I think that if you needed any further proof as to the fact that I have not progressed beyond the age of 3, here it is:
I prefer milk to wine.
Okay, I said it. I confess. In my own defense, I inherited an alcohol allergy so perhaps my wackadoo tastebuds are my body’s way of keeping me out of harm, but who are we kidding? Not that I don’t like wine–I do–I just really, really like milk. And it’s really all milk–whole, lowfat, 1%, nonfat–I would drink cupfulls with dinner every night if I could. I like to think that I belong in a different historical era, when wine was commonplace because water itself was so unsanitary and milk was a delicacy, a la “land of milk and honey.” No idea if that’s even historically accurate, but it’s a nice fantasy.
Posting milk at all is a bit of a controversial idea (“controversy” appears to have been a theme this week on the blog), given the constraints of what Eye Watering is about. Some people will tell you milk is very healthy–it provides vitamin D and vitamin K and has been linked to weight loss; others will tell you milk is quite not healthy–it’s connected to acne and wrinkles, it’s calorie-dense, we’re the only animals on earth who drink another mammal’s milk (and past childhood…for some of us, anyway), the dairy industry is terrible (it is) and on and on. Truth be told, I think that there may be more evidence to suggest that milk is something you could do without and still be okay.
But I love it so. And since when did kids act terribly responsibly anyway?
RECIPE: Goshtaba (lamb meatballs braised in milk)
Have a fabulous weekend! See you Monday!
Filed under: Clean Food Daily, dairy, milk
