things to be happy about food

• French toast made of real French bread
• leftover Chinese food eaten out of the cardboard cartons
• scalloped tomatoes
• candy bar ice cream pie
• fruit mellowing on a sunny shelf
• telling someone to cheese it
• a popover that stands up
• a pineapple and grapefruit drink
• breakfast sausage
• spiced maple cocktail ribs
• papaya-mint salsa
• Kentucky burgoo
• roasted cauliflower onion soup
• contributing to the soup kitchen