I might eat some strange things

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Actually it's not more of a chance, it is just true. My roommates have looked at me more then once in the past couple years wondering what I am eating/making.  I can't help it sometimes.  Being in the dorms means no home cooked meals every night (well there is the Cafe), but I don't eat there every night, so that means I have to make due with food I have.  And sometimes I experiment with food, or make things people think are strange.

There was one night my roommate saw me making macaroni and cheese (every college students favorite meal), and then watched me put Tabasco sauce inside.  Yes I said Tabasco sauce.  She gave me a strange look, like I was crazy, I'm sure most people only use Tabasco for eggs, but it was what I had at the time and I wanted to experiment some.  I like to think of it as making the Mac and cheese a little more flavorful, and spicy, which in the end is why I decided to call it Spicy Mac and Cheese.  Of course my roommate did end up testing out the theory (or whatever you may call it) the next time she made Mac and Cheese, although I think she tried it with Tapatio sauce instead, she liked it just the same.

Next up is what I call a homemade hash browns, I'm sure that I'm not the only one that calls them that, but when my roommate asked me why I was shredding a potato I told her I was making a hash brown, she may have still been confused, but seemed happy with my response. This is something kind of simple in the fact that all I did was fry a shredded potato.  Of course I added some salt and pepper to add some flavoring, and sometimes I drop an egg on top, which I like to think helps keep it together.  It all tastes the good to me, and since it is nice and easy to make, I don't mind making it for dinner, breakfast, or even lunch (if I have time).  For me in particular I also tend to dip it in salsa brava to give it slightly more flavor, I'm sure Ketchup would work just as well to add flavor but not spice.  I enjoy it, but that may also be because I love potatoes and like looking for new ways to cook them.

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At home I'm considered the fruit monster, because usually when I come looking for something to snack on its fruit, and if its something simple like cuties or bananas I'll just eat a million of them (mainly the cuties).  I'm just the same way at school, one of my big buys is always fruit mainly apples and bananas. Bananas are good by themselves, nice and easy to grab and go in between classes, but if there's time I do enjoy putting peanut butter or even nutella on them, trust me its delicious!

Technically you could put peanut butter on apples too, I'm sure it's been done.  My latest crave with apples tends to be apples and cheese.  I'm sure someone introduced me to the idea of it a while ago, but it has recently come back as one of my favorite snacks.  Cut up the apple, get some slices of cheese (I'd suggest using cheddar) put them together and you've got a decently healthy snack.

I'm hoping these don't sound completely strange, and I don't scare anyone away.

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