Cravings…

So sad:

Dear Ms. Rudolph,
Thank you for your email requesting information on where to find cheese curds.  
Tillamook County Creamery Association is dedicated to bringing
you the freshest, and highest quality dairy products available.
 Because of the short shelf life and to maintain the freshness and quality of
Tillamook Cheese Curds, they are exclusively sold at the Visitors
Center and Tillamook Farm Store in Tillamook.
We hope you understand our decision, thank you again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Cobos
Customer Service
Tillamook County Creamery Association

Eternal Pregnancy

So Jamie Lynn Spears had her baby…I am sooo jealous. Why does everyone else get to have their babies and yet, I CONTINUE TO BE PREGNANT? I feel like I am enduring the longest pregnancy ever. Ugh. Jen and I have g-chat discussed in length today Jamie Lynn’s choice of name for her daughter: Maddie Briann. Hmm. It has a nice ring to it if you say it with a mock southern accent…I probably would have extended Maddie into Madeline and stuck an “e” at the end of Briann, but whatevs. I like it more than Honor Marie, that’s for sure. That’s what Jessica Alba named her daughter, for those of you who aren’t in The Know. Yours truly, Judgy McJudgement Pants. Anyway. Tonight for dinner I had mini-pancakes and velveeta shells and cheese. I feel like velveeta cheese should be spelled Cheez. Delish. I am going to microwave some more pancakes (they are so mini! Just like me!) and then probably head to bed like a big, pregnant loser, on this, a beautiful, warm, thursday night in June (I should be at a bar, drinking margaritas). I have my 31 week pre-natal appointment tomorrow. I don’t know what that means. I never know what my doctor appointments will entail until I am actually there. Last time I walked in and saw this long, toothbrush looking contraption sitting on the counter next to the thing my doctor uses to listen to Holland’s heartbeat. I must have look frightened because the nurse said “oh, don’t worry, that’s not for you. We don’t start checking your cervix for a few more weeks.” GREAT! So that means I have something to look forward to. Anyway, pancakes call. Ta.

Verdict

I had a Frosty Shake from Wendy’s yesterday. Strawberry. I am a big fan of strawberry milkshakes. They are my favorite of all the milkshakes. The Frosty Shake didn’t taste like it was made from strawberry ice cream. It tasted like…the strawberry sauce that comes on the cheesecake I always buy from the Safeway next to my house. Like, it was more concentrated strawberry-ness than ice creamy-ness. I think they actually just mix strawberry sauce with the vanilla frosty to make the strawberry frosty shake (ps: Vanilla Frosty? WTF? Where have I been?) So I wasn’t sure what to think. It was good, but not AMAZING. Amazing still equals Dairy Queen strawberry milkshakes. All the way.

Thanks, Wendy

Wendy’s Frosty Shakes? Are you kidding me? I want one right now. Holland wants one right now. THIS is why pregnant women need husbands.

Cravings

What does it all mean, Holland?

Cooking with Emily and Alexia

One major thing that has changed in my life since I became pregnant is the fact that I cook now. Like, actual meals. This has been inspired by the two main themes of my pregnancy: boredom and lack of alcohol. I fill these voids with food, and my cravings are getting more and more specific as time goes on. I discovered that making my own food is the easiest way to satisfy Holland and her demands. Luckily, I live next door to a Safeway, so I can walk over there pretty much anytime to get what I need. The things I eat most often are ben & jerry’s, vegetables with ranch dip, bacon, broiled salmon and spaghetti and meatballs. However, last weekend I got a craving for asparagus and gorgonzola (??? yeah, I know), so Emily and I went to safeway and picked up some ingredients to make pasta. We were so impressed with the gourmet dish we managed to cook up, we decided to make something new every weekend and document it. Here is installment number one:

 Meal: Penne with gorgonzola sauce, asparagus and mushrooms, served with garlic bread. And candles.

For the sauce I melted cream, gorgonzola, parmesan, pepper and butter over low heat until it was melted. We baked the asparagus, sauteed the mushrooms, boiled the pasta and stirred it all together.