Apparently, “earthquake” here means “will violently assault your taste buds with excessive salt and vinegar.” I detected a hint of onion, but I couldn’t taste the paprika and tumeric that were supposed to be in there. They’d probably be good with sour cream or plain yogurt, but unfortunately, my coworkers seem to have finished off the leftovers from yesterday’s potluck. The barely-touched chips are sitting in my lunch bag now, waiting to be transported home for experiments.

I should note that I’ve grown accustomed to a diet that’s lower in sodium (and sugar), and my taste buds have adjusted accordingly. Even so, I don’t think chips should be that salty anyway.

Update: Well, if anything, eating more of these chips has whetted my appetite for the tabbouleh I’m about to have for dinner. Sour cream helped, but I still couldn’t finish the rest of the snack-sized bag in one sitting. I hate to discard food, but I really don’t want to finish these either.

I found this cookie thanks to the empty half-and-half container I found on the counter on Sunday morning. “We need to get half-and-half for coffee,” I said to Bryce. “Or coffee.” Less than an hour later, we were headed for Mishka’s downtown. (I tried their coffee for the first time during that visit, by the way, and I didn’t realize brewed coffee could be so flavorful.) The cookie was an impulse buy.

This was my first gluten-free pastry, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn’t as sweet as most other cookies. Probably not a point in its favor if you like your cookies loaded with sugar. It did have a light dusting of sugar and cinnamon, which I was ambivalent about: on one hand, it was tasty. On the other, it was messier than I expected; if I want pastries coated with cinnamon sugar, I’ll make some churros.

(Note to self: make some churros.)

It wasn’t the best cookie I’ve ever had, by any means, but it was a nice change from the usual sugary pastries. If you’re interested in trying it for yourself, it’s made by Sun Flour Baking Company in Sacramento.

* Yes, I know this is worthless without pictures.