Fliptz

Sometimes, a girl just wants a sweet and salty snack to munch on.  When I passed by the Flipz white fudge coated pretzels, I couldn't resist.  Why am I on such a snack food kick these days? White Fudge Coated Preztels. My initial review of these was not good: the pretzels were pretty generic, a bit of salt on them.  The white fudge coating was kinda waxy and uninteresting, just sweet.  They met my desire to have something munchy, but not really...

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Deli & ...

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, GoPago gave out a special $5 credit for Valentine's day.  While I squandered my credits on treats for myself like donuts and sweet drinks, Ojan used his to get real food.  We've been enjoying a lot of prepared salads lately, like potato salads, macaroni salads, and coleslaws, so I was excited when I saw the slew of salads offered at Deli & ... and told him we should order some for an easy dinner.  He agreed...

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Joe Caribe Bistro & Cafe

Last week, I was back up in Tahoe for a few days.  You may recall that besides the hotel breakfast buffet, I was incredibly disappointed by all of the dining out I did on my last visit, so this time, I didn't even bother trying to go out while I was there, and instead choose to just cook at the lovely cabin we rented. But, I also researched a bunch of places between San Francisco and Tahoe, as it is more fun to stop for a meal halfway than drive...

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Chocolate from Cacao Sampaka

Cacao Sampaka is a Spanish chocolate maker.  I found them at my local chocolate shop, intrigued by their white chocolate, of all things.  I had been in a bit of a white chocolate mood, and I was curious what a quality white chocolate would be like, as white chocolate doesn't exactly have the best reputation, and I knew if this chocolate shop was carrying it, there must be a good reason, as they carry only the best everything, and I'd never seen...

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