I’m sitting here eating my salad. Not my usual lunch. I prefer leftovers. When you spend the weekend in Vermont, there are no leftovers in the fridge.
I’m crunching away on my cucumbers and red peppers and mixed greens. I’m saving the chicken for the end. Best for last, right? The dressing that I brought from home in a tiny Tupperware container is gone. Right now, I wish I had more dressing or a piece of bread. This salad is not stimulating my taste buds. I love to eat. I like to feel satisfied at the end of a meal. Satisfaction comes from flavor which stimulates the taste buds.
PEPPER! I’ve got a can of pepper in my drawer! That’s what this salad needs – Black Pepper.
I reach down, open my drawer and pull out my little can of Black Pepper. I generously sprinkle it on my salad. I take a bite. “Now, that’s better.” I can hear my taste buds saying.
I enjoy every last bite of peppery lettuce and chicken. I am satisfied…till the next meal.
You are so right! A little spice perks up any dish, just pick the right one.
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You describe how just a little something extra can change an experience. Good thing you had that pepper in your drawer!
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Love thinking about school lunch. those tiny peppers are cutie pie.
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I love you’re ending. I can definitely relate. Glad your “eh” salad turned out yummy.
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I keep a small salt/pepper combo shaker in my desk drawer for that very reason. It’s amazing how just a little of this or that makes a huge difference!
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Sounds delicious!
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Your salad is a perfect metaphor for life! A little spice can perk up just about anything/everything!
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Wonderful how a little spice can make acceptable into appealing. Great sensory slice with a little sprinkling of metaphor.
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