five things: foods i miss from home

When living away from home there will always be those special foods and treats that one will miss.  Living in the Middle East, there is a wide variety of foods, some special to the region and some that remind me of home.  But there are many foods from home that are just not available here, and I miss them sometimes.  So when it gets close to travel time I begin to remember all of those foods that I have missed.  Here are my current five...  

I love this yogurt.  It's so light and fluffy, just as the label says...lol.  Strawberry is my fav flavor.

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I LOVE cheese!  And string cheese is an easy way to eat it.  This is usually the brand I buy when I'm home.

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With all the bread products here in Saudi, I can't believe they haven't caught onto the bagel.  Tortillas just recently became a hit so maybe the bagel will follow.  I love plain bagels with flavored cream cheese, and I also love flavored bagels with plain cream cheese.  Blueberry, Strawberry, and Onion bagels are some of my favs.

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Pierogies are soooo yummy!  I buy Mrs. T's frozen pierogies (potato and onion are tasty).  I saute some sliced onions, add the pierogies (frozen, straight from the box), add some salt and pepper, and stir and flip until fully cooked.  I like mine to be slightly crunchy around the edges.  This can be a side dish or one of those "snacks" for when you're hungry but don't want to eat a big meal.  I just love them!

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Mmmmm.  Tastykakes are so yummy.  There are a million and one different kinds of sweets in Saudi.  But we do not have tastykakes here.  :(  Boy, are people missing out.  I like the creme filled (shown above) but I also like the tandy cakes, with peanut butter.  On second thought, it's probably good that these are not available here.  I would be a lot bigger if they were...lol.

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What foods do you love from your area, wherever that may be?  :)