Category Archives: Temptation Tuesday

Temptation Tuesday: I Want to Bake Cookies and Cry, aka PMS Strikes Again

Chocolate chips, recently metled, so warm they explode gooey goodness into your mouth with each bite.   I’ve been sick in bed with the stomach flu, unable to keep anything down, and yet warm, gooey chocolate chips sound so good … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Bulgari Hotel Bali

I shouldn’t be allowed to follow brands I can’t afford on Twitter.   When I do, I find places like Bulgari Hotel in Bali and then spend the rest of my day doing math to figure out how I could … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Chocolate Mochi Donuts from Dunkin' Donuts China

After the chaotic hell that is shopping for groceries in Shanghai, D.E. and I decided to treat ourselves to some all American dessert: Cold Stone Creamery. However, after watching the attendant sneeze large chunks of who-knows-what all over the ice … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Boiled Peanuts

The first time I saw boiled peanuts, I was not impressed. They looked slimy and impossible to eat with the chopsticks I had been given. I thought they were some kind of disgusting fermented bean and was preparing for a … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Kara's Cupcakes – San Francisco, CA

I’m not a big cupcake fan. Sure, I’ll eat the things and usually I’ll enjoy them at the time, but after I always wonder why I wasted my calories and money on that when I’d much rather have had something … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Ceviche and Other Expensive Raw Animal Meat

I’ve spent the past 10 days visiting family in the 100+degree heat that is August in my hometown, indulging in fried Mexican food and cheap tequila. It’s been heaven but I have to admit, as day 10 hit this morning, … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: My bed

It is Tuesday, the day in which we discuss the glories of temptation. Last night, I gave into other temptations and stayed up far too late with D.E. before taking zir to the airport to fly to China, where ze … Continue reading

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