I can cook Mexican food and Chinese food and occasionally even Thai food. But, I’m not good at Indian dishes. (Okay, technically I’m afraid of how to use the spices, don’t judge.) Nope, for my Indian cravings I rely on a frozen meal (or take out). This one worked as lunch paired with some toast.
<insert piece of pumpkin pie for dessert>
Speaking of things that are foreign to me, I think persimmons are very odd. I guess it’s because I never tried them until a year ago? I LOVE them, but still am not over their tomato like appearance, but sweet taste 
Random Thought: I prefer funny blogs (and books and movies) over serious ones, but it recently occurred to me that my magazine obsession lacks humor. Maybe 1 article in 100 is fun and funny, but they are usually pretty sterile. Why is that?
I’m not exactly picking up Popular Science every month, so why can’t these casual reads throw in a joke or two? Thoughts?
I bought that tandoori chicken on manager’s special for $1. It was AMAZING for $1. Not sure I would have loved it for $4.
Persimmons freak me out.
Blogs that make me look like I’m dying while I’m hiding giggles are the best. I don’t know that I’ve ever read a funny magazine…
Totally got mine as a Manager’s Special too! Love it
I agree! A little humor goes a long way! A joke or two or maybe a satirical article here and there.
By the way, I just received three persimmons in my monthly produce shipment. What do you do with them? Just eat them plain? Or do you put them in a recipe of some sort?
I just eat them plain, chopped up
Ben thinks they taste like a plum. They should be a little soft to the touch and sweet like fruit.
yum. indian food. i could live on spicy vegan saag aloo from my local restaurant!! as for magazines – i never thought about them being funny or not, but i sure do *love* them. i have a subscription to like a million magazines and they make.me.happy.
I’d never had a persimmon until last week when I went to a dinner where they put chopped persimmons into a guacamole. It seemed weird, but it was really delicious. I have to buy some of those!
In guacamole?! That is so weird!
We read the same magazines. And I specially don´t laugh at all when doing the exercises they propose.
That’s why I read your blog, because it’s fun! I know what you mean about those magazines, though…. where’s the personality??
You should get a subscription to Playboy, they have jokes every month! (You’re welcome, Ben.)
You’re busted.
I used to have a subscription to Playboy and there’s actually a wide variety of articles. Literary, current events, politics, fitness, etc… and most of the time there is some definite humorous undertones. And, let’s face it- the pictures are inspirational (as are the measurements on the centerfold, in a self-depricating sort of way).
Oh, and my husband got it for me… for the articles. Allegedly.
Allegedly.
I am laughing out loud at the Playboy discussion.
I think this is where I feel funny for saying that we subscribe to Popular Mechanics and I love it!
I’m the same way – I like fun blogs but read the same magazines! Maybe you should write a humorous magazine article?!
I rather like serious blogs – people tend to say what is true and raw. Luckily we all are different
Love your magazine collection / reads
I like a good mixture of serious and funny. But funny definitely helps lift up my spirits. I’m definitely on the Fitness, Shape, Self, Women’s Health, etc. etc. train