guilty pleasures

I just realised that Aparment Therapy has a foodie blog called The Kitchen. Sheesh! Where the hell have I been? In going through their archives (did I mention that I am obsessive compulsive?) I saw a post asking readers to talk about food they consume as a guilty pleasure. Most folks seemed to binge on white-trash fave’s and insta-processed-foods. I came up with a list of my own and I am beginning to think that I am a little too health neurotic conscious. I dunno. I used to love eating package ramen and 7-layer burritos from Taco Bell, but the thought of consuming something so processed and sodium laden feels totally unappetizing. These days a guilty pleasure is anything with a high fat or sodium content. I asked m about it last night and he reminded me of my penchance for eating ice cream straight out of the container. And I have been known to eat a whole tray of baklava in one sitting. That’s pretty gross, right? Here are mine:

• pizza. Specifically: white pizza from Paizano’s in Hermoza Beach (garlic-y, spinach-y goodness)
• marshmallow’s toasted over my gas range with bamboo chopsticks
• baby Back Ribs
• potstickers
• korean Spicy/Kimchee (instant) Ramen (oy the sodium content!)
• a mug of Ghiradelli’s dark chocolate melted with a little milk poured in to make it drinkable
• root beer
• beef (we hardly ever eat it at home for fear of our cholesterols)
• any form of lamb (so expensive, so bad for our arteries)
• osso Bucco
• risotto (with extra grated parmesan heaped on top)
• arancini
• prosciutto wrapped figs stuffed with goat cheese and then grilled under the broiler
• potato chips (the kettle fried ones that are SUPER crispy)
• foie gras
• sour cream
• fried cheese
• mac and cheese
• cheese of any kind
• (french) onion soup
• french fries
• corn dogs
• roasted garlic with baked brie
• mexican food (where are the vegetables in this meal?)
• German balogna (is that bad for you? I love it with a guilty pleasure so I assumed that it was)

What are your guilty pleasures?