For years people have made comments about my food choices – they can’t believe that I prefer dry foods everytime. What do I mean by “dry” foods? Well, pancakes for a start. Sure I enjoy maple syrup, jam, butter, whipped cream, berries and so on. Just not on my pancakes. I like my pancakes dry. Maybe a tiny pat of butter, but that is where I draw the line.
Same with chicken or turkey leftovers. My favourite turkey sandwich is just turkey with maybe a little pepper on a very lightly buttered slice of bread. I’ve heard “How can you eat that?’ , or “That’s so dry how can you swallow it?” Easy, I just chase it with a drink of water or juice.
I think I’ve mentioned before that I prefer dry, powdered chicken wings over the messy sticky ones. Not only because I hate getting my hands sticky, but because I actually prefer them that way.
Favourite hamburger? Dry. Hot dog? Dry with a tiny bit of mustard. Occasionally some chopped onions. French fries? I whisper “vinegar” over them.
A bottle of ketchup or a jar of mayo would last me a year or more if the expiry date held out that long.
So on this Pancake Tuesday know that I’m having pancakes tonight for supper – just pancakes. Nothing on them. I’m happy.
