1. IV Lounge 10th Anniversary Cake courtesy of Dani Couture (who tagged me in this meme, and probably created it, such wonders that poets are).
2. May 23, 1979--First birthday cake, which I did not consume but only looked at, owing to parents' theory that babies can't eat cake (they ate it).
3. Summer 1982--First self-made meal: Two peanut-butter sandwiches, d carried into the yard on cookie sheet (second sandwich was for brother).
4. Similar time as #3--English-muffin mini-pizzas with *ham* on them, offered at a childhood friend's home; small Rebecca's first inkling that the world was indeed vaster and more curious than she could ever have dreamt.
5. Vacation Wednesdays, 1982-1988--Fried clams at Howard Johnson's restaurant, favourite American food.
6. Lunch hour, 1989-1992--Swamp food--trail mix adaptation that my Kim, Mary, Jen and I worked hard on. I think it contained pretty much anything that came in small discrete units--nuts, dried fruit, candy, corn chips, breakfast cereal, popcorn, pretzels.
7.Spring 1992--Pizza and French fries, Old Port of Montreal,
8. June 1992--Chicken salad, tossed salad, buns, chocolate pudding with banana chips on top--Family Studies final project.
9. Tuesdays, 1992-1997--Grilled cheese sandwiches and oatmeal cookes, the only things my high school caf made decently.
10. 4x a year, 1992-1997--Exam pizza.
11. Summer 1994--Roasted nuts in a paper sack from streetvendor, NYC.
12. March 1996--Chocolate hazelnut crepe, also from streetvendor, Paris.
14. September 1997--Bagel, eaten while walking up University Ave., first food eaten as resident of Montreal.
15. October 1997--Pizza Hut pizza and those little garlic bread strips--grad food.
16. 1997-1998--Bow thai pasta, crunchy cheese, counted juices, melon/kidney bean salad, black jello, an awful lot of egg salad--RVC caf food.
17. 1997-2001, post-dancing--Madonna pizza (cheese only), eaten while walking down the street.
18. 1997-2001, as often as possible--shish taouk, extra turnips, eaten while walking down the street.
19. Summer, 2000--First sushi experience, California rolls, Afshan's place.
20. March 2001--Crackers and soup, brought to me by Anne-Michelle to prevent death by flu.
21. February-April 2002--Bag lunch in glamourous food court that I could not afford.
22. 2002-2005--Jaime's peanut squares, popcorn out of bins, morning glory muffins, rice krispie squares, bagels with lactose-free cream cheese, Entemann's coffee cake, and mini-mentos...oh, the Proofville Buffet.
23. Summer 2005--Toronto's little India, my discovery of barfi.
24. September 7, 2008--Eden Mills Lit Fest, first sweet potato pie, the day I first saw my book!
25. Today--Winterliscious with the gang from #14-19--very excited!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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