What flavors/foods are you enjoying now?

18 years ago

It's cold here in the "sunny South" and yesterday I made soup. But tonight I was thinking about what flavors I'm enjoying now, this cold, dreary month:

grana padano cheese - I think I like it even better than Parmigiano Reggiano

red wine - just had a delicious glass of Red Rock Merlot, but I am really into my Sant' Appiano Chianti too

pasta with vegetables - broccoli with shrimp and scallops was delicious a couple of weeks ago

Fresca! - all this time I have pooh-poohed so much consumption of sodas by everyone else - then I discovered Fresca! very low sodium, no calories, tart, grapefruity, refreshing.....yummmmm

Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal - love this stuff, and I'm not a cereal person.

So, what flavors and foods are you enjoying now?

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lindac
18 years ago
North Carolina....and you are even mentioning "cold"????
Bwahahaha!!!!!
I have a pot of split pea soup on the stove....seems I have a yen for soup of late!
Been eating fruit and nut breads, made with half measure of WW flour a bit of cinnamon and honey for sweet. Mixtures like raisin walnut, craisin hazelnut, almond dried cherry and dried apricotw with about anything...
All with a whiff of Penzey's Vietnamese cassia...
And cheese....for one who lives alone...I sure have a lot of cheese in the refrig...I best be eating it faster!
The current cheap wine yummy is Black Swan, Shiraz, Cab blend...I know!..so pedestrian....but sooo good!
Linda C
msafirstein
18 years ago
Joe brought home some spinach stuffed Arancini (Italian Rice Balls) and I can't seem to eat enough of 'em!

Just put a batch of Chocolate Orange Brownies laced with Grand Marnier in the oven and I will drench with Ganache later on tonight! I hope this satisfies my chocolate craving but I have a feeling it will only enhance it!

A glass of Merlot sounds good right about now!

Michelle
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Sunchokes. Can't get enough of them (Trader Joe's). All the sweetness and flavor of artichokes with barely any work!

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I've gorged myself on clementines and red grapefruit this past month.

Roasted brussels sprouts with chopped bacon and asiago cheese and a side of mashed potatoes.

Sweet potatoes (since I'm the only one in the family who likes 'em, might as well enjoy them.)

Oh..and?

HaagenDaz Pommegranate chip ice cream

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