Cravings
This month I crave. I crave The Rock. I crave Golden Grahams. I crave Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I crave being around people that know me. I crave having a conversation in English.
You may be wondering how I deal with these cravings. Well, I’ve been eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich for lunch everyday this month and making some seriously old-school recipes from the Alpha Bakery Cookbook, in particular Veggie Bites (try the recipe!) and Lemon Squares. The Veggie Bites, which I made to stuzzicare (munch on) before a dinner party, were a big hit, as always. Unfortunately (depending on your point of view), the Lemon Squares didn’t go over real big and I ended up eating the entire batch myself. I don’t know what’s with Italians and their lack of appreciation for American desserts. I feel they need to get used to spices and sugar. At least the ones that live with me!
It’s surprising how picky people can be about dessert, even in the US. In the regular group of dessert eaters here in NC, there’s one that won’t eat fruit desserts (cooked or raw), one that won’t eat chocolate (?!??! what is that, I know), one that won’t eat pies or tarts, and one that doesn’t like peanut butter. I am starting to feel like I need a spreadsheet just to keep track! Whatever! I am not making white cake all the time – pinastio! I feel it is best to just make the desserts you enjoy and screw the rest of ’em. 🙂 Lemon squares sound delicious to me!