things to be happy about food

• breadfruit
• finding the letters you want in Alpha Bits
• when the lettuce stays in the Big Mac
• jam thumbprints
• pancake tossing
• pan-blackened redfish
• dipping cherries in chocolate
• making your own dulce de leche from boiling a can of Eagle brand condensed milk for three hours
• beers and cheese and crackers
• Southwest enchiladas
• crispy Iowa skinnies, fried breaded pork sandwiches
• the texture of creamy peanut butter
• hot mulled cider, red flannel hash with two eggs, home-fried potatoes, and deep-dish apple pie with cheddar cheese
• fish chowder flavored with black rum and sherry peppers sauce