A Day for Chocolate

I’m not a huge chocolate eater. Every once in a while it is exactly what I want and when I take that first bite it’s amazing. Today was one of those days. I don’t know why, and I have no idea how to detect which day I will crave chocolate; today was that day. I bit into a piece of caramel covered in chocolate and I think I heard the angels sing. It was just what I needed when I needed it, without knowing I really needed to eat chocolate. If given a choice, I usually do not choose chocolate…I choose fruity, berry things not chocolate.

I know, to many of you that is sacrilege and may cause you to stop reading my blog; I’m simply being honest. I’m not a foodie, even though I am married to a MAJOR foodie. I can go without eating out or trying new things. In fact, if there were a button you could push to stop having to eat food, I would push that button willingly. Food is just not a big deal to me. I think chocolate falls into that same category; I can take it or leave it…except on the rare occasion like today when I feel the urge to consume mass quantities. It happens about once a year, then I’m good until next year.

I have learned this about myself, and I’m okay with it. My husband has learned this about me and yes we’re still married. When he wants to talk food, he has other people that serve that purpose and void. I mean they can talk for hours about food and how it is prepared, and how it tasted and the texture; it is amazing. I on the other hand I like simple food that tastes good enough and keeps me alive. We do watch food television, and I know how to make a rue, cook a roast at 350 degrees for 35 -45 minutes, and I know that you should never try to make risotto when a contestant on Chopped (it always comes out undercooked!) I don’t cook, but if I had to I could, I was single many years and never starved.

Food, and in this case chocolate, serves a primal need and fulfills some yearning in our soul. I just don’t think my soul yearns around food the way my husband’s does. And that’s ok. Some days I crave things, and some days I can eat whatever. Usually whatever rules and the cravings are few and far between. For some reason today I ate chocolate and it was good, I mean REALLY good. So hooray for the chocolatiers who make such delicious treats for the rest of us to consume. And hooray for people liking different things so there is always something new to try and enjoy.

So what do you want to eat today? What food will tickle your fancy and satisfy your primal urge? Do you need to prepare it, or will someone else do that for you? Either way I wish you yummy meals and satisfied tummies. And when all else fails, maybe today is a day for chocolate.