Dreaming of Holiday Junk Food
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
United States
October 10, 2018 10:56am CST
Today, I want some holiday food. I am dreaming of eggnog, gingerbread cookies, rum raisin ice cream, and chocolate anything. Thinking of it brings back fond memories of when the kids were little and believed in magic.
What kind of goodies do you like for your winter holiday celebrations? Can you wait or will there be secret smuggling?
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11 responses
@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
10 Oct 18
mmm i could drink eggnog by the gallon, so good. sometimes we make "holly clusters" which are basically green rice crispies (but using corn flakes) topped with either red sprinkles or Red Hots (hot cinnamon candies) and voila they look like little clusters of holly! another thing i do is crush up peppermint sticks and mix them in with my vanilla ice cream, just to make it a little more festive lol
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Oct 18
I have a question for you, Bree... What is it that you swear to think about? 
(I am referring to your tag name.)
My pc says I've not encountered you before. Welcome to myLot!
(I am referring to your tag name.)
My pc says I've not encountered you before. Welcome to myLot!1 person likes this
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
13 Oct 18
@DaddyEvil How did you get your pc to tell you that? @Bree, welcome to myLot.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Oct 18
It isn't even November yet, Jo Ann! How can you be thinking of holiday foods when it isn't even close to the holidays? 
Let me see... pecan pie
, chocolate fudge, peanut butter balls and pretzels dipped in chocolate are some of the goodies my family used to make for Thanksgiving and Christmas... I know how to make all of them. That doesn't mean I will be making them, though. 
I am losing weight right now. (I've lost a total of 40 lbs according to my doctor.) Eating those things might not help me lose weight.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Oct 18
@akalinus Uhm... you know it might not be your mind that is crazy...
I just read an article that claims that some food manufacturers have been putting ingredients into desserts that are addictive. That may be why we can't help but eat more of them than we should be eating!
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
13 Oct 18
@DaddyEvil I think chocolate is addictive. Sometimes, I wonder what they put in ice cream and other foods that people get addicted to.
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@Shivram59 (31775)
• India
10 Oct 18
@akalinus I love veg Indian food only.It is festive season for us Hindus and I am enjoying delicious spicy food almost everyday.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Oct 18
What are the names of some of those foods, Jaishankar?
My daughter loves to make foreign foods. Maybe she will decide to make some of those if you tell us their names!
Thank you!
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@Shivram59 (31775)
• India
11 Oct 18
@DaddyEvil There are a lot of Indian foods that we prepare on festivals.You may find the recipes on the Internet. A few of them are bada ,pulao, kheer, kachori, gujhia, khichri, puri etc etc.I enjoy eating them,but don't know how to prepare them.Am famous as a big zero in cooking.LOL!!
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@Shivram59 (31775)
• India
11 Oct 18
@DaddyEvil All the foods I have mentioned are purely veg.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I love eggnog and gingerbread cookies for the holidays. I try to find sugar free pumpkin anything. I went shopping yesterday and did you know Safeway locally already has eggnog. I found a recipe for just one eggnog cup with soy milk and going to have that for it's sugar free too. As for gingerbread cookies, I got to watch my sugar so I'll be looking for no sugar added or sugar free cookies. I love the holidays, for I buy extra roast pork, and look for good roasting meat if the price is right to treat myself at the holidays. Not a turkey eater, but like chicken tenders on sale.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
12 Oct 18
@oahuwriter That is great if that is what you wanted to eat. Once I made a meatloaf shaped like a turkey but that was then and this is now.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
11 Oct 18
@akalinus
You know what...I once had spaghetti for the holidays.Have you ever had different kinds of meals than the traditional turkey at holidays?
Have you ever had different kinds of meals than the traditional turkey at holidays?1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Nov 18
Pies, pies, and more pies. I make lots of home made bread.
@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
12 Oct 18
@akalinus I have some that I have been making the past few years, that are a snap and so delicious too!
