{"id":102,"date":"2008-04-10T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glorajean.com\/content\/2008\/04\/10\/what-keeps-me-coming-back\/"},"modified":"2008-04-10T10:46:29","modified_gmt":"2008-04-10T18:46:29","slug":"what-keeps-me-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"What Keeps Me Coming Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

I visited a Winger’s a couple of weeks ago to pick up a present for a certain family member’s birthday.\u00a0 Not having time to stop and partake of the edible delights that greet people in that establishment, I have had much time for reflection on my Wingers experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I must admit, there was a time, not too long ago, that I did not particularly enjoy spicy food.\u00a0 Yes, sadly, this included the Amazing Winger’s Sauce.\u00a0 I remember the first time I ate at Wingers at Ryan’s recommendation.\u00a0 It might have been when Ryan and Glorajean were engaged.\u00a0 I got a sandwich.\u00a0 Fortunately, I got a drink too.\u00a0 I remember the burning sensation my mouth experienced upon tasting its first major spice.\u00a0 I remember trying to wash out that sensation frantically\u00a0with with a large (thankfully bottomless) glass of kiwi lemonade.\u00a0 So far, not a fan.\u00a0 Then I tasted it.\u00a0 The motherlode of desserts.\u00a0 Probably the single most delicious thing I had ever tasted in my short life.\u00a0 Asphalt Pie.\u00a0 That was a reason to go back in\u00a0and of itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Throughout the years, due to the strength of Asphalt Pie,\u00a0I have revisited Winger’s\u00a0a few more\u00a0times during visits to Utah.\u00a0 I have gotten more daring with other foods and discovered that I actually LOVE\u00a0hot foods, which has consequently increased my\u00a0love and devotion to Winger’s Amazing Sauce as well.\u00a0 My love for Asphalt Pie has not dwindled either.\u00a0 I still regard it as the climax of the dessert world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Until last night, I had not eaten at Winger’s since October.\u00a0 I have wanted to, but since then\u00a0chocolate\u00a0made its way on the\u00a0banned food list\u00a0for me.\u00a0\u00a0That affected\u00a0Asphalt Pie, so\u00a0I have dreaded\u00a0going\u00a0back\u00a0too.\u00a0 Finally, I gave in to temptation.\u00a0 I had forgotten about the popcorn . . . one of my all-time favorite foods.\u00a0 I had forgotten how\u00a0addicting the Amazing Winger’s Sauce actually is; how it makes you want to lick your fingers in public, defying all rules of etiquette.\u00a0 After devouring popcorn, Nate and I filled up on the\u00a0Sticky Finger Quesadillas appetizer\u00a0and I tried Peach Lemonade and\u00a0a Sticky Finger Wrap.\u00a0 At the end, I was so full and satisfied that\u00a0I couldn’t have eaten Asphalt Pie, even if I\u00a0could eat Asphalt\u00a0Pie!\u00a0 It was awesome.\u00a0 So, yes Ryan, I am still,\u00a0officially, an Amazing Winger’s Sauce addict.\u00a0 I will keep going back.\u00a0 And I will keep loving it.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I visited a Winger’s a couple of weeks ago to pick up a present for a certain family member’s birthday.\u00a0 Not having time to stop and partake of the edible delights that greet people in that establishment, I have had much time for reflection on my Wingers experiences.\u00a0 I must admit, there was a time, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-far-flung-northern-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}