Tag: Food

See’s Famous Old Time Candies

Heidi treated me to See’s Famous Old Time Candies, which was only a mere 2 miles from our apartment back in the DFW area… now that we moved south by several hours. I wonder if she planned that. (And admitted that it was safe to finally take me there).

But nonetheless, I can’t remember ever having such delicious chocolate candy. I might have had it in the past. I just don’t remember. Given my love for chocolate, I am glad that Heidi didn’t take me there when we lived close by. I might of done something crazy like given up cigars, so I could buy See’s chocolate. I know, crazy huh?

O wait, I did give up cigars… and golf… and… well, apparently lots of things.

The point is that she bought me a box of their nuts and chews. So far, I’ve had one piece, the dark chocolate scotch mallow, which was a taste of heaven. It is chocolate, of course, butterscotch and marshmallow. I think the marshmallow industry could learn a thing or two about making marshmallows from the See’s Candy company.

 

Hearing the Beach

Standing underneath these palm trees, I could almost hear, and smell the beach. These trees seemed so out of place, here in north Texas, but were able, for the moment, to remind me of growing up going to the beach in Galveston as a boy. There are plenty of palm trees in Galveston. There is also the smell of the sea, the sound of the surf, the cry of the gull. It would be nice to walk along the sea wall, even with social distancing, and stop in some local restaurant for some fried shrimp and stuff crabs. There are only 316 miles to go, before I could do that. Given the situation around us, I’m quite certain it’s not going to happen.

 

Dumping Dave’s Insanity Sauce

As we approached our 5th Wedding Anniversary, while going through the refrigerator, I finally decided to throw away our bottle of Dave’s Insanity Sauce. We only used it once, shortly after we got married. The reason for this is that Heidi is such a good cook, we didn’t need Dave’s.

The Insanity Sauce is perfect for a bachelor who cannot cook. Something tastes bad? Add some Dave’s. Eggs lack pizzaz, a tad (and I mean a tad in the literal sense) will do you. Stuck with Raman noodles again? Turn that bowl of preservatives into a gourmet meal.

Yup, Dave’s could save most anything just as long as you didn’t use too much, for the sauce itself is really, really hot. It was the heat that was the key. You never tasted the dull food, just the heat. And for those who cannot cook, the heat is a delight. It is perfect for single guys. And I no longer need it. It’s currently in a landfill somewhere, waiting to be discovered by archaeologists who will open it, and add it to their Ramen noodles. I’m sure it will still be good.

(WARNING: If I were a Surgeon General, I would let you know that women who are pregnant, those with heart conditions, and GI tract issues, should not use Dave’s Insanity Sauce.)