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Day 5 - Your Favorite Comfort Foods and Why

Whew - glad yesterday's is done - - now onto something I so absolutely, obviously love - - -  FOOD!!!!!!!

I have my normal comfort foods; hot roast beef with mashed potatoes (the real kind, not from a box, with lumps and all) and gravy - roasted turkey with those same mashed potatoes - macaroni and cheese (both from the box and homemade) - chicken and homemade noodles (something I absolutely adored growing up!!) - cream of tomato soup - and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

But, I have one food that I turn to when looking for the ultimate comfort.  It's an odd choice and some of you are going to scratch your head and wonder about me.  But, it is my favorite thing in the world - and it's easy and quick.

Every Tuesday night, Ted goes to Civil Air Patrol.  This is what I look forward to having for my dinner every Tuesday.  What is it you wonder??  It's cold cereal - and no specific one - but whatever hits my fancy at the time.  I love everything from Cheerios to Rice Krispies to Life Cereal to Apple Jacks to Shredded Wheat to Cap'n Crunch to Froot Loops to Grape Nuts.  You get the jist of what I am saying - I love cold cereal.  I love hot cereal, too, but there is nothing better to sit down and watch Biggest Loser with.  Now, since I have had to change my lifestyle, I am not able to cover those Cheerios and Rice Krispies in a bunch of sugar, now I use Splenda - - but, it's all tasty just the same!!

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  1. If I had gone one more deeper on mine it would have been mac and cheese! <3 And I looove cereal too!

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