Happy WEEKEND! Finally. Wheew. I made it.
And surprise. You all did too! YAY.
So, we have a lot to cover in this post… let’s get crackin’.
Foodie Pen Pal!
I had a great pen pal this month! Her name is Julie and she is from Southern California. Her blog is so cute and fun. I check it out at least once a day.
Julie warned me about the cinnamon almonds and boy was she right. Once I tried one I couldn’t keep my hand out of the bag! Definitely Delicious & Dangerous!
She clearly read my blog because she knew all about my dark chocolate, peanut butter, pretzel addictions.
These pretzels were gone after I took this picture. Literally.
I hadn’t had anything in the box before!! Julie, you rock. Best Foodie Pen Pal box yet. I still haven’t had the Sharkies energy chews yet, but I’m saving them for during one of my true long runs before my 1/2 Marathon. Eeeeeeeee!
Yes I cuddle with food. I might be a little ashamed I actually posted this picture…
Wine of the Week!
Last night, all of a sudden my family was having pizza.
- I don’t know when the pow-ow happened.
- I don’t know when the decision was made.
- I think it might have been planned…
- I still don’t know who’s idea it was.
- And I don’t know how the pizza got to the house.
But there it was!
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Since Max and I both don’t eat diary (I converted him) we get our Pizza from Papa Murphy’s with no cheese. We like the Murphy’s Combo. I ate cheese-less veggie pizza for a l-o-n-g time before I finally tried a meat and veggie one. Get the meat, it’s so much better!
Anyways, this whole pizza incident transpired really really fast. So I opened up the wine cupboard, which is filled with very random and old bottles of wine my parents have been given as gifts by people who don’t know they don’t drink… And after uncovering a Rose and a Riesling amongst countless Pino Noirs I pulled out this Cabernet Sauvignon.
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It’s old. Which should make it better, right?!
Cabernet Sauvignon is known for it’s affinity to oak and because some have a green bell pepper flavor. They taste great with veggies. So I suspected this would be a great choice to go with our pizza. Plus its red and heavier so I assumed it should hold up to the stronger flavors of our combo pizza.
Lara… how’d I do?
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I’m not a big red wine drinker, but the more I taste them the more I like them. I used to always think reds were very bittey and acidic tasting. I guess my wine palate is maturing.
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The Cabernet Sauvignon definitely makes the drink again list… the white zin from Monday does not (and I was scolded by my wine drinking friends for pairing it with that salad. :oops:)
Oh well, you gotta start somewhere.
Max and I enjoyed our pizza and wine while watching Wonderlust… hysterical and we’re already planning on watching it again. So good. Then we watched day 1 of the Women’s Gymnastic Trials.
I <3 Olympics.
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That is a very psychedelic label! Or, maybe just like an impressionist painting? I totally am a label judger.
What a fun box! I love anything pretzel, PB, chocolate combo too! Looks like she got you covered :) I’ve heard good things about the sharkies too! They will be super useful during a long run! Have a great weekend!
I am all with you on thank goodness the weekend is here. this week lasted way longer than a week. Oh my goodness, you got some quality eats there. dark chocolate covered pretzel slims – whoa that is interesting. What a great box, I seriously love this foodie pen pal more and more I do it.
Awesome box!! I LOVE sharkies..they are awesome. They make like 4 or 5 different flavors. I used to sell those at my old job, and I would eat them like candy haha.
I hope I like them. I’m obsessed with gu chomps and they seem pretty similar.
I heard of the victor Hugo before. Such a fun bottle. Glad to know you liked it. Paso Robles has a ton of wineries, which I only remember when I drive down 101 to 46. Loads down by solvang (known from the movie sideways), slo etc and Santa Barbara (i think that’s the Santa yenez wine valley) :) never had sharkies. Let us know how they work for you.
I will. Are you still training for the Rock N Roll half in San Jose?
Yep. Still training for it. I’m going to start trying different energy chomps to see how they work for me. :) what’s the longest training run you’ve done so far?
The 6 miles yesterday. I’m hoping to do 10 before the 1/2 on Sept. 2nd. I’m hoping I can do the san jose one with you!! I if my body can handle it.
1. Dark chocolate covere dpretzels… amazing.
2. I’ve had cheeseless pizza before, it’s really still good. It’s funny how I used to eat cheese on everything and now that I don’t, I barely miss it.
3. I love Cab Sauvignon. And I also like to drink red wine with pizza. Yay! :)
Cheeseless pizza is really really good. People don’t know what they’re missing.
Sharkies are kind of chewy and stick to your teeth but have such good flavor! I like the Sharkies Kids a little more!
Oooo if I like them I’ll have to try the kid’s version. I’m hoping to eat them on my 8 mile run. 8 miles is sort of a wall for me and maybe having some treats during will help push me through.
i’ve been inspired by your wine drinking ways and have been trying to convince kevin that i’d like it. haha. i <3 olympics too :)
Convince him! It’s so much fun and really not that expensive (if you do some research before you hit the wine aisle).
Oh man…those pretzels sound heavenly!!! AHHH I want them!
Oh my gosh. Nikki, they were!