Now is the season of the dread Pumpkin Spice Invasion. That stuff sends out mind control rays that make you think pumpkin spice flavored everything is a fantastic idea. Did you know that? No? Maybe it's just me.
I've always been mostly indifferent about it but this year it seems like I'm seeing more pumpkin spice flavored stuff than ever. Pumpkin spice Cheerios, pumpkin spice instant oatmeal. I'm not a big fan of Cheerios in general. Some of the flavors (apple cinnamon for example) actually do taste pretty good but I guess it's the size and texture of Cheerios that I find off-putting. It makes me feel like I'm eating cat food. But anyway, for just a second I was tempted to grab the Pumpkin Spice Cheerios because, pumpkin spice!
I did buy the pumpkin spice instant oatmeal. It's actually not bad but it's not great either and the smell of it bothers me a little bit. So I decided to put it in oatmeal cookies. They were good because, cookies!
I don't know where the pumpkin spice temptation comes from. I'm not even a big fan of pumpkin pie. I mean, I like it okay; I always eat at least one slice every Thanksgiving. After all it would be weird to eat Cool Whip by itself. But it's not one of my top ten favorite pies. So I don't know why pumpkin spice flavored everything else would seem like such a good idea. Just the novelty of it I guess. Either that or mind control rays.
I think it's the novelty. I more anticipate the Peppermint Everything that comes late next month. (I don't drink coffee so I remain untouched by Pumpkin Spice Latte)
ReplyDeleteI have a recipe for pumpkin chocolate-chip muffins I should make some time. (Pumpkin and chocolate seem like they should not go together, but in the muffins they kind of do)
Ah, yes, peppermint! I love the Candy Cane ice cream that comes out every year in November.
DeleteYou now have me wondering about two things. 1. What is really in my box of Cheerios and 2. How do you know what it is like to eat cat food?
ReplyDelete"I guess it's the size and texture of Cheerios that I find off-putting. It makes me feel like I'm eating cat food"
Well of course I don't actually know what it's like to eat cat food. I never said I did know. So now you have me wondering two things. 1. Whether you know what it is like to have an imagination and 2. Why you chose to comment anonymously instead of using at least a made up name.
DeleteI always thought the cereal bits in "Lucky Charms" looked an *awful* lot like the dry Friskies the cats got.
DeleteNo idea what Friskies actually taste like, though one of my girlhood friends did eat dry dog food on a dare once (she said it tasted like salty crackers - not much like meat). No, I was not the one who issued the dare.
"Why you chose to comment anonymously instead of using at least a made up name"
ReplyDeleteBecause your new site wants me to "Select" a profile
If you select "Name/URL" you should be able to just enter a name and leave the URL blank if you don't have one.
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