How was your Labor Day weekend? We kept to our usual traditions. DH’s Friday off coincided with Labor Day so we enjoyed a 4-day weekend which made it especially nice. 🙂
I got to try out a new recipe, No Churn Cookies and Cream ice cream I discovered in June. I tried a no churn recipe in recent years but wasn’t impressed with the outcome but this homemade, no churn version came pretty darn close to some of the premium ice cream brands you can get in the grocery store. I definitely plan to make this one again. I didn’t snap any pictures because I couldn’t get the ice cream out in pretty rounds. I had to use my spade. It really set up hard after 24+ hours in the freezer.
We did taste comparisons of a few products this weekend. We tried two different turkey wieners and two different potato chips. I bought some Oscar Myer Turkey wieners and Ball Park Turkey wieners for our Labor Day dinner. I thought hotdogs were fitting for the holiday. How’s that you ask, simple to honor DH who works like a dog. lol And to all other hard working Americans. 😉 We wanted to try the turkey wieners for a healthier version to traditional hotdogs. I like regular hotdogs better but both of the turkey dogs were good. I can’t say for sure if I have a favorite but if I were to pick one based on calories alone then I’d definitely pick the Ball Park. Each wiener (50g) is only 45 calories (0 from fat) whereas the O.M. dogs (45g) are 100 calories (60 from fat) each. I figured the O.M. dogs would be tastier but they weren’t.
Trying out two brands of potato chips had nothing to do with the need to cut calories back. We get on these kicks sometimes where we like sampling two or more of the same product. Actually, DH got into a potato chip mood after reading an article featuring locally made chips in various towns. We found two of them on the list Utz and Golden Flake, both classic style chips. The Utz chips are thinner, more fragile, and the potato flavor sort of lost. Maybe it’s the type of oil used. The Golden Flake chips are thicker, more hardy, and tasted like potatoes. The winner clearly according to our taste buds is Golden Flake. We bought two other bags of potato chips but haven’t tried them yet. That comparison and review will happen another time.
Alright enough yammering about food. Let me fill in on how my two cover artists, Phoebe Bridgers and Salvio Bartolomucci did in last week’s Summer’s End BoTB.
The majority spoke, the ballots reveal a 7 to 4 victory for Phoebe Bridgers !
I like sharing another sample of the winning artist. I have to be honest I couldn’t find anything I was crazy about. Her lyrics tend to be too dark to suit my taste or sometimes it just doesn’t make sense or a poor word (curse) choice. Phoebe has a dreamy vocal quality. Her mewsic arrangements often sound pleasing to the ear but her material (lyrics) stinks. That’s my opinion, though. In the end, I just went with a YouTube playlist of songs from her latest album, Punisher.
Please check with Stephen for a complete list of BoTBers with possible result posts. Mark your calendar for my next battle on Tuesday, September 15th so to not miss out on the fun.
I’m a day behind in Blogosphere and I suspect this pattern will follow me all week. Oh well, I’ll do the best I can. Meanwhile, it’s time to grab a cup of coffee, then I’m heading off to visit Sandee for some Happy Tuesdays giggles at Comedy-Plus, Random Tuesday Thoughts with Stacy Uncorked, and checking out this week’s word prompt found at Eugi’s Causerie for the wannabe poet buried inside.  That’s a wrap for now but come back tomorrow for Wild Wednesdays where just about anything goes! 😉 X💋X💋, Cathy
