"Things I Am Presently Addicted To" or "A Look Into Melissa's Diet"

Well, as I suspected, Matthew and I remain kitty parents. No wee ones on the way -- just a voracious need for dill pickles, totally unrelated to pregnancy.

On the off chance that you were wondering; I restocked the pickles today, and have had six thus far.

So, I started thinking about all the things I have been craving lately, and consuming almost every day (No, nothing else is quite like the "great pickle ravening.").  Here is my short list:

- avacados -- I love avacados! I have been eating it sliced with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper on an English muffin for breakfast or lunch or as a snack. I've also had it more guacamole style on blue tortilla chips. Yum! I don't think you can go wrong with an avacado!

- Crystal Light On the Go Pure Fitness -- Now, I am not one who usually flavours my water -- and water is my beverage of choice -- but since my mother gave me a couple boxes of this stuff (and it's not loaded with artificial sweeteners, colours or super nasty chems) to try, I cannot drink enough of it. I am down to one grape and one strawberry kiwi. I am saving them to use during a workout.

- Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Crunch Cereal -- I am quite convinced that this is what heaven tastes like. I am a huge cinnamon fan, and this delicious cereal is sort of like a grown-up Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  However, it's not as sweet, and I think it has a nicer cinnamon flavour.

The down side to the cereal is that it doesn't come in a very big box. So, truthfully, I personally, could/can eat a box in a day. (I like cereal for a snack or any other meal.) I don't know what to do with myself when we run out (Yes, we do buy the cereal in bulk, but running out does happen.) No other cereal seems to measure up, in my opinion.

- Sacla' Italian Tomato and Olive Sauce -- What can I say? I love olives. Especially kalamata and green. Yummy! So, when Matthew's at work,  I oft make pasta, add a drizzle of olive oil, a whisper of oregano, a bit of Pecorino Romano, and some of this sauce. I also use it on pizza. Mmm! Add a salad, and a perfect and easy meal it does make.

Okay. So, yeah, I think I have a bit of an addiction to these consumables at the moment. Do you have any favourites that you cannot seem to live without?

Cooking

Believe it or not, I cooked tonight. If you know me, then you know I don't usually do this much--although I am trying to do so more. I must say, having a chef for a husband is a wonderful thing (I highly recommend you find yourself one.) and something that makes a wife a very spoilt woman--that is, when he is actually not at work, and in your own kitchen cooking for you.

I must also add, that even though I am deemed "a chef's worst nightmare," because I am a vegetarian who--more often than not--eats vegan, I am beyond fortunate to have a chef husband who is incredibly skilled at preparing vegetarian and vegan meals that are simply amazing! I'm talking of meals that are not just pasta and some veg. He does delicious things with Quorn™ , like mock General Tso and fajitas. Those are just two of my favourite meals, and they don't even scratch the surface of Matthew's cooking prowess--with or without Quorn™. You name it, and he can make it for you vegetarian or vegan style (or carnivore style)--and the taste is phenomenal!

However, we are talking about my having cooked tonight. Melissa, the novice. The baker. The one that Matthew says he wouldn't want in his brigade because I am too bloody slow. It might have taken some time, but I made Pav Bhaji tonight. I found the recipe by way of Ellybeth's flickr site, and it is indeed "awesome." I forgot to put the fresh cilantro on it though. Oops! Well, since Matthew's home tomorrow, maybe he can make something for tea with it? ;-)