Presents and Luna Bars

Hi :)


I can't beileve it's been almost a week since I lasted blogged. I can happily say that I have no class until January 4th :D I also have little to no homework which is an awesome Christmas bonus.

I got all my shopping done . My purchases included a super amazing cookbook by this lovely lady. Seriously buy one. So many yummy recipes and a-mazing pictures. I will defintely be borrowing this one from the gift-ee.


I got a lot of other less interesting presents too, mostly clothes. But my favorite present is one that was given to me , of course.


My incredible bf got me an HP Mini . I love it. It's so cute . Best bf ever.


Luna Bars Review

First Impression:

It looked delicious . Very similar in appearance to a Dipp 'granola bar'. I thought the size was pretty average and was intrigued that it was marketed towards women .

After Eating /Overall:

The chocolate tasted funny. It was an odd flavor that I neither liked or disliked. I didn't think it tasted anything like smores as I didn't detect even a hint of marshmellow. Definately not one of my favorite bars. It was just like an odd chocolate "bar".

First Impression:

I was persuaded to buy this one because of the name. Nuts over Choclate just sounds decadent.

Appearance wise it looked beautiful. Like a decadent treat or brownie.

After Eating:

I liked this bar better than the Smores bar but still felt the chocolate tasted off. I would likely try this bar again though. The Smores one is a definate no though.

Well, that`s all I`ve got for right now. Making what I hope will be a delicious dinner of chicken parmesan with a sauce that has been simmering all day . I used a base of PC Spinach and Cheese Pasta sauce, added up 4 tomatoes , garlic , onions and a handful of spinach. Hope it turns out !

-A

It Will Have To Do

Hey ,

It feels like all I manage to have time for lately is the Friday 5 and unfortunately this post isn't to say that the end of busy-ness is over and I'm B-AAAACK. Nope its going to keep up . At least for a few more days.

While the weekend brought a lot of good things it also brought some bad stuff. My grandfather died early Saturday morning and while I was not close with him by any means , it still was not a happy weekend.
The funeral is Friday and I 'm taking the day off school , to drive downtown to go with the bf.

Tonnes of school stuff and shopping to do . T'is the season so to tide you over until I can get a block of time , my review of the Maranatha Almond Butter.


Maranatha's Almond Butter

What the people at Maranatha say about their Almond Butter :

Almonds never tasted so good. Slice up some apples and say yummm... The 8 oz. jar is the ideal size for trial, gift giving or travel. Bring your own spoon.

What do i say about it?

Initially , I wasn't sure. My first taste was off a spoon straight from the jar and to be honest I found it really really salt. My second taste was spread on a piece of well Apple loaf I guess I 'd call it . I altered a banana bread recipe to incorporate apples and cinnamon . It was delicious, thinly spread on top. So yum . It is definitely an accompaniment item and not something I'd eat straight out of the jar like regular peanut butter.

Luna Caramel Nut Brownie

I wasn't sure what to think of this bar from the get go. A bar marketed towards women?
I figured they would know how to do chocolate right then . To be honest I loved 3/4 of this bar. I loved the caramel layer and the nuts but the brownie part was so dense, almost dry and tasted like coffee to me. Defintely not going in the to buy again pile.

On a shopping exercusion today I managed to find LARA BARS!! I've heard of these and seem them on blogs EVERYWHERE but I never saw them before until today. In a Good Health store of all places. Go figure :D

I got the apple pie one, coconut cocoa chew or osmething of that nature and cashew cookie which I am most looking forward to :)

Off to take care of unhappy family matters. Hoping to get my fashion post with my recent purchases and christmas gifts up soon. Maybe in the friday five?
In the mean time , here's a to do list for you.

Head on over to The Inner Workings Of A College Graduate and vote for her in the Sam-E blogger contest.

Hungry? Or not sure what to make to -insert festive event /dinner here- clicky click to the lovely Itzy's kitchen. Her recent recipes are drooool worthy.