More Milkshake Goodness...

So - as part of my craving, I decided to try to track down the best chocolate milkshake I could find.  Now that we're back in Chicago (post-holidays), there are plenty of Potbelly's to be found.  YAY!  Potbelly's is perfect for milkshakes.  My all time favorite used to be their Oreo milkshake, although I've been known to order the orange creamsicle milkshake once or twice.  Until this past week, I've never had just a plain chocolate milkshake from there.  It was high time I did.


How does the milkshake rate?  Again, using my 5 point scale, I'd say this one is at a whopping 4.  That's the highest rated chocolate milkshake so far!  The only reason I couldn't give it a straight 5 is because it really didn't seem very chocolatey.  The texture was great.  The flavor was creamy and smooth - but not chocolatey.  Don't get me wrong - I still enjoyed it, but we're getting serious now on the science of the perfect chocolate shake.


So I went home and told Don about this latest rating.  He came up with a brilliant idea for us to make our own milkshakes at home.  YAY!  And yes, so delicious and satisfying!  Not only could we mix it to our own liking, but as you might assume, Don got creative and started adding other stuff - I don't even know what - but it was SO yummy!
I tried to make a milkshake the same way when Don was out of town for work and my milkshake was watery and just not as good.  Oh - the troubles of being me...  ;)

Seriously though - if anyone out there has some good recommendations for a chocolate milkshake here in Chicago, just say the word!   Don has promised to keep this craving at bay while we continue to search for the 2nd most perfect chocolate milkshake in Chicago.  ;) 

CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKES ROCK!

For the past few days, I've been craving - and I do mean CRAVING - chocolate milkshakes.  I'm not sure why, but I think it has something to do with all the calcium that I need right now for Baby.


I think I'm going to start rating them on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best.  Here are my first two reviews - in order of devourment:


Steak 'n Shake - 3.5
It wasn't very chocolatey at all (hence the 1.5 pts taken off), but it was so creamy and good and I absolutely LOVED the whipped cream and a cherry on top.  YUMMY.  Plus, we got it at half price because apparently Fridays between 2-4 is happy hour at Steak 'n Shake.  Who knew?


Sonic - 3
This milkshake was very icy - the texture was closer to a slushie or slurpee than an actual milkshake, but it was so chocolately that I almost didn't mind.  almost.  I couldn't bring myself to give it a 4 though.  Sorry, sonic.  It's not fault of your own, I'm sure.  I've just never had a sonic milkshake before and didn't know what to expect. 

What am I craving?

Almost the very first thing that people ask me as soon as they find out that I'm pregnant is, "Are you having any cravings?" - or something along those lines "What's the weirdest thing you've craved?", etc.  You get the point.

To be honest, I haven't craved too many WEIRD things, but things that are just really weird for me to want - namely, meat.  If you've known me for longer than five minutes, you know that I'm a pseudo-vegetarian.  That means that I'll eat meat from time to time, but it's rare.  I just don't like meat - the taste, the texture - none of it is appealing to me and it really never has been. 

Lately - in the past month or so - I've been asking for mini-cheeseburgers and tacos with ground beef and all kind of other delicious meat things.  Last night I had to pick a place for dinner with our friend, Scott.  I picked Weber Grill.  True - it was a block away and I was beyond hungry at that point.  But that place is meat central... fish, cow, pork, chicken - you name it.  And I was happy there.  I repeat, I was happy at a meat place.

Mark this in the record books, peeps.

From what I've heard and read - this is my body's way of taking care of itself and making sure that it gets all the nutrition that it needs.  Baby is pretty good at getting everything that it needs - and will even take from me if I'm not eating enough of it.  (Which is scary).

But it's amazing to me how my body knows what it needs and my taste buds adjust accordingly.  Wow - God knew what he was doing when he created us people.