A colleague brought these unbelievable fresh, hot, Duck Donuts into the office yesterday.
Each one weighs like a brick and is so full of carbohydrate good(bad)ness.
I had to use all my self-control and willpower not to eat any (or all) of these.
It comes down to mind over matter–If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Rainbow cake is happy.
Price is not bad for $3.99.
Calories are horrific at 750!
What happened to the broken blue part of the cake at the bottom–maybe that’s where another 50 calories got lopped off.
Anyway, it’s Friday and I want to wish everyone a happy Rainbow Cake weekend and a Shabbat Shalom!
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So my daughter went out for dinner in Israel and she sends me this photo of an amazing cup of tea.
– Cinnamon
– Lemon
– Ginger
– Mint
What’s so great is you can actually see the cinnamon stick, mint leaves, and lemon and ginger slices.
It’s completely fresh and healthy, and not just from a tea bag or minced up tea in a tin.
To me, this looks absolutely appetizing and delicious!
Usually, I’m a Snapple Iced Tea type of a guy, but for sure, I’d go for some this fresh tea from Israel…L’Chaim! 😉
(Source Photo: Minna Blumenthal)
So this is the kind of dessert turkey that will sweeten your Thanksgiving dinner.
Gobs and gobs of white, milk, and dark chocolate.
And they actually shaped it all like a turkey.
Sort of cute, but also sort of sugary disgusting, no?
Generally, I’m not a huge fan of eating turkey either.
Maybe when they boil it in oil, and it’s cooked through and through, it actually comes out juicy and not so bad.
But give me a nice piece of beef, and I’ll be your pal forever!
A colleague who was a veterinarian and worked inspecting meat plants overseas told me some things about the cleanliness though that made my skin crawl.
“The cleanliness outside of the U.S. is WAY DIFFERENT than here!”–and not in a good way.
Even in places that do maintain clean facilities and healthy animals, the way that “they make the sausage” sounded so unappetizing.
It made me think of all those PETA and other commercials that show the chickens and other caged birds in those crowded and filthy (and diseased) conditions…even aside from the cruelty, it’s enough to make you cringe.
He said they mash the meat until it’s like just a pink paste that gets shot into the tubes for hot dogs and things like that.
“It looks disgusting!”
Also, they put parts of the animal in that are basically leftover meats from the head and other parts of the animal that did NOT sound desirable at all.
I’m thinking to myself…FROM THE HEAD.
Uh, no more hot dogs for me, thank you.
I think that I’ll stick with a nice steak or burger or something KOSHER and palatable.
You can have your turkey and your sausage and eat it, but not me! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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