NEW TO ME

“Don’t be afraid to try something new. It might be the best thing you ever do.”

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With travelling comes new experiences. I see some new things. But mostly Richard sees them first. Unfortunately more often than not I forget to take pictures or write them down. Wish I could say I’ve learned my lesson but I know I haven’t. I’ll still forget.

But in today’s post I noticed two out of the three new things. That’s pretty good for me. And I remembered to take photos. Imagine.

This sign was in a grocery store down here. Love how they list the apples in order from sweet to tart.

Lightbulb moment.

Try each of these apples and then write about them.

Brilliant idea.

So in January we started buying two of the same apples each week. One for me to try and one for Richard. To contrast and compare.

One slight problem. Mmmmm. More than slight.

They don’t sell all of the apples that are in the poster. What? Why?

We discovered that the third week into our project.

Scrapped that idea. What’s the point if they don’t have the apples. They only sold a few of the types in the poster.

Too bad. I was looking forward to it.

Then yesterday at the checkout of another grocery store I spotted these.

Caught me by surprise.

Pickle in a Pouch

Really?

How do people come up with these ideas?

Did I buy them?

No way.

I hate dill pickles.

But they certainly gave me a smile, a little laugh, and a shake of my head just seeing them.

A few weeks ago Richard saw this advertisement in a local paper.

https://foodcraftgsp.com/

Richard has been asking, begging, whining to go ever since he saw it. I may be exaggerating. Just a bit.

I wasn’t that keen.

Oh my.

Hands down the best meal we’ve had in a restaurant this winter.

Totally new to me having a fried green tomato in a BLT. But it didn’t disappoint. It was delicious. The tomato cooked like this added a really nice tangy crunch.

I called it a Southern BLT. Do you think it would catch on up north?

Hard to imagine I’ve reached this ripe old age and have never eaten tomato bisque. Or any type of bisque. One reason could be because I don’t eat shellfish and most traditional bisques are made with seafood or shellfish, including lobster, crab and shrimp.

So what is a bisque?

The first step in understanding the difference between bisque and soup is nailing down a definition of bisque. Bisque is a type of soup with a thick, rich and creamy base. It is much heavier than normal soups and packs a ton of flavor. 

https://www.cozymeal.com/magazine/bisque-vs-soup

Oh my. This tomato bisque fit the above description to a tee. It was so thick and creamy. Loved every slurp. Lol.

Green Tomatoes- Rick Braun

Take care and stay healthy.

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