430773 Mon Aug 13 09:54:08 -0700 2007 151 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2840525 I visited Montreal this past weekend, had some delicious Poutine (fries with cheese curd and gravy), but after I was finished I didn't want to look at another plate of Poutine for a long time. After I was done I said "I'm set with that for another year". Do any of you have similar foods? The best example I can think of is corned beef and cabbage. I look forward to it every St. Patrick's Day, but I could leave it the rest of the year. I just need that one taste every 365 days or so to keep me happy, any more than that would spoil it for me. Mon Aug 13 09:54:08 -0700 2007 88180 heWho 1 2840538 There's a Japanese New Year's Day traditional soup (ozoni) that's served with melting rounds of mochi. I really only think of it at New Year's. I think it's more of a nostalgia thing. Mon Aug 13 09:56:58 -0700 2007 2840525 60923 MobyRichard 1 2840562 Turkey and dressing. Love it and crave it at Thanksgiving, but once that's done, I'm ready to move on for another 12 months. Mon Aug 13 10:01:53 -0700 2007 2840525 49971 Andiereid 2 2841026 I'm in total agreement. Why on Earth it's our tradition to buy a giant piece of poultry that no one really likes and to smother it with sweet potatoes (which have been sweetened with who knows what), otherworldly cranberry moulds which plop out onto the plate and what not I will never know. But Thanksgiving just isn't the same without it. Mon Aug 13 11:42:35 -0700 2007 2840562 68363 JungMann 3 2842659 My family actually realized that we all dislike turkey and most of the Thanksgiving favorites. We were just eating it because we thought we should and decided it wasn't worth bothering if no one was actually enjoying the meal. Mon Aug 13 19:19:59 -0700 2007 2841026 107671 queencru 4 2843200 My family did something similar. For us, both Thanksgiving and Christmas consisted of almost the same dishes. Naturally, by Christmas, we were all burnt out on this kind of food so for the past 3 years we have done BBQ Christmas feasts. It includes, ribs, pulled pork, german potato salad, mac n'cheese, and all your other typical bbq trimmings. We do however maintain the original Christmas tradition of WAY overdoing desserts to the average tune of about 1.5 pies per person and about a dozen cookies. Tue Aug 14 03:17:05 -0700 2007 2842659 82243 ArikaDawn 4 2879420 Not only don't I particularly like Turkey, but I've never felt right about the hausfrau having to toil away preparing a feast for all the other holiday revelers. I decided a long time ago that tacos made a great, low-hassle Thanksgiving dinner. Fri Aug 24 17:42:31 -0700 2007 2842659 59967 Tony Miller 5 2882757 We used to have lobster. Maybe we will agin this year. Sun Aug 26 10:17:13 -0700 2007 2879420 10285 Candy 1 2840596 Plain soy yogurt. Only when we fast before Easter in the spring. Then, I'm done until next year. Mon Aug 13 10:10:12 -0700 2007 2840525 95793 jeni1002 1 2840871 Quinces late fall into winter. That is when they are in season and taste best. I tried an imported variety this past spring to make the stuffed quince recipe from Arabesque. They were no where as good as domestic quinces. Mon Aug 13 11:08:02 -0700 2007 2840525 10285 Candy 2 2840897 I agree with andiereid about turkey. It's nice and festive, but when I'm done with all that grease and sweet this and that (cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes - "Insult your Pancreas Day"), not to mention the endless leftovers, I've had enough for a long time. Mon Aug 13 11:14:47 -0700 2007 2840871 54222 ekammin 3 2890775 So why have all the sweet side dishes??? I for one LOVE roasted turkey, and the only reason I don't have it more often is that there are only two of us at home. But if the kids are bringing over some friends and we want to have a big meal, its definitely something to consider. We always have cranberry chutney (homemade) and mashed potatoes....and the yams are simply baked and served with a little butter and salt and pepper. You really don't have to have that marshmallow stuff, even at Thanksgiving...... Tue Aug 28 16:35:04 -0700 2007 2840897 10290 janetofreno 2 2841971 how are the recipes in arabesque? i haven't really had a chance to make use of my copy yet...any recs? Mon Aug 13 15:30:44 -0700 2007 2840871 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 2842610 The recipes in Arabesque are good. The dish with the baked stuffed qunices needs the domestic variety. I am just waiting to try again. For me I like the book. i will give it more attention when the weather cools a bit Mon Aug 13 19:03:24 -0700 2007 2841971 10285 Candy 2 2842284 They were, in fact, inedible. I'll wait for October. Mon Aug 13 17:10:56 -0700 2007 2840871 11995 pikawicca 1 2840892 Chinese mooncakes. For about 12 seconds the night of the moon festival, I'll get a craving for a small bite of mooncake (red bean, no egg yolk variety). Then that's it. The rest I use for doorstops and paperweights. Mon Aug 13 11:13:57 -0700 2007 2840525 11583 ipsedixit 2 2841502 I agree. Once is year is more than enough. The best part of it (double yolk white lotus seed for me), is the egg yolk. I wouldn't mind eating turkey and corned beef and cabbage once a week. Mon Aug 13 13:35:09 -0700 2007 2840892 19911 SomeRandomIdiot 3 2891104 I also could eat turkey and corned beef and cabbage every week! Tue Aug 28 18:38:03 -0700 2007 2841502 10158 susancinsf 1 2840909 Corn-dog loaded with mustard at the fair or theme park! Mon Aug 13 11:17:59 -0700 2007 2840525 104704 sweetnspicy 2 2841088 I'd say pretty much any kind of fair/carnival food (except for Italian sausage sandwiches; I can eat those any time at all). Funnel cakes for sure! Mon Aug 13 11:55:04 -0700 2007 2840909 11478 Will Owen 3 2842029 I'd say I agree, but I think I don't need another deep-fried twinkie or snickers for the rest of my life. Tasty, but certainly not worth $5. Mon Aug 13 15:45:56 -0700 2007 2841088 76461 MeAndroo 3 2904021 Ditto the funnel cake for me! Also, White Castle cheesburgers. They never taste as good as I anticipate they will. Sat Sep 01 21:00:47 -0700 2007 2841088 123584 MCossio 1 2840924 Fudge. During the summer when I'm down the shore. Vanilla or chocolate. Never have a desire for it any other time of the year. Mon Aug 13 11:21:42 -0700 2007 2840525 114264 jaime79 1 2840942 Stollen with marzipan at Christmas. Mon Aug 13 11:26:23 -0700 2007 2840525 51746 chowfamily 2 2841092 WHITE CASTLE Mon Aug 13 11:55:57 -0700 2007 2840942 65355 timmy 1 2841103 Eggnog Mon Aug 13 11:58:59 -0700 2007 2840525 75002 Megiac 2 2841147 Amen to the Eggnog. Another thing is hubby and I go to all the Virginia Tech football games and once a year I have to get an order of "super nachos". Slightly state chips with orangish nacho cheese sauce, canned chili and jalapenos. Then I don't want to see them for another year. Mon Aug 13 12:11:16 -0700 2007 2841103 11990 Janet from Richmond 2 2879389 Ditto this. Fri Aug 24 17:29:01 -0700 2007 2841103 10669 Amuse Bouches 1 2841105 Salt Water Taffy. Something about the salt air/sandy beach/heat that makes salt water taffy satisfying. The min. I bring it home it turns rock hard and all I can think of is a dentist chair. So, salt water taffy-at the height of the summer season, while strolling the boardwalk only. Mon Aug 13 12:00:18 -0700 2007 2840525 36312 HillJ 1 2841159 Pork Belly. It is quite delicious, but so decadant that it takes about a year before that level of extreme fatty richness is appetizing again. Foie gras is another story, likely because of the typically smaller serving portions...but still only a few times a year for that one too! Mon Aug 13 12:14:24 -0700 2007 2840525 39747 ExercisetoEat 1 2841170 A sausage McMuffin with egg. I eat it once a year, at most and love it every time. Mon Aug 13 12:16:28 -0700 2007 2840525 12821 ESNY 1 2841577 Messy BBQ with a zombie movie. I do this once a year mostly to indulge my SO. Mon Aug 13 13:55:18 -0700 2007 2840525 11231 Glencora 1 2841705 Pickled Herring on at New Year Mon Aug 13 14:18:44 -0700 2007 2840525 11562 Hue 1 2841715 about once per year, I crave carrot salad, I just shred up a couple carrots, soften raisins in hot water, put lots of black pepper and mix it with mayo. I eat it and am satisfied for another year. I always think my body is craving something such as iron or some vitamin that this has in it. Mon Aug 13 14:21:14 -0700 2007 2840525 81467 elainelena 2 2841803 Pumpkin pie - for some reason, I can only eat it once, at Thanksgiving, even though it's available year-round. I think it's the spices in it, combined with the sweetness of the pumpkin, that do it for/to me. After Thanksgiving, I never want to eat it again for another year. Mon Aug 13 14:45:18 -0700 2007 2841715 78611 aurora50 1 2841814 A fluffernutter sandwich. And maybe once a year is even too often, but when I finally get around to having one, ooohboy! Mon Aug 13 14:47:50 -0700 2007 2840525 13599 Ellen 2 2888610 Ahhh, is this a New England favorite or does everyone grow up with fluffernutters? I moved to New Orleans in Jr. High and they never heard of such a thing. Marshmellow was only for fudge. I'm with you but I can do them maybe twice a year. Tue Aug 28 06:54:35 -0700 2007 2841814 49588 lexpatti 3 2888891 originally from des moines - we had them there. once a year is enough! Tue Aug 28 08:12:36 -0700 2007 2888610 88683 stellamystar 4 2890995 Actually it did originally come from New England, specifically Lynn Ma., the co. makes marshmellow Fluff. It's a registered trademark of Durkee-Mower Inc. http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/pages/fluffernutter.html Tue Aug 28 17:57:01 -0700 2007 2888891 49588 lexpatti 3 2899719 Another New England favorite is Coffee Milk, but more than once a year for me. Fri Aug 31 07:28:01 -0700 2007 2888610 51489 Jimbosox04 1 2841831 Every five years or so I forget why I dislike peanut butter. It doesn't seem to make sense, after all, I really like peanuts. So I have a spoonful of peanut butter and, well, that's enough for another 5 years. Mon Aug 13 14:53:18 -0700 2007 2840525 41118 inuksuk 1 2841908 Chicken fried steak. Most of the time the thought of a platter-sized CFS with canned corn and mushy brown green beans and a biscuit all drowning in cream gravy makes me slightly ill, but every once in a while I get that craving and I just HAVE to have one. Or as much of one as I can eat in one sitting. Mon Aug 13 15:14:10 -0700 2007 2840525 102571 mordacity 2 2877954 Chicken Fried Steak - oh lord! Had one at Lambert's of the Ozarks (Home of the Throwed Rolls) this past summer - and I am good again til next year. Fri Aug 24 11:00:37 -0700 2007 2841908 88683 stellamystar 1 2842024 Every year around February I crave Semlor, the Swedish pastry with almond paste and cream... they are traditionally made and sold in bakeries for about one month during the season leading up to Lent. Alas, they remain a delicious memory of the time I lived there, and a recurring fantasy of mine for several years now. Some day... Mon Aug 13 15:44:02 -0700 2007 2840525 102095 vvvindaloo 2 2842218 Feel the same about pumpkin pie as previous poster as well as candy corn. Every October I crave it and the rest of the year-just the thought of it makes my teeth and stomache ache.Once a year I have a strawberry milkshake, although I can easily "crave" one daily. Mon Aug 13 16:48:27 -0700 2007 2842024 87101 Densible 1 2842204 Panetone - the Italian dry fruit cake traditionally sold at Christmas. One slice is enough for the whole year. I am not even Italian but do like it once a year. Matzoh Brei at Passover and the hard boiled eggs in salt water. Again once a year is enough but I do crave those eggs! Mon Aug 13 16:44:08 -0700 2007 2840525 22559 smartie 2 2842621 have you ever tried to make french toast with pannetone? OMG scrumptious! Mon Aug 13 19:05:29 -0700 2007 2842204 10285 Candy 2 2876864 Matzoh in general. I don't know anyone who eats it when it's not Passover. At least not anyone Jewish. Now that I think of it, all Passover foods fall into this category! Macaroons especially. Fri Aug 24 06:53:32 -0700 2007 2842204 40284 AmyH 3 2877933 Hey...Matzoh wouldn't be given away in five one-pound boxes if not expected that it's to be relished for the next 11 3/4 months! Ah, Matzoh and American Cheese. Ah Machiya! And of course the Matzoh Brai (What else do you make Brai with, anyway?). But of course, the once-a-year fave...charosis! Chopped walnuts, apples and wine to schmear on the matzoh! Remember...charosis are red, chaviolets are blue, chasugar is sweet, chaso are you! Fri Aug 24 10:56:55 -0700 2007 2876864 13653 MoxieBoy 4 2879199 oy, i wish i only craved matzo brei at passover...i could eat it all year long!! funny, no one has put in a vote for gefilte fish :) btw, cute rhyme! Fri Aug 24 16:29:22 -0700 2007 2877933 103920 goodhealthgourmet 4 2879444 I thought charosis was a liver disease...sorry. Fri Aug 24 17:52:39 -0700 2007 2877933 59967 Tony Miller 5 2879501 ha ha! cirrhosis is a liver disease...charoset [moxieboy was a little off in his spelling] is a traditional jewish high holiday condiment...chopped apples, walnuts & sweet wine. Fri Aug 24 18:17:31 -0700 2007 2879444 103920 goodhealthgourmet 6 2904242 The spelling and the pronunciation depend on where the ancestors were from. Charosis is the Ashkenasis pronunciation; charoset is the Sephardic pronunciation. Charoses seemed to be the preferred American version until @ the 1980s and then most Hebrew pronunciation reverted back to the original Sephardic, with "t" sound replacing the "s" sound in a number of words. Sun Sep 02 05:36:41 -0700 2007 2879501 24468 chicgail 7 2904984 sure, spellings & pronunciations differ with ancestry... it can also be spelled beginning with an h instead of ch...but none of the accepted spellings involve an "is" ending. silly & nitpicky, i know. sorry, i used to be an editor, so i can be a little bit too much of a stickler about these things :) Sun Sep 02 13:55:28 -0700 2007 2904242 103920 goodhealthgourmet 8 2909711 Whatever it is, it's darn tasty sitting atop my matzoh! Tue Sep 04 13:15:02 -0700 2007 2904984 12365 jessicheese 4 2880804 Mmmmmm....... Charoset!! Agree 100% on that. i don't even think of it during the year (and don't really care for apples too much) but can't stop thinking of it the week before Passover and can't get enough when it's in front of me. Has to be made with Manochevitz wine. Sat Aug 25 11:48:51 -0700 2007 2877933 12365 jessicheese 1 2842280 All Beef Oscar Mayer hotdogs on 4th of July. Mon Aug 13 17:08:44 -0700 2007 2840525 17508 acme 1 2842321 candy corn pumpkin pie gingerbread Mon Aug 13 17:23:01 -0700 2007 2840525 115828 hotteacher1976 2 2842331 Persimmons (they feel like autumn, but once a year is enough for the taste) Whole pomegranites (love the seeds and juice but rarely eat on out of hand) Chestnuts Ratatouille (I could eat this more than once a year, but rarely have the energy to cook it more than this.) If we go camping I might have a s'more once a year. Mon Aug 13 17:27:06 -0700 2007 2842321 12460 Chowpatty 1 2842350 candy corn and those mellowcreme pumpkins. I eat about a bag of each, feel ill, and await the next year. funnel cake, ideally at an amusement park. Mon Aug 13 17:32:16 -0700 2007 2840525 15562 nc213 1 2842546 yes to Poutine yes to Turkey adding ham, scalloped potatoes and other Easter food. In fact, my family has done away with it, we're all over the Greek lamb, salad and roasted lemon potatoes for Easter. Birthday cake ;) Mon Aug 13 18:39:21 -0700 2007 2840525 11053 thenurse 1 2842564 KFC's popcorn chicken Mon Aug 13 18:43:59 -0700 2007 2840525 86137 purple goddess 1 2842568 Hallacas navideñas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallaca ( Sam F., help me get some...! ) Mon Aug 13 18:45:51 -0700 2007 2840525 28703 RicRios 1 2842653 Chili, on Super Bowl Sunday. I have nothing against the stuff; it's just not part of my standard rotation. We went to a neighborhood "Chili Cook-Off" yesterday and I remarked to my husband that this was a very rare second time we've had chili in a single year. Same goes for buffalo wings. And I agree with those above who said turkey, pumpkin pie, corned beef & cabbage. Mon Aug 13 19:17:27 -0700 2007 2840525 55069 2m8ohed 1 2842672 Gingerbread Filet o Fish Risotto Mon Aug 13 19:25:08 -0700 2007 2840525 101707 yankeefan 2 2842783 thick slices of spam fried crispy.4 eggs over easy,country gravy over bisquick drop biscuits and a big pile of home fried potatoes.washed down with a cold glass of non fat milk. Mon Aug 13 20:10:52 -0700 2007 2842672 115300 big john 1 2843151 Fiddleheads. I don't know why... they're not really all that tasty to me, but if I don't get my fix, watch out. Tue Aug 14 00:43:14 -0700 2007 2840525 75881 vorpal 2 2891053 ditto on the fiddleheads we only have them avail for about 3-4 weeks a yr at the local markets and i must have them w/eggs Tue Aug 28 18:20:16 -0700 2007 2843151 113619 foodperv 1 2876203 Pandoro - our traditional Xmas morning brekkie Thu Aug 23 21:02:09 -0700 2007 2840525 10681 piccola 2 2883856 That's right- Pandoro at Christmas.. do you prefer any particular brand? I only eat Bauli (the one in the tall pink box), and it's gotten very hard to find in here in NY. Every year around the middle of November, I end up trolling the Italian-American deli and gourmet websites to find out who will ship it to me for the best price. Sun Aug 26 17:46:39 -0700 2007 2876203 102095 vvvindaloo 3 2888385 There are a couple bakeries in Montreal that make it, so we try to buy it there when we can. If not, it's either the Bauli or the or the Perugina (in the blue box), the latter because it's so easy to find. Tue Aug 28 04:40:57 -0700 2007 2883856 10681 piccola 1 2876389 -Cadburry Cream eggs-I buy about a billion the day after Easter when they go on sale at Target, eat them all within a week and never want to see them till the next year. -Mince Meat Pies-almost the same as the cream eggs...my friends mom makes them for xmas, sends a bunch home with me and I eat them all within the week...you know the drill. -Steak and Oinion Pie-from the same loving kitchen as the MMpies...we eat a ton for xmas dinner, she send me home with a pie, I start to eat in in the morning while the hangover starts creeping up on me, and keep fighting it off with another piece, then another, and another, till the pie is gone, the hangover has been defeated and it's time to go to bed and get ready for the New Years steak and onion pie-yum. Thu Aug 23 22:34:55 -0700 2007 2840525 93485 tatertotsrock 2 2876893 I second Cadbury Cream Eggs. Add a half dozen Peeps. Fri Aug 24 07:03:41 -0700 2007 2876389 102650 creativeusername 3 2876991 oh Peeps...forgot about those lucious mallows. Peeps right out of the microwave! Fri Aug 24 07:27:51 -0700 2007 2876893 36312 HillJ 3 2884780 I have not eaten a Cadburys Cream Egg since filming the filling process back in the 80s for a documentary I was working on. Huge vats of the yellow and white stuff and the sticky sweet smell.Bleh. Mon Aug 27 06:13:13 -0700 2007 2876893 22559 smartie 3 2899114 Oh yes on both of those. Although I have expanded Peep-eating to include Christmas, those gingerbread man shaped ones are REALLY good. Thu Aug 30 22:10:50 -0700 2007 2876893 71215 mlgb 3 2899705 I'll third Cadbury Creme Eggs -- so sweet they hurt my teeth. I eat exactly one each year. As all Baltimorons know anyway, Mary Sue Easter Eggs are much better. "Mary Sue Easter Eggs, Mary Sue Easter Eggs...." 8<D Fri Aug 31 07:23:18 -0700 2007 2876893 12829 Bob W 1 2876451 Steak, BigMac, gas station corn dog... Thu Aug 23 23:17:54 -0700 2007 2840525 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 2881792 As usual, Sam is one of the few to get the thread. The question isn't "what do you only eat at traditional times of year." MOST people only eat turkey w/ trimmings on Thanksgiving- and so you're conditioned to "want" it at that time. The question is, what do you rarely crave? For me: Ethiopian anything. I want it, I dive in, I get sick of the mushy texture of it all and the mushy injera, and that's it for a year (sometimes longer). Sat Aug 25 20:06:56 -0700 2007 2876451 12135 John Manzo 3 2883887 Well, you did use St. Patrick's Day and corned beef as your example, so I think its logical for others to follow suit and think of particular foods they eat once a year in association with any annual occasion, be it a holiday, an anniversary, a cultural event ... I'd say we all "got" the thread. Sun Aug 26 17:58:36 -0700 2007 2881792 102095 vvvindaloo 4 2885145 And if you aren't the original poster, then I'd say it is for them to determine what the thread intends to ask. Mon Aug 27 08:14:21 -0700 2007 2883887 102095 vvvindaloo 2 2899119 I'm with you on steak. The corn dog must be from Disneyland. Pass on the Big Mac. Or hamburgers in general. Thu Aug 30 22:14:43 -0700 2007 2876451 71215 mlgb 3 2903397 Well since my daughter is soon to be four, maybe Disneyland corndog is in the cards. Just had my BigMac fix in hte Mexico City airport. Two for the price of one. Sat Sep 01 14:07:41 -0700 2007 2899119 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2876760 Mostly winter, seasonal foods: Fruit cake (good fruit cake) around Christmas time. Candy corn around Halloween. Pumpkin or Pecan pie around Thanksgiving. I like these things but they're a bit heavy for regular eating, or too sugary--in the summer, soft serve ice cream near the Jersey Shore and although I don't eat them anymore, hot dogs with fries at the Windmill. Fri Aug 24 06:16:02 -0700 2007 2840525 95065 veganish 2 2879208 the windmill in oceanport/longbranch? now THAT'S a nostalgia trip. i have friends who grew up there, and when i went to visit [must be nearly 15 years ago by now] they took me to the windmill...the cheese fries - with gravy, of course - were outrageous. Fri Aug 24 16:33:04 -0700 2007 2876760 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 2877012 Plum pudding Hot Cross Buns Lobster (oh, yes, I know it is good anytime, but we get our fix once a year off--out of the trap in the AM off a lobster boat at the shore in Maine and consumed on the beach round the fire by 2 pm, the same day-it just doesn't get this good any other way so why bother?) Fri Aug 24 07:33:36 -0700 2007 2840525 24738 LJS 2 2877074 I have to disagree on the lobster. Lobster tastes particularly sweet to me in the winter. In RI, we can get it fresh year round so that isn't a big factor here. But you're right, there is something special and joyful about eating it outdoors in the summer. Fri Aug 24 07:46:35 -0700 2007 2877012 120945 ccferg 3 2877449 I thoroughly envy the both of you!!! (Aurora, lobster lover forever, sitting here entrenched in Southern California with her tongue hanging out and drooling) Fri Aug 24 09:08:35 -0700 2007 2877074 78611 aurora50 1 2877032 Plum pudding with hard sauce (and sometimes a second sauce that is comparable to Bird's). I eat it and enjoy it on Christmas -- as my ancestors did before me -- but can't imagine eating it -- or wanting it -- on any other day. Fri Aug 24 07:38:23 -0700 2007 2840525 120945 ccferg 1 2877242 a bucket of KFC, but i extend it to once every 3 or 4 years. Fri Aug 24 08:23:28 -0700 2007 2840525 12078 rebs 2 2878747 This is a particularly good entry. I do this -- also every 3 or 4 years. It seems like a great idea when I do it, but then I feel almost sick -- and, trust me, I'm not scared of fat. Fri Aug 24 13:52:31 -0700 2007 2877242 120945 ccferg 3 2909052 To quote the movie "So I married an Axe Murderer" . . . "I hate the Colonel. He puts a chemical in it that makes you crave it fortnightly, SMARTA$$" I, on the other hand, love Col Sanders. In my bachelor days, I'd buy a bucket or a barrel (whichever was bigger), and eat it for lunch and dinner for 2 or 3 days in a row. I think KFC might be better cold than warm. Then for a week my pores would ooze grease, and it would be another 6 to 9 months before I'd repeat the process. Mmmmm. K-fry! Tue Sep 04 10:34:12 -0700 2007 2878747 114784 YYCSpeedy 1 2877341 A Susie Q Then I feel awful because it wasn't that good and then I think "hey I could make whoopie pies, they're so much bettter!" and then I make them and then I eat about 6 and then think "WHY did I do that?!?" It's a vicious circle but I only do it once a year.... my kids all try to tempt me with Susie Q's hoping for the whoopie pie extravaganza. :-) Fri Aug 24 08:43:22 -0700 2007 2840525 90565 Cookiefiend 1 2877414 Poutine. After nearly falling asleep at the table after finishing it I look forward to next year's plate! Fri Aug 24 08:56:15 -0700 2007 2840525 40018 andlulu 1 2877958 Of course, as Jews, our favorite Christmas meal, going to a Chinese Buffet! Ah, spare ribs roasting on an open fire... Fri Aug 24 11:00:57 -0700 2007 2840525 13653 MoxieBoy 2 2879000 And trust me, we goys were always jealous as hell. We liked Santa, the tree,the presents, even the plum pudding, but we could have done without the final course of "family history" -- i.e. brothers coming out, sisters marrying poorly. I was always more than ready to join my Jewish friends by 5. Spare ribs would have been out of this world. Fri Aug 24 15:14:03 -0700 2007 2877958 120945 ccferg 1 2877976 Kielbasa. Once is enough for me, personally. Also...once per year... Gingerbread Latte from Starbucks Fri Aug 24 11:03:27 -0700 2007 2840525 88683 stellamystar 2 2879889 Caramel apple cider from Starbucks when the temperature is below 30s... Fri Aug 24 21:43:23 -0700 2007 2877976 14077 Nuray 1 2878989 A full English breakfast, with bangers, fried eggs, fried bread, grilled tomatoes (and I hate cooked tomatoes), English bacon, fried mushrooms, lots of hot buttered toast and an ocean of milky tea. I usually eat this once a year at most but watching the World Cup in the pub I ate one during every England match. Haven't been able to look at one since. Fri Aug 24 15:09:42 -0700 2007 2840525 21341 hrhboo 2 2879248 good one! I love that English bacon. yum Fri Aug 24 16:46:16 -0700 2007 2878989 88683 stellamystar 1 2879347 gorgonzola dolce hot dogs and sauerkraut ice cream - i really only love publix brand cookies n'cream fast food fried chicken and biscuits (bojangle's or popeye's) cheez out of a can or similar product or kraft mac n'cheese spare ribs mashed potatoes with gravy pizza hut or uno's deep dish with sausage, tomato, and onion. banana bread or a muffin Fri Aug 24 17:17:19 -0700 2007 2840525 11190 fara 1 2879429 Ramos Gin Fizzes on New Years Day, to pass the time while most of America is watching parades and football on television. They taste like something angels would drink, and I get a mellow buzz by noon. Parades? Football? Who cares? -- but I have no inclination to make or drink them at any other time of the year. Fri Aug 24 17:46:44 -0700 2007 2840525 59967 Tony Miller 1 2879941 My favorite thing once a year is Marucca's pizza at the boardwalk in Seaside New Jersey!. It's greassy and crispy and so good but only once a year! The secret is they use half cheddar and half mozerella- the best pizza in the world!! Fri Aug 24 22:36:12 -0700 2007 2840525 121655 Deb9962 1 2881153 conversation hearts around valentines day.....I don't know why..... Pumpkin pie at thanksgiving, definitely that candy corn during halloween and saltwater taffy, but only at the boardwalk... Sat Aug 25 14:28:24 -0700 2007 2840525 106157 FunLovingFoodie 1 2881240 Spam! Once (maybe twice) a year I need to buy a can & eat it all at once. Everyone says "yuck" when they hear Spam mentioned, yet they've sold millions & millions of the blue cans. Sat Aug 25 15:00:04 -0700 2007 2840525 82574 jethro 1 2881289 puppy chow, that trashy yet sickeningly addictive mix made w/ crispix, chocolate chips, peanut butter and powdered sugar. actually, i probably crave it more often than that but cannot make it because any sort of portion control is out of the question. Sat Aug 25 15:19:04 -0700 2007 2840525 86747 jrmd 1 2882087 baccala usually in December Sat Aug 25 23:35:12 -0700 2007 2840525 54184 tom porc 2 2882194 2nd that. i usually only crave salted cod once a year. Sun Aug 26 05:07:01 -0700 2007 2882087 11190 fara 1 2882117 Now, this is pathetic, but I just remembered this since tonight was one of those night that I craved, eek, can I even admit it... ChefBoyArde Ravioli Thanks goodness I resisited the craving, I usually eat a can 1-2x a year and I already had one in Feb. Sun Aug 26 01:04:32 -0700 2007 2840525 93485 tatertotsrock 2 2882308 Don't worry. I get that craving as well, but I can't say I've acted on it for the last 2-3 years. Sun Aug 26 06:47:14 -0700 2007 2882117 107671 queencru 2 2882749 Once every couple of years (usually when I'm convalescing) I have an overwhelming urge to pound back a Hungry Man TV dinner. Has to have mashed potatoes & gravy plus a sad, strange little dessert. Has to be cooked in a conventional oven according to directions on the box. Has to slow my recovery by at least a day. Sun Aug 26 10:16:15 -0700 2007 2882117 112189 jambon 2 2884620 Yeah...every so often I get a craving for Manwich Sloppy Joe's (which go superbly with tater tots). Mon Aug 27 03:02:49 -0700 2007 2882117 102650 creativeusername 2 2903405 I forgot that item: CBAD ravioli. Once every two-three years! But have to be in the US. Sat Sep 01 14:10:59 -0700 2007 2882117 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2882344 Ditto on the poutine. Thanksgiving sides: Creamed Onions, Green Beans with Garlic and Ham Pumpkin Pie Fruitcake Plum Pudding Almond Macaroons Lupini (Christmas Eve) Lobster and Champagne (New Year's) Corned Beef and Cabbage Fried dough at the State Fair Fiddleheads Sun Aug 26 07:08:30 -0700 2007 2840525 10715 rcianci 2 2882365 Stove Top Stuffing Peanut Butter Cups Beef Jerkey Katchup on my fries Onion Dip (Liptons and sour cream) Dried beef and/or ham rolled up with cream cheese on the inside Sun Aug 26 07:23:08 -0700 2007 2882344 96905 bubbles4me 2 2883806 My family's New Years eve ritual was herring (German tradition -- supposedly guarantees the necessities for the coming year), caviar and champagne (my mother's innovation, intended to guarantee luxuries too), all slammed down at the stroke of midnight. I actually look forward to the caviar and champagne, but the herring always goes back into the fridge for months and is eventually thrown out. Sun Aug 26 17:31:56 -0700 2007 2882344 59967 Tony Miller 1 2882791 Fried Chicken. I can eat a dozen pieces at a sitting but then I am so disgusted with myself that I can't do it again for another year. Sun Aug 26 10:32:48 -0700 2007 2840525 10246 choctastic 2 2882866 oreganos or cool ranch doritos. Sun Aug 26 11:00:50 -0700 2007 2882791 63433 drewb123 1 2883937 Scrapple Pongal Natto Tsimmes Cochon de Lait Sun Aug 26 18:19:00 -0700 2007 2840525 13003 whs 1 2883992 Yes! - to eggnog and the Easter creme egg. Also, a Shamrock shake from McDonald's at St. Paddy's - actually, about two slugs from the shake... they're totally repulsive, but... Sun Aug 26 18:37:41 -0700 2007 2840525 60563 Rabbit 2 2884726 Agreed on the shamrock shake, but I would change that to one period per year- because while that was in season, I would be at Mickey D's much more than only once - more like every day during the season. I was disappointed last year though, it seemed they discontinued the shamrock shake, I hope they bring back this year. Mon Aug 27 05:48:39 -0700 2007 2883992 101707 yankeefan 1 2884633 I think eating ONE Circus Peanut during the Halloween festivities does it for me. Same for marshmallow Peeps. Ugh. I'm from Wisconsin, and oddly enough, I can only eat maybe three brats per summer and I'm quite satiated, thank you. Oh, and my husband is Norwegian, and lutefisk is right up there with "maybe once a year if no crackers are available." Mon Aug 27 03:49:09 -0700 2007 2840525 122441 MbalmR 1 2886378 Fish 'n' brewis, seal flipper pie and molasses tea, rabbit pie and cod's tongues with scruncheons-but it is more like once every five years...then it is such a powerful craving, I have to go home. Mon Aug 27 12:59:22 -0700 2007 2840525 24738 LJS 2 2887008 Jesus, where the hell do you live? Mon Aug 27 15:18:13 -0700 2007 2886378 120945 ccferg 3 2891571 My guess is Heart's Content. Maybe Heart's Delight. Both just a stone's throw from Dildo. And South Dildo. Tue Aug 28 22:15:52 -0700 2007 2887008 112189 jambon 3 2892536 Hell has nothing to do with where I live-I am from the land of Heart's Content, Pleasantville, Paradise, Heaven's Door, Conception Bay, Little Heart's Ease, and yes, I admit it, Little Dildo and South Dildo...the one-and-only Newfoundland and Labrador. And a fine place for food, it is, too! Wed Aug 29 08:54:54 -0700 2007 2887008 24738 LJS 4 2893168 I'm sorry if I sounded flip -- just very curious. And after reading the following entry, I'm desperate to get my hands on those scruncheons. Are they anything like pork rinds? Wed Aug 29 11:23:06 -0700 2007 2892536 120945 ccferg 5 2893332 CCferg: Scruncheons are to pork rinds as Kraft Dinner is to Noodles Alfredo...yes, there is cheese and there is pasta present but beyond that all resemblance ends...I will check out my "recipes from Aunt Gert" at home tonight and post here when I get the chance. Wed Aug 29 11:53:55 -0700 2007 2893168 24738 LJS 2 2891621 Geepers! I had "scruncheons" for the first time last year...one of my clients came down from Newfoundland and we got to talking about yummy pork products...he brought it to me in a bag with "from where I'm from, pork is a spice"...wow, hate to admit it, but it was disgustingly-delicious...could probably only eat this once every 4 years...a good Leap Year craving...oh, very good with beer. Tue Aug 28 22:48:44 -0700 2007 2886378 93485 tatertotsrock 1 2887414 A Big Mac and large fry. Afterwards I feel guilty for the fat and calories that I can't get myself to have another for about a year! Mon Aug 27 17:14:22 -0700 2007 2840525 85738 libgirl2 1 2888627 Breakfast at Murphys Hotel in Murphys CA. Two eggs over very easy, country fried steak and hash browns, crispy and golden and buttery soft in the middle. Tabasco sauce and a side of biscuits and cream gravy. Tomato juice with lemon. Time to go. Tue Aug 28 06:58:44 -0700 2007 2840525 50431 chef chicklet 2 2890635 Oh, come on, I could eat that every day of the week if I didn't have to worry about obesity. Tue Aug 28 15:31:54 -0700 2007 2888627 120945 ccferg 3 2890834 yeah, I think the operative word is "crave"... Tue Aug 28 16:52:54 -0700 2007 2890635 13003 whs 2 2890760 that meal has all of my favorite breakfast foods. nice. i would sub tabasco for ketchup though, just on the hash browns. Tue Aug 28 16:29:13 -0700 2007 2888627 11190 fara 1 2891015 Instead of turkey for Thanksgiving, a few years back I started expirementing with cooking prime rib with horseradish and whatever comfort food I'm in the mood for (garlic mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, grilled veggies, fruit cobblers with ice cream etc. Each year I refine my recipe and cooking technique Tue Aug 28 18:04:10 -0700 2007 2840525 120398 winkchow 1 2892132 oh yeah the italian x-mas eve fish feast includes salt cod salt cod for those who don't know is cod fish that has been salted and dried to the point that it is so stiff and hard if you hit some one with it you would do jail time for assault w a deadly weapon you soak it in water for 2-3 days changing the water 2-3 times a day until it re hydrates then you make salads, fish cakes, casseroles etc...... with it one a year, to eat it is your self punishment for all your sins from the yr before lol Wed Aug 29 07:11:47 -0700 2007 2840525 113619 foodperv 1 2899722 Perhaps a little more than once a year, but not much -- a big bag of barbecued pork rinds AKA chicharrones. I mean, crispy dried fat? It's a cross-cultural delight! These things are not much higher on the food chain than one of my dogs' favorite treats -- Baa-Baa-Ques (dried sheep lungs). Fri Aug 31 07:28:23 -0700 2007 2840525 12829 Bob W 1 2899740 Well as a New Englander I would have to say the traditional Clambake with all the fixins' Lobster, Steamers, Corn on the Cob, Red Potatoes, sometimes even some Chorizo in the pot, Watermelon, and a nice frozen Strawberry Daiquiri floating on the Chinese Scorpion Bowl. Woo Hoo !! Fri Aug 31 07:32:46 -0700 2007 2840525 51489 Jimbosox04 1 2900625 OK, assuming we rule out all seasonal foods because we're conditioned to crave them at a certain time, my list would be: a Cadbury Flake cone veggie sloppy joes some kind of cheesecake veggie baked ziti Fri Aug 31 11:02:47 -0700 2007 2840525 10681 piccola 1 2902241 There's this spectacular ground lamb, spicy tomato sauce, and matzoh pie that I make every Pesach -- it's a wicked hit with guests, and while labor intensive, it's actually pretty simple to make. If placed in front of me, I would eat it anytime, anyplace. But if I'm in charge of making it, I can only fathom it once a year. It's become such a tradition for seders, it feels a little like cheating to have it any other time. Also: Lithuanian bacon buns. I want them all the time, but I probably should only have them once a year at most. I'm currently rocking the once-every-five-years model. But only because in the northeast, if I want them, I've gotta make them myself (not so when I was in Chicago). Oh, and: poppy seed hamentaschen cookies, once a year at Purim. I'm not even remotely observant, but if I don't get the poppy seed hamtaschen, I feel bereft. Fri Aug 31 20:58:38 -0700 2007 2840525 47694 litchick 1 2902250 A churro. Fri Aug 31 21:03:01 -0700 2007 2840525 48187 trixel 1 2902263 A Wendy's cheeseburger with a side of chili for dipping the burger into. Fri Aug 31 21:15:07 -0700 2007 2840525 102410 AntarcticWidow 1 2902977 There is nothing better than Fenway Franks and Cracker Jacks in October !! I crave it every year in October but it doesn't always happen. Sat Sep 01 10:19:19 -0700 2007 2840525 51489 Jimbosox04 1 2903415 Concord grapes while watching football games: double-seasonal. Sat Sep 01 14:18:09 -0700 2007 2840525 15521 Querencia 1 2903700 plum pudding. and hard sauce. Sat Sep 01 17:00:41 -0700 2007 2840525 10627 steve h. 1 2903990 my mom's brisket for the jewish high holidays. and since they're coming up in a couple of weeks, i'm craving it right now! Sat Sep 01 20:20:47 -0700 2007 2840525 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 2904010 HMMMMM Thanksgiving + Disneyland= Smoke Turkey legs!!!!! Sat Sep 01 20:45:29 -0700 2007 2840525 123840 Shaylala 1 2905008 perhaps my stomach and digestive tract are growing old along with my brain, but I'll get a craving for Everett and Jones "Q" in Oakland, eat a giant link and rib combo plate with their hot sauce and not be able to go back the full (designated) year Sun Sep 02 14:05:55 -0700 2007 2840525 50037 jungleboy 1 2909325 Homemade lentil soup with chorizo, potatoes, carrots, celery...YUM! Tue Sep 04 11:42:39 -0700 2007 2840525 123164 kcijones001 1 2910047 This is more of a once every couple of years thing, but I regret it EVERY time. Here's the scene: I am up North visiting family inSouthern IN. In the absence of any real entertainment me and my former college crew decide to spend the evening drinking at the karaoke biker bar, the local irish pub, and finally the riverboat casino as they have the latest last call on Tues. at 3am. We are all pretty sopped and suddenly starving at 3:30. What do we do? Two large deep dish meat lovers pizzas from Pizza Hut. Absolutely the BEST tasting food after an evening of cheap swill, but boy are you sick from the grease for the next couple of days! Just had this experience last week and am in no hurry for '09. Tue Sep 04 14:31:34 -0700 2007 2840525 82243 ArikaDawn 1 2911077 Peeps - I eat one and microwave the rest to watch them "dance" Menudo - perfect hangover cure Pork rinds with Tapatio sauce Mochi "snowman" and manju on New Years Day Tue Sep 04 20:00:36 -0700 2007 2840525 106872 gaylenwaydelich 1 2914013 I just came up with another one. Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Spirals. It happens every damn year. I'm so convinced it's going to be awesome. After about 5 bites I get bored with it. Then I try to spice it up (cayenne, maybe some REAL cheese, breadcrumbs?). Nope, nothing works, it is perma-boring. I've got about 8 months to go before my next fix! Wed Sep 05 16:06:28 -0700 2007 2840525 88180 heWho