have you tried these yet???

ok, so i don't get to shop at whole foods very often. it gets kind of pricy, and well, there isn't one close to here (yet! they're building a whole foods at waugh and dallas....just fyi!!!!). but sometimes, other grocery stores get a little bit clever, and start carrying yummy HEALTHY foods in the unhealthy aisles. i don't know if you've heard of the brand 'food should taste good,' but they make delicious chips that taste really good!!! AND are made with healthy ingredients to help you make healthy snacking choices (and who couldn't use them in this culture!). not everybody loves carrot sticks, you know.

i have had these before, cause they sell HUGE bags of them at CostCo (thank you for that by the way), but the only ones i've had are the multigrain. and they are super yummy....but have you had the sweet potato ones????? cause they are the BEST! you've got to try them...cause they are not only worth the calories, but they are healthier than those over salted tostitos, and they taste better too!!!! so check them out! (they carry them at most grocery stores, and if not, i've heard they're at starbucks...boo)

these images came from the food should taste good website...check it out! cause it's really cute!

i have found one of the yummiest little treats to date!

i love dark chocolate. that's no secret. really, it's not. if i have to pick a "sweet treat" to have, it's not ice cream or some crazy nougat or caramel filled candy bar (though i don't judge those that love them), but i usually pick something spicy like hot tamales, or some dark chocolate. yum.

i have a real soft spot for trader joe's little dark chocolate snack bars (i love them with peanut butter), but i have always loved the special dark chocolate from hershey's too...when my mom would buy those bags of miniatures, she would always eat all but the dark chocolate, and i would eat them....they were so yummy! i guess that's where it all started... ;)

but do you know, that there are now some little snackies called hershey's special dark pieces??? they're like reese's pieces, but filled with dark chocolate instead of peanut butter! so what might my favorite mixture of candies might be you ask??? um, reese's pieces and special dark pieces! DONE!

you can find them (and that lovely image above) on hershey's website....enjoy! (and you're welcome...) :)

(there are also some other flavors...like almond joy pieces and york peppermint patty pieces....i KNOW!)

grillin ain't necessary, but it's easy.

so the one true advantage to the uber hot weather is that it's the perfect time of year to be outside grilling!!!! and my only question is, what should i grill next?!

i have some ideas.....

bourbon-glazed baby back ribs

vegetable kebabs

grilled zucchini pizza

grilled sweet potatoes with lime-cilantro vinaigrette










and for dessert.....

grilled pineapple with brown sugar, coconut, & rum

yum, yum, bubblegum. i mean, koolaid.

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ok, so don't judge me. i know i'm not six years old, but. i'm in love with a lip smacker. i know.

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last night i made a trip into the art deco kroger to get some beer on the way to a party (i would love to say wine, but i'm not always that classy...). on my way to the checkout with jq, i spotted them. a six pack of koolaid flavored bonne bell lipsmackers. WHAT?! so excited. i told her, they must be mine.

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and so they were. so pumped about it.
don't worry. i tested them all as soon as i got in the car. and i never looked back.

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so here's to you bonne bell. and your delicious flavor choices.

i'm becoming a coffee junkie...

23 february 2010

inspiration: the beverage known to most as coffee
location: my tummy
what i love: it's yummy.

so it's called by many names...java, coffee, joe, mocha, cappuccino, caffeine in a cup, americano, cafe.
and you can go to plenty of places to get it...deidrich's, starbucks, jo's coffee, taft street, agora, brasil, empire cafe. (...and some of them are even good.)

but i love it. pretty much any way, but i'm really picky about where i get it from. i always love deidrich's...it's my go to for yummy coffee. the cold press coffee is my fav. it's all the things you love about coffee, but without any of the things you hate. no bitterness, but all of the flavor. YUMMY!!!!!

so if you get a chance, drive by...you'll probably see me there with a book. (this might be becoming a problem....)