I'd like to say that we've been discussing art, literature, philosophy--anything remotely thoughtful--over the last couple days, but most of our conversations right now are about food. Forbidden Food. What can we have January 1? What are we most looking forward to? What can we have January 2? Etc.
While we know that we can't really go back to a "normal" diet, there are some things I'd REALLY like to have access to once in a while:
* Worchestershire sauce
* salad dressing
* cream cheese
* coconut milk
* ANY soup stock that hasn't involved a whole bunch of chopping and simmering on my part
* the occasional ham sandwich
* chocolate chips
* soups from cans or bags (only occasionally, but I really miss Campbell's tomato soup)
* Grape Nuts
* sour cream
* olives
* almost anything that hasn't just taken at least 20 minutes to make
We haven't exactly decided what will happen on January 1--definitely not a food free-for-all unless we decide that January 2 will be "get your stomach pumped day," but we are going to celebrate by fixing something we haven't gotten to have all year, which leaves us with LOTS of options. I'm currently leaning toward mulligatawny but the thought of chocolate chip cookie dough has crossed my mind.....
2 comments:
Oh what a hard decision, mulligatawny or chocolate chip cookie dough. I haven't been on your diet and I know which one I would choose. lolol
I think olives would have to be in there somewhere, I would really miss olives and feta cheese.
Have you read "The Taste Makers" in the Nov. 23, 2009, issue of The New Yorker? So-called "natural" flavorings will never look the same again.
I rarely eat any of those things you listed, but I have to admit that the *convenience* of not cooking everything from scratch is what I would be looking forward to. Big congrats on sticking with your commitment!
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