Aug 30 2010

Best ice cream of 2010.

I first reviewed this in my cartoon blog in my Donna Does Desserts category, but it's still true!! I warn you, this is very pricey, at an outrageous $4.99 a pint! (on sale at Gelson's which is the only store that has it that I know of.) Normal people shouldn't have to pay this much. But ...


Aug 27 2010

Eat, pray, sit.

woman on exercycle counting calories

Yes, we have free choice, but there are consequences. Eating the good things in life is a blessing, but one also wants to fit in nice clothes! I've only read a few food blogs. (Same with cartoons: I don't like to read other peoples' cartoons about a topic until I know what I'm going to do ...


Aug 25 2010

Chocolates from Seattle, that city

frans gray & smoked salt caramels

In a more affluent year than 2009 my brother and sister in law gave me chocolates from fran's, located in Seattle. (They live in Seattle, too.) I had heard of fran's years ago (but what's with the lowercase name? In elegant wedding-announcement type script, yet?) There were only 6 chocolates in the box. I ate them all, ...


Aug 23 2010

How to make guilty honey toast.

I have a bad carbon footprint for making toast. On the other hand, I switched from white bread to grainy or dark bread years ago, so that part is good. For me, that is. (I like bagels and English muffins  and crumpets to be grainy, too!) I like bread hot and cooked, but I don't like toasters. ...