30 Days of Gratitude: November 4th: a Food

 Food.  I love food.  Maybe not as much as my FIL did.  We always talk about how much he liked to eat!  There really wasn't any food he didn't like. 

But me.  I am thankful for food in general. It gives us energy and helps keep our body healthy. 

But if I say my "favorite" food, that makes it a little bit easier, although I have a lot of favorites.  Of course I like my sweets especially chocolate and ice cream.  But I also love pineapple and cherries.  I also love lobster and shrimp!  I guess I am thankful that we live in a time and era where we have access to so many different delicious foods.  Nowadays things are getting pricier and we're more cautious of what we (well Gene) buy.  We are more appreciative of certain foods, like butter!  Butter has gone up in price so I asked for some for my birthday :)  We're also still experiencing shortages from the pandemic.  The other day I was running low on half n half.  Gene was out and about and looked at several stores and they were out!  They had the pricey kind at Costco but he didn't get it.  He bought me some whole milk to tide me over.  The next day or so he went to another store and got the half n half, phew!

Coffee!  I should have said coffee!  I love my coffee.  For the past couple of years I've been looking for a good morning cup of coffee.  The Keurig just wasn't cutting it any more.  Tried all sorts of different brands but none of them were decent.  I also tried the old fashioned percolator.  Too much of a pain.  I tried one of Peggy's old French Presses and kinda liked it.  But grounds were a problem.  I used whole beans and my grinder.  It was okay but things were really good when I started using a coffee filter!  No more grounds and I get a very delicious, full bodied, smooth cup of coffee.  I have a great system now and I love my morning coffee! Oh, and about a year or so ago I treated myself to a really good burr grinder.  Coffee is now almost always a 10 out of 10!