DIY Food

Overheard last night at Steak ‘N Shake:

(two young female voices)
“I’ll have the chicken strip basket and fries.”
“Nothing for me.”
(waitress leaves)
“You can’t not eat! I’m not eating by myself.”
“I already ate – I’m just company for you.”
“You should totally eat – you’re so skinny anyway. You’re like 90 pounds.”
“Yeah, but I’m only five feet tall. You’re the lucky one, you’re tall.”
“Whatever, you’re skinny. And last night at the show there was this, like, really short girl down in front and she totally got pinned against the guard rail and they had to, like, rescue her. She was super short. She was like four-eight.”
(silence, then same girl speaks)
“She was literally a midget.”
“Oh my god – I’m so glad I’m not any shorter!”
“Yeah, I think anyone shorter than five feet is legally a midget.”
“Wow. We’ll I’d better not shrink.”
“Why not? You could have a handicapped sticker.”
“And park anywhere I want?”
(discussion of handicap benefits continues as Jason and I pack up and leave)
Much like the DIY frappuccinos from Lifehacker,
I was pondering how I could indulge my desire for tiramisu.

I looked around my kitchen,
and decided that I could do it, using animal crackers, decaf coffee, and plain yogurt.

animal crackers
decaf coffee
plain yogurt

Then I thought about it more, and decided that as much as Food Mcguyver sounds like fun, soggy animal crackers smeared with unsweetened yogurt was just not going to cut it.

I think animal crackers COULD work, with maybe some actual espresso and some heavy whipping cream.

I suppose a nice summery snack would be animal crackers, coffee, and fat-free cool-whip. That ought to do. Right?

  1. Hi Sonya,
    It’s a long story how I found you, and I tried to email you, but I am guessing either you didn’t get it (changed your email or something) or didn’t want to write back, or are too busy.
    I was thinking about you again today, and thought I would try this. I know it’s more public, so I”m not going to send the whole email over…just thought I”d say hi, and ask if you’d email me when you get the chance. thanks
    anne
    aapse27@yahoo.com
    PS I think the yogurt would definately NOT work. sometimes decaf can be good…but ….

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