Tag: edibles
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Wednesday
Breakfast: Justin drove me around this morning, and we stopped at Starbucks for my regular – a tall soy no whip mocha. Lunch with coworkers at Tam Deli: my favorite, the #14 – pork banh mi. I love their mayonnaise. Dessert at Tam Deli: cream puffs. So insanely good. Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad,…
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Tuesday
Breakfast: cereal and soy milk. I bought Barbara’s Puffins (original) because I swear I’ve tried them before and liked them, but these tasted like cardboard. I only ate about half. Work snack: hot cocoa made with soy milk. Late lunch at work: I had an appointment and had to make a quick stop at Central…
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looking for fika
So ever since I started reading Sandra Juto’s blog, ages ago, I’ve been looking for fika. According to Wikipedia: Fika is both a Swedish verb and noun that roughly means “to drink coffee,” usually accompanied by something sweet. But it’s more than that. It’s usually social, with one’s family or friends or partner. It’s central…
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Monday
Late lunch: I slept late, then just wasn’t hungry. I finally toasted a tortilla and stuffed some black forest ham in the middle. Snack: Another guilty pleasure – chocolate covered donuts. Preferably the Hostess kind. 🙂 Dinner at Texican Sports Cantina: nachos supreme with beef. Texican is our comfort spot, where we eat snacks and…
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making tortillas
While we were in west Texas over the holidays, I filmed my sister making tortillas. She makes them so quickly and easily! Here’s a short video of her rolling them out and cooking them on the comal (cast iron skillet). While she cooks, my mom and I chat about tortilla superstitions and rules. 🙂 …