. Oh well, I guess it's back to my usual routine of watching just long enough to make fun of all the outfits, then going to bed.

Anyway, to bask in this morning's laziness, I'm taking the easy way out and doing Mignon's food me-me. Here goes:

Three Foods I Hated As A Kid But Love Now:
1. Spinach.
2. My mother's homemade Macaroni & Cheese. As a kid I would only eat Kraft's boxed version, with the bright orange powdered cheese. My mom uses sticks of Cracker Barrel Cheddar. Boy, I sure didn't know what I was missing!
3. Strawberry shortcake. I think this was part of that my-food-can't-be-touching thing that kids do. Big Sis would eat the whole thing, strawberries, shortcake & whipped cream. I would only have the strawberries & whipped cream, and Little Sis? She had a bowl of whipped cream.
Three Foods I Loved As A Kid But Hate Now:
1. Spagettio's.
2. Hostess Cupcakes. The filling is just gross...It's like pure fat mixed with sugar.
3. Butter sandwiches. Not kidding; I really used to eat these. I'd spread the butter as thick as most people spread peanut butter on slices of Wonder Bread. Gross.
Three Foods I Loved As A Kid And Still Love Now:
1. Pepperoni. My mom used to make homemade pizza, and whoever walked to the corner store to buy the pepperoni would get an end piece (my dad would get the other). Little Sis and I still save the end pieces for each other when we have get-togethers involving pepperoni, cheese & crackers.
2. Friendly's Butter Crunch Ice Cream. Some brands would just have cookie crumbs for the "crunch" part, but Friendly's had little pieces of candy. Still one of my favorites.
3. Fried ice Cream. We actually used to make our own, with Wheatie's flakes. You have to scoop the ice cream ahead of time, roll the scoops in the coating, and let them get really hard in the back of the freezer. Then you fry them for just a few seconds, before the ice cream melts.
Three Of The Worst Things I Ever Had To Eat:
1. Lima Beans. They're ok in vegetable soup, because you can swallow them whole without having to taste them, but if you bite into one by accident? Yuck.
2. Sour orange juice. Gross.
3. Sour milk. Always check the date!
Three Of The Best Things I Ever Ate:
1. My mom's homemade macaroni & cheese. I'm not kidding; I really didn't know what I was missing.
2. My dad's baked brie. He makes the pastry himself, and it disappears pretty darn quick whenever he puts it out at family gatherings.
3. Bennigan's "Death By Chocolate" dessert. Heavenly.

Ok, off to make breakfast. I probably shouldn't have ended with chocolate. Let's see, oatmeal or chocolate frosted donut? Decisions, decisions...

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