Hot, Hot Sex

Dark green, smooth leaves with light green veins against dark red leaves with pale green centers.  Lacey frisee interspersed with shredded carrots and dotted with sweet red grape tomatoes.  Sprinkle some adzuki sprouts and feta cheese.  Drizzle with Lemon Goddess Dressing.  It's a beautiful, sexy sight.  It got me thinking about sexy food versus non-sexy food.  And that's the way my brain works.

Not-so-sexy foods:  Corn dogs, pudding in a cup, pork skins, peanut brittle, rice crispy treats, yogurt, felafel, bbq pork sandwich, sweet and sour anything, fried chicken (anything chicken and anything fried), cole slaw, cornbread, black-eyed peas, pimento cheese, cheese whiz (is it food?),  fried pies, twinkies, moon pies, Chef Boyardee anything, country-fried steak, turnip greens, cream of wheat, grits, oatmeal, chicken livers, calamari, meatloaf, stew, biscuits, pickles, fig newtons, bean dip, fruit roll ups, beef jerky, vienna sausage, baked beans, pickled eggs (just eww)

Sexy foods:  cupcakes ;P, olives, almonds, anything tapas, fondue, brick oven or grilled pizza, caramel drizzle, oysters, lobster, clams, mussels, snow crab, sushi, sashimi, shrimp cocktail,  artichokes,  heirloom tomatoes, sugar snap peas, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooey dark chocolate, chimichurri, mojo, eclairs, shrimp fra diavolo, panaang curry, cotton candy, thick filet mignon with a glass of good dark red, eggs benedict, lox bagel, ceviche, gelato,sorbet, mango, hand-cut chips with maytag blue cheese, carpaccio with freshly-shaved parmesan, coq-au-vin, marshmallow creme, fresh roasted beets, artisan lettuce, fresh organic carrots, avocados, grapes, tiramisu

And just because a food is on my not-so-sexy list doesn't mean I don't eat it.  Some things are better left untold.

melodia