Spring onions are one of the things I most look forward to this time of year. They resemble scallions, but have a much sweeter flavor. In addition, they are more tender than regular storage onions. This combination of tenderness and sweetness means that you can eat them raw without the sting of other onions. I also like caramelizing them or braising them and eating the bulb whole, like a savory jellybean.

I am constantly thinking about my younger simpler days. I don’t know why but I just do. Everything seem so much better back in the day. And so one day I found myself in the cookie isle of Hong Kong Supermarket in Chinatown. I saw a kid holding a pack of McVities Digestive Biscuits and had a total flashback of myself when I was a kid eating those. I still remember for the longest time I thought these biscuits HELPED you digest. Like if you ate too much and your belly hurts, eat a couple of these fine biscuits and BAM bye bye tummie pains. It wasn’t until just few years ago that I told my mom this and she said…I mean first she laughed and told me that no these biscuits are called digestive biscuits because they’re easy to digest. WTH?!

So anyways, I bought a pack and cracked it open when I got home. I ate one and is glad to say the taste is still the same! It’s really great when some things don’t change.

I hate vending machines unless they’re stuffed with fried potato products like in Amsterdam or a plate of curry katsu like in Japan. I am guilty of putting coins in for those bags of jalapeno cheetos, they’re so addicting. One night while leaving work I noticed a row of Cup of Noodles, chicken flavor at the bottom of the vending machine. I started to laugh. Really? Do people at work love Cup of Noodles THAT MUCH? Yes I am also guilty of buying 1, ONLY ONE, of those Cup of Noodles once. They do bring back lots of good memories and 2am snack time. But then I noticed at the top of the vending machine, canned tuna. Innnnteresting thing to have. But you know, for $3.25 you can have tuna chunks in your Cup of Noodles.

I am REALLY jealous of offices with their own cafeterias. I just got an email from a friend talking about his cafeteria offering $4 All-You-Can-Eat taco or the $6 All-You-Can-Eat Chinese food. I need to think of a plan to get my friend to invite me to have lunch at Google.

How do you feel about vending machines?

 
Another year, another decade. We’re actually quite excited for 2010, sounds so futuristic! We can’t wait to see what new food trends are going to be big this year.

Happy eating!

On this fine fine Christmas eve of 2009 I hope all of you are being surrounded by friends and family and maybe few drunk uncles. They’re drunk maybe because they’ve been reading Drink To Blog’s guide to 12 Days of Christmas drinks. They even have fancy yet easy to make drinks to impress your in-laws. How important is that huh?!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Semi-exciting news! I will be writing for Examiner.com as their NY Farmer’s Market Examiner. You can read my first post here, but you’re better off bookmarking my main page, and checking it early and often. Subscribe to my feed if you dare!