Sweets Are My Crutch... or Is It?

HKB
2 min readSep 5, 2020

GiaB prompt#1 Confectionery

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I eat mostly when I am happy, the sweet treats of divine delicacies of every flavor, season, and kind, are my preferred treat.

For when I am joyfully contemplative, I eat any red or dark berries of various kinds (a fruit tart is my light, yet, guilty pleasure).

For feelings of intense passion, and of the ravenous, I tend to sink into the tropical and sweet fruits of summer (a passion fruit mousse, is one of my favorites).

When happy memories of nostalgia sweep-in, the simplest of delights satiate my appetite (Flan, Portuguese style, to be precise).

Now and then, when elation hits me, for the many milestones of life, I am giddy with the confectionery of dark and milky chocolates of every kind; (“Brigadeiro” truffle inspired chocolate fudge balls, are the most decadent I have ever had).

When hilarious encounters transpire, I cannot deny the flavorful mix of pastry confectioneries (a thousand leaf cake — mille-feuilles or Beignets for something simple and sugary).

Laughing until my stomach hurts and I am in tears, I am in the mood for something soft and chewy in my mouth (taffy and licorices, sometimes the fun Gelatin of childhood years, or a Cheesecake; yes, that never fails).

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HKB

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