Ever think that it is weird that your favorite food or one of your childhood meal memories is something that others think is the most deplorable food in the world?

Sometimes, it occurs to me only when someone calls and I tell them what I am cooking or eating and they say, “Well that sounds just NASTY!”  Today is an example.  I was really hungry for Split Pea Soup.  Now, long ago, Homemade Gourmet had a great Pea and Potato Soup.  And even though Tami and I both love split pea soup, I am guessing that sales indicated the rest of America was not dying for a big bowl of the stuff.  We no longer carry that mix.  Which forces me to make it from scratch.  I still do the HG cheat and add about 6 tablespoons of Sunday Roast Seasoning so that I don’t have to figure out which 8 seasonings should go into it.  It is on the stove now and I wish those split peas would hurry up and get soft.  Once I ladel it into a big bowl, I top it with Garlic flavored croutons.  WOWIE!

I brought up this subject because America is diverse, which means Homemade Gourmet distributors and customers are equally diverse.  I remember once I was talking to a distributor from the east coast and mentioned that for one of my homeshows, I sampled Taco Soup and Bonnie’s Blue Ribbon Chili.  After everyone had tasted both, I drained the liquid from the Taco Soup and rolled it into flour tortillas, put in a baking dish, topped with the remaining BBR Chili and shredded cheddar cheese and popped it in the oven for some awesome enchiladas.  (Boy, was that a run-on sentence, or what?!?).   When I finished, I waited for this distributor to be amazed at my creativity and she responded, “Gross, why would you put chili on top of enchildas?”  Hmmm . . . not the desired response.  She told me that they put enchilada sauce on enchiladas, so my idea was not appealing at all.  Put me right in my place!

The new Jalapeno Bacon Cheddar Dip has been getting rave reviews from my “spicy” friends and “way too hot” from others.  By the way, if it is too much for you, just add more sour cream and mayonnaise, it will be fine.

When mixes are retired because sales were not stellar, we get a flood of emails that the particular mix was the “absolute favorite” and they are very upset with me.  But, obviously, it was one of those foods that some people love and others do not.  By the way, I do not make those decisions, so please don’t send bad thoughts my way.

I am quite sure that we will never make everyone happy, but we will keep trying to come up with winners in most peoples’ eyes (stomachs??).  Until that time, I am going to enjoy my big bowl of split pea soup.  What is your favorite “icky” food? - Cindy

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