I'm experiencing my first real craving for meat - pepperoni. I love pepperoni. I never liked those pepperoni sticks, but some thin sliced, crispy circles of savory goodness on a pizza...that is a whole different experience. Pizza has come up a lot during this week of blizzards. And I keep turning it down (well, the meat pizzas anyway). I don't know what it's like for normal people, but when I get a craving it can last for weeks. Or, basically, until it is fulfilled. So we'll see how this goes. I know for a fact that our grocery stores don't have any fake pepperoni (pepperphony?), but I'm not sure how good it would be even if they did. I tried putting some artichokes on my pizza to get some of that umami goodness, but it still wasn't the same.
I also went to Subway recently. I'd been avoiding it because I only ever went to Subway for one of two sandwiches: turkey or meatball. 95% of the time I went with meatball. Even when I ate meat I considered ordering a veggie sub, but could never go through with it. Now I can say I have. And now I can say it was as mildly disappointing as I suspected. I had avocado on it to try and give it some substance. And it did have substance. I was full by the end (I had a 6" flatbread) but again, something was missing. Which makes me oddly determined to find a satisfying replacement. Throughout this experience, I've been daydreaming about creating some delicious frozen dinners or packaged meals or even restaurants to meet all of my criteria, AND to be something I would crave. I wonder if I could ever pull off running a business or creating a product that people would be interested in...But before my mind runs away with that, I remember that I first need to get my life in order and some traction under my feet.
It's going to be a long year.
The year will be over in an instant.
Time is a funny thing.
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