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Do you dip your cookie in milk?

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A few nights ago, my lemon meringue pie disappeared, and as a result, I had to go in search of another dessert before calling it a night …  See I don’t believe in skipping dessert without a valid reason.  My boyfriend got all excited and said it was time for me to try the proper way of eating chocolate chip cookies. But before I go on, here is some background story. I love cookies and I love chocolate, however I am not a big fan of chocolate chip cookies. I know this makes no sense, I can’t explain it, and my boyfriend almost had a meltdown when I broke that news to him, but that’s just the way it is.  However, being open-minded, I accepted to try his version of chocolate chip cookies. Perhaps he knew something I didn’t. Turns out you gotta dip the cookie in milk and then eat it.  Again ‘cause I am open-minded, I went for it. I let him dip it - apparently timing is very important - and when he deemed the cookie to be ready, he handed it to me. I...

Dear Mr. Peanuts

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Mr.Peanuts is the nickname I gave to a very upset passenger I once had the delight to serve. Mr.Peanuts wanted — you guessed it — peanuts, and only peanuts. But I could only offer him pretzels or cookies. I explained to him the airline's policy: if one passenger was known to have a peanut allergy, NO PEANUTS FOR NOBODY. I will be honest. Mr.Peanuts was not the first passenger to make the "this is sooooo unfair" face, but usually that face only lasted a second. People realized it was not the end of the world if they didn't have their five salted peanut intake during their two hour flight and they awkwardly smiled while asking for cookies instead, hoping I didn't see their initial childish disappointment. Not this guy. He stuck to this face: “Did you check if she was really allergic? Are you sure she is?" I wanted to say so much, but nothing came out. I froze. "So, did you?" "Well yes Sir ... Of course I did. I force fed her a fe...