Winter Break Obsessions

With my Winter Break more than half over I have discovered quite a number of things that have kept me entertained and occupied over the last three weeks. The following is a list of my Winter Break must-haves.

Food

1. Rice Pudding-Specifically both Kozy Shack's Original and European Style variations on rice pudding. Omg, obsessed. I am polishing off a 22oz tub of the stuff every day-two days. It's bad.
2. Egg Beaters- I have abstained from most dairy due to my lactose intolerance. The joy that is eggs have been missing from my life for the last 2-3 years. But with my discovery of Egg Beaters, specifically the Garden Vegetable kind I can finally enjoy breakfast.
3.Dark Chocolate- I have never been a big chocolate person. While many of my female friends at college would polish off anything chocolate especially when it is that-time-of-the-month, I always replied "meh", but lately dark chocolate has been on my radar all month long and I am now a huge fan.
4. New Jersey sushi-I always thought the Chinese take-out across the street from my building that answered my prayers a few years back and started serving a fairly extensive array of sushi and Japanese food was pretty close to the best of the best as far as sushi goes. Boy was I wrong. Finally I met a wonderful guy who actually shares if not rivals my passion and albeit addiction to sushi and he has introduced me to the wonders that is sushi from another state. Who knew?
5.Onions- Onions were never on the top of my veggie list because who really wants to eat a vegetable that makes you cry just by cutting it, but I have developed a liking for onions. They have found a lovely place in my Egg Beater omelets and in salads.

Netflix

Netflix has been around for god knows how long but I have finally made use of its wonderful pleasures. While I still live at home with my parents, sans a tv to call my own, the connection to the outside world and to boundless entertainment is relegated to my laptop and my laptop alone. So, something like Netflix is a perfect vehicle for me to be able to watch everything from old tv shows that I haven't seen since I was a teenager like SNL episodes from the 90's, and Dawson's Creek as well as old movies I have never seen such as Pretty Woman and Last Tango in Paris all at my finger tips. It's marvelous. I can receive dvd's in the mail that I can watch on my laptop at my desk, or watch movies and tv shows at the touch of my finger instantly while reclining in bed(more of the latter than the former). It's been a great way to stay in bed yet be entertained while I am on vacation from Touro.