Sometimes Change is Good
Posted on June 18, 2008
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. He said that he didn’t want any birthday cake. He’s weird, I know. I mentioned that it would be challenging to explain to two 3 year olds that Daddy didn’t “want” cake for his birthday. It was much easier just to have cake even if he didn’t want it.
I love to bake so I asked him what type of cake he wanted. His two favs are cheesecake and carrot cake. We’ll I make good cheesecake and I’ve made a few carrot cakes, but they are not my best work. He decided on cheesecake. My tummy smiles and I get out the recipe. Then he tells me he wants Strawberry topping, not Cherry. Halt the presses! I’ve NEVER made my cheesecake with anything other than Cherry topping. My mom NEVER made her cheesecake with anything other than Cherry topping. I was bummed!
I’m grumbling as I purchase the Strawberry topping. I grumble again as I topped the cheesecake with the Strawberry topping. As I’m cutting the cake, I’m thinking to myself, This isn’t going to be nearly as good as the Cherry topping. Why? Because Cherry was all I’ve ever had on my homemade cheesecake.
So even though it seems as tho I’m rambling here, my point is that sometimes change is good. The Strawberry was almost as good as the Cherry. There were a few bites that I thought maybe the Strawberry was even BETTER than the Cherry.
When it comes to food I tend to be a creature of habit. Truly, it’s not just with food. I have a standard routine in the morning when I wake up, when I start my work day, when I get ready for bed, etc. Sometimes stepping away from the routine and changing it up a bit can open you to new experiences, or tastes, that you might not have experienced otherwise. Sometimes change is good.
Are you a creature of habit?
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Yes I am! I married outside of my own race/culture, and my husband introduced me to Adobo. At first I was resistant–I grew up with “Seasoned Salt,” you know that orange stuff that’s NOT Old Bay? But then I tried it and WOW! Now it’s my secret ingredient in everything from salad dressing to homemade chicken soup and EVERYBODY seems to love it. Baked chicken legs with a can of beer poured over them, sprayed with Pam, and sprinkled with Adobo are a huge favorite around here–bake ‘em at 400 degrees for about an hour and fifteen minutes, turning and re-sprinkling with Adobo halfway through. Good stuff! NCLM
I loved this post!!! While there are some restaurants that I go to where I have the same thing each time, mostly in life I always want to be doing something different – I get bored with the same thing!! Too funny how we are all different. LIke when we go to IHOP, Allie and my husband have the same syrup each time – I try all the different flavors!! And by the way, I happen to like Cherry better on cheesecake – only because I like the tartness!!
Although I have never met a cheesecake I didn’t eat!