Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

Remember the joys of early air travel? You know, those days where they showed you a movie that you could hear without having to pay for ear buds, stowed your luggage without a fee and actually fed you a free meal on any flight that was longer than two hours? I’ll admit, the food wasn’t exactly fine dining, but depending on the airline, it wasn’t bad. I remember flying to Rome on Alitalia many years ago and being served a pretty darn tasty veal cannelloni and a nice Pinot Grigio to wash it down with too. Oh, yeah. Those were the days…

Now, all you get for free is a plastic cup filled with watered down soda or juice, and a choice of peanuts or cookies. Seriously! Have you seen those tiny packets of peanuts? They’re miniscule! The cookies are a much better bet. At least you get two full-sized cookies. And, they’re really, really good cookies too. In fact, those cookies have become so popular, that the company that makes them now imports them all over the world – including my very own local supermarket. read more >>

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