food associations

I contemplated making chamomile tea earlier this evening and that made me think of Katie because I remember her drinking chamomile tea when she was pregnant and nursing David. That made me wonder who else I associate with various foods...and then it hit me--Blog Topic!! So here are some food associations and why they exist:

Erica::cheese--because the girl loves cheese
Kyle::chocolate cake--Kyle likes to bake and I remember him making a KILLER chocolate cake!
Mom::roast beef--Sunday lunches growing up (baked chicken and 'sticky chicken' also makes me think of her)
Dad::homemade cinnamon rolls (sourdough bread too) (oh, and sardines, and liver...Dad has some pretty strange food associations! ;)
Damon::vegetables--because he doesn't like them
Erica::green beans and corn--that's what she always picked when she picked out vegetables!
Katie::hummus--that girl makes some MEAN hummus!! :)
Glenn::chocolate Easter bunnies--the man is addicted!
Della::chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies--because we made them all the time (ahhhh, the things we'd do to avoid studying!)
Jen::chicken shwarma salad at Zeus--because that's what she always orders
Joni::Hot Tamales--she had this candy dish of Hot Tamales when she lived in Baton Rouge and she never ate them. I never could understand how she could have candy sitting there and not eat it! That girl has some will power!
Bonny::chips and dip--her favorite junk food
Jeff::peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with homemade mayhaw or muscadine jelly--because he'd always come over to my apartment and make himself sandwiches!
Della::mom's homemade figs--because she says no one in California makes fig preserves like my mom (and I still have two jars that I need to send to her!)
Mickey::Big Red gum--he liked cinnamon. Cinnamon gum was the only positive thing that came out of that relationship! ha!
Erica::nachos--because nachos involve cheese and the girl loves cheese!
Joni::homemade chocolate mints--when we were just young-uns, we made mints for some youth group fundraiser and we thought we were SO on-the-edge b/c Mrs. Gloria used actual Creme de Menthe in the recipe!
Joni::Bishop's Bread--I love me some of her mom's bishop's bread! And apparently we were just lil' alchies in training, weren't we?! ha!
Brian::Secco-Bertani Valpolichella--just because! ;)
Mawmaw::Aunt Sally's Cheesecake--Good stuff!
Pawpaw::Wild Game Gumbo--I won't describe it--it's something you just have to experience!
Granddaddy::chocolate spread on sliced white bread--childhood memories
Granny::ponce--another interesting dish that is probably better left unexplained!
Aunt Debbie::flintzens--she makes great ones!
Uncle Donald::black coffee--he always allowed us the joy of getting him another cup of coffee--I was just glad he liked it black!
Phillip::Sonic Jalapeno Poppers--a memory from when I was living in Clute
Josh::steak fajita tacos from that hole-in-the-wall place in Clute--those things were GOO-OOD!
Mrs. Loretta::chicken spaghetti--she'd always make it for covered dish lunches at church
Ms. Jean::monkey bread--finally being a 'helper' at VBS and getting to eat the teacher's snacks!
Ms. Ouida::chocolate chip cookies--she always made great cccookies

I'm sure there are more associations, but I think this will do for now! Oh, and Ritz crackers and orange juice reminds me of the nursery at church...random, I know! I've got to keep it interesting!