Have you noticed I have been skirting around the most obvious thing in my life that I love the most (outside my family, friends of course, blah, blah, blah). I don’t know why I have been waiting, maybe because the candy du jour takes precedence, or once I reveal my true obsession you will all quit reading, or maybe I was simply holding on to it just to whet your appetite, I don’t know.
But ask anyone who knows me what I love most in this world – the one thing I truly can’t live without – they will say without hesitation:
COKE and CHOCOLATE
It is true, I love Coke. This is difficult because people may think I am talking about the drug, not the soda, but trust me, it is the soda I love! There is nothing quite so satisfying as opening a bottle of Coke (true connoisseurs know Coke is best in a bottle – my pick – the 12 ounce plastic bottle) taking that first sip and feeling the burn as the carbonated bubbles explode in your mouth. I’m telling you, nothing and I mean nothing gives me greater pleasure! Given the choice between a glass of fine wine and an iced cold Coke – I would choose the Coke! I tend to guzzle it, I know I should savor every sip, but I can’t, I simply can’t! Despite this addiction, and I admit, it is an addiction (just ask anyone), I do limit myself to one Coke a day (two, only on very desperately bad days). I used to ration myself to one a week, but decided the hell with it, I’m getting old, I deserve to indulge myself. Oh, and never, ever Pepsi, it is a simply a sin if you do.Oh, and in case you didn’t know, Coke has medicinal properties. One of my truisms that I use with my children is that Coke Cures Everything – it does, this is the truth. Feeling sad, open a Coke, feeling nauseous – well that is a no brainer, hung over – same thing. Coke Cures Everything. It does, simple as that.
But Coke is best when enjoyed with a lovely piece of Chocolate – my other true obsession. Over the years the type of Chocolate I reach for first has changed, in fact, changed multiple times. Back on Grotto Street I used to walk up to the candy store (called the Popcorn Place). They had this mint fudge that was to die for! Then for a while my chocolate obsession was in the form of a chocolate iced cookie at S.A. I know, right? I had the timing of when the truck would deliver a fresh batch down to the minute. For many years it was Butterfingers, then Baby Ruth’s, M&Ms and lately it is English Toffee. Today Steph and I went to a candy store called Sugar Sugar in Minneapolis – we were like kids in a candy store (well, duh, we were!) I came away with a lot of fun treats, but my favorite – sea salt caramels in milk chocolate and dark chocolate!Well, there you have it. There is nothing left to say, well until the next time.
