Trash food
I was just reading the old comments on the blog and realized I'd never 'fessed my trash food weaknesses. Lest you think I'm all about organic foodstuffs and grazing from the land and all that highminded foodie blather ....
1. Jack in the Box tacos. Thank you lord for putting 1,000 miles between me and Jack. Oh baby. I think I gave my MIL a heart attack when I made DH stop at a Houston JITB so I could pick up my SIX tacos before we hit the airport. They're basically deep fried heart attacks. I'm not even sure the "meat" inside is really meat. But damn, are these things good.
2. Cocoa Pebbles. OK, honestly? I like the Fruity Pebbles, too. Sometimes late at night I'll remember I have a box of Cocoa Pebbles tucked away in the pantry, and my heart does a double-beat, especially if there's something to go along with it on TV, like "G-string Divas" or a Court TV special.
3. White bread. No, not the Wonder stuff. Homemade white bread. As a serious breadmaker, I should really be more into my ryes and whole grains, but the bottom line is nothing tastes better than a loaf of white bread fresh from the oven. So sue me.
4. Canned shrimp. Disgusting little things. But I love them. They remind me of my childhood in Vermont when they were the only protein I would eat.
5. Campbell's Hungry Man Chunky Sirloin Burger soup. Again, another childhood flashback. Reminds me of visits to my father in Connecticut when he was in college, and my mom, brother, and I were living in Vermont with my grandmother. He made me eat all the vegetables, the only redeeming feature of which they were salty. Today, if I'm feeling decadent, I eat only the meat and broth and throw the veg out.
6. Egg noodles with butter. This meal covered me from age 3 to age 6. And I still love noodles.
7. Fried whole belly clams. Not really "trash food," although I kind of wonder what the hell it is in those clam bellies that makes them taste SO GOOD. I would never eat a strip clam. Why bother? I want that shower of briny sludge in my mouth.
8. Caramel-covered popcorn with nuts. Doesn't matter what kind ... gourmet, Poppycock, the stuff you get at the movie theatre. I'll eat it.
9. Cheap wine coolers. Like the stuff you get at the grocery story, 3 for $10. The fruitier and bubblier, the better.
10. Butter. On everything.
1. Jack in the Box tacos. Thank you lord for putting 1,000 miles between me and Jack. Oh baby. I think I gave my MIL a heart attack when I made DH stop at a Houston JITB so I could pick up my SIX tacos before we hit the airport. They're basically deep fried heart attacks. I'm not even sure the "meat" inside is really meat. But damn, are these things good.
2. Cocoa Pebbles. OK, honestly? I like the Fruity Pebbles, too. Sometimes late at night I'll remember I have a box of Cocoa Pebbles tucked away in the pantry, and my heart does a double-beat, especially if there's something to go along with it on TV, like "G-string Divas" or a Court TV special.
3. White bread. No, not the Wonder stuff. Homemade white bread. As a serious breadmaker, I should really be more into my ryes and whole grains, but the bottom line is nothing tastes better than a loaf of white bread fresh from the oven. So sue me.
4. Canned shrimp. Disgusting little things. But I love them. They remind me of my childhood in Vermont when they were the only protein I would eat.
5. Campbell's Hungry Man Chunky Sirloin Burger soup. Again, another childhood flashback. Reminds me of visits to my father in Connecticut when he was in college, and my mom, brother, and I were living in Vermont with my grandmother. He made me eat all the vegetables, the only redeeming feature of which they were salty. Today, if I'm feeling decadent, I eat only the meat and broth and throw the veg out.
6. Egg noodles with butter. This meal covered me from age 3 to age 6. And I still love noodles.
7. Fried whole belly clams. Not really "trash food," although I kind of wonder what the hell it is in those clam bellies that makes them taste SO GOOD. I would never eat a strip clam. Why bother? I want that shower of briny sludge in my mouth.
8. Caramel-covered popcorn with nuts. Doesn't matter what kind ... gourmet, Poppycock, the stuff you get at the movie theatre. I'll eat it.
9. Cheap wine coolers. Like the stuff you get at the grocery story, 3 for $10. The fruitier and bubblier, the better.
10. Butter. On everything.
posted by Unknown at 2:47 PM
3 Comments:
Deb, what's a snag????
I like reading Nigella's cookbooks, too. She annoys me on BBC America -- all hair and boobs and breathy, sexy talk that I don't want my husband to see and hear. But her writing is damned good, and any recipe I've cooked from her books has turned out well -- oh, except some rice paper rolls that were bland.
My two favorite trash cereals are Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops. Mmmm. Sugary goodness.
There's a dumpy divey place two towns away with the best damn hotdogs EVER. First they're deep fried, then they're grilled. Sooo good. I eat them maybe twice a year with their yummy fries and chocolate milk.
I love chips and Chex Mix, Girlscout Thin Mints and anything peanut butter and chocolate.
Deb, what's Picnic ice cream?
I have to admit I mistook "snag" for "snatch." =8-) Not even the right shape.
I haven't cooked much out of Nigella's books. They're the ones I bring up to bed and read. We should do a monthly book club sort of thing and each test recipes and report back results. Thoughts?
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