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By: any ol’ time you wanna come back home «

any ol’ time you wanna come back home « — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:05:50 +0000

[...] maybe it’s like the Starbucks drink and I never took the time to notice that I never really liked it in the first [...]

By: jennijs

jennijs — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:10:40 +0000

That sounds like a really interesting book. And I think the whole like versus want thing is very true. I used to devour sunflower seeds…and everytime I went to a convenience store or the one grocery store that has them here I would buy some. And it wasn’t like I really enjoyed eating them….I just NEEDED them. It started to feel like a chore. When I started eating healthier and working out a couple of months ago I completely stopped eating them…and now I find I don’t want them anymore. They were one of those comfort things for me, and it’s nice that I don’t have to avoid convenience stores or specific aisles in grocery stores anymore.

By: Early

Early — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:57:28 +0000

Long time lurker, first time commenter.
Mine’s not edible; my weakness is magazines. I have favorite women’s magazine that I really loved at first, but as with most they eventually became too predictible and repetitve, so my interest in them waned, BUT, since they’re monthlies, every month, withour fail I’m at the magazine stands buying them and now have a few months’ copies yet to be read. I’m working hard at making myself stop buying them, but somehow they end up in my shopping basket, paid for, and in my house, yet to be read.
PS. I’ve even found myself hunting them down before they’re actaully out on the stands. I really have to stop!

Loev your blog by the way.

By: ered

ered — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:55:06 +0000

I was leaving this post about Geneen Roth and Hershey’s Kisses and I think I deleted it somehow–anyway she just has people in her workshops be present with the experience of opening one, smelling, tasting (really tasting–not chewing even) one (ONE) and many people walk away realizing they don’t like how waxy they are or they prefer dark chocolate…

I really got on here, although it’s not really related, to tell you about this new vegetable I discovered accidentally because you do food/cooking posts sometimes. Instead of buying a butternut squash, as I intended, we came home from the store with a ‘spaghetti squash’ (it was in the butternut bin). There was a sticker on the front that told how to prepare it–basically you cut it in half, take the seeds out and bake it upside down 45 min. then flip it and bake till it’s tender and THEN–this is the magic part–you top it with things like spaghetti sauce and cheese and you use your fork (you can serve it inside it’s ‘shell’) to pull apart the squash as you eat and it comes apart in strands! Like spaghetti! I don’t know if they have these everywhere, but if you can find one and never had one before, it’s definitely worth a chance. It’s a crazy good surprise: one more veggie to love and accept, one more alternative to hard core pasta.

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:38:10 +0000

A very thought-provoking post. I would have to say no, I don’t like my previous comfort foods anymore. I tried for a while, but the Mac & Cheese I used to buy at the hot foods section of the supermarket just didn’t appeal anymore. I found myself on many occasions roaming the aisles, looking for something and often not finding anything that appealed. It’s easier to just eat my healthy food now…

By: mousearoo

mousearoo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:44:19 +0000

Americanos.

There is something about a simple double shot of espresso and water that makes me happy.
I love how caramely it tastes, how it warms me up or I can have it over ice on a hot day.

More full and yummy than a regular drip coffee.

And it gives me the opportunity to scour the city, go into independent cafes and try some of the best espresso around.

Pure happiness.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:24:02 +0000

Without a doubt: a nonfat latte–hot in the winter, iced in the summer.

I haven’t started Kessler’s book yet. I’m indulging in a memoir first (The Late Bloomer’s Revolution by Amy Cohen), followed by Jillian’s new book. I was never the type to be in the middle of two books at once. This weekend, I discovered two more books that will soon be added to my library (and which you might also enjoy):
Food, Inc.: a series of essays by journalists exposing some really scary aspects of how the food industry has a hold on our society, economy, environment and health. It’s supposed to pair with the documentary that comes out June 12 in select cities.
Food of a Younger Land: about how American diets were before the modernization of the food industry and highway system.

I’m off to reward myself with the new Dave Matthews Band CD tonight, but ONLY if I get through a double workout since I chose to sleep in this morning. Oh how I love that band! Are you going to see them in concert this summer?

By: Kimberly Lee

Kimberly Lee — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:03:35 +0000

I’ve never taken the time to really examine if my “comfort” food(s) are things that I truly enjoy, or just something I consume out of habit. You post has given me something to think about, and I know the next time I reach for those “comfort” foods I am going to ask myself “Do I really like this?”

Thanks for always posting something interesting and thought provoking.