#desserts

I don’t make much of an effort to be healthy like I used to in the past but every once in a while, I do remind myself to eat healthier and the good thing is: I love salads. The reason I don’t make myself a salad everyday is because I’m too lazy to wash the lettuce or do anything these days lol. I switched to another antidepressant that opened up my appetite about a year ago so I found myself craving sweets every so often but luckily, as a family, we don’t regularly buy cheesecake or vanilla cakes like we used to in the past because I’d finish them in three days. I also stopped going to Starbucks every so often because of what’s happening in Palestine and because I don’t crave it as much as I used to so that’s good. I usually try to drink black tea on a daily basis out of habit and use brown sugar to sweeten it, which fulfills my cravings for desserts that have a lot of calories. Maybe if I was really unhappy about my appearance, I’d make sure to incorporate exercise into my daily routine as well and wouldn’t be too lazy to make myself a salad. Also, my mom cooks Brussels Sprouts once in a while or cooks carrots, broccoli, and potatoes together for breakfast sometimes so I eat those whenever she makes any and that reminds me to eat healthier/better.

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Please Drink RESPONSIBLY.
Yeah, It's occasionally that I've tasted and drank back in 2020 and 2022. I've only ever had these wine and liqueur. My favorite flavorful wines, cocktails, and liqueur, and I have tasted these before are listed down:
One of my favorite Californian-based is [Carlo Rossi Sangria]
https://www.carlorossi.com/sangria.html

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[Cocoa Di Vine]
https://www.wespeakwine.com/products/Cocoa-di-Vine-Chocolate-and-Wine-NV-750ML.html

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Texas Wine-Based Cocktail - [Chocolatini]
https://www.uptowncocktails.com/products/chocolatini/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAlJKuBhAdEiwAnZb7la4_ZQzAW2Rcosx475KenwigkYWRosemdpl_tZK1-4QCiQ0LijC3wBoCwLYQAvD_BwE

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Chambord is a black raspberry liqueur made in France. It's known for its rich, sweet flavor with hints of raspberry and blackberry, and it's often used in cocktails and desserts. I tasted it with our aunt from Los Angeles - [Chambord Liqueur] https://www.chambordliqueur.com/

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A few of mine:
-Bake the day before you celebrate Christmas, the desserts taste just as good tbh.
-Buy holiday decor and other essentials after Christmas, so you can have items for the following year.
-Buy your presents early when stores have very good deals.
-Research when your favorite stores will have the best deals during the holidays.
-Consider doing a Secret Santa or White Elephant gift exchange to help lower the costs within a big family. It works out great!
-Spending less for loved ones is often more. It doesn’t signify you care about a person more if you get them a $100 gift.
-Preparing baked goods for your family is a great gift!
-Never spend too much that you go into debt.
-Explain to others that it’s not about the gifts but rather that we are able to be together. Time passes by quickly and every moment should be cherished, as we never know when our last day will be.

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I know I listed a few that are not hacks but I thought I would include them, hope that is ok lol. 🤗

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Actually there’s something special about each culture I got the chance to learn about and experience that has always piqued my interest, but probably the Japanese culture is one of the most unique cultures I have ever seen, I love their architectural style, their traditions, the way people are always smiling at you & welcoming you, and I LOVE their food specially the desserts 😭💞 This one for example is called Dango 💞 It’s made of tofu and a special type of flour then it’s covered with different kinds of sauces according to your preference, this one is called the Mitarashi Dango, it’s covered with a syrup made of soy sauce and sugar, there are other flavors like a one that’s covered with red beans paste but I don’t recall its name, anyway yeah I love the Japanese culture & cuisine so much 😂✌🏻💞

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Je suis super anxieuse dans les situations sociales, et encore plus quand je reçois...

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Jsp, souvent je dois m'adapter aux régimes des gens. Cet été par exemple y a une copine vegan qui m'a rendu visite, du coup j'ai fait des pizza véganes avec du houmous et des aubergines grillées.

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En général j'essaie de faire des trucs qui sont pas trop compliqués à partager, mais qui sont quand même cool. Genre des gaufres salées, des trucs qui se tartinent, des fougasses individuelles...
Chépa, autant la plupart des gens que je connais ont un plat signature, autant moi personne me demande de préparer un truc particulier donc j'improvise. En même temps je suis alsacienne, et personne connaît d'autres plats tradi que la choucroute erf. (Pourtant je sais préparer des plats alsaciens éo.)

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Avant que le canard disparaisse des rayons, on mangeait pas mal de canard aussi, mais c'était mon copain qui le préparait.

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Puis j'aime bien préparer des desserts, du coup je demande plutôt aux gens de ramener à boire (parce que je sais jamais quoi servir à boire jui nulle).

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When I was a kid we used to have some sort of cake/tart and a piece of chocolate every Sunday morning when my parents drank a cup of coffee (and cake again in the evening) and ice cream after dinner. On other days a piece of candy every day when we came home from school and a dessert (yoghurt/"vla" which is a type of thin and often flavoured custard) every day after dinner.I wouldn't call sweets/candy desserts though. And in my experience cake is not generally eaten as a dessert but as a snack. If you say dessert people will probably assume you mean some kind of dairy product. Yoghurt, vla, ice cream, pudding, etc.
I still do the cake and the ice cream on Sunday though not as consistently as we used to. Dessert after dinner only if I feel like it which isn't very often. And I rarely eat sweets or chocolate these days. Growing up we definitely had more (homemade) dessert on holidays and special occasions, mainly because it was very holiday-specific and also took time and effort to make. Back then, confectionery-bought cakes had a reputation of being not very fresh, or made with dodgy ingredients (my mom still thinks that only lazy people buy cozonac instead of making it at home lol). Outside of that, my mom would sometimes make a tray of brownies, sponge cake or some crepes, nothing too complicated. During summer, ice cream and watermelon are a classic dessert after lunch. We also had chocolate, biscuits, candy etc at home but they were more like a sweet snack, not an actual dessert after a meal. Every day I have something sweet after dinner, usually a bar of chocolate or a hot chocolate. An actual dessert though like a brownie and ice cream or apple pie or something like that? I'll have that any time I go out to eat, am not super full after the main course, and other people want to get a dessert. So maybe like... once a month or so? Probably a bit less.
I don’t really have desserts unless guests are coming, but i have sweet snacks like chocolate, biscuits, etc a couple of hours after lunch so not sure if that counts. I love desserts though, especially ice cream and cheesecake. Every evening, but it’s usually something fairly healthy like fruit. Occasionally, we’ll have it with a little ice cream or custard; sometimes we’ll have something like a piece of cake or some sort of pudding (apple crumbles in winter are great). Most nights, though, it’s fresh fruit and perhaps a small biscuit with a pot of tea.
I haven’t eaten it since the last week in May. I lived 21 years and 11 months and suddenly I developed lactose intolerance. It really really sucks. I’m now 22 and it sucked I couldn’t even eat ice cream for my birthday back in June.

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Bubbles, coloring books, arts and crafts, playgrounds, baths, blanket forts, board games, finding four leaf clovers, lucky pennies. Most things honestly.
Playing on my gameboy while in comfy pajamas as the sun rises in the morning. It’s a nice start to the day.
The original Nintendo Entertainment System. The mario brothers series, zelda, bubble bobble, mega man 1-6, blades of steel, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the contra series, donkey Kong series, mike Tyson's punchout, and many many other oldies
Super Nintendo, I don't know why just that one, but I play it all the time. Even getting more teary eyed as Ibeat games like Lufia again and again through life.
Lamb chops. Back in the day, these were cheap, and my family would have them often for dinner (loin chops, that is, not forequarter). I love them, both because lamb is delicious, and because it gives me warm fuzzies thinking about my dad cooking loin chops for us.
Polish sausage, mashed potatoes, amd cabbage with carrots. My mom was good at cooking the cabbage and carrots just right; they had a just-cooked velvety bite with no mushyness and so much flavor. I've never been able to replicate it.
Spaghetti-o's with meatballs. Served at approximately 50% the temperature of the surface of the sun. Improves my mood in a way that nothing else can besides a heroic dose of THC. Which only inevitably leads back to Spaghetti-o's. Vicious cycle.
i loved sweets as a kid (not really candy or soda actually, but i have always loved chocolate, any kinds of cupcakes or cakes, ice cream, cheesecake, brownies, tarts, really any desserts haha) and i'm in my early 20s now and i have even more of a sweet tooth than i did as a kid! does anyone know if maybe my love of sugar will decrease as i get older...? i sure hope so lol.
Honestly, candy. I never really lost my taste for super sweet things, although I don't drink soda anymore. I often have to force myself not to buy it every week at the grocery store because I just don't have any self control when it comes to sweets.

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Buckle up. The menu for this year, after changes, is as follows; Turkey, bone on prime rib, braised carrots, mashed Yukon tatoes, frog eye salad, cranberry relish(fresh not canned or cooked), fresh rolls, steamed broccoli, layered jello, fudge, hot chocolate, wassail, spiced cider, cherry pie, pumpkin roll, and Turkey gravy. This is all for dinner on the 24th. Breakfast for Christmas Day; baked ham, French toast, hot pear butter, bacon, sausage links, scrambled eggs, fried mashed tatoes, pan fried cabbage, sauteed onions, OJ, apple cider, miso broth, hot chocolate, and maybe cinnamon rolls. Our fancy dinner is Christmas Eve. This year, it's a prime rib roast with green peppercorn sauce, popovers, fennel and gruyere scalloped potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and a Danish riz alemande, rice and almond pudding in a whipped cream base served with fruit sauce. On Xmas day, we start with two kinds of panettone, two pastry strips (apple and raspberry), and whatever leftovers we have.
We always have a big 'drop by' party on Christmas eve - where people can drop by, socialize for a bit, grab some food, etc - without having to stay for a 'party'. Typically lots of people do stay quite late into the evening, though. For this party we always serve a big anti pasta plate, a chaffer full of meatballs in sauce, crusty bread, a few cold sides (salads, etc) and lots and lots of wine. There's also a table with cookies and deserts. We'll probably have between 35-50 people stop by. It's really easy and fun although I usually end up putting toys together drunk at 2 am.
Christmas eve we go to my in-laws and it is basically potluck. It's crowded so anything you can eat off a paper plate. She usually grills some pork tenderloins for sandwiches and will usually have one other meat. For Christmas day we are lucky to have it just us , as in me , husband, kids. Last year I started making my ham on Christmas eve day and getting it all sliced down so it is ready for ham and country gravy as part of breakfast. We'll also have a traditional ham dinner but since I have most everything ready , I can get started on the real reason I make ham and that is a huge pot of split pea soup to eat for days (and frozen to eat weeks later).
So for Christmas Eve my parents, who I'm visiting, and I visit my brother and his family. He recently sort of got into cooking, his wife doesn't cook at all, and his kids have very... Simple tastes. In the past we've tried to bring food like my mother and I make, generally simple but well seasoned and not lacking in flavor, but we've been relegated to desserts the last couple of years. I offered to make a pastry dessert but that was turned down (I'm itching to make another babka) so we're making brownies, and I expect to be served something dry and overcooked with sides from the prepared grocery section.
Christmas Eve in my family has always been and will always be my Mom's stuffed peppers. We eat and then sit around playing video games.

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