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My Comfort On A Cold Day

Posted on December 9, 2013 by LFFL

A 6″ x 5″ x 2″ Cinnamon Roll, a Five-Way Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hash browns with cheddar cheese, and French Vanilla Cappuccinos.

Well this is going to be my comfort food for the day. This should last me all morning for breakfast and maybe even lunch. Thank goodness for local diners!

I refuse to leave the house because the streets are slippery, there’s snow on the ground, and mainly because it’s like 8°F outside! I abhor this weather. I’ll take 150ºF over this nonsense any day.

It’s a snuggle kind of day under a throw blanket on the couch with flannel pajamas and hot food and drinks while watching television and DVDs.

It’s been so cold lately that I think I’ve now seen every episode of:

Criminal Minds
CSI: Miami
Looney Tunes (the early cartoon years)
Law & Order: SVU
The First 48
Breaking Bad
Perry Mason (the black & white days)
Twilight Zone (my love for the genius Rod Serling)
All my peeps on the Food Network (I could stare at food all day)
Modern Family
Oh—I’m now one of those people who is deep into Scandal. Talk about an addicting television show! My word! I’ve missed several episodes though and will be forced to get the DVD series, I’m sure.
And, of course, last night I had several different channel options to choose from to watch the new Bonnie & Clyde movie. Who knew it’d be on so many different channels at the exact same time. Take your pick.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, snuggle on the couch in your comfort clothing with your comfort food while watching your favorite comfort TV shows and movies.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Always make good use of cold days if staying indoors. Warm weather will be here soon enough—no, not really, more like 4-5 months. I CAN’T POSSIBLY WAIT THAT LONG!!!

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Are You Kidding Me? No Cinnamon Rolls?!

Cici's Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on October 18, 2013 by LFFL

Cici’s Pizza Cinnamon Rolls topped with icing.

I just LOVE these cinnamon rolls. Maybe not as much as my hometown diner’s gigantic cinnamon rolls, but there’s love there nonetheless.

Cici’s told me they stopped selling the 10-count boxes and only sell the 20-count now. FINE BY ME! You won’t get any complaints from this girl. As you can see, I already started in on the box.

No need for a plate—just lift the lid and start devouring them with a fork (or your hands) while they’re still warm. Once they start cooling, just pop them in the microwave to warm them again. OHHHHHH, the yummmiiiinessss of it all!

So, if you have nothing else to do today, get yourself your own box of Cici’s cinnamon rolls.

Take-Away Life Lesson: 1 cinnamon roll only has: 126 calories, 4.3 grams of fat, 8 grams of sugar, and 20 grams of carbs. So put a lot of thought into it before you decide if you really want to share any of these bad boys.

I Found A New Little Diner!

Posted on August 24, 2013 by LFFL

Biscuit & Gravy, Pancake with maple syrup and butter, Breakfast Sandwich made with scrambled eggs, ham, and melted cheese served on a croissant with a side of potatoes and fruit.

Oh, my word!!! I’m in LOVE with this new diner I discovered a few minutes north of me. A friend of mine turned me on to it a while back, but I just decided to drive out there and try it out for the first time this morning.

Let me tell you—there was a CROWD of peeps out there! They open at 7:00am but I got there at 9:00am and the place was entirely full with people sitting outside the diner waiting for their names to be called from the list.

I was about 7 names down, but was told it’d only be about a 10-minute wait. So no worries from me. We didn’t mind waiting.

The huge portions they give you are utterly amazing. I loved every minute of it. I wish they were closer to me, but it was SO worth the trip.

They close at 2:00pm every day though—which is super early. Probably a good thing for me or I’d be alternating between both the other diner I frequent and this one every day after work.

This is the Cinnamon Roll topped with icing that I took home to-go and warmed in the microwave. This was SO deliciously good. Big ups to the kitchen for making these bad boys! Ahh! It totally hit the spot. They’re not as big as the ones from my other diner, but they rock nonetheless.

Oh, how I just love little out-of-the-way diners! So homey.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, search out a new diner in your town that you’ve never tried out before and make yourself right at home.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Always try a small hometown diner first over a big chain restaurant. You’ll more than likely get bigger portions of food along with some fabulous home cookin’ in a homey-type atmosphere.

I Need Therapy

Posted on May 24, 2013 by LFFL

Me with a cinnamon-roll-stuffed mouth.

So what do you do when it’s clear you have a serious problem? You should get some therapy. I, obviously, have a daily sickness and am in dire need of a Cinnamon Rolls Anonymous Group. I have to have these practically daily and I clearly freak out when they’re not available. My friends talk about me all the time.

Have you noticed something about this particular picture? The reason you can’t really see the bottom 3/4″ of the cinnamon roll itself is because there’s at least a 3/4″ pool of frosting it’s lying inside. And, yes, I did ask for it. Not the 3/4″ per se, but for “lots” of frosting as per usual. They know how I roll at my local diner and they clearly love me.

Look at that pool of frosting!

Now, my hometown diner does not normally drown these in frosting as the normal standard. Oh, no. It’s only when I come through the front door that they know they’ll be standing over the frosting bin for a while. Yeah, it’s sad—they know my name. And the ones that don’t call me “that girl” when they talk about me.

One customer that was there before me told them to put her cinnamon roll frosting in ‘a little container on the side.’ My eyes never got so big! Obviously, my brain couldn’t even begin to comprehend what that meant. The word ‘little’ threw me off and ‘on the side’ didn’t register. I tried in vain to understand that line of thinking and finally just gave up.

The poor soul who stood over the frosting bin forever.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, get to the cinnamon roll line before I do to make sure you’re not behind me. Otherwise, it could take a while—and you may possibly end up with a cinnamon roll with no frosting.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Admit when it’s time for you to ask your friends to stage an intervention on yourself.

Are You Kidding Me? No Cinnamon Rolls?!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by LFFL

So I drove ALL the way to my favorite hometown diner earlier today to get some things for tomorrow’s 30-foot snow shut-in—a French vanilla cappuccino, 2 slices of that fabulous bread pudding, and a huge cinnamon roll as per usual that I can warm up tomorrow in the microwave to eat while drinking freezing ice-cold milk in my PJ’s while watching TV under a blanket on the couch.

The scenario played out so well in my head during the drive out there. Sooooo, where are all the freaking 6″ x 5″ x 2″ cinnamon rolls that belong on the top shelf here?!!! It was only 6:00pm and the snow flurries had only just begun.

Well, the possibility of a 30-foot snow shut-in apparently terrified the crew enough to stop production of the cinnamon rolls just in case they had to evacuate and head home before the snowstorm. Chickens!

What?! You can’t just stay open without the cinnamon rolls. It’s like McDonald’s staying open without hamburgers. Just shut the whole place down, if that’s the case. Because why stay open at all? I mean, people make ‘pit stops’ 10 miles out of their way just for the cinnamon rolls for crying out loud! Hello!

Naturally, I had a discussion with the manager about my ‘pit-stop’ drive and the main reason I came out there and my utter disbelief. At least they gave me my cappuccino free for my troubles. I still want a cinnamon roll.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, let’s see if we can’t figure out how to get me one of these cinnamon rolls before the storm kicks in!

Take-Away Life Lesson: Never get too happy before it’s time. You’ll only disappoint yourself. Ugh!

I Luuuuvvv A Good Breakfast

Posted on February 21, 2013 by LFFL

Biscuits & Scrambled Eggs smothered in gravy; fully loaded Hash browns with green onions, bacon, and cheese; Pancakes with whipped butter and maple syrup; and a super large 6″ x 5″ x 2″ Cinnamon Roll loaded with frosting.
(Of course, I can never go to this place without getting a cinnamon roll.)

So, you all know I pretty much dig my local hometown diner because of those cinnamon rolls (among other things), right? Well, I took myself out for breakfast one fine day and this is what I ended up with at the very same diner. Who knew? I just love me some breakfast! I could eat it anytime 24 hours a day. And I never worry about having someone to go with because I have no problem eating out by myself. It’s awesome.

On another beautiful outing, my breakfast consisted of:
Pancakes with whipped butter and maple syrup; a 5-Way Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Swiss, Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Parmesan, and American cheeses on thick-cut egg bread; Ham & Egg Biscuit Sandwich with Cheddar cheese; and loaded Hash browns with bacon, green onions, Swiss & Cheddar cheeses.

And, YES, this was all for me. I wish people would stop asking me that like this is so abnormal. What kind of eating are you doing, anyway? You’re not living and enjoying life too swell if you’re not eatin’ like this!

So, if you have nothing else to do today, go grab a big breakfast by yourself at your local hometown diner and order a minimum of 5 items for yourself, eat, and enjoy.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Ignore all the people staring at you and your food in disbelief when they expect a 2nd and a 3rd person to join you and then realize no one else is coming. I do. Mind your biz.

Now That's What I Call A Cinnamon Roll!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by LFFL

Boy! It was a sad state of affairs when I discovered this sugary, doughy goodness at my local home cookin’, hometown diner—a massively huge 6″ x 5″ x 2″ fresh, warm cinnamon roll that I personally asked to be drowned in a pound of frosting. A sad state of affairs because I now have to have a cinnamon roll practically every day. My car just won’t stop heading in that direction.

I mean, once you’ve had the best (of anything, for that matter—cars, furniture, clothes, food, spa services, men, and whatnot) it’s hard to go backwards in time to what you were getting before. Like previously, every once in a while I’d buy a cinnamon roll from the cafeteria at my job when the mood hit. Well, that won’t be happening anymore, people, since I discovered what a real cinnamon roll is supposed to look, feel, smell, and taste like.

In comparison, the cinnamon rolls in the work cafeteria are small, hard, and don’t taste anything like this yummy goodness. And to imagine, I actually thought they were the bomb-diggity at one time only because I had no idea my hometown diner had much better ones. So now when I peruse the baked goods at work, I can hardly look at the cinnamon rolls they look so pathetic. I walk right on by because I know where the real deal is, baby.

So now I buy these fresh, soft, ginormous cinnamon rolls like clockwork, take them home, warm them in the microwave, and go to town with a side of freezing ice cold milk.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try to locate a fresh, soft 6″ x 5″ x 2″ cinnamon roll in your neck of the woods and have them throw in a foot of frosting.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Never go back to less than the best once you discover something better out there.