a special kind of person

Durian, I have yet to decide how I feel about you durian.  There are so many words that can be used to describe this bizarre fruit that is considered by some to be the king of fruits.  Deadly is one as one of these giant spiked ripe fruits falling from a tree has been known to kill unsuspecting passerby's.  Horrifyingly pungent is another.

clab or claims

Hello Dim Sum you are my favorite brunch ever.  There is no dim sum place in my current Alaskan hometown unless you count a little Chinese/Korean restaurant Charlie's Bakery that has a small selection of the dumplings available on the menu.

yummy squared

Modern day vegetarians have so much fun.  Practically every type of food you love as a meat-atarian is available in a happy faceless veggie form, corn dogs that are maybe better than the real thing, burgers, bacon-esq stuff, cheese-ish items, egg like substances... you name it.

getting lost never tasted so good

I do not always pay attention to directions well.  This means sometimes I get lost, and get to places a lot later than I really want to. Should I pay attention more and not miss those merge right to continue on I-whatever I'm on?  Probably.  If I did that though I wouldn't get to stumble onto places like Fat Daddy's BBQ in Bedford, VA.. a good 20 miles from the road that I was supposed to be on.  Worth it?  Absolutely.  I would say one of the better BBQ sandwiches I've come across in the south so far. 

say that five times fast

Chili chocolate, cherry oatmeal cookies... good for breakfast or any other time.

no justice

Tragedy, my need to get a real camera or a better phone is coming to a head.  I tried but unfortunately I could not capture the mouthwatering masterpiece that my roommate Eddie and I prepared tonight.  I hope that my words can do it some amount of justice.  

lovable

Valentines fun -  While I'm not completely into the whole Valentines day concept I will admit that I do appreciate the chocolate and I love any excuse to go out to for food, drinks and fun with people I care about.  

foodie friends are the best of friends

It is so nice to be home even though there is a mountain of things I've been avoiding while on "sabbatical".. Even though I still don't know what I'm up to or what's next.. I can say that I have missed my friends terribly and it is so very nice having a kitchen again.  I have missed having a stove, pots and pans, a refrigerator of my own, cabinets full of spices and other goodies.  I've even missed the mountain of dishes that get created when cooking.

heart healthy in my dreams

Sunny Point Cafe in Asheville, NC I would be happy to start every day with the perfection that is Sunny Point Cafe's maple glazed donut.  This would probably lead me to an early death but at least I would go with a smile on my face.  Real maple cream +  fresh donut perfection = happiness (math is so easy).  

raw food - it shouldn't taste good it's too good for me

During my yoga teacher training I was lucky to be hosted by Cyndi an amazing woman who happened to also be a vegan raw foodist.   While I did have a ten year stint in vegetarianism long ago and far away during my teens (two reasons, I read Upton Sinclair's the The Jungle and maybe a minor way to rebel from a serious hunter family).

i'm not that kind of truffle..

So much chocolate so little time.. I make a fairly valiant effort to shop in every chocolate store I come across in my travels.  Next to shiny things made of precious metals it is one of my favorite things to give and one of my favorite things to receive.

pizza.. i could live on pizza..

I love pizza..  If I had to give up all other foods in the world I honestly could as long as I had pizza.  The closest I've come to enacting this idea was probably in college where I ate it at least a few times a week.