Gratefulness for Tastes
Sweet, sour, bitter, salty: Tastes invite us to savor life in all its variety. Leave a tribute to your own favorite, and relish those left by others.

Reading this list of favourite tastes I found 'cinnamon' pop up so many times it reminded me of one of my favourites: here in Sicily, we deep fry, in olive oil, vegetables coated in a yeast batter and then dust them with a mix of sugar, black pepper and cinnamon - just thinking of them makes my mouth water!
- s, Italy   10 Mar 2009

sweet sugar-free candy. the juice of oranges. fresh vegetables.
- aok, new england   3 May 2008

a glass of water with lots of ice
- aok, new england   31 Mar 2008

i'm grateful for cinnamon, not only because it tastes so good, but it helps as an all natural way to control the sugar level in my body.
- aok, new england   17 Feb 2008

I am truly grateful to my boyfriend who took the time to make some homemade blueberry jam :) My absolute favourite !!!! We picked blueberries by hand last summer on a blueberry farm, not too far from where we live. We froze them on a cookie sheet, then we placed them in an air tight plastic bag so that we could enjoy them throughout the year. All I can say is THANK YOU SWEETIE :) :) :) The jam is heaven sent xoxox... ps. A big THANK YOU to Mother Earth also xoxoxox...........
- P-S, Canada   28 May 2007

howard, i have actually been using cinnamon and sugar to help me squash all the cravings for sweets. i put it in my coffee and tea and have it instead of a candy bar. i have been putting chocolate soy milk over my icecream...so delicous!
- aok, new england   11 Apr 2007

One other thing, the cinammon toast experience. For me, childhood's best in life might have been the damned white sugar, the damned white bread and the damn cheap margarine (always melted) with cinnamon which I hope was real as a treat I kept hidden from my parents. In fact, it might have been my first addiction, now that I think of it. I still love the stuff, share it with the grandchildren and though I try healthy bread, healthy margarine and keep the sugar down I worry that I might be passing something not only not so healthy, but a social taboo to beat! Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy! For me, I have now taken a break and one day it at a time!
- howard, north carolina   11 Apr 2007

a little milk, or even lightly with water, gently poured over ice cream creates these delightful crunchy crystals that for me add a wonderful texture to the ice cream experience. I particularly like coffe over coffee ice-cream. I am surprised how few others I have shared ice-cream with ever had done it.
- howard, north carolina   10 Apr 2007

Hi aok, new england, Thanks for letting me know! I´ll be thinking of you gratefully when I need comfort the next time and make myself some cinnamon toast "for comfort"! And you´ll do the same, wont´you?
- Juliana, Austria   6 Apr 2007

hi juliana, to make cinnamon toast just sprinkle on some with some sugar...and it's so yummy!
- aok, new england   6 Apr 2007

Every time I read this message I wonder how you make cinnamon toast. We don´t know it over here - do you just sprinkle cinnamon on toast, or is there more to it? I´d like to make some "for comfort"! :-)
- Juliana, Austria   25 Mar 2007

Cinnamon toast for comfort, hot chocolate during the winter months, fresh blueberries in the summer! How much I love food! The bitter, yet so satisfying taste of coffee in the morning. Apple pie! I could go on and on with this topic :)
- RW, USA   24 Jan 2007