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Video-Zoe and dried apples

Tom — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:10:27 +0000

Zoe was eating dried apples today. These are pretty cool as you can carry them anywhere and not worry about spills or them going bad instantly.

The Mexican

Tom — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:50:45 +0000

Well, Tammy is in bed sick. I was sick yesterday and still feel queezy. I have to blame the Mexican food yesterday. I thought it was my Margarita but Tammy is messed up too so I will point at the food. Common items: salsa, cheese, beans, rice and chicken. Hopefully we will be ok tomorrow.

Food Nazi

Tom — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:27:09 +0000

Tammy tells me that ibbi’s new nick name is “The Food Nazi”. She says that Ibbi even protects the food when the cat walks by.

I this the face of a food Nazi?

Our last meal in PA is…

Tom — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:17:03 +0000

Chinese food! That is our last meal before the drive to Holley, NY.

And rabbit for Zoe!

Cheap breakfast buffet

Tom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:32:55 +0000

Miranda recommended that we enjoy the breakfast buffet at AJ Peachey & Sons. She said that we would be abnormal if we left hungry. She was right! We are very full and it was wonderful! You can see the Mennonite folks cooking up a storm in the back.

To top it all off, the coffee is included in the price. I have to include a picture of the reciept as I don’t believe it myself!

It was $13.25 for TWO meals! What???

We are at the Village German Restaraunt

Tom — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:18:56 +0000

Ok, I’m a fatty. We are at the same restaraunt that we were at this morning. It is that good. It is not cheap but it is worth it.

I had a wonderful schnitzel plate with a lemon sauce and capers. Crap! It was great! This place rocks!

I don’t know how they got the domain name: germanrestaraunt.com

Really cool!

This food will make you happy – Nutella

Tom — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:15:42 +0000

What the heck am I going to post about this morning? Well, I wanted something that made me especially happy. I had breakfast and smiled because I recalled so many childhood memories.

I grew up in Germany for a good part of my life. Like any place, there was good and there was bad. I was a picky little fellow when it came to food but when I found something that I liked, I more than overcompensated. To start, they had different bread. It wasn’t the good old “white bread” like we have in the states. It was a big home made loaf that we had to cut ourselves. The bread was darker and dry. At the time, I did not appreciate it compared to white bread. They would have all kinds of cold-cut meat and jellies to accompany the bread. They only used real butter. A normal person would start drooling now. As an adult, I wish I could sit at a table that had an assortment like we had every day. The only thing that I found as a child that would make the bread palatable was this chocolate stuff called Nutella.

Nutella is a hazelnut spread with skim milk & cocoa. It has the consistency of peanut butter. I would spread that all over that dry bread and fill my belly like you wouldn’t believe. As we moved to the US, my family in Germany would ship some over on special occasions as we could not find it in the USA. I would bring a toaster in to my bedroom along with a loaf of white bread and a gallon of milk (I was a teen and growing). The bread had to be toasted so it would spread nicely. It also melts the Nutella “just right”.

I can’t say that you can lose weight with this stuff. It has 190 calories per table spoon. It also has 11g of fat with 22g Carbs. All but one of the carbohydrates is sugar. On the bright side – you get 3g of Protein! Wow, that’s about a half of an egg!

So, if you want to have a great big smile in the morning as you shove a piece of toast covered in this wonderful chocolate spread, BUY SOME! I find it in HEB now. It is originally from Italy. Germany picked it up really quick and it was a big seller. It was so big that competitors started showing up. I can recall one that was named Nusspli. Truthfully, I did a taste test between the two and Nusspli won. Even so, you should run out as fast as you can and give this stuff a try. Make a piece of toast and spread it on really quick. Do not let the toast get cold. Shove it in your mouth and chew. When you swallow, notice the huge grin on your face!

You can also check out their website.

UPDATE: I checked out the website more and noticed that you can get merchandise for just the proofs-of-purchase! You can get a Spreaders, Cappuccino Mugs and/or T-Shirts!