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I couldn't get garam masala, and I don't have time to make it from scratch, so I am going to use a Madras curry powder. I'll have to see how it goes.

My bf used to smoke, but now he uses chocolate instead. LOL It's a lot cheaper buying a couple hershey bars a week instead of a couple packs of cigarettes.

I have a very strong fear of maggots. When I was in elementary school a friend and I brought in some acorns and put them into our cubby. Well, when we returned to school the following week there were maggots in our cubby. Disgusting.

A girlfriend of our roommates left a bag of buttermilk pancake mix in my cabinet. I can't eat milk or wheat, but I figured it would get used eventually for my boyfriend or something. So, one day that eventually came around. I opened it and found it full of maggots!

I was also just told of a woman who went to an IHOP here and had a GIANT RAT crawl up her leg and into her lap. OMG

And this is why I wish I could get a nice Kitchenaid stand mixer. I only have an electric hand mixer, and it flings food across the room.

I have undiagnosed Celiac disease (self-diagnosed), and lactose intolerance. I have been told by some that after going on the gluten-free diet for a while they were able to have small amounts of cheese and/or ice cream again because their intestines had healed. I am hoping to get a good taste of a nice sharp cheddar again some day. I know the brie and me will probably never again be.

What bad timing, as October is also Celiac Awareness month. I suppose a gluten-free crust will have to help me celebrate!