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Reeves posted up the thread called, "100 Things I Love About Life" and it was fun to read what people loved about life- but I think it would have been pretty neat to see everyone try to post up something instead of nothing. ( A list of ten is better than no list at all- that is all I'm trying to say. ) So, I'm hoping if we try different editions and focus on a topic- maybe everyone will have more of a desire to create and post their lists up. Shall we try Food & Kitchen things we love first?!

Rules:
So, just like before- the rules and such are simple. The only difference is now there is a topic that you should stick to. Create a list of 100, or even less of the things you love with each topic that is posted. It can be anything, as long as it sticks to the topic!

Why:
Give it a try and find out what others in the guild have in common with you- or even something crazy that you never thought of! It's fun getting to know people a little more while sharing tidbits about yourself.

I whipped this up in a few minutes at work. I made a point of not reading your list first. I didn't want any ideas.

This is the sort of thing where I could definitely keep going.

1. CHOCOLATE, NOM NOM NOM
2. Ceaser Salad
3. The smell of treats (cookies, brownies, cupcakes) being baked
4. SUGAR!
5. Grapes and cheese
6. Cereal after it starts to just barely lose its crispyness, but way before it becomes soggy.
7. A nice glass of skim milk
8. Toast with cinnamon and sugar on it
9. Burnt cheese. Especially the edges on lasagna. Mmmmmm
10. BBQ’s where someone actually remembers to bring chicken or veggie options for me.
11. Chocolate chip cookie dough. Just straight dough.
12. Sushi!
13. Honey. I love bee barf.
14. Feeding someone else. Just finger foods or fruit and stuff. Mrow!
15. Instant Oatmeal. You are always there for me when I need you.
16. Making my own honey garlic sauce.
17. Corn. Seriously. Love corn.
18. Corn mixed with mashed potatoes. My ultimate comfort food.
19. Chopsticks. They’re so handy!
20. Turkey Bacon. I don’t care what you haters say, it’s delicious!
21. Nachos!
22. Tacos!
23. Some other fake Mexican kind of food!
24. Cheesy popcorn
25. Cucumbers
26. Shrimp
27. Salmon
28. Scallops
29. Sea food in general
30. Watermelon
31. Lemonade
32. The smell of orange and cinnamon
33. My fabulous purple dish gloves
34. Chicken samosas.
35. Cream cheese and strawberries
36. Ice cream. The kiddiest, sugariest flavors too. Screw mocha fudge or caramel, I want moon mist and bubblegum!
37. Rainbow sprinkle donuts
38. Celery and peanut butter.
39. Raw green beans
40. Smoked salmon with maple glazey stuff.
41. Throwing stuff together and experimenting when I cook. (oh, and actually having it taste good)
42. Blueberries
43. Dr. Pepper
44. Pomegranate juice
45. Pina coladas
46. Having my food arranged in pretty shapes and patterns
47. Fruit smoothies
48. Iced herbal teas
49. Lemon juice.
50. Ice
51. Ice. Cold. Water.
52. Vanilla Rooibos tea. Loose tea. None of this teabag bullshit.
53. Picnics
54. Chocolate….Off of someone’s skin.
55. Long noodles. Any kind that you can slurp really.
56. Honeydew melons
57. Cake. Especially Pound Cake.
58. Oh, and Ice cream cake!
59. Eating dinner at the table with my mom and just talking about the day.
60. Tangerines
61. Maple Syrup. Real Maple syrup.
62. Butter
63. The smell of baking bread. More so than actually eating the bread.
64. Amaretto Fudge. OMG YUM!
65. Frosting Sugar
66. Brown sugar
67. Tea pots. Especially ones with the built in strainers for loose tea
68. Crackers and cream cheese
69. Crackers and cheddar cheese
70. Crackers and just about any kind of cheese
71. Chicken fried rice
72. Banana and peanut butter sandwiches
73. Having mom pack my lunches
74. Actually remembering to pack my own lunches when she’s gone.
75. My lunch bag http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/b91e/
76. Being able to peel an orange and keep all of the peel in on piece.
77. Apple Picking
78. Eating blackberries that you picked yourself.
79. Vegetables from my step-father’s garden
80. LOBSTER!
81. Steamed vegetables
82. Pepper. Lots of pepper.
83. Yogurt with granola and berries.
84. Sweeping the kitchen floor. I find it somehow relaxing.
85. Those glasses that you can freeze. I call them freezy mugs
86. Giant mugs. I call them bowly mugs.
87. Oh, and shallow soup bowls. I call them bowly plates.
88. Long ice cream spoons
89. Pie forks
90. Twirly straws. The more loops, the better.
91. Blueberry muffins
92. Carrot cake
93. Nanaimo Bars
94. Eating food in my bed (but not when I get crumbs in my bed)
95. Vanilla soy milk
96. Egg nog. I know it’s so bad for you and has the texture of swallowing snot, but I love it.
97. Pumpkin seeds
98. Chick peas
99. Crispy lettuce
100. Sharing food with friends.

Kind of cool to see what things we have in common on our lists.

Maybe if we actually have a bigass get together we can use our lists to plan a picnic or something.

HOLY CRAP, HOW EPIC WOULD A BK PICNIC BE?

Oh, that is a superfreakin'awesome idea! We'd all know what to bring and what everyone loves!

Are you kidding? THE BURNT EDGES ARE THE BEST PART!
I'm also surprised that someone else likes eating ice.

You posted things that I like too, like...half your list.

There's lots. We need to get together and take over a kitchen someday. biggrin biggrin

PS: You definitely should try lobster. Some people don't like it and say that it's too rich, but it's still something that everyone should try, you know?

Have you ever had any other kind of reaction to shell fish in the past?

I love:
1. Lox on a bagel
2. Cheesesteaks
3. Cold fruit
4. Letting ice melt in my mouth
5. Crab
6. Chicken
7. White Castle
8. Diner burgers
9. Gyros
10. Souvlaki
11. Baked pierogies
12. Bananas the day after you bring them home
13. Potatoes
14. Crispy fries
15. My mom's cheesecake
16. Barbecue sauce
17. My sister's cannoli cake
18. Bacon
19. Having leftover lasagna/ziti/whatever to microwave for lunch
20. Vodka and tonic
21. Ice cream. Favorites are peach and mint chocolate chip.
22. Glazed donuts
23. Salmon
24. Vanilla Coke
25. Pepper jack cheese on a burger
26. Chruściki (pix)
27. Cannoli (more pix)
28. Making an omlette with some leftover taco stuff
29. Calzones
30. Sabrett/Hebrew National hot dogs (the kind that are pretty much just beef and garlic)
31. Poppy seed bagels
32. Cinnamon raisin bagels
33. Throwing some eggs and bacon on a bagel
34. Chicken parm heroes
35. Meatball parm heroes
36. Veal parm heroes
37. Pizza (especially if it has a nice thin crust)
38. Mixing steak sauce with a tiny bit of Tabasco
39. Slurpees
40. Mixing Slurpee flavors
41. Ribs
42. Juice with breakfast
43. Ice cream cake
44. Watching my sister's cat go crazy for food
45. That I have to hold anything I want to give my cat
46. Some nice cold ginger ale on a hot day. Doesn't leave anything nasty in the back of my throat.
47. Those RealFruit smoothies from McD's.
48. Those F'Real shakes from Wawa.
49. Frozen strawberries
50. Belgian waffles

Might add more eventually.

This is an awesome idea! Who knows, maybe other editions will pop up in the future.

1. I love a good Irish breakfast.
2. I love sprinkling the perfect amount of salt on a meal.
3. I love spicy chicken saag.
4. I love making my own aioli sauce. Mayo + garlic = bliss.
5. I love baking cupcakes with my buddies in the kitchen and having no idea how to fill the tins properly.
6. I love cooking up some chocolate fudge (notice how I worded it, Deb! razz )
7. I love the smell of melting sugar in a pot.
8. I love ketchup.
9. I love french onion dip with potato chips.
10. I love CHOCOLATE. CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE. heart
11. I love spraying whipped cream into my mouth.
12. I love sticking crispy chips in my sandwiches.
13. I love cheeseburgers. Did I say that in my "I Love Life" one? Because I still love them.
14. I love milkshakes.
15. I love caramel.
16. I love lunchables.
17. I love Reese's peanut butter chocolate bars. Yes, they do exist.
18. I love making, roasting, and eating s'mores.
19. I love Cajun sausages. And not the sausage you may think of, sickos.
20. I love animal style fries from In-n-Out.
21. I love my mom's cooking, period.
22. I love my dad's homemade French toast.
23. I love my sister's chocolate chip cookies.
24. I love cheese.
25. I love watching pizza cook in the microwave.
26. I love licking batter off a mixer.
27. I love Altoids.
28. I love winter mint gum.
29. I love cider.
30. I love milk with every meal.
31. I love Amaretto.
32. I love pub cheese on top of French bread.
33. I love pie.
34. And cake.
35. And cookies.
36. And bagels.
37. And doughnuts.
38. And pancakes.
39. I also love mac and cheese.
40. I love sautéing mushrooms.
41. I love boiling pasta.
42. I love using a blender for making my own milkshakes and pesto.
43. I love smelling, crushing, dicing, and of course eating garlic.
44. I love a big, juicy steak.
45. I love bay shrimp.
46. I love crab, and the process of eating it.
47. I love using a spatula to scrape the last residue of something into a tray for cooking or refrigerating.
48. I love apple juice.
49. I love eating croutons by themselves.
50. I love frozen yogurt.
51. I love eating mint chocolate chip ice cream straight from the crate.
52. I love Girl Scout cookies.
53. I love taking M&Ms, separating the colors, and eating them by said colors.
54. I love peanut butter.
55. I love licking my fingers after eating spicy chicken wings. Yes, another one from my "I Love Life" list. I don't care.
56. I love chicken chow mein.
57. And Mongolian beef.
58. And garlic prawns.
59. I love Vietnamese soups.
60. I love sushi, especially the kind with crab meat.
61. I love the crunch of shrimp tempura.
62. I love using chopsticks on a meal, even if I'm not very skilled with them.
63. I love sandwiches from Veggie Grill.
64. I love having a bowl of popcorn with me when I watch online videos, not just movies.
65. I love cheesy potato burritos from Taco Bell.
66. I love popcorn chicken from KFC.
67. I love kebobs.
68. I love frying up zucchini and knowing it's still somewhat healthy for me.
69. I love free food samples in pubs and bars.
70. I love me some delicious, greasy fish and chips.
71. I love having a big steaming pot of mussels in cream sauce all to myself, then working my damn hardest to enjoy said mussels.
72. I love seafood chowder.
73. I love strawberry daiquiris...as long as they're not too sweet.
74. I love scraping the ice off of frozen food I'm thawing out.
75. I love tomato bisque.
76. I love the smell of coffee, even if I barely drink it.
77. I love hot chocolate with an asiago bagel and cream cheese.
78. I love peppermint.
79. I love maple syrup and eating it in spoonfuls. Disgusting, I know, but soooo good.
80. I love calzones.
81. I love the garlic bites in heaping amounts at Zito's.
82. I love sharing dishes with friends at Buca di Beppo.
83. I love nachos. Baseball stadium nachos.
84. I love naan with garlic butter on top.
85. I love chicken tikki masala from Trader Joe's.
86. I love strawberry jam.
87. I love whole wheat bread.
88. I love potatoes - boiled, baked, mashed, sliced, fried, I love 'em all the same.
89. I love eating raw onion.
90. I love onion rings.
91. I love that extra side of mayo with my sandwich or burger.
92. I love dicing vegetables.
93. I love giant pretzels.
94. I love Chex Mix.
95. I love Honey Nut Cheerios.
96. I love wheat chex.
97. I love frosted maple sugar wheaties from Trader Joe's.
98. I love pubs.
99. I love the occasional fancy restaurant.
100. I love sitting down to a full meal with family and friends.