Day 20

Day Twenty and plenty to celebrate. Hey, only 11 more days until taco time--crunch! crunch! Can't wait--that is actually what I crave the most and will probably go for first (but not for breakfast) when August 1 rolls around.

I was pretty tough on myself this weekend. I ended up watching a travel show in Italy 'cuz they were devouring that wonderful Gelato. Italy is truly the best place on earth for ice cream in my opinion--do I count as an expert yet? But remember you can get a bite o' Italian delight at the Alloto Gelato place--no they aren't paying me or giving me free Gelato. The Ice Cream Dieteer attempts to speak only with frozen tongue, not forked tongue.

Anyway, this tavel show featured one of my favorite chefs, Bobby Flay, traveling around Europe sampling the wonderful culinary delights--truly I was a glutton for punishment and my mouth watered and stomach got craving pangs as Bobby sampled big slices of Italian pizza, deli sausages and cheeses, assisting an Italian cook prepare a local dish of fresh mushrooms and white beans with a renowned Italian restranteer (can't remember the name) as well as flexing his own culinary talents with a sizzlin' rabbit fry up with caramelized radicchio. MMMM . . . Ah well, at least ice cream melts in your mouth as I run to the freezer for a dish of Carmel, toffee crunch by Tillamook--a quart is almost polished off, though I shared some. I watched another Spanish cook prepare one of my favorite foods, paella. This was sheer torture. I chanted my mantra, "only eleven more days . . . only eleven more days!"

The big question? Do I still like ice cream? Yup! Still love it and still look forward to it even after nearly 3 weeks of nothing else. I have a new appreciation for it. I haven't felt sick or tired. In fact, I have more energy, though that may be my pioneering spirit that thrives on new discoveries and awareness. (Though quite honestly, I can't wait to celebrate with tacos!)
I'll leave you with this great quote to ponder until we come of age on Day 21.

"My advise to your is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the ice cream while it's on your plate."--Thornton Wilder