Since I'm in such a homesick mood, I thought I'd make a joke of it and post this list of food that I desperately crave and that will be consumed immediately upon my return to the states. Rachel and I had a wonderful night listening to Now 4 and compiling our own special lists. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do! (Note: items are listed in a random order that does not correlate to how much I miss them - it was a stream of consciousness list that I later organized)

Cravings

1. Mashed potatoes (with cheese and maybe garlic…)
2. Chocolate chip cookies
3. Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream (my two boyfriends)
4. Lemon squares
5. Nutella
6. Toblerones
7. Raspberries
8. Sour Patch Watermelons
9. Peanut butter-hershey kiss cookies --> caramel filled Hershey kisses
   

Home Food

1. Pizza (Bagel pizza, Pita pizza, Sal’s Pizza - green peppers, spinach, ground beef, sun-dried tomatoes, and mushrooms)
2. Bagels (cream cheese/garlic cream cheese, everything bagels, sesame seed bagels, Re-invent el Yegua sandwich - chicken, lettuce, bacon, cheese, tomato, garlic onion cream cheese)
3. Bread (Garlic bread, Kaiser rolls, Italian bread, Hoagie rolls, Rye bread)
   
4. Eggs (Eggs Benedict, Omelet - lots of cheese, bacon, onions - Biscuit egg sandwiches - Pillsbury biscuits, eggs, and cheese, Open-faced sunny side up egg sandwich)
   

Junk food

1. Chips and dip - Herr’s sour cream and onion chips and Helluva Good French onion dip
2. Buffalo chicken dip - Fritos
3. Peanut butter
4. Pistachios
5. Pringles BBQ (once you pop, the fun don’t stop)
6. Popcorn
   
7. Chocolate covered pretzels
8. Puppy chow
9. Twix
10. Peanut butter cups (Reese’s)
11. Pizza rolls
12. Cheese and crackers (Ritz, Wheat thinks Monterrey jack, Garlic roasted Triscuit’s with sharp cheddar cheese)
    

Pasta

1. Spaghetti (Red sauce and meatballs, Butter garlic sauce and shrimp, Butter garlic sauce and tomatoes)
2. Lasagna
3. Manicotti
4. Ravioli - Lobster with vodka blush sauce
5. Ziti - salmon with asian glaze, asparagus
6. Linguini alfredo
7. Macaroni and cheese
   

Full-on meals

1. Koulon Chicken (wrong spelling, same great taste)
2. Pot roast - mashed potatoes
3. Steak and marsala sauce - baked potato or red potatoes in butter herb sauce
4. Pork tenderloin - oven-baked potatoes
5. Barbecue chicken and barbeque ribs - grilled zucchini and corn on the cob with infused butter and watermelon
6. Salmon with sesame glaze - fried rice
7. Steak wedgie - roasted red peppers, cheese, salt, pepper
8. Mock Thanksgiving - turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, green bean casserole, those little rolls (you know I mean)
9. Barbecue pulled pork sandwich
   

Necessary visits to certain food establishments

1. Shady Maple
2. Chic-fil-a
3. Mister Wok Chinese food
4. Sal’s Pizza
5. Chilis (Texas cheese fries, Classic nachos, Crispy chicken tacos, Ribs, Paradise pie) I realize this may sound counter-intuitive since there are tacos and nachos on this list, but Chili's is not real Mexican, this distinction must be made in order for #5 to make sense.
6. Red Lobster (Biscuits, Caesar salad, LOBSTER, Key Lime pie)
7. America Bar and Grill (Calamari)
8. Sushi 4 You (EVERYTHING)
9. Hibachi (Sushi, Shrimp tempura, Steak, Salmon, Shirley Temple)
10. Friendly’s (Munchie mania, Honey BBQ Chicken Melt, Crunchy Shrimp Basket, Happy Ending sundae)
11. Subway (Chicken Teriyaki, Italian BMT)
12. Bravos (Pepperoni Stromboli, Spaghetti pizza (if they still make it), Cheese fries, Pepperoni bites)
13. Fire Creek Grill (Duck!!!)