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[gfweb]

Hushpuppies are fried cornmeal/flour dough leavened with baking soda. Anything fried is good but having said that hps are just ok to me. Kind of bland. But then again I'm a Yankee.

[munchymom]

Good morning! Today is my last day of blogging, and I want to thank everyone who's followed along. This has been so much fun.

Breakfast:



Scrambled eggs and rye toast.

[munchymom]

Yes, what gfweb and mjx said re: hush puppies. Deep-fried cornbread nuggets. And "hard" in the context of cider means "alcoholic". "Cider" without that description in the US is unfiltered apple juice.

[munchymom]

Final meal of the blog:



Thin-crust pizza with prosciutto, artichoke hearts, roasted garlic, mushrooms, and olives. A relaxed lunch on the patio of a restaurant called Brixx.

Thanks to all who followed the blog. I had a great time doing it.

Edited by munchymom, 13 April 2012 - 11:53 AM.

[heidih]

I like rye toast (dry) with just a hint of orange marmalade along with my eggs :)

You mentioned that you are a seltzer drinker. I like it in the morning especially with a hit of fresh citrus juice. Revs me up. Currently I am purchasing the Safeway brand in 12 oz. cans and it is quite economical though I have been following our Sodastream topic. How do you buy yours?

[munchymom]

I have a Sodastream and I love it. I don't think I'm saving any money over buying seltzer at the store, but not having to lug the bottles around is nice. I like to squeeze a bit of lemon or lime in. I do have some of the soda syrups, and also that Mio stuff works well for flavoring.

[Kim Shook]

I have really enjoyed this, Christa! Are you going to encourage your husband to read this so that he can see what you got up to in his absence?

[munchymom]

Hmmmm... we'll see.

[Shelby]

I have a Sodastream and I love it. I don't think I'm saving any money over buying seltzer at the store, but not having to lug the bottles around is nice. I like to squeeze a bit of lemon or lime in. I do have some of the soda syrups, and also that Mio stuff works well for flavoring.

I love my Sodastream, too. I honestly don't know how I lived without it lol. I also order a case of these
every month. I love the taste of the canned water, too.

Thanks for blogging! It's been fun watching your week of decadence :) Now I want pizza for dinner.......

Edited by Shelby, 13 April 2012 - 02:23 PM.

[eldereno]

Thank you for blogging. Looks like it was a nice, relaxing week. Hope you have a great homecoming with your family!

[rotuts]

Ive very much enjoyed your blog.

you have convinced me to go back to making my own ice cream. I used to do this a long time ago with a Donvier ice cream maker ( by hand )

it worked well, and I did this with true heavy cream from a local dairy in Up State NY. when i went there. which was often back then.

Well .... what is your brand of Ice Cream Maker?

maybe I might look into it. and Buy local?

[Kouign Aman]

I like the breakfast beverages very much.

[andiesenji]

I like rye toast (dry) with just a hint of orange marmalade along with my eggs :)

You mentioned that you are a seltzer drinker. I like it in the morning especially with a hit of fresh citrus juice. Revs me up. Currently I am purchasing the Safeway brand in 12 oz. cans and it is quite economical though I have been following our Sodastream topic. How do you buy yours?

I drink a lot of seltzer too. I have an old fashioned seltzer bottle but on the recommendation of a friend I have been ordering TalkingRain sparkling water via Amazon's Subscribe & Save as it is so easy to keep in the fridge.
I get a case every month.

[munchymom]

Re: ice cream maker: It's a Cuisinart. I think it was $30 or so. You have to keep the cylinder in the freezer (or freeze overnight before you use it) - it's that thing next to the vodka in the freezer picture on the first page.

[ScottyBoy]

Thanks for the look into your culinary life!