June 26, 2004
Mmmmm Bacteria
 Years ago I heard a theory that said if your body needed some particular nutrient, the foods that contained that nutrient would be appealing to you.
I now accept this theory as completely valid. All my life I've hated yogurt, the tangy taste would make me want to gag after a couple of spoonfuls. Then I got sick last week, and the doctor prescribed mega-antibiotics.
The antibiotics must have killed every bit of digestive bacteria in my stomach, because it felt like my entire digestive system had just stopped. If I ate something in the late afternoon, I was still trying to digest it the next morning, ugh!
A friend mentioned eating yogurt, which made sense if I could actually keep the stuff down. Amazingly, I found myself enjoying it, the tangy taste which I hated so much suddenly tasted GOOD to me. Of course the real test will be whether or not I go back to hating it in a week or so.
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June 22, 2004
Not Just A Spud
 There's nothing quite as homey, or as easy, as a baked potato. The other day, we just HAPPENED to have all the fixings on hand... potatoes, monterey jack and extra sharp cheese, fresh green onions, and sour cream. After about an hour in the oven, we split them in half, tossed on the grated cheese (which melts almost instantly in the steam) and the chopped green onions, and then the sour cream, either on top or on the side. I guess it's also just really satisfying when you already have the ingredients on hand and the meal just BEGS to be created - no need to run out to the store for anything, or plan for it another day when you've already got the taste for it in your mind. Excluding the hour in the oven, that's pretty immediate gratification - LOL.
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