Food Season

November marks the beginning of the best food season of the year. We have turkey on Thanksgiving, rib roast for Christmas, and all the sugary goodies to go along with it. I think the most lonely food of the season are the candied yams.

A long, long time ago, when I was working at Disney World we had a friendsgiving party. All our coworkers wanted to put together a fun shin dig and everyone brought a side dish. Some people grabbed paper plates and napkins (boring), others brought stuffing. I decided I would bring a magnificent dish called candied yams. When I announced it to the group they all looked at me oddly and said “umm cool, that sounds okay.”

I worked in the kitchen all day cutting and chopping the yams. I even talked to the yams to make sure they felt welcome. After about 8 hours they were ready to be consumed. I swiftly wrapped them up to preserve the heat and scurried over to the party. I was expected to be welcomed with open arms and heralded as the king of the party. Alas, I show up and no one was there to grab the glorious dish from my hands.

I asked Craw (my future wife) “I made the yams, where can I place them?”

She then stated “ Ummm.. just put them on the stove over there.”

“Alrighty put them over there, away from all the other cool side dishes. I just hope people will eat them.”

“Oh yeah, we are excited to eat the yams.” Craw said with a smirk on her face.

Well let’s just say no one ate the yams. After about three hours of hanging out, no one ate the yams.

All of my hard work didn’t pay off. They lonely yams sat there staring at all the side dishes. The stuffing and cranberries weren’t neglected.The turkey was a hit dish (I haven’t the slightest reason why). However, my exquisite dish was banished away from the party and eventually travelled into the trash can.

Yams are the most lonely food of the season. No one will eat them ever. Moral of the story, don’t make any extravagant side dishes for parties. They won’t ever get eaten. Be the person who brings paper plates. I’m kidding, just don’t create candied yams for people who can’t appreciate the wonders of that side dish.

Cheers,

Rex Felixx

P.S. I yam what I yam.

Sourssssssss

There was a time when I was a younger person (aka as a child), and i went to the candy store down the street from our house. Inside this candy store they had penny candy. Now for all you young people, penny candy was a real thing. You could go into a store and buy one piece of candy for the cost of a penny, not a dollar, but a penny. Those were the best days. Anyways, this candy store had everything from Swedish fish, to jawbreakers. On the right hand corner of the shelf was a new type of candy called Warheads. They were a tiny candy in the shape of a circle individually wrapped for your enjoyment. (my mouth is watering thinking about it.) I had no idea at the time that these candies were the most deadliest, sour thing I have ever eaten in my life. I decided to buy 10 of them.

If you have ever had a warhead, you know that they are very sour and can cause pain to your taste buds. Sadly, I was nine years old and not smart.

Now I had about 10 of these warheads in my hands and I thought “Hmm geez whiz, this sounds fun to eat all of these warheads at once and enjoy them all together not individually.” (Again, I am nine, and not very bright.) In the mouth they went. Blue, red, yellow, green, all the colors of the rainbow into that hole in my face. Now, I have been hit by a car and broke my leg, I kind of knew what pain was. It was about 3 seconds later that I realized what “real” pain was. My mouth twisted and shriveled in many many different directions due to the intense flavors of this sugary candy. In an instant my eyes were watered, and my gums of my teeth were on fire from the Warheads. Luckily I was alone by myself at the park so no one could see me crying. I mean if you cried at nine years old, you were considered a baby.

But I learned two valuable lessons that day. Never ever eat ten warheads at a time and also never open a candy store selling penny candies. You will never make a profit and survive. The store shut down a few years after the warhead incident, most likely due to kids complaining that their taste buds exploded, not because the store made no profits. My taste buds got burned off that day and I don’t think I have ever recovered. Actually, now that I think of it, I haven’t been able to taste certain foods. I wonder if being nine years old ruined my whole adult tasting career. I will never be a professional food taster anymore. My dreams are shattered… Oh well on that note, time to go get some fun dip and pixie sticks to finish of this work week.

Cheers,

Rex Felixx

P.S. my mouth is still watering from the sours

Lettuce be...

Lettuce, lettuce

isn’t good.

Salad is awful

I hope that’s understood.

Give me bacon,

give me jam,

or even a holiday pickled ham.

As long as it’s not

green,

leafy ,

nasty,

you know what I mean.

I will never be happy.

I will never be free.

Whenever I am eating that

green green machine.

Okay so, lettuce isn’t that good.

Don’t even say chopped salad is where it’s at, because it isn’t.

Thanks for listening to this rant.

Cheers,

Rex Felixx.

P.S. Sorry we can’t be friends, Mr. Lettuce.

P.P.S I do enjoy lettuce on the following: hamburgers, tacos, taco pizza, wraps, subs, souvlaki, gyros, open gyros, nachos, among probably other things.

Tacoooooo... taco...... taco

Taco, Taco,

I need Taco.

Everyday taco.

Yummy Yummy Taco.

Okay, so I love tacos and burritos and chimichangas. I could eat them all day, everyday. Whenever I am on vacation in a new place, I have to try out the taco scene. San Diego I must say had some of the best tacos I have ever had. Nothing like being on the Pacific Ocean and chowing down on 12 street tacos, while drinking some good California brews. My taco journey is never-ending, if you know any good places for great tacos let me know.

Speaking of tacos. Its 4:30 which equates to Taco Time!

Gotta go!

Cheers,

Rex Felixx

P.S. Tacos from Chipotle were good, but not as good as they used to be…

Thankful... Thanks... Thank you...

I am thankful today

for all the people

who I interact with on a day to day.

The people who are family , friends, and everyone who is

close by

or far, far away.

I smile ear to ear knowing you have a place

in my heart and life right now.

Life is so much more enjoyable

when I have you there,

and it would be oh so miserable

without your smiling faces.

Thank you for this chaotic life

I call my own, even when I feel mad or all alone.

Every moment has a time and place,

we should all embrace.

Soon enough it will all be forgotten,

or stored away on the lonely shelves of our memories.

Thank you for the burdens I have each day,

and the inevitable joys that approach after the stress and turmoil phase.

If I never felt the storms and rain,

how could I ever appreciate the sunny day’s rays?

Take time this Holiday weekend to enjoy the moments

and create the best memories!

Cheers ,

Rex Felixx

P.S eat all the food and sleep as much as you like.

Cheers to the Weekend

Sipping

something sweet.

Under blue clear skies

and dirt beneath my feet.

Nothing to worry about

Just libations and relaxations,

for today and our futures selfs due to

the sacrifices they made,

to keep us safe.

Families and friends ,

together forever,

until this 3 day weekend

finally ends.

This weekend is one of my favorite weekends to enjoy with family and friends!

To celebrate and eat until my stomachs content. I feel like I am Templeton from “Charlotte’s Web” eating all the leftover food from the carnival and overindulging on all the sweets and junk food.

It’s the official start of summer here In Buffalo, NY, when Memorial weekend is here. The beaches are open and kind of warm. Sunshine is normally here to stay (except for today). No more snow until Christmas is on its way.

None of this would be possible if it wasn’t for all the military members past and present who have kept us safe. They paid the ultimate sacrifice dying for our freedom throughout all these years. Let’s never forget that.

Take a minute this weekend to reflect and thank all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Without them, we would be nothing and would not be enjoying our ice-cold brews, smoky bbq ribs, and steam clams on the grill.

Peace ,

Rex Felixx

P.S. Eat all the meats,

Drink all the drinks

Love all your friends and family.

Hi I'm hungry

Bacon and burgers,

Ice cream and frosted flakes desires.

I need it now

I crave it now…

I love food and could literally eat food all day long. It doesn’t matter what it is. Does anybody else eat all the time? Pizza and wings run my life. Hot, medium, mild, plain (not plain I’m not a weirdo) bbq, it doesn’t matter. Living in Buffalo NY we have some of the greatest food ever made. I mean we have to be good at something, since we have to live with about 300 days of winter and 150 days of rain. That gives us all the time to pack on the winter pounds. Haha but seriously back to thefood…

I can eat steak,

chicken,

fried onion rings,

cool whip on top of banana fosters please.

Alright sorry my mind is wandering and I can’t seem to concentrate. I need a frosty and a large fry stat. If anyone is nearby, I’ll be waiting for a text saying my food has arrived.

Peace out,

Rex Felixx

P.S.

Seriously though, I’m waiting by my phone

please send food and extra napkins.

P.S.S

Still here.. Hi… no texts yet…

Pears and icy floats,

are somethings I love most.

Spicy meatballs, Olive garden Breadsticks

and cream cheese with burnt toast.