Whenever I want fo-oo-oood, all I can do is dreee-eeam.

I'm sorry, dear readers, if you're sick of fielding my complaints about Cameroonian food. Really, it's not the Cameroonian food that's a problem so much as the lack of American food.

I thought I had adjusted because I stopped craving American food every waking minute, but since then, I've just been dreaming about American food every single night. I'm not kidding--every single night my dreams involve food. Last night it was Halloween candy and a meatloaf sandwich, but I also dreamed about Doritos, and my brain concocted an an all-you-care-to-eat chocolate buffet, which I may just have to patent someday.

So, I'm making a list of all the things I want my parents to stock before my return. For their shopping convenience, I've organized it by supermarket section.

Produce:
Baby spinach
Strawberries
Fuji apples
Granny Smith apples
Almonds

Dairy:
Organic 2% milk
Extra sharp cheddar
Provolone slices
Kozy Shak tapioca pudding
Shredded parmesan
Butter
Low fat cottage cheese
Moose tracks ice cream
Cookie dough ice cream
The Edy's ice cream that's part raspberry sorbet (I forget what it's called)

Deli:
Sliced sam'mich turkey and lots of it

Bakery:
Bagels, preferably from Einstein Bros., but Thomas's Everything bagels would suffice

Snacks:
Nacho cheese Doritos
Crunchy Cheetos
Bite size Tostitos
Newman's Own Peach salsa
White cheddar Cheez-Its
Snyder's Sourdough pretzel bites
Velveeta Shells n' Cheese
Annie's Naturals white cheddar macaroni

Drinks:
Newman's Own lemonade
Lime Diet Coke (or Diet Coke and fresh limes)

And, friends, I am completely goddam broke, so if you want me to love you forever--or, I'll be honest, I might even give sexual favors for this--take me on dates to the following restaurants:

Steak n' Shake
Waffle House
Crescent Moon...mmm
Chik-fil A
McDonald's (I don't normally like McDonald's, but in Cameroon, the burgers are the size of sausage patties, so they don't fill the bun. Most of the bites are bread and mayo. I just want a burger that fills the bun, so a processed fast food burger sounds SO good to me right now.)
Pizza (Mellow Mushroom? Hell, even Domino's sounds good right now.)
Mexican (I like El Toro and Taqueria Del Sol, Atlantans, and Minnesotans, my favorite place on Lake Street is Taqueria La Que Buena)
...and if you feel like springing for a more expensive date, brunch at Watershed

Shit. I thought that list would be therapeutic, and instead, I just feel really hungry right now.

EDIT: I forgot to include the two most important things: a jar of crunchy peanut butter and a big bag of bite-sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.