Finally, the fact that I spent my formative years stuffed with Chicken McNuggets and Cherry Pop-Tarts is paying off! Thanks, Mom – I couldn\u2019t have done it without you and your complete disregard for nutrition.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Rachel, and like all of you, I love junk food, fast food, novelty flavors, and limited edition foods. Originally from New York\u2019s Hudson Valley, I currently live in Manhattan and work as a freelance television producer. As a long-time Impulsive Buy reader, I\u2019m thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute.<\/p>\n
Oreo cookies are my #1 obsession \u2013 31 flavor notches in my belt so far \u2013 but Pop-Tarts, M&M’s, Hershey Kisses, potato chips, and popcorn are high on my list as well. I\u2019m currently hoarding four boxes of Frankenberry cereal in the linen closet, and made a point of trying the infamous Kuro (Black) Burger at Burger King Tokyo. If I were trapped on a desert island with an endless supply of a single food of my choice (it could happen), it would be chicken noodle soup.<\/p>\n
I also love re-purposing snack and dessert foods into other treats \u2013 what could possibly make chocolate chip cookies better than chopped-up Oreos? I\u2019ve been decorating cakes for 16+ years, making everything from a Star Wars Death Star to KISS babies.<\/p>\n
Other random obsessions of mine: Hello Kitty, 80s-90s-era heavy metal music, IKEA, Halloween (the holiday), The Golden Girls<\/i>, cats, British soap operas, the 1939\/1964 New York World\u2019s Fair, the artist Shag, monster trucks, and horror movies.<\/p>\n
My flavor wish list:<\/p>\n
Finally, the fact that I spent my formative years stuffed with Chicken McNuggets and Cherry Pop-Tarts is paying off! Thanks, Mom – I couldn\u2019t have done it without you and your complete disregard for nutrition. I\u2019m Rachel, and like all of you, I love junk food, fast food, novelty flavors, and limited edition foods. 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