Potato Shame

So random fact that I would like to remind everyone of: I have a texture issue.  That means that there is a range of textures that I can't stand, as in they make me sick and gaggish.

Let me list some foods in this texture category that I have become fond of over time:

1. Jello, but it can't have whipped cream in it
2. Shakes, but they have to be super thick
3. Ice cream, before it gets too soft

Here are foods that I won't do unless refusing it would be considered impolite:

1. Pudding
2. Yogurt
3. Cheesecake
4. Applesauce
5. Pie
6. Whipped cream
7. Most frostings
8. Twinkies or anything that has that creme filling (ding dongs, cream puffs, filled donuts, etc.)
9. Yams
10. Cranberry sauce
11. Potatoes, sweet or regular, mashed or whole

Weird? Yes. And I realize that I am missing out on plenty of stuff.  Try growing up with two sisters enjoying ding dongs and you don't get a treat like that because you just can't do the filling inside.  This is why all the rest of the food in the house disappeared so quickly.

But weirder--tonight I craved potatoes.  I mean total craving--I would've shoveled mashed potatoes down my guzzle if I had any, which I don't, because that's just not something I keep in my pantry.  I hate them.  I cannot believe my sudden craving, because in pure honesty, I still don't think I would like the texture even though I want to eat them.

I had fries instead.  Because fries are potatoes, but they are crispy.  At least the fries I make are crisp.

Wiggle

Today, my hip hop class is on my mind.  I absolutely love hip hop, even though I'm not that great at it (and all of you people who constantly try to convince me that I am good, pay attention to what I say next).  I'm taking hip hop so that I can learn how to actually dance hip hop ish instead of the wiggle style that I have right now.  Because that's how I dance.  I wiggle.  Ha ha.

But this term, we are starting with a dance I already know, so it's easier for me to remember than some people in the class.  That doesn't mean I'm good though.  Someone complimented me, and now I'm even more afraid of looking like a fool because I know that they'll be watching me expecting me to be cool when we start learning a dance we don't know, and then they'll finally believe me that I cannot dance that easily.

But I can out wiggle them any day.  Lol

The Un-ifier

I decided that if I were a superhero, I would actually be a supervillian, and people would call me

The Dreadful Un-ifier

As in I take things and "un" them.  For example, my latest devious act was to un-healthify crepes.

Paula Dean's original simple recipe:
2 eggs
1.5-2 cups milk
1 Tablespoon melted butter
touch of vanilla
pinch of salt
1 cup flour

My Un-ified Recipe:
Paula Dean's Recipe Plus
another 1-2 Tbs butter
another touch of vanilla
enough cinnamon to care about it
lots of sugar (as in 1/2 cup to a cup)
then spread in nutella
then dip in cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar

See?  I'm evil.  Mua ha ha ha ha!

Another Holiday Is Coming!

Anyone who takes the time to REALLY get to know me will quickly discover that I love holidays, if only for the opportunity for crafts.

And when I say crafts, I mean make your own present.  Most of the time.

Valentine's is perfect, because you can make cards, put candy in cute arrangements, use hearts and cute stuff...not that I'm super into cute stuff, but it's fun to use every now and again.

But holidays allow me to be creative and to use paper.

I made my first valentine for a friend today, because I'll see her tonight and I have no idea when I'm going to see her again, and it was so much fun!  I want one.  LOL.

I'll post pictures after I give them to the rest of my friends.  I can't ruin the surprise! I just want to say that I love making things with my own hands.  It feels good.