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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Cravings

First of all, allow me to preface this post by saying that I am not pregnant, and yes I am sure. And also, despite how it may sound, I am not starving, and I have food, and I actually just ate.

Sometimes I have crazy cravings. This is something that has started post-being overseas. Is it insane to say that one of the things I miss most about home is the food? Probably so. But in my experience working with others who are away from their home, when I ask them what they miss the most, after their loved ones, the next thing is usually the food. I've met Chinese international students in college who craved their dumplings and Japanese students who craved their "real" sushi. I've met Mexican students who longed for tortillas and something spicy enough to meet their standards. So I'm not the only one. If you still don't believe me, go live in another country for a while. Ha!

And since going home is somewhere in my near future, the cravings have gotten ridiculously stronger.

The last time I went home I wrote this post where I listed a few foods I was excited about eating. I have a similar list this time, but I can't list all the things I want to eat because that would be way to embarassing. But I will share just a few....(and this is just the restaurant food and doesn't include all the homemade stuff!)



So for those of you who are/have been "away from home", what are/were your cravings??

Food for thought (hehe): If food on earth is this good, what is Heaven going to be like????


Thursday, May 26, 2011

American Idol Finale and Crock Pot Brownies

Sometimes it's the little things that are the most fun, and last night I experienced one of those moments...

David and I have been American Idol watchers since we were in Peru (it is kind of cool to follow a show in one Latin American country, then in another!), and I have been a huge fan for a few different reasons-

1. Really great contestants this year
2. much better judges

AND

3.  It meets one of my biggest prerequisites for TV shows- it is in ENGLISH


So of course we had to do something special for the finale!

First, we watched it with 2 special guests- my friend Kathleen (also from the US) and our cat Sneaky who is a die-hard Scotty fan.

On another note, we don't have an oven right now so it's been awhile since I've been able to make any baked goods, but then I saw online that you can use a crockpot to do the same! So, Kathleen and I whipped up some brownie batter and cooked it on high in the crock pot for 2 hours and who would have guessed- it actually worked!

So what do you get when you combine an awesome American Idol finale, brownies, and people you love?? A great night of fun.

and CONGRATULATIONS TO SCOTTY!!! YAY NORTH CAROLINA!!!

Oh, and did anyone else notice that kiss Lauren Alaina gave Scotty after he won?