things to be happy about food

• a one-pot meal including boiled potatoes, fresh corn, oranges, lemons, onions, garlic, and spices in a savory broth
• buttery crepes folded with strawberry or raspberry preserves
• the huge hit of sugar in a Big Gulp
• store-bought goodies for the bake sale
• baking banana bread
• poblano peppers' skin crackling and popping during roasting
• fortune cookie suspense
• the first picnic lunch bid upon at the box social
• cooking baby food
• steaks from the Midwest
• peaches with smooth skins are called nectarines
• cinnamon, coffee, and dough
• Ritz mock apple pie
• a coffeemaker with a thermal carafe to keep the coffee warm