Someone really needs to invent chocolate-flavored gum. Sometimes I want some chocolate, but I don't want to sit around and eat chocolate all day (well I mean, I do, but I don't), so I think chocolate-flavored gum would be perfect! And if they did it right, it would fly off the shelves because everyone would love it...
So... any gum creators out there?
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
28.5.13
17.12.12
It's not what you think...
So yesterday at church, I was trying to rush from one building to another before Sunday school. I'm sure you can imagine how good I am at rushing while walking right now (aka I probably think I'm rushing but I'm moving at the same exact speed as when I'm not rushing)... but anyway, "rush" I did, and I think I pulled a muscle in my left hip. It's very uncomfortable and it's making me limp, but I'm sure because of my unborn child people just think it's the pregnant waddle. I'm not waddling!! If I was waddling, or it was due to my pregnancy, I'd be ok with that, and I would admit it... but since I'm just limping, I don't want people to think I'm waddling when I'm not yet!! Silly but frustrating. And painful. I just hope it feels better before I go into labor, because I don't want to have to deal with this limp AND, you know, giving birth.
Unrelated, yesterday (for a while, actually) I wanted chocolate-covered pretzels. My favorites are at Trader Joe's, but it's been a while since I've been there, so I checked at our local grocery store. The only ones I could find were chocolate-flavored covered pretzels... super sketchy!! What does chocolate-flavored even mean besides GROSS/fake?? So I decided to make my own! I think I can figure out a better way, but what I did was melt chocolate chips with a little bit of butter, drop a pretzel into the choclate-filled bowl, and then fished it out with a fork to tap off the excess, and let it set/cool on wax paper. It took a while, but it got me some chocolate covered pretzels! I probably should have done the rods/stick pretzels so I could dip them easier... maybe next time :)
Unrelated, yesterday (for a while, actually) I wanted chocolate-covered pretzels. My favorites are at Trader Joe's, but it's been a while since I've been there, so I checked at our local grocery store. The only ones I could find were chocolate-flavored covered pretzels... super sketchy!! What does chocolate-flavored even mean besides GROSS/fake?? So I decided to make my own! I think I can figure out a better way, but what I did was melt chocolate chips with a little bit of butter, drop a pretzel into the choclate-filled bowl, and then fished it out with a fork to tap off the excess, and let it set/cool on wax paper. It took a while, but it got me some chocolate covered pretzels! I probably should have done the rods/stick pretzels so I could dip them easier... maybe next time :)
3.2.12
50th post!
I decided to wait until I’d been on the new job for a month before writing about it. No, that’s not really true, I have just been either too cold or too busy (or both) to just sit down and write about my life when I get home from work every day. I still talk about my life plenty, but writing about it is another matter. But I haven’t forgotten about you! About four times the past week or so, I start thinking to myself “ooh that would be a good blog starter.” And then I just never put it down on paper. Or computer screen. So I’ll just splat everything I can think of here in case it takes me another month to post!
1. This is my first post since last year when I was 25!
2. Why do French fries taste so good?
3. I eat my M&Ms by color when they are in a bowl. If I eat them straight from the bag I don’t really care. Of course, the color order is logical (to me), but for any illogical readers, I will list it here for you: brown, yellow, green, orange, red, blue. If you try it, you will see that after eating all the brown ones, the yellow ones stick out the most – naturally, they are the next to go. And so on, and so forth. Occasionally there is some variation on the order for the last three, but typically I go with the order stated above.
4. I also stir with a purpose. When I am trying to mix something (e.g. my oatmeal in the morning, or leftovers I am reheating in the microwave), I always try to stir so that the bottom middle is now on the outside top, and vice versa. I think this is the best way to disperse ingredients or heat evenly… but I also realize that most people probably just stick the spoon in and stir! I have tried not to care, but now that I have become accustomed to the evenness and equality of and within my food, I don’t know if I’ll ever really be able to “just stir.”
5. New job is great! There is definitely a lot to learn, but I think I’m doing well. The first couple of weeks I was just writing copious notes (I have about 9 pages of typed notes) and basically letting things go in one ear and out the other. I know that sounds kind of bad, but there was so much, it would have been way too crazy to try to absorb and understand it all the first couple of weeks, hence the copious note-taking. But after the first few weeks, things started to click, and I started remembering things (as opposed to having to always reference my notes, which I still do, of course). They said in my interview it will easily take a year before I’m really comfortable in the position and know most things, because some things only come up once or twice a year, and there’s just a lot to learn. BUT my trainer (who has been doing my job for umpteen years… -side note: umpteen did not get spellchecked! Who knew that was a Word-approved word??-) felt comfortable enough to leave me by myself for a day ALREADY (one month to the day of starting the position) and a couple of days ago when my desk was covered in papers, she came up to me and said, “You’re doing a good job.” Thanks! Also, about two weeks in, one of my interviewers (the one I was less sure about before, I think I referred to this person as Interviewer A) came down and was asking how I was doing, and I said “there’s a lot to learn” and she said, “You’ll get it sooner or later” and my trainer said, “I think it’ll be sooner. And that’s a statement of faith for me – I wouldn’t usually say that.” So that was also nice :) I am definitely glad I made the change.
6. We have been watching Lost. Before I started watching this with Adam I had never seen any episodes and didn’t know anything about it. But I like it! It is kind of frustrating because sometimes they do the stupidest things… and are you seriously going to tell me that they would just “give up” looking for the pregnant lady??? Of all the people on that island, the pregnant lady (Claire) and the little boy are the two that any sane, real, not-on-TV people would not just stop looking for. And since she came back and didn’t have any memory, I said to Adam, “Is that because the writers couldn’t think of what happened to her and why she was gone for so long, so they just decided to have her lose her memory?” And he said, “Probably.” No, we’re not cynical at all. :) I do like it, though. Adam only had the first two seasons, but we’ll probably buy at least a couple more. If they get too crazy, I won’t buy them all, but I’m willing to try another season or two.
Also, I'm sick. I miss breathing through my nose, and my toungue feels weird because I keep breathing through my mouth. And most things taste kind of funny. I had Adam try my orange juice last night to make sure it was good - I didn't want to be drinking expired orange juice on top of having a cold!
Ok, that's it for now. I'm sure I missed some things, but hopefully now I will get better about actually posting. Hope everyone had wonderful Christmases and New Year's and Groundhog's Days!!
1. This is my first post since last year when I was 25!
2. Why do French fries taste so good?
3. I eat my M&Ms by color when they are in a bowl. If I eat them straight from the bag I don’t really care. Of course, the color order is logical (to me), but for any illogical readers, I will list it here for you: brown, yellow, green, orange, red, blue. If you try it, you will see that after eating all the brown ones, the yellow ones stick out the most – naturally, they are the next to go. And so on, and so forth. Occasionally there is some variation on the order for the last three, but typically I go with the order stated above.
4. I also stir with a purpose. When I am trying to mix something (e.g. my oatmeal in the morning, or leftovers I am reheating in the microwave), I always try to stir so that the bottom middle is now on the outside top, and vice versa. I think this is the best way to disperse ingredients or heat evenly… but I also realize that most people probably just stick the spoon in and stir! I have tried not to care, but now that I have become accustomed to the evenness and equality of and within my food, I don’t know if I’ll ever really be able to “just stir.”
5. New job is great! There is definitely a lot to learn, but I think I’m doing well. The first couple of weeks I was just writing copious notes (I have about 9 pages of typed notes) and basically letting things go in one ear and out the other. I know that sounds kind of bad, but there was so much, it would have been way too crazy to try to absorb and understand it all the first couple of weeks, hence the copious note-taking. But after the first few weeks, things started to click, and I started remembering things (as opposed to having to always reference my notes, which I still do, of course). They said in my interview it will easily take a year before I’m really comfortable in the position and know most things, because some things only come up once or twice a year, and there’s just a lot to learn. BUT my trainer (who has been doing my job for umpteen years… -side note: umpteen did not get spellchecked! Who knew that was a Word-approved word??-) felt comfortable enough to leave me by myself for a day ALREADY (one month to the day of starting the position) and a couple of days ago when my desk was covered in papers, she came up to me and said, “You’re doing a good job.” Thanks! Also, about two weeks in, one of my interviewers (the one I was less sure about before, I think I referred to this person as Interviewer A) came down and was asking how I was doing, and I said “there’s a lot to learn” and she said, “You’ll get it sooner or later” and my trainer said, “I think it’ll be sooner. And that’s a statement of faith for me – I wouldn’t usually say that.” So that was also nice :) I am definitely glad I made the change.
6. We have been watching Lost. Before I started watching this with Adam I had never seen any episodes and didn’t know anything about it. But I like it! It is kind of frustrating because sometimes they do the stupidest things… and are you seriously going to tell me that they would just “give up” looking for the pregnant lady??? Of all the people on that island, the pregnant lady (Claire) and the little boy are the two that any sane, real, not-on-TV people would not just stop looking for. And since she came back and didn’t have any memory, I said to Adam, “Is that because the writers couldn’t think of what happened to her and why she was gone for so long, so they just decided to have her lose her memory?” And he said, “Probably.” No, we’re not cynical at all. :) I do like it, though. Adam only had the first two seasons, but we’ll probably buy at least a couple more. If they get too crazy, I won’t buy them all, but I’m willing to try another season or two.
Also, I'm sick. I miss breathing through my nose, and my toungue feels weird because I keep breathing through my mouth. And most things taste kind of funny. I had Adam try my orange juice last night to make sure it was good - I didn't want to be drinking expired orange juice on top of having a cold!
Ok, that's it for now. I'm sure I missed some things, but hopefully now I will get better about actually posting. Hope everyone had wonderful Christmases and New Year's and Groundhog's Days!!
28.9.11
Food, part one
This will be one of a series of weird food things about me. If you know me in person, you know that I’m… not super picky (I used to be really bad!), I just have passionate views about certain food items. I even write poems and quips about my preferences. With that introduction, I will talk today about fish and nuts.
I have never been a fan of fish. When I was little, the one time I remember having a babysitter that wasn’t a family member, said babysitter forced me to try tuna. I hated it. I wouldn’t say it traumatized me, because I have since tried fish, but that event certainly didn’t help my bias against fish. So, for some reason, I came up with a little poem about how I do NOT eat fish: If it swam in the sea, it’s not for me! It’s kind of catchy, if I do say so myself :-) And it does help people remember that I really don’t eat fish. I have tried blue gill (fresh caught by Adam and my mom), mahi mahi in Hawaii (which was not super fishy, but it DID have a macadamia nut coating on it – see below), garlic shrimp, and one homemade fish-and-potato-patty thing. I’m still not going to eat fish. The shrimp I tried had a weird, chewy texture to it (which I would assume applies to all shrimp). I also cannot stand the smell of shrimp cooking. It just permeates the whole house. Oh man, I better stop writing about fish. It’s making me feel queasy.
Another thing I don’t eat are nuts. I have tried them (including walnuts and pistachios) and while they don’t particularly have a bad flavor, I can’t tolerate the texture of nuts. They get stuck in my teeth and are just not something I want to eat. I eat peanut butter (creamy, of course), but I don’t eat nuts plain. I would probably be ok with almond butter, too. But I will never be one to put nuts in my cookies or brownies or anything else. And because just about everyone asks if I’m allergic to nuts because I avoid them so fervently, I created a little catch-phrase (not exactly a poem): “The only nuts I eat are donuts.” I sometimes say, “The only nuts I eat are donuts and corn nuts,” because I really DO love corn nuts! Probably more than donuts, even.
Anyway, that’s enough for the introduction to my many food preference oddities. We’ll save the rest for another day.
I have never been a fan of fish. When I was little, the one time I remember having a babysitter that wasn’t a family member, said babysitter forced me to try tuna. I hated it. I wouldn’t say it traumatized me, because I have since tried fish, but that event certainly didn’t help my bias against fish. So, for some reason, I came up with a little poem about how I do NOT eat fish: If it swam in the sea, it’s not for me! It’s kind of catchy, if I do say so myself :-) And it does help people remember that I really don’t eat fish. I have tried blue gill (fresh caught by Adam and my mom), mahi mahi in Hawaii (which was not super fishy, but it DID have a macadamia nut coating on it – see below), garlic shrimp, and one homemade fish-and-potato-patty thing. I’m still not going to eat fish. The shrimp I tried had a weird, chewy texture to it (which I would assume applies to all shrimp). I also cannot stand the smell of shrimp cooking. It just permeates the whole house. Oh man, I better stop writing about fish. It’s making me feel queasy.
Another thing I don’t eat are nuts. I have tried them (including walnuts and pistachios) and while they don’t particularly have a bad flavor, I can’t tolerate the texture of nuts. They get stuck in my teeth and are just not something I want to eat. I eat peanut butter (creamy, of course), but I don’t eat nuts plain. I would probably be ok with almond butter, too. But I will never be one to put nuts in my cookies or brownies or anything else. And because just about everyone asks if I’m allergic to nuts because I avoid them so fervently, I created a little catch-phrase (not exactly a poem): “The only nuts I eat are donuts.” I sometimes say, “The only nuts I eat are donuts and corn nuts,” because I really DO love corn nuts! Probably more than donuts, even.
Anyway, that’s enough for the introduction to my many food preference oddities. We’ll save the rest for another day.
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