food | slightly insightful

I suffer from the delusion that I actually like vegetables. Heck, I even try to trick myself into thinking that I’m a good vegetable eater.

However, my sweet wife likes to remind me that I’m really not all that keen on veggies. She points to my “vegetable face” as evidence.

What is a vegetable face one might ask? I’ll walk you through the process so you can make your very own vegetable face to entertain friends and family.

Get yourself a mirror.
Take a big bite of something that requires lots of chewing.
Imagine you smell a poopy diaper.
Look in the mirror.

Congratulations! You’ve just made your very own vegetable face.

Moss calls out Roy on his vegetable face (from Season 4, Episode 3 of The IT Crowd).

Is there a face that you make when eating something ~~disgusting~~ that’s good for you? Sound off in the comments below.

York Peppermint Pattie + Thin Mints
Once a year the heavens smile upon us and we are blessed with the privilege of buying Girl Scout Cookies. The best of the bunch are Thin Mints. For the uninitiated, Thin Mints are slim, mint-flavored chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate and they rock.

I’ve often wondered how you could make them better. Add peanut butter? Nope, the flavors clash. Dip them in milk? The chocoloate coating prevents that from doing much. How about increasing that “cool, mint sensation”? Hmmm…

Mint Slices

Imagine the lovechild of a Thin Mint and a York Peppermint Pattie. If you thought this up 40+ years ago you would have invented the Mint Slice.

Our friends down under at Arnott’s have produced what is, in my opinion, the best snack-cookie ever. I’m not sure of their availability in the US. But if you see them, buy some, and share them with someone you love. You can thank me later.