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Aero bars!
Pudding Pops
Nacho cheese Tostitos--must have been cheaper than Doritos, b/c that's what we always had!

@steponmyknee--the Taco Doritos are back! In the retro bag, even!

I agree--SO good! In fact, last time my husband and I took a weekend trip to Chicago, I specifically chose our hotel based on its proximity to XOCO--about 2 blocks were all we had to walk for the torta, churros, and *insanely good* Mexican hot chocolate for breakfast. I'm dying to go back!!

My brother introduced me to Chocovine last winter, and considering he is quite the liquor snob I was very surprised. It's actually really good (IMHO), but that being said, I have had 3/4 of a bottle in my fridge since last New Year's Eve. It's one of those things where you just sip it, and I just never really got around to drinking it.

GO Dogwood! Hubby and I did the SBD thing a few years back, and I lost 40 lbs quite easily. Need to get back on track with that...

I'm with POM--no more fast food! I'm not generally a big fast food person, but the past few months have been crazy and I've found myself in the drive-thru more often than I'd like.

My other food-related thoughts (I refuse to call them resolutions!):
-drink more wine!
-Meatless Mondays (or, since I work Monday nights and can't be home to cook for the family, maybe meatless Tuesday...)
-meal-plan more!
-stop buying new cookbooks and start using the ones I have (this one will be tough...I can't pass up a good book!)
-buy a bar set and learn how to make some basic cocktails. We're more beer/wine people around here. It's time to grow up.

Bad Santa brought me no kitchen-related stuff this year! So...the day after Christmas I went out and picked up The Bartender's Guide for myself at the half price bookstore. I did get a gift card to Barnes and Noble, so I will likely pick out a cookbook...considering Fiesta at Rick's, as it's the only Rick Bayless book I'm missing...or maybe Hell's Kitchen, from a Minneapolis restaurant that my brother raves about. Not sure... I'm also thinking about a new coffee grinder with another giftcard.

I did receive a new running jacket, which will come in handy to burn off all this damn holiday gluttony...

Every Saturday when I was a kid, the smell of frying bacon waking me up !

I'm so glad I saw this!! My mom used to make bars just like these every Christmas when I was growing up, and I made them last year according to her recipe and they didn't work at all (I blame the recipe, as I am certainly not lacking in baking skills!) I well go with this recipe this year!

I just found out that my brother and his family can't make the trip down to our place, so if my dad decides not to come down here, I think we'll just go out. Since we're leaving on vacation just a few days after Thanksgiving, we've decided not to travel for the holiday, and I really don't feel like cooking for just the 4 of us when the kids won't eat half of what I make anyway!

I always find the best food in Chicago...but if I ever get to India, I'm sure it would blow all previous food experiences out of the water!

Rosemary & Olive Oil Triscuits. Yes, I eat them in bed. But I'm pretty good about not getting crumbs in the bed... :)

I just acquired 18 lbs of peaches, on top of the 13 lbs of apples we picked last weekend...looks like I'll be very busy this weekend!

Guilty as charged. With 2 kids and a dog keeping me busy in the morning, I usually end up eating my breakfast on the way to the gym (it's either that, or get up at 5:30 so I have time to eat...and I'm just not up for that). Usually it's just a Clif bar, but I will admit that once in awhile it's yogurt. I really should stop the yogurt...

I wish!! GO HAWKS!