From our first taste in 2019, hubs and I became seriously attached to Blue Bell ice cream.
Made in Texas, this brand is the next best thing to home made ice cream and we love that every year, new flavours are added to the line.
Tag: Foodie Friday
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Bright and Blah Lunch
3/4 Cup canned white albacore tuna mixed with a bit of chopped onion and miracle whip dressing, on top of a bed of iceberg lettuce and surrounded by home grown cherry tomatoes gifted by a friend … simple, refreshing, and nutritious, albeit a bit boring.
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A Good Trade Off
A burger without the bun.
Take on fork: a cherry tomato half, a bit of lettuce, a piece of air-fried burger. Dip it all into ketchup and then mustard and it’s a burger minus the carb-loaded bun (28-38 grams of carbs per bun).
This makes room for a filling lite beer (3.2 grams of carbs per can)
In my world, that’s a good trade-off.
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Can You Guess?
To get back to my most comfortable weight, I intend to lose 10 lbs in the next two months.
I’ve made up a new eating program, which consists of three methods combined: 16/8 intermittent fasting, low carb, and reduced calorie.
Can you guess what bits from this plate ended up on hubs’ plate?
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Tex Mex with a Twist
We have a restaurant here that has a diverse menu featuring the chef’s take on offerings of many locales. Each dish is a bit different than what one would expect, so it’s always a pleasant surprise.
This taco salad was the menu item I tried last week. It was a treat in both presentation and flavour!
I’m preparing my palate for our upcoming winter in Deep South Texas.
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Birdseed for Folks
This container of Nut and Seed Brittle weighs in at 0.645 Kg (1.4 lbs) and costs $10.99 CDN ($7.91 USD)
Besides being a great source of fibre and nutrients, this treat is healthy in another way … the clamshell packaging is almost impossible to break into! I know I could put it in another container, but I decided to reseal it in this one every time.
The brittle, although quite sweet, is so full of a big variety of seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, flax) and nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios), and coconut, that it’s surprisingly easy to bite into and chew, and one piece always tastes like more.
Best to leave it locked down like Fort Knox.
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Guiltless Indulgence
Every once in a while, I have a strong craving for ice cream. It has to be three scoops of a good vanilla, topped with whatever my mood suggests, and no, I don’t feel a drop of guilt when I indulge.
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“Thank You, Self!”
Self gifting is how I describe purchasing unnecessary items, just because you’re interested in them and you want to give them a try. The likelihood of anyone else gifting them, to you is, at best, slim, so you treat yourself.
Silicone bakeware has always intrigued me.
Last week, I finally caved in to my curiosity, and bought this muffin pan.
Can you guess what I’m baking that might work better in this than in a regular muffin tin?
*Big reveal and review coming on Monday.*
Radically Retired 