"YOUR COUNTRY BREAKFAST IS READY!"

For some reason, I feel compelled to share a few random things in addition to babbling for pages about nothing.  I love food and cooking (although I haven't had much practise at it), and I am a vegetarian.  I never liked meat as a child and begged my mom to allow me to quit eating it.  She wouldn't let me stop until I was old enough to figure out how to get my protein in other ways...of course, I've never been quite that good to really eat a balanced diet, but I pretend to.  I was allowed to become vegetarian when I was 15, and when I was about 13 I was sent to stay with my aunt for a month in the summer.  She had no refined sugar in the house so I quit eating sugar after my stay with her...I hadn't had a soda from age 12 to age 29 (sadly, I recently rediscovered Dr. Pepper, the elixir of life) and I started up with sugar again at about age 27.  I also have a strong fondness for beer (not the slightly-stronger-than-water variety like Coors or Miller)--I am one of those people who actually likes the taste--like Guinness, Newcastle, stout etc.  Tea is also a necessary part of my daily diet--I like mine black and I wish Americans had a better appreciation for the importance of 3 daily tea breaks!   Cheetos and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are two staples I can't live without...add Dr. Pepper to that and that's all the food I need to stay happy. 

Check out my special page dedicated to tea~!

LINKS:

Cheetos
Dr. Pepper
Grits
Guinness
Okra
Reese's
Sobe

I just found out that McDonald's uses fries made with beef tallow (fat), so they are NOT vegetarian!  DISGUSTING!!

~If you can tell me where the quote at the top comes from, you will win a big prize (and my undying admiration)!