Food glorious food
My cousin Mike told me I had to try huckleberries when I was in Montana. I didn’t know anything about them. I looked at the grocery stores and all I found were jams and candies. I wanted fresh huckleberries. I finally started asking around – it turns out that the huckleberry is very perishable and…
Yesterday we posted a video about Bulk Barn in Canada and Sandra decided to taste test the dark chocolate coconut almonds.
We found a Walmart in Canada and I wanted to get some paper plates. The paper plate selection was very small – I think Canadians are a lot more careful about wasteful paper products like paper plates. We saw this in Europe, too. But the paper plates I did find were unique – they were…
We love sparkling water and one of the best plain carbonated water brands is Canada Dry. And since we are in Canada, we are drinking a lot of Canada Dry Club Soda!
I love plain traditional hummus. And a few weeks ago, I tried an everything bagel hummus and that was good. But the dessert hummus flavors are just bizarre to me! What do you eat with chocolate hummus? And what do you eat with pumpkin pie hummus? I am baffled! With traditional hummus I eat raw…
If you know James, you have probably seen the photo of his Austrian dog treat obsession: Rabbit Ears. These aren’t just treats made with rabbits. They are a full ear of a rabbit, with fur, from the rabbit’s nostril to the tip of its ear. And the ears are usually full of wax. And they…
Ever since we left Austria, James just hasn’t been NUTS about any dog treats like he was for those Austrian Rabbit Ears. Yes, he loves pretty much all treats. But he hasn’t gone bananas over a treat. Until now. We were at the vet the other day getting updated bloodwork for James. Since James was…
After fighting the crowds at Tillamook Creamery, we decided we wanted a quieter lunch the next day. We found Hidden Acres Greenhouse and Cafe just south of Tillamook, Oregon. We ordered sandwiches and soup and all of our plates came with a flower decoration: It was a little too chilly to sit outside, but the…
We decided to try and beat the crowds at Tillamook Creamery by going first thing in the morning and having our dairy for breakfast! Brandy and Justin told us about Tillamook Creamery – we hadn’t heard of it before. But as we drove into Oregon and stopped at a grocery store we saw it everywhere…
I haven’t seen any huckleberries for sale in Oregon. I am thinking they really only grow in northern Idaho and Montana but I’m not sure. I don’t even know what they look like – I’ve been told they look like blueberries, but a little bit more purple. I’m a Florida girl at heart – I…
Here in Oregon, I spotted something I had to try: Mull of Kintyre Scottish Cheese. When I was a little girl, my parents often played Scottish music and Mull of Kintyre was one of those songs that would always get stuck in my head. Now, when I look in the fridge and see this Scottish…
My absolute favorite sweet is dark chocolate covered almonds. I’ve tested MANY brands over the years. Until now, my favorite chocolate covered almonds have been the Sam’s Choice Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds from Walmart. I thought it was a mistake when I first found them at Walmart – I thought Sam’s Choice was a Sam’s…
It is fun coming back to the US and wandering around my favorite store, WalMart. You never know what you are going to find! I am actually surprised that it took Pop Tarts so long to make a cereal. I didn’t buy this because I don’t really eat cereal but it definitely caught my attention!
When we were visiting family in South Florida, Kristi and Jeremy told us about Lucky’s Market. We had just come back from many months in Europe and I hadn’t seen a Publix in years. So I was just too excited about Publix to stop at Lucky’s Market instead. And I didn’t even ask them about…
At the grocery store the other day I spotted a nice duck breast in the meat section and decided to try cooking it. Duck is one of those things that you usually either like or hate, but once you learn how to cook it you could never hate it. There is a trick to cooking…
We weren’t really sure what sliced sandwich cheeses we wanted to try on a recent visit to Copenhagen, Denmark. So we bought a few packs of cheese and had a taste test with our friends Jen and Lily!
Our Airbnb host in France told us there was a Picard right down the street. We figured it was just like any other grocery store. But no, Picard Surgelés is an ALL frozen food grocery store! Chris and I walked in and started to browse. My first thought was, “Odd, they are starting with the…
We found another fun cheese to try here in France. It is called Apéricube and they have a bunch of fun flavors. I really liked the Jambon flavor, which is ham flavor.
It is official. Chris has found his FAVORITE cheese in the entire World. I was looking at cream cheese at the grocery store the other day and they had the usual Philadelphia. But right next to the Philadelphia was Paysan Breton Le Fromage Fouetté Madame Loïk. I love trying new things, so I decided to…
I love that the Casino grocery store here in France (yes, the grocery chain name is called Casino and no, you don’t gamble there) has these little glass yogurts. I decided to wash and keep a few of them to take back to the US as cute little bud vases. When we were in London…