Saturday, December 15, 2012

Other stuff that rules

I was supposed to go to an xmas party today but I was feeling lazy and my dad offered to take me shopping so I passed on the party.  My dad and I go shopping a lot because I'm a voracious consumer.  This is what we bought today:
 This yogurt is super creamy, sweet, and rich.  It's smooth in texture, with a mild and milky aftertaste.  Reg price: $0.89 per container.   It was on sale for $0.50 so I bought 20 of them!  The only thing I like more than candy is the feeling of getting a good deal.  And shoes.

MARSHMALLOWS.  Even the name sounds delicious.  I like these on hot chocolate, in mocha, in mini s'more sandwiches (2 teddy grahams, 1 mini marshmallow, 1 chocolate chip), and by themselves.  I also like how the penguins on the bag are really cute.  Also, if you eat the entire bag in 1 sitting, it's only 900 calories!  Cha-ching!   I also saw a jumbo version.  Things that come in mini and jumbo are both awesome.  The jumbo one looks like it could fill the whole mug.  Unfortunately I could only find one package at the store, and that package was looking a little roughed up, so I didn't buy it.

In conclusion, I had a great time shopping with my dad.  I like to think he had fun too, especially the part where we went to Target and he stood there watching me sample every single tester lotion and paint each of my nails a different color.

Oh, and, in other news, my yeast culture came in the mail, so all my loyal readers can look forward to bread making posts in the near future!

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Old Man's Beard

When I was little my Arabic teacher Ms. Dunia would always be bringing in Arabic candy for us to class.  It is a well known fact that I am a candy fiend.  I love candy more than any other food in the whole world!  My favorite candy that she brought was something she called "old man's beard."  She always brought it in a brown paper lunch sack looking thing.  When I moved to the US, I looked everywhere for this candy but it seemed to not be available to Americans.... until 2 weeks ago!, when my mom brought home a box from the Mediterranean grocery store containing.... 
OLD MANS BEARD! also known to adults as floss halawa, or to Greek people as halva.  I had no idea this was related to another Arabic / Mediterranean candy that I love -- regular halawa!
I like the pistachio flavor.  I also like pistachio nuts.

YUM.