I've never read anything by Cormac McCarthy, but if you write without ever thinking about it you're basically assuming that you have an innate talent that doesn't need any practice or polish. I'm not saying it's impossible, just rather implausible. Or else there's a damn good editor involved.
Yes, annoyingly so. They were always such a pain in the ass whenever I got up to 6 wanted stars in Grand Theft Auto.
But you fall in love.
Equally controversial counterpoint... "Pumpkin Spice," has nothing to do with pumpkin flavor, it's just the spice blend that traditionally goes in a pumpkin pie... cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves.
Starbucks now advertises that there's actual pumpkin puree in their pumpkin spice lattes, but I've eaten plain unseasoned pumpkin, and I thought it kind of just tasted like a potato...
Almost as bad as guinea pigs.
I love using plain pumpkin in sweet potato soup. Some garlic, sage, and cinnamon along with onions, celery, carrots, canned plain pumpkin, and butternut squash pureed all together with cream and either vegetable or chicken broth, then add some roasted sweet potatoes and you have the best Halloween soup ever. I top it with a mix of toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds and pistachios and serve with a nice crusty herbed sourdough.
Fun fact, in the US, there is no legal definition of pumpkin as food.
Libby's uses their own variety of Dickinson pumpkins.
Controversial Opinion. Ketchup isn't fit for consumption.
I'll second this, if a little less forcefully. I'll use it for sub-standard french fries, but that's about it. Decent fries need no ketchup.
American one definitely isn't. Given its sugar content, it's basically tomato jelly.
And anyone who suggests they know is full of shit.
But I do know. I'm just not telling.
