What Are Your Favorite Types of Food?

This is today’s writing prompt, but before we get into that I have something else I want to say.

Two horrible things happened on Wednesday. One was the assassination of Charlie Kirk. While this was a tragedy, I don’t want to give any energy to the crazy that has come out from BOTH sides of the spectrum.

The second thing that happened was another school shooting, this time in Colorado, which got little to no media attention. This made 17 school shootings this year! I’m not up to hearing more blathering about how sorry people are when they won’t do anything to stop gun violence!

I grew up in a house FILLED with weapons of all kinds. I was taught at a young age exactly what each weapon was capable of, I did NOT once ever think about taking one of those guns out to shoot someone else for whatever reason.

How many more children have to watch their friends die in front of them, sometimes even bleeding out all over them before something is done to stop the gun violence? I’ve got grandchildren in school and I am petrified EVERY fuckin day that they are going to end up shot. This needs to STOP! NOW!

Whew! Now on to the prompt:

My favorite foods come from multiple sources.

First is seafood, mostly shellfish. I crave a good lobster with fresh butter, crablegs make me delirious, and I will fight a bitch that tries to rush me at an all-you-can-eat crab leg buffet, and shrimp is always a great go-to. I’ve had sea bass, and fresh tuna or Mahi Mahi. I will NOT eat squid or octopus, I don’t care how it’s cooked. And clams and mussels make me gag. It’s a texture thing for me.

Second will always be AUTHENTIC Mexican food. I’ve been to Mexico many times, and each province has its own specialty. Here in the US, my favorite is street tacos made with beef or chicken. There is just something about fresh grilled meat on a fresh corn tortilla. Add a little cilantro, onion, and fresh lime and you have a little piece of Nirvana.

Next up is the good old steak and baked potato. I like my steak medium rare, with the juices flooding the baked potato on my plate. Pair that with a fresh green salad, a fresh-baked roll, or a mini loaf, and it’s one of the best meals out there.

My favorite dessert is always going to be Tiramisu, no question there. I also like tiramisu gelato, especially from the Candy Factory in Myrtle Beach, NC. It’s the best I’ve ever had!

Last but not least is banana pudding. Real banana pudding, that has fresh whipped cream mixed in with the pudding so it’s light and fluffy, enough banana slices to have one in every bite and so full of vanilla wafers, it will set your mouth to singing

That, my Chaos Gremlins, is a sampling of my favorite kinds of foods. I could write all day, cause I do like food. But, if I keep writing, it’s only going to make me hungry.