An Envelope a Day Series 15

"I love eeeeggs from my head down to my leeeegs." Anyone else remember that jingle?

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An Envelope a Day Series 14

Fresh from the Market

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Droolworthy

Ode to Nutella

Being the chocolate fiend that I am, you would think that I would have tried Nutella a looooong time ago right? Wrong
Though I've been meaning to (especially since I love the chocolate/hazelnut combo in general) I never got around to trying Nutella until yesterday. I was in the store picking up a few things to make Father's Day french toast (which was yummy - more on that in a minute) and finally grabbed a jar. Too bad, I didn't taste its creamy deliciousness before I served the french toast. Oh, Nutella, where have you been all my life? It was so good just by the spoonful alone that I wanted to hug myself (and thank God I don't have a hazelnut allergy). In retrospect, I'm sure I've had Nutella before (in crepes and Ferrero Rocher candy); I just didn't know it at the time. Now, I'm on the hunt for Nutella recipes. First up, crêpes.

"Stuffed" French Toast

In other greedy news, I made french toast yesterday for my dad. I'm working on perfecting my batter, but what I've really wanted to try is stuffed french toast. Unfortunately I had to work with what I had (read: NOT challah bread or anything nearly as thick) so I improvised. Instead, I just mixed strawberry cream cheese with organic strawberry preserves and placed a dollop on top of the toast (or between two slices). The results were delicious. Sorry, I don't have a photo. It disappeared too soon.

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Good Food: Detox Day!

I've been bad lately - lots of cheese, meat, and processed food, and no fruits and veggies in too many days makes Tbyrd a grumpy gus. When I have these junk binges (it's a binge now, but when I was growing up, I ate poorly 24/7), I do what I call a "detox day". I mosey on down to the vegan kosher joint down the street and load up on veggies and/or fruit. Yum
Then I usually fast for the rest of the day.

Today's menu:



Garden Salad
Broccoli & Cauliflower curry salad (spicy!)
Vegan Macaroni Salad

Good stuff in, bad stuff out! ;o)

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Truffle Hunter?

This month's issue of Domino magazine featured an article on truffles - and I'm not talking the chocolate, bon bon variety. This story covered the overpriced fungus that apparently commands top dollar in the finest restaurants. I haven't and will likely never try them since they closely resemble dung (a likeness I absolutely cannot get over). Much like caviar, once I saw it spilling from the body of a gutted fish, I scorned it. That doesn't mean I'm above selling some of the hot fungi though, should I ever stumble upon them - and boy did I ever! In a field just down the street no less. (Of course, they could be of the common poisonous variety too. hmmm)

It's funny because I probably walked past these things before and just thought they were poo. Either that or I was too busy chasing my dog to notice them at all. But on this particular morning, I noticed the round black fungus likely because I'd recently read the Domino article (and because my dog gave chase in that direction). This summer and fall have produced a variety of mushrooms in my neighborhood, some so huge I couldn't help but think of The Smurfs (lol), so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that truffles popped up too. There were only about six or so in this particular patch so I won't get excited just yet, but I will check on my secret truffle garden again.
Then again, it could just be poo.

(Sadly, I don't have a picture because camera + 3 rambunctious dogs + muddy field = trouble.)

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And Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Program...

*Drool*

Me likey

I want some!

I am a hopeless chocolate fiend.

Good morning.

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Bleeding Vampire Cupcakes

Mmmmmmmm!


Source: The Storque

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If Only I Knew Italian

My mouth is literally watering right now.
(click the picture)

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