665999 Mon Nov 09 21:40:34 -0800 2009 13 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 5169199 What is it that you always have to have on hand, that indulgence that is your favorite thing? Mine is Saenkanter aged gouda, but I am looking for other great items. Mon Nov 09 21:40:34 -0800 2009 323333 princebaal 1 5169818 My must have is also a cheese. I am totally addicted to the Brun Uusto baked cheese. It is made by Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin and I love it. They say it is based on a Finnish cheese, Juustalepia. Warm it up in a skillet and you will know what good is. Tue Nov 10 07:52:21 -0800 2009 5169199 14445 swamp 1 5171482 Dark chocolate. We never have dessert in the house. A couple squares of dark chocolate are all I need. Tue Nov 10 18:13:44 -0800 2009 5169199 253542 cycloneillini 1 5173148 Cedarlane stuffed grape leaves. Perfect when I'm rummaging through the fridge, or (drunk) before bed. Salty, bite sized, sooooo yummy. Also cornichons-such a perfect snack. Wed Nov 11 11:13:00 -0800 2009 5169199 212582 schrutefarms 1 5173220 Cheese, cheese, and more cheese! There are dozens of different cheeses that I love, so what I have on hand varies from week to week. Also, dried cherries. They are how I get through the 10 months of the year when fresh ones aren't in season. Wed Nov 11 11:40:56 -0800 2009 5169199 1114540 cheesemaestro 2 5173607 Definitely cheese! On a sidenote, I once lived with a roommate who had to have chocolate so much that I would see her half-eaten bars on her nightstand. I mean, I love chocolate just as much as the next person but eating chocolate late at night in bed was just plain gross. Then again, not all of us are vain about our waistlines! Wed Nov 11 13:35:13 -0800 2009 5173220 429926 CreativeFoodie42 3 5174129 Hmm. I had a popsicle the other night in bed. Gross? Wed Nov 11 16:26:42 -0800 2009 5173607 212582 schrutefarms 4 5175243 As long as you didn't leave it half eaten on your nightstand. :-) Thu Nov 12 07:01:22 -0800 2009 5174129 429926 CreativeFoodie42 1 5173365 Chocolate- I have to have some solid chocolate bar on hand...its bad news if Im too far from the stuff. Lately Ive also been keeping Olives around-weird Wed Nov 11 12:30:47 -0800 2009 5169199 180029 fmcoxe6188 1 5173391 pistachios! or dill pickle flavored sunflower seeds. Or smoked gouda, or a great stilton. Yeah i'm a bit varied, but i love something i can snack on... Wed Nov 11 12:37:32 -0800 2009 5169199 264146 kubasd 1 5173622 Frozen raspberries. I put them in my water to encourage drinking more of it. Wed Nov 11 13:39:35 -0800 2009 5169199 157039 KayceeK 2 5173639 During the summer, I tend to freeze fruit and add them as ice cubes to my cocktails and lemonade. I'll have to try it with water too :-) Wed Nov 11 13:45:23 -0800 2009 5173622 429926 CreativeFoodie42 1 5173948 Cheap supermarket mozzarella cheese and good peanut butter. A slab of the former smeared with a bit of the latter will sustain me in the gap between the evaporation of lunch and the advent of supper, and it's a good instant remedy for 4 o'clock heartburn as well. And no mayonnaise in the house is a disaster, even if I don't need it right away. Wed Nov 11 15:29:00 -0800 2009 5169199 11478 Will Owen 1 5174383 If you have to have it on hand, it's not an indulgence. It's a staple. Wed Nov 11 18:14:53 -0800 2009 5169199 260733 slewfoot