Frosting! My Only Weakness!

I would say I have no idea why I'm eating like a ravenous street dog today, but I know it's PMS-related. Despite a lunchtime pita stuffed with leftover chicken shawerma and rice and slathered thickly with hummus* and garlic paste, I was suffering from a relentless attack of the hungries less than three hours later.

I decided to stop at Polkatots, because nothing is as healthy and nutritious as a cupcake. Actually, I got a mini-cupcake. Or six.

I set aside four to take to work tomorrow and ate two, which, according to my calculations, constitute only half of a regular size cupcake. (I'm using new math here, people.) Unfortunately, the two I tried weren't the good ones. In all fairness, this should justify me eating the ones I was saving for my co-workers for breakfast myself instead of sharing.

I sampled the strawberry with strawberry frosting first: the cupcake itself wasn't bad, but the frosting, which was overly greasy, left a lot to be desired. The sugar sprinkles were also unwelcome; I don't like a toothsome crunch to my cupcakes, thank you very much. Then I tried the chocolate with chocolate frosting, which was actually worse than the strawberry. It had a fake mocha-y taste to it that lingered after I finished, which I wouldn't have enjoyed even if I didn't hate mocha. The dulce de leche, coconut, and carrot cake are definitely the way to go at Polkatots.

I also stopped at Grand Chicken, located in the same shopping center and open for just nine days, to pick up tri-tip shawerma for dinner. While the little nibble I had before I stuck it in the fridge wasn't overwhelmingly flavorful or memorable, in a pinch, meat is meat. (That's my dating theory, anyways.) To their credit, the staff was friendly, the place was spotless, and they accommodated my request for no sides/extra meat at the same price as a regular plate. Still, I think I'll stick with Soumarelo or MC when I'm pheening for Mediterranean food.

* I somehow doubt PMS can explain my penchant for saying "I'm a hummus-sexual" and then giggling, though.