As part of my recovery I was really looking forward to Christmas as it was the first time ever I could look forward to the food! I had listened to others getting excited about the gluttonous season and all the lovely things they were going to eat, while I never had any interest and certainly couldn't join in. But Christmas 2014 was going to be different, thanks to seeing Felix in the summer. I already had a list of all the things I wanted to try over the festive season and I couldn't wait! Unfortunately life didn't quite agree with my plans as it decided to make money extremely tight, so we had to be a bit more careful about our Christmas food shopping. We still had nice food, I just had to rein in my list of foods to try!
I was never going to have Brussels Sprouts and even now that's one traditional food I am happy to avoid! However I did have a piece of roast parsnip with my carrots and petite pois peas, which I ate although I found it very sweet and not particularly nice. However its good for me, so I tried and since then whenever we have had a roast, I have had a piece of roast parsnip. Still not a fan, but I can at least eat it. I also wanted to try some red cabbage with my Christmas dinner. Up to now apart from peas I have not had much success with green veg and I still don't have any interest in trying actual cabbage. But for some reason I wanted to try red cabbage! And I did! We got this pot of red cabbage and apple from Tesco and I am proud to say I ate roughly one and a half tablespoons of it! It was quite nice, reminded me a bit of beetroot, probably because of the vinegar-ish taste. (Now it may well have had vinegar in it, I am not sure!). I couldn't eat any more than I did, but I am really proud of myself for eating what I did. Haven't had it since, but that's probably because I see it as a Christmas food! Its also very likely that I liked it because it didn't taste anything like cabbage or greens!
I was also looking forward to tasting different cheeses and savoury biscuits. Unfortunately we didn't have the budget to get many cheeses so we just stuck to the ones we like, although we did get a bit of Brie. I was planning on trying this but when my uncle tasted it on Christmas Day he said it was disgusting and not a good example of Brie. It was a very cheap one, so clearly price does sometimes matter. It will be back on the list for next time, when we can afford a slightly better version! I did however get to try some different savoury biscuits thanks to a Jacobs selection box of biscuits! So as well as the usual cream crackers and my favourites water biscuits and chedders, I also tried various other crackers. Some I liked, some were ok and some were vile! I also tried Tuc biscuits which I absolutely loved both on their own and with a bit of Cathedral City or Krackerbarrel Cheese on! Definitely will be having some of these again!
These were about the only things I tried over Christmas. I had hoped to try some different nuts, but the budget only stretched as far as peanuts and I was also hoping to try some different savoury snacks but again crisps and biscuits was as far as the budget stretched. Likewise with the drinks, although we do still have a couple of bottles of Schloer for me to try (red grape and white grape). I did try orange juice and lemonade (my Dad's current favourite drink). It was ok, but I am still not a fan of the acid orange taste.
The biggest and most immediate addition to my list of foods is Bovril on toast. Of all the things I thought I would like Bovril was not even on the list!! But for some reason one day I got the idea in my head that I wanted to try it. My Dad likes it but had not had it for a while so a new jar had to be bought. The only jars available were big jars and Dad was concerned it might go to waste if I didn't like it. He really didn't need to worry! We are already a quarter of the way down our SECOND jar! At first I only had very light dots of it on my buttered toast as it was quite a strong taste to begin with. But gradually I added more and more. Now I like a nice spread of it! In fact I LOVE Bovril on toast. Its become my most favourite snack. If I am feeling naughty I will add a piece of cheese on top and then its absolute food heaven for me!!! I never thought I would feel that way about food! I have it most days for lunch at the moment, so I am a bit worried I am becoming addicted to it! But apparently Bovril is very good for you, so its not the worse thing I could be eating!
I really get excited about food now. I never thought that would be possible for me. I also still can't believe the willingness to try new stuff and the curiosity of what foods taste like. We were watching a programme yesterday which included a segment about Wild Boar sausages, and I wondered out loud what they tasted like! Its really not me, but I am loving the new me! More soon!
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