Desserts
Random subject but we were talking about desserts today at
work so I guess it’s on my brain. Desserts are such a wonderful thing, if you
like sweets if not I suppose it’s a moot point. There are all kinds of
desserts: cookies, cakes, pies, bars, ice cream, candy, etc. I happen to have a
sweet tooth, thanks to my beloved grandpa Allen. I remember growing up he
always had ice cream in the freezer. One of my mom’s favorite memories about my
grandpa is sharing peppermint stick ice cream, but it has to be the pink ice
cream not the white. Anyway I don’t know that I have a particular favorite type
of dessert but I definitely have my favorite kinds of the various types.
Not that anyone cares but here are some of my favorite kinds
of various types of desserts:
Cookies: nothing better than a warm chocolate chip cookie
with a glass of cold milk
Pie: Has to be apple or pumpkin. I much prefer homemade
pumpkin the crusts are never as good in store bought. I also tend to eat my
pumpkin pie with a side of cool whip which my husband makes fun of me for.
Ice cream: I like a good drumstick. Narrowing down a favorite
ice cream flavor is hard, thanks in large part to my grandpa. Rocky road,
peanut butter cup, and a snickers type of flavor are probably my top 3
favorites. I do remember as kid when I would be out with my mom and every now
and then we would get a treat I would get a small scoop of mint chocolate chip
and orange sherbet on a waffle cone, not one of the big waffle cones but one
that is more life the drumstick kind.
Although I do have to say one of my favorite kinds of desserts
is cheesecake. I love that you can make it with so many different kinds of
ingredients like fruit or candy or other flavors. I don’t know where this
recipe came from but my family makes some of the best, ok they best, no bake
cheesecake. It is unlike any other that I have tried and so much better. Its
consistency is rich and creamy and so good I can’t explain it.
This has me thinking now about the thousands, yes literally
thousands, of recipes that I have not only desserts but everything from sauces
to snacks to appetizers to sides and main dishes. I have one dedicated just to
desserts and breakfast. My big 5” binder is full of all of the other recipes
which I have categorized. I went through a brief obsessive phase with recipes
and in a way almost started collecting them. I suppose I really should start
making some of them so I can get rid of ones that I don’t like. Maybe someday I
will have made them all at some point or another. It’s hard because we tend to
end up eating the same things because they are good and we like them. Not only
that but time is a big factor right now. I don’t have a lot of it and there is
the small fact that we are living with my in-laws so I try to keep things
simple so I don’t disturb their kitchen. I should make it goal to start making
one or two new recipes a month and go from there. So many options, guess I better
start browsing for the first one to try.
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