Craving #1– Mrs. Field’s Cookies-and-Milk-Shake
Back in the fall of 2006, two perfect mates finally became one. Cookies and Milk were married together into the Cookies-and-Milk-Shake to be sold at Mrs. Fields stores across the nation. What a blessed union. I want some so bad right now. For my two cookies I usually pick the standard semi-sweet chocolate chip and the M&M sugar cookie. I’m formulating and plotting and scheming up a way so that I can get some today after I break my fast, insha’Allah.
Craving #2– Arab food
Living in Michigan I took Arab food for granted. There were times when I’d have to eat it, rolling my eyes and begrudgingly because I was so sick of humus, rice, meat, and salad. But now, 300 miles away from Dearborn, I think my eyes have stopped rolling and started tearing because I WANT SOME STINKING ARAB FOOD. I don’t care if it’s a shawarma, or rice and kafta, or chicken fatoush salad, or humus and bread. I just want something. Ammi… abbu… Fati… if you’re reading, PLEASE next time I come to Michigan let’s have some Arab food PLEASE!!
Arab food in Chicago sucks. Shawarma’s are pretty much one burnt piece of chicken breast, a ton of lettuce, and some hot sauce. That is NOT a shawarma. I really can’t figure out why Chicago doesn’t have any decent Arab food as most Arab/IndoPak/Muslim people from Chicago have been to the fabled Dearborn at some point in their lives. Don’t they want something better?
The issue is best framed as a supply side problem, i.e., the Lebbos need to set up camp in Chicago.
Anyways, Ayesha, that Mrs. Fields’ shake is disgusting. Don’t they make it with half-n-half and add whip cream on top? Disgusting.
There is hope! I saw a place on Ogden by Saqib’s house called Cedar Grill… cedar!! Like… Lebanese cedars!!
Saqib keeps telling me not to get my hopes up… but I can’t help it. If it’s zabiha, and it’s good, I’ll be living there.
Oh, and bee-tee-dub fatty-cakes, the Mrs. Field’s cookies-and-milk-shake is actually just milk, ice and two cookies.
i saw them making one for you at the airport. they pulled out a container of liquid fat and added it in there! it was yellow and gloppy. kind of like custard.
mmmmmmmm…..custard.
i want a fishburger
but first i want to devour an entire oven full of mrs. field’s cookies.
the i want to eat some soft tacos
Ayesha, is half a chicken shawarma still in our fridge?
I’m almost 100% sure I destroyed any remnants of the Arab food from Michigan