I decided to start eating oatmeal again for breakfast.

I had gluten free oatmeal left over from my granola-making days and I had some currants and craisins. So all I needed for my favorite oatmeal was walnuts.

So I went to Walgreens, because it was on the way home, thinking walnuts are everywhere. I looked up and down all the likely aisles. No walnuts. Decided to try pecans.

Why’d I get this generic brand? 2 packs for $7 which was a lot less expensive than all the other brands. Remember I didn’t want pecans to begin with.

So I get them home and they’re tasteless. I guess a bit stale tasting if there’s any taste at all. Plus, there’s a note on the back stating that they might be cross-contaminated with wheat!! So much for my gluten-free diet.

I decided to start eating oatmeal again for breakfast.

I had gluten free oatmeal left over from my granola-making days and I had some currants and craisins. So all I needed for my favorite oatmeal was walnuts.

So I went to Walgreens, because it was on the way home, thinking walnuts are everywhere. I looked up and down all the likely aisles. No walnuts. Decided to try pecans.

Why’d I get this generic brand? 2 packs for $7 which was a lot less expensive than all the other brands. Remember I didn’t want pecans to begin with.

So I get them home and they’re tasteless. I guess a bit stale tasting if there’s any taste at all. Plus, there’s a note on the back stating that they might be cross-contaminated with wheat!! So much for my gluten-free diet.

I decided to start eating oatmeal again for breakfast.

I had gluten free oatmeal left over from my granola-making days and I had some currants and craisins. So all I needed for my favorite oatmeal was walnuts.

So I went to Walgreens, because it was on the way home, thinking walnuts are everywhere. I looked up and down all the likely aisles. No walnuts. Decided to try pecans.

Why’d I get this generic brand? 2 packs for $7 which was a lot less expensive than all the other brands. Remember I didn’t want pecans to begin with.

So I get them home and they’re tasteless. I guess a bit stale tasting if there’s any taste at all. Plus, there’s a note on the back stating that they might be cross-contaminated with wheat!! So much for my gluten-free diet.

Is there any difference in the many brands of peppermint tea?

Often if I’m at a restaurant and I know there’s nothing special about their coffee, I order tea. Peppermint tea is my favorite.

So sunday I’m at one of my favorite breakfast spots, North End Cafe, and I order peppermint tea. The bag is a cute, predictable green with leaves around the edges.

As I usually do, I read every word on the package. Three more questions came to my mind. (1) Why does a tea shop in Connecticut get its leaves from Oregon? (2) Won’t peppermint leaves grow in Oregon? (3) Can I grow my own peppermint leaves?

When I get home and visit the Harney & Sons website I note that the tea sells above normal grocery prices yet still ends up costing less than 30 cents per bag. So another question: why does the restaurant change $1.75? My inner economist is just wondering.

If you have answers to any or all of these questions please enlighten me and add to my knowledge portfolio.

Do not waste your time or your $$$’s. I was expecting funny. Instead I received stupidity. The movie was trite and full of not-so-funny-the-first-time characters:
The see-a-woman-think-about-sex black man (Cedric),
a black woman named Jacuzzi, ”...you wouldn’t understand. It’s french.”,(Niecy Nash)
the wanna-be-a-rapper, no-talent-having, too-old-anyway, menial-job-having black man, (DeRay Davis)
the I-know-you-want-me-and-will-do-anything-to-have-me white woman(Nicollette Sheridan)
the super-rich-unscruplous-white-business man
the crocked FBI agents

I don’t understand why this movie was made.

I was at Whole Foods looking for an alternative to the Lara Bars I frequently eat. I want some variety plus I need to eat more greens.

There’s 50+ nutrition bar options. I need gluten free so it’s simple to eliminate a lot of the choices.

The ThinkGreen Blueberry Noni wrapper touts “over 1 tbs. of power greens”. I figured I’d find out what that means later.

I don’t like the taste or the texture. It wasn’t nasty enough for me to trash it (and I have trashed $1.50+ bars before). I just wouldn’t purposely eat one again. If I were stranded and there was one in my purse I’d do it and only then.

I’ll try another flavor, since I think it’s the blueberries that are throwing me off, and report back.