Breaking Fresh Ground

Love that!

 

Ever open a diet dr. pepper that's so cold that there's ice all over the top, so it's more like a slushie than a soda?  I just did, and it totally made my day.  Love that!

Ruined...

Why do people ruin a perfectly good oatmeal cookie by stuffing it chock full of raisins?  Just wondering...

Cherry Chip Bliss...

Last Wednesday when I was in Carson running errand upon errand, I suddenly realized that I was hungry.  Not just your average "I could eat something or not" hungry, but the stomach aching and growling hungry.  I hadn't eaten yet that day, and it was approaching 2pm.  I NEVER do this (yeah right), but I pulled into Jack in the Box drive thru and then I saw it.. their new offering... the Cherry Chip Bliss shake.  Let me tell you, I was sooo tempted to order fish and chips with lots of vinegar, and then wash it down with that wonderful serenity in a straw, but I refrained.  I ordered a grilled something and a diet coke.  Anyway.. I couldn't stop thinking about that creamy, cherry chocolate shake, so after dinner Rod and I headed out to share one.  It was well worth the wait.  Boy, was it delicious!  Think Cherry Garcia in shake form.. real vanilla ice cream with cherry flavor and lots of chocolate chips.. You've got to try one!  I only got about 1/4 of ours, but it was probably for the best.. it was really rich.  Share one with your sweetie before they're gone!

They should put a warning label on that stuff...

So.. today Livvie and I had a really fun day of shopping (mostly for her, but still fun) and while I was putting things away and getting ready for bed, I thought I'd snack on a little of the "Trail Mix" that I picked up at Costco the other day.  That was about a half an hour ago and I've eaten about 1/3 of the bag.  Not a normal sized bag mind you, a whopping 4 pound bag!!  The worst part of it is that I don't even eat the raisins.  I pick them out and just eat the peanuts, almonds, m&m's, and cashews.  I'm telling you.. once I start, there's no stopping me!!  The same thing happens when I break into a bag of Salt and Vinegar potato chips.  I have literally eaten an entire bag at one time.  Please tell me I am not the only one who does this!  What foods are you just better off not even starting because once you do, you just can't stop?

It's the little things....

I just have to say this.. sherbet is so completely underrated!  Creamy, lots of flavors to chose from (including raspberry..yum..), fat free, and oh so delicious!!

Whhaaasssabi?

I wanted to give a little "plug" (since I know there's got to be thousands of you who actually read this thing) to a Minden restaurant called Wasabi's.  One of the owners attends our church, and has catered a few events in which the food has always been delicious, so I went for lunch with my friend Jeanne a few weeks ago.  I had the Sesame Chicken with Shanghai noodles, and it was so yummy and pretty reasonably priced.  My husband, daughter, and I went back a few nights ago and it was great.  My 9yr. old would like ya'll to know that she thinks their chicken fingers are the best she's ever had!  : ) My husband isn't a sushi fan, so we ordered the cooked stuff, but I think Ill venture out next time and do sushi..I'm getting hungry thinking about it!  It's located in the Minden village across from Nevada State Bank in Minden.

Thanks, but I'll stick with the original..

I tried the new "Caramel Creme" Oreos yesterday.  They are actually calling them "Dulce de Leche." I guess it does sound a little more exotic in Spanish.  Even though I had a few more for breakfast this morning, they really aren't near as good as the original.  The filling tastes more like butterscotch than caramel to me, and I think the whole combination is a bit too rich.  My husband agrees.  I'm trying to get rid of them in my girls' lunches so that I don't eat the rest.  There's nothing worse than blowing your entire day's worth of calories on something you don't even really like!!  Trust me, I know.

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche?

My husband and I ate at the Sugar Plum Bakery in Genoa today for lunch.  He had been one time before and had been trying to get me to go.  What a cute little place!  We were there right at lunchtime on a Sunday so they were a little busy ( no worries, I just got a pumpkin muffin to snack on while I waited for my lunch..) but we were pleasantly surprised when our food came out.  I highly recommend the "Kelly's panini" sandwich on multi grain bread.  My quiche Lorraine was also delicious!  I'm going to get the tomato soup next time.  Yum!!