In which we sometimes eat disgusting things
Yesterday I happened to see a brief clip on TV about how Sno-Balls are made. Do you remember Sno-Balls? They are one of those vile snack cakes you find in convenience stores. Specifically, they are the cakes that look like breasts--domed and pink and sold in pairs. There are four components to the Sno-Ball: a chocolate cupcake, whipped cream filling, a robe of marshmallow, and pink coconut topping. They are wretched and artificial and thoroughly disgusting and about once every four years I have to have one. With an icy cold Dr. Pepper. Sno-Balls are the food of my childhood, trashy and mind-numbingly sweet and lurid. I love them; I hate them, and when I was a child, they were the greatest treat I could possibly have. They were not an every day occurrence. They were SPECIAL. And I feel compelled to point out that the only proper Sno-Ball is a pink one. The ones they color for holidays are just wrong.
What is your disgusting, nostalgic indulgence?
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2 spoons, a jar and a cup
a large spoon and a small spoon, a jar of super-chunky peanut butter and a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Scoop out a large blob of peanut butter and plop it into the cup of chips. Using the other spoon, scoop up some pb and a few chips and eat it popsicle-style.
This is best done alone in front of bad TV-the Real Housewives of New Jersey fills the bill nicely.
Sadly, I must admit to the
Sadly, I must admit to the occasional craving for a peanut butter and guava jelly sandwich on the softest of white breads. This has to be a bread which lacks nutritional value. It just doesn't taste the same on seven grain whole wheat.
it's really not so bad -- okay, it is sooo bad
Kraft Mac & Cheese in a box. When I really, really need comfort food. The day before I was to be induced with my first child (2 weeks overdue at that point), I spent the whole day at the hospital having tests. They had me lying down with a monitor on pretty much the whole time, which was very uncomfortable no matter which way I turned. They kept giving me liquids, but forgot to feed me, and I was too tired and scared and weepy to complain. When I got out of there, I went to the little market down the street (so close to the hospital they had a reserved parking space just for pregnant ladies) and bought two boxes of the stuff. My husband wasn't home yet when I got there, but I made both boxes and ate it all myself. And didn't regret it one bit.
Also, I like red twizzlers, but only when they're fresh.
Chef Boyardee!
I grew up eating lunches of spaghetti and meatballs or ravioli from Chef Boyardee. Completely processed and possibly disgusting, but I still crave it. My mother-in-law makes an Italian soup that tastes like it ... and I tell her that is the highest compliment!
I do love a good snowball but
I do love a good snowball but I am a total Zingers girl. I can't even buy them because they come in packs of 3 and I eat the first two whole almost and really only enjoy the last one. Both a Snowball and Zingers have the coconut, which I love, and I think is what makes me love them. Because I don't prefer the chocolate cupcakes alone nor do I like Twinkies yet both the Snowballs and Zingers are both those things just with coconut and marshmallow or raspberry coating. Now I need to go to the grocery store for a fix!
Oh dear, those hot pink sno
Oh dear, those hot pink sno balls that I think had chocolate cake type substance in them....*swoon* It's so good to be SO bad;)
Rebecca W.
For me, it is Ramen.
For me, it is Ramen. Completely void of nutrition and filled with a ridiculous amount of sodium, I am ashamed to admit I like it. But every once in a while, I have to have it.
"Mallo Cups"-- marshmallow
"Mallo Cups"-- marshmallow that is the consistency of latex paint covered in "chocolate"--and yet, so good.
Twinkies for me! Also
Twinkies for me! Also completely artificial but the sugar high was memorable.