Seasonal Cravings ???

[msdarlinjoy]

I was wondering if anyone else has "seasonal cravings" or goes thru spurts of craving something in particular?

No, I am not prego!

For the last 3 weeks I have been craving fat free milk! I know ... sounds crazy! I am glad it hasn''t been chocolate ... if I ate as much chocolate as I have drank milk ... I don''t think I could fit thru the door!

If anyone wants to share ... I''ll be right here w/ my big tall ice cold glass of FF milk!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Gypsy]

Summer: BERRIES! MELONS! Tomatoes! Shellfish! Late summer; FIGS by the boat load. Fall: Pumpkin things... perrsimons. Winter: Soups. Stews. Spring: Flowers...lol. Not edible... but I HAVE to have flowers everywhere in the house in Spring.

 

[blodthecat]

Seedless grapes!

 

[justjulia]

Oreo chocolate bars.... you''d think I was going into instead of out of hibernation. lol

 

[Lorelei]

Spring...daffodils, tulips, lily of the valley, bluebells, chocolate, horsehair coming out in clumps!

Summer....strawberries, salads, roses, chocolate, the smell of a fresh cut hayfield.

Autumn...pumpkin pie, wood fires, chocolate, fallen leaves and frosts, damp earth.

Winter....Christmas trees, snow, hard frosts on spider webs and trees, a walk in a winter twilight across frosty fields with a sliver of moon and hundreds of stars,, liqueur chocolates, hot chocolate, hot chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce, I like chocolate!

Those are both my food cravings and soul cravings!

 

[FireGoddess]

We eat obscene amounts of watermelon this time of year. And when it gets kinda hot, I don''t want to heat up my kitchen any more by cooking...so it''s usually a tomato salad with bread for me for dinner!!

 

[diamondfan]

I am always craving tons of fruit in summer, and love big composed salads as dinner with bread...love the summer tomotoes, with basil and mozzarella, and love the fresh sweet corn. We have some farm stands around and that is the best. I also love seafood, eating lobster at the beach and things like that...I LOVE SUMMER!

 

[Lorelei]

We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

 

[Mara]

cold sweet summer fruit for summer for me, and iced black tejava. i am currently obsesed with fuji apples and have pretty much at least one a day and sometimes two. and they have to be super fresh and crisp, not week old or anything like that. and very cold from the fridge. watermelon and other melons once it comes into season, lots of salads for summer as well, anything cold, crisp, fresh tasting. and it''s not even THAT hot here where we are...but something about cold, crisp food on your tongue, yum.

in the winter it''s more like comfort food...pot pies, warm soups, anything baked...of course super healthy, hah as if. oh and pumpkin pie from nov-jan!

 

[colormyworld]

Many of you may not share this one but this time of year it is fried green tomatoes that I crave.

 

[blodthecat]

Date: 6/17/2006 11:32:54 AM
Author: Lorelei
We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

Yeah......I bet you''re dipping the strawberrys in chocolate too!

Blod

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/17/2006 11:32:54 AM
Author: Lorelei
We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

Brit GF

if you want to taste "REAL strawberries" come to Ca. we got the best in the world.

summer time is fresh LYCHEE time,got some in the frig.

 

[Blenheim]

I''m really craving some cantaloupe and proscuitto right now, but the closest we have in the fridge is cantaloupe and salami... I might have to make a trip out to the grocery store.

 

[Kaleigh]

Love strawberries and watermelon in the summer. Chicken salad with grapes is another fav. Lobster and fresh corn on the cob, oh and clams with butter. Yummo!!!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 6:25:05 AM
Author: Gypsy
Summer: BERRIES! MELONS! Tomatoes! Shellfish! Late summer; FIGS by the boat load. Fall: Pumpkin things... perrsimons. Winter: Soups. Stews. Spring: Flowers...lol. Not edible... but I HAVE to have flowers everywhere in the house in Spring.

Gypsy ~

I too in winter love stews and soups ... and homemade cornbread muffins!

And in spring and summer, I love home picked flowers to put in vases where ever I can.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 7:49:36 AM
Author: blodthecat
Seedless grapes!

Hi Blodthecat ~

What kind of seedless grapes do you like ... purple ones?

I love, love love green grapes, and green granny smith apples in summer time.

Summer doesn''t start until July 4th in my neck of the woods. (PNW)

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 7:55:40 AM
Author: justjulia
Oreo chocolate bars.... you''d think I was going into instead of out of hibernation. lol

LOL!

Hi Justjulia ~

Oh those sound good ... I had better stay away from those!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 8:12:15 AM
Author: Lorelei
Spring...daffodils, tulips, lily of the valley, bluebells, chocolate, horsehair coming out in clumps!

Summer....strawberries, salads, roses, chocolate, the smell of a fresh cut hayfield.

Autumn...pumpkin pie, wood fires, chocolate, fallen leaves and frosts, damp earth.

Winter....Christmas trees, snow, hard frosts on spider webs and trees, a walk in a winter twilight across frosty fields with a sliver of moon and hundreds of stars,, liqueur chocolates, hot chocolate, hot chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce, I like chocolate!

Those are both my food cravings and soul cravings!

Hi Lorelei ~

Your cravings sound similar to mine, well except for the horsehair coming out in clumps!

Spring: Daffodils, Tulips, lilly of the valley, peonies, milk, tea, pesto, going to the pond and feeding the ducks and geese, and rainbows!

Summer:Grapes, Green apples, watermelon, salads, french bread, balsamic vinager, pesto, pasta, roses, the sound of a sprinkler and gazing a the sparkling water against the grass, sunsets at the beach, walking in the Redwood forest and smelling the natural smell of the earth, candles, tea,wine and margarita''s!

Autum: Pumpkin and pecan pie, wood fires, chocolate, smores, smashed tater''s & gravy, changing colors of leaves and then watching them fall off the treas in the wind, frost on the grass & bushes, taking a walk in the country & hearing the crunchy leaves and sticks underneath, wine ... cheese & crackers, cup of tea, sleeping in w/a cozy down comforter.

Winter....Christmas trees, snow, hard frosts on spider webs and trees, a walk in a winter twilight across frosty fields with a sliver of moon and hundreds of stars, liqueur chocolates, hot chocolate & marshmallows, cider, tea, hot chocolate bread pudding with chocolate sauce, I like chocolate! And Milk.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 11:09:07 AM
Author: FireGoddess
We eat obscene amounts of watermelon this time of year. And when it gets kinda hot, I don''t want to heat up my kitchen any more by cooking...so it''s usually a tomato salad with bread for me for dinner!!

Hi Firegoddess ~

Did you know that watermelon is very high in potassium. Moreso, than a banana. Eat up!

I hear you about heating your kitchen up ... yucksville!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 11:29:58 AM
Author: diamondfan
I am always craving tons of fruit in summer, and love big composed salads as dinner with bread...love the summer tomotoes, with basil and mozzarella, and love the fresh sweet corn. We have some farm stands around and that is the best. I also love seafood, eating lobster at the beach and things like that...I LOVE SUMMER!

Hi Diamondfan ~

Salads in summer ... yummo! And sweet corn fresh from the farm! I remember one year I ate so many ears of fresh sweet corn for dinner, ... I got sick!

Lobster ... oh my!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 11:32:54 AM
Author: Lorelei
We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

Lorelie ... In Oregon June is the best month to pick & eat them here too! I do love strawberries, but they make my sides hurt ... so I try my best to stay away.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Hi Mara ~

I agree with the cold crisp texture of fruits and veggies ... so refreshingly yummy!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 1:53:24 PM
Author: colormyworld
Many of you may not share this one but this time of year it is fried green tomatoes that I crave.

Hi colormyworld ~

Ha,Ha,ha! Your absolutely correct ... don''t share that one, but my father and sister love them!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 2:40:59 PM
Author: blodthecat

Date: 6/17/2006 11:32:54 AM
Author: Lorelei
We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

Yeah......I bet you''re dipping the strawberrys in chocolate too!

Blod

Hey Blod ... I think your onto something here!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 3:11:21 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 6/17/2006 11:32:54 AM
Author: Lorelei
We are lucky to have a strawberry farm in our village where you can pick your own and eat them at the same time! June is the best month for them here, earlier or later they just lose their flavour but they are so yummy while they last.

Brit GF

if you want to taste ''REAL strawberries'' come to Ca. we got the best in the world.

summer time is fresh LYCHEE time,got some in the frig.

Hi Dancing Fire ~

Where did you get the Lychee from? I guess I''ll have to settle for some bottled carbonated lychee drink from the asian supermarket.

 

[strmrdr]

fall/winter - stew, getti, punkin pie
spring/supper - anything on the grill.
year round: mom''d sweet cultured lime pickels :{
man i miss those.

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 3:15:46 PM
Author: Blenheim
I''m really craving some cantaloupe and proscuitto right now, but the closest we have in the fridge is cantaloupe and salami... I might have to make a trip out to the grocery store.

Hi Blenheim ~

I don''t do cantaloupe anymore ... I spent the night at a girlfriends house when I was a teenager, and her mom served for breakfast "cantaloup with gravy on it"

... I took one bite and I was done ... to this day I have never been able to eat it since!

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 3:18:52 PM
Author: Kaleigh
Love strawberries and watermelon in the summer. Chicken salad with grapes is another fav. Lobster and fresh corn on the cob, oh and clams with butter. Yummo!!!

Hi Lisa ~

Oh you guys are getting me very hungry! Chicken salad

with green grapes ... oh that sounds really good right now, maybe with some crackers and a big tall glass of ice cold FF milk! (LOL)

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Date: 6/17/2006 4:59:42 PM
Author: strmrdr
fall/winter - stew, getti, punkin pie
spring/supper - anything on the grill.
year round: mom''d sweet cultured lime pickels :{
man i miss those.

Hi Storm ~

Oh my gosh ... how did I forget about the ''Ghetti! Oh with garlic bread to boot!

Anything on the grill

... I am not a savy griller, nor is hubby ... most things end up cooked way to long! Maybe when I win the lottery, I''ll have to fly you and wifey to be out give you your ring, and you can teach us a thing or two on the Barbie!

And I have never heard about "Sweet cultured lime pickels". As peculiar as they sound, they actually sound yummy! Please tell more ... spill the beans Storm!

 

[froufrou]

ummm...I have eaten like 8 fudgesicles today. so yeah, fudgesicles.

also...fried green tomatoes sounds interesting; how on earth do you make it?? ive never had it..

in the summer fruit is delicious , especially strawberries.

in the winter I like to eat tomato soup with rice (and all it is is tomato juice and rice on the stove for 1 hour and its so good..! this is like the only thing i cook..)