#but there is some fruit mixed in for the hot sauce and idk what fermentation does to heat levels

[anime-scarves]

Shoutout to the 1mil+ scoville hot sauce my friend made. A little dab of it on some food is unironically like getting a buzz from a beer or something. You dont really think of spicyness as a substance to take, but when it is this strong it is absolutely like taking a drug. Some not quite shower thoughts for the evening.

[boil3deggs]

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Foods I’m excited to eat over the holidays, and therefore, will eat! We should eat things we enjoy :))

- pozole (so warm, and hearty and filling!!)

- banana bread

- over-easy eggs

- scramble eggs

- soft boiled eggs

- honestly just eggs that aren’t boiled to death because that’s the only way the cafeteria here cooks them

- miso soup (all soups, I miss soups)

- lots and lots and lots of fruit!

- cobbler

- a ginormous salad with everything in it (grains, nuts, fruit etc etc)

- properly cooked beans and rice

- soymilk

- SMOOTHIES

- lefse made by my Aunty (without butter though, I simply can’t afford that. Maybe with some hummus or something)

- curry made the way I like it!

- dates and prunes and dried mango

- loads and loads of pickled vegetables and fermented foods

Holiday food I’m not especially excited to eat, and therefore WON’T eat, even if I feel pressured too -

- any prepackaged cookie/sweet/pie. It’s never as good as it looks to be.

- anything with excessive amounts of dairy. Might be yummy but it’s not worth the breakouts and joint inflammation

- crackers. Maybe it’s the autism. Saltines aren’t even that good. I’ll have some, but in moderation. Not an entire sleeve.

- the cheap, instant type of hot cocoa. Just kinda lame and not worth the calories.

- garlic bread. Just never worth it. I’ll enjoy the smell instead.

- oily vegetables. Just ew. Some people don’t know how to cook.

- takeout/fast food/mediocre restaurant food. I’m an adult now. I don’t have to finish something on my plate if I don’t like it. It’s okay to be a picky eater.

- calorie dense and mid “healthy” packaged snacks. Basically all the little vegan treats my mom always gets from Costco. Again, highly processed, not even that good, and I know how to bake. I can make my own stuff and make it better.

- sushi. The sushi where I live is just better. Why would I waste a meal and money on sushi in a landlocked state when I could get cheaper better stuff at home?

- mashed potatoes. I can make them without butter and with more flavor at home. I don’t trust other people’s mashed potatoes. Or like, any sort of mash/casserole/dish where you can’t distinguish the ingredients

- anything super duper sweet (read: not dark) chocolate/candies. How old am I? 8 years old? No. Eat like an adult.

- fried food. Just not a big fan tbh. My family doesn’t really cook fried food though so idk why I’m including this.

- gingerbread. Not to be a hater. I just don’t like it.

- the pumpkin bread I always bake over the holidays. It’s delicious but just too heavy, and it always makes me break out. I can always just use the spice mix and make oats with it instead :)

- overcooked pasta (my family always overcooks it for some reason) with red sauce (I don’t like red sauce)

I think that’s it? It’s weird, I’m so excited to eat food but honestly I’m a little surprised by the stuff I’m craving. I want pickled vegetables and soups and fruits, not junk, this year around. I think the fast fixed my gut microbiome lol.

I might still destroy a sleeve or two of saltines, or an entire bag of mini pretzels. Bland crunchy snacks have been my favorites lately :) some popcorn would go pretty hard too.

I’m curious to hear what type of foods other people like around the holidays.