The first bite’s free

I have been friends with my friend, Lisa, since we were twelve years old, and twenty-five years later, we are still best friends.

She knows every single quirk, habit (annoying and comical), every story, every secret. She is my memory when I can’t remember. And to this day, she is the one person that knows me, inside and out more than any other person. That’s just how it is.

Anyway…Lisa of course knows my love of treats, and while she has no inclination towards the sweet side of things herself…she always helps me to indulge in mine. (Is this an evil plot to fatten me up?) Whether it’s keeping out a bowl of hershey kisses for me, or sending me the latest cookie recipe…she’s got my back when it comes to indulging my sweet tooth.

One day a couple years ago, I was feeling down, and I dropped by her house for one thing or another. I walked into the kitchen to see her hovering over a cookie sheet filled with what I can only describe as foodie crack. When I asked her what she was making, she let out a maniacal laugh, which made me instantly crack up laughing, and as per usual when I’m with Lisa, the sad mood dissipated.

What she was hovering over, was a simple mixture of puffed corn and sugar essentially, but it was evil in that simplicity. Lisa was making me crack corn. It was ridiculously addictive…and whenever I’m feeling super down, I bust out this recipe and crack up laughing at the memory of Lisa’s evil laugh, as she knew the true nature of the treat which she prepared.

Crack Corn
Recipe from Lisa Pomaranski

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lb butter (2 sticks, unsalted)
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tspn baking soda
1 bag (8oz) corn pops (by Better Made).

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:

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New Year’s Resolutions

Last year, I remember writing something interesting on my myspace blog at the beginning of last year…and it’s pretty relevent…

“i decided NOT to eat the good luck beans. (sorry grama dee). but yes it’s true…i BOYCOTTED THE BEANS this year. every year i religiously eat the damn good luck beans. and every year life gets a little bit worse. so to hell with the beans in 2007.

also, i was told by my best friend’s aunt today, that whatever i do today, i’ll spend the year doing…SO…i made sure i got out of bed…showered…cleaned the house…put away the distractions…and spent time with my dear friend. and did not worry about work. so let’s hope that this is a year full of getting out of bed, showering, keeping things clean, avoiding the distractions, spending time with dear friends, and not worrying about work.

resolutions have been made.

the journey of 2007 begins.
it’s going to an amazing one.
i just know it.
i also had a dream that i would meet my soulmate this year.
so that would be pretty cool if that really happens.

alright, off to bed. (that’s another resolution…end the day before a new one starts…it’s 11:57pm and i’ve only got three minutes before i turn into a pumpkin…)

off i go.
happy new year, dear friends.”

So, I think that avoiding Grama Dee’s good luck beans, turned out pretty well for me. 2007 was indeed an amazing year. It was a year of change, and all of it was great. I quit my job in February, and started my new one in March. It’s been a really good change for me. I now have time to LIVE, not just work.

I also…believe it or not…met my soulmate this year (if you believe in that sort of thing). Christopher and I have been going strong for a year now, and being with him gets more amazing every day.

So since those two resolutions from 2007 were miraculously met…

I decided to make some new ones for 2008.

One of them being to write in this blog much more often. So we’ll see how it goes…

Happy New Year, Friends.
Here’s to a great 2008!!!

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