: a journey to find little smatterings of joy disguised as regular moments of everyday life :

an american girl in italy 1951 : ruth orkin

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

1 : puppy chow


okay. i understand that you might think that something as pedestrian as puppy chow should not qualify as my first post; however, that's where you would be wrong. and i don't feel badly saying it (although, as a brand-new blogger, i should most likely not offend any followers whatsoever . . . but that's a change i'm willing to take).

puppy chow as a snack is good. puppy chow as a meal, even better. puppy chow as a food group, well, i'd say add it to the pyramid as soon as possible. it's just that delectable. if you have not had the incredible fortune of indulging in the stuff, i will do my best to create a sensory experience of it for you.

it is the be-all end-all of foods: crispy, crunchy, sweet, salty, sticky powdered-sugary and calorie-free (!). honestly, there is nothing wrong with taking a perfectly healthy cereal such as chex, dumping melted semi-sweet chocolate, peanut butter, butter and vanilla all over it, and covering it in what some might think to be an inordinate amount of powdered sugar. some might consider the coating methodology somewhat unorthodox (plastic shopping bags, doubled up of course to prevent leakage); however, it is my opinion that this no-fail process only serves to make the end result greater.

my favorite moment of puppy chow, you wonder? undoubtedly finding the best "cluster" of the stuff - it can be compared to winning the lottery, without a doubt. that little nugget is the pinnacle of puppy chow. if you've had the good fortune to defeat your roommate in this quest, you know just what i mean.

at the end of the day, what you are consuming is the most joyful experience of taste-bud satisfaction . . . i'm salivating just thinking about it.

2 comments:

  1. if your mission was to be the first thing I read in the morning (even before my feet hit the floor- my comp keeps me company in bed these days), mission accomplished. keep seeking that joy beauty.
    it's working for me!

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  2. I want this recipe! pleaseeeee.

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