Love these strawberries (i.e. Tutim) from Israel.
(Hebrew classes are paying off…)
Large, red, and sweet to eat.
They look so appealing and delicious.
G-d’s beautiful fruits (and vegetables).
What an amazing world He has created for us. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
I’m not sure how you control yourself around this Alpaca Ice Cream.
But somehow I managed not to get any…this time.
I promise!
LOL
These are made with fresh hot waffles wrapped around your choice of ice cream and toppings.
As you can see these are pretty big and scrumptious!
Anyway, they have a store in Rockville and I absolutely must stay away from it.
Oh, maybe I just go in once for a taste. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Just wanted to thank my daughter and son-in-law for a wonderful Shakshuka dinner last night.
This was topped off with Israeli salad, hot bread, and fresh tihini sauce.
To drink was some rich and foamy Israeli beer, wine, and soft drinks.
A Moroccan feast fit for a king!
It was lovely to see how the kids have grown and are able to frankly outdo their parents (-in-laws) on cooking up a real “delicious” storm. 😉
(Source Photo–which doesn’t even do it justice–Andy Blumenthal)
So this is one of my absolute favorite ice creams.
Soft chocolate swirl ice cream topped in a hard chocolate shell that literally melts in your mouth.
OMG, this is to die for.
This is not something you get every day…it’s a special treat.
They have this ice cream locally in the mall, and sometimes I just go there, literally, just a taste of this.
Usually, I get the small and then share this, but even that is too much really.
It is like a meal in and of itself.
So rich, creamy, cold, and chocolatey flavorful.
Who needs caramel (sitting next to it) when you have chocolate!
Love it, love it, love it.
Yum, yum, yum. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This just seemed like a funny photo to me.
In the cafeteria, someone was checking out at the register.
And on their lunch/food tray, they had, of course, their lunch.
But also, they had a big black telephone.
Talking about a working lunch!
Wow, is that customer service or what? lol
This reminded me also of the BIG red phone on some top officials’ desks –always ready for that critical call in case of near world catastrophe.
So here we go Joe…
I will eat my lunch and am ready for your call at any time. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So this has got to be the worst Passover cake ever.
It’s definitely not kosher for Pesach.
Not only is it made from chametz, but it’s shaped like a chazer (i.e. pig) too.
This thing would be conceptually treyf even on the best of non-Passover days.
Does it have lard too?
I don’t know for sure, but would it really be a pig cake if it didn’t!
This lousy cake doesn’t even have an ounce of chocolate in it–have you ever heard of a genuine dessert that tastes like the calorie count it adds up to be without chocolate?
I’ve heard of the callous calling people a pig for eating too much cake and being fat, but making the oink oink face directly on the cake itself–and on Passover–is not only insulting, but at $28.95, it’s overpriced too. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Gotta hand it to Cold Stone Ice Cream.
They know how it make it cold, sweet, and rich tasting.
Here they are making the signature Cookie Doughn’t You Want Some.
French Vanilla Ice Cream
Chocolate Chips
Cookie Dough
Fudge
Caramel
OMG, it is super premium!
And they make it right there in front of you.
As you mouth waters for it, you almost want to just stick you finger in and snatch a bite.
Oh, the simple, sweet pleasures of life. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
I thought this was interesting-funny in terms of the the food life cycles for us carnivores:
For meat, it’s:
“From farm to fork.”
And for seafood, it’s:
“From boat to throat.”
Either way, we end up eating it.
Just plain hungry or only the strong survive.
Vegetarians and vegans can ignore this post. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
I just love this Tibetan proverb on the secret to long life
“Eat Half
Walk Double
Laugh Triple
and
Love Without Measure,”
The rest is icing on the Tibetan cake.
(Source Photo: Rebecca Blumenthal via Facebook)
So a funny part of my personality is that I can be a little bit of a joker sometimes.
I am a study of human nature, so it can be fun just to get a rouse out of people, by doing something unexpected or even shocking.
Today, going through the airport with my daughter, the TSA security lines were a lot better than what had been advertised lately.
As we get through and are getting our stuff together, my daughter says to me (around breakfast time now): “I’m hungry, can we get something to eat?”
So, I jokingly turn to her with a serious face on and say, “But you already ate yesterday!”
This strange man next to us, stops dead in his tracks overhearing what I said, and gives us the craziest look.
So what do I do having a ball with this?
I repeat even louder and with more emphasis, “Why do you need to eat again? You already ate yesterday!!”
I am having to hold myself from cracking up laughing as I know this guy is listening and I almost can’t wait to see his facial expression.
I look at my daughter who gets it and is playing along and she is also pretending and putting on a sour face like she can’t have any food today.
The guy looks like he is about to explode and say something, but decides I suppose to just make a real disgusted kvetchy face and move on.
I was sort of disappointed that he didn’t want to help (in his mind) this kid and say something like, “How can you do that–and not feed her every day?”
I would have admired him for actually caring enough to try to help and intervene for someone else, even a stranger.
But I guess the pent up shocked look will have to surface for today’s human antics. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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