Sweet and Salty

I am currently in love with Nature Valley's Sweet & Salty Nut Granola bars - Peanut bars.

My trainer eats them all the time.

I love peanuts, and the bottom layer of peanut butter cream is yummy.

They are a great, quick snack or meal replacement.

I've been encountering a lot of people with various food allergies. It makes me so grateful that I (knock on wood) don't have any. I love food too much.

Crab

I love seafood.

I especially love Crab.

When I was in high school we went to Alaska and we were at this 4-5 star restaurant in Glacier Bay and they had this crab dish... I would go back just to eat it...

I love fresh crab. Cook them live.

As a kid we'd go to the Asian market and buy live crab... bring 'em home and watch them move around and grab onto our chopsticks...then stick 'em in water and boil 'em. Then cut up the legs and sauté them in sauce. YUM.

You can always tell if a Crab is fresh - it slips out of the shell - doesn't stick like Velcro to the shell.

I wish there was a place near me I could purchase fresh, live crab to bring home and cook. YUM.

Produce Guy

I like the produce guy at any good grocery store.

Sometimes I just like having my cantaloupe, pineapple or watermelon picked out by them. I've always been guaranteed sweet fruit when I've had a produce guy pick one out for me.

So - good produce guys out there - Thank you.

Best Root Beer Float

After having this float - you will never be able to have anything less.

Weinhard's Root Beer

Haagen Daz Vanilla Bean ice cream.

You're welcome.

Basil

I love, love, love basil.

Fresh basil.

I can't get enough of the scent.

I love adding it in salads, sandwiches, lemonades... making pesto, etc.

My hubby and I were late to even consider a garden this year - but next year I'm growing basil. I am always buying it because I use it so often.

For those of you that do grow your own basil - if you have an abundant crop and would like to freeze it - here's a website to do just that.

La Boulange Café and Bakery

Next time I go to San Francisco - I need to visit La Boulange Café and Bakery.

I was shopping in our local Nugget Market and found these canisters of cookies. I purchased the Chocolate Chocolate Chunk and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip.

I love baking - but sometimes it's easier to have something ready to go, on a whim. No planning necessary. Each canister has 16 pre-portioned, ready to bake cookies. They also use 100% organic flour.

I love finding little treasures when I shop at Nugget. I can't wait to try the pastries and other offerings at the actual storefront in SF.

Tonight - my hubby chopped up some dried mangoes and mixed them into the individual chocolate chocolate chunk cookies - mmmmmm nom nom nom.

NuGo

I love these NuGo bars.
My hubby likes them.
My girls like them.

They're one of very few all natural, high protein bars that actually taste good. They're like healthy rice krispie bars - with much more substance.

I buy mine in bulk from Costco.