26 thoughts on “SOME PEOPLE BLOG, SOME PEOPLE BOG!”
Deb
Cute pic!
it so nice in November to be able to buy fresh cranberries (that’s the only time I see them). I always buy several bags and freeze them (they freeze really well), then I use them for the rest of the year in “red” smoothies. Yes, they’re very tart and you have to add some sweetener or a really ripe banana to the mix, but cranberries are full of nutrients and antioxidants.
She looks like she’s ready to do one of those Ocean Spray commercials! Great pic. Jackie loves cranberries and eat them all year round in salads or on sandwiches. I like cranberries with turkey and stuffing on Thanksgiving, which for the first time since 2011 is on my birthday this year).
Jackie buys cranberry oat bran muffins at the Farmers Market – 7 ounces, 220 calories, 7 grams of fiber – and eats half a muffin with fresh berries twice a week for breakfast. In the summer they make them with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.
We only find dried cranberries sometimes in our supermarkets, the ALDI eg or the LIDL when they have “American week” – that’s always a reason to try some stuff. And my wife likes to put them in a fruit salad or on top of a cake.
A remark on the side:
These supermarkets (in Germany as well as in Hungary) also sell several varieties of “American style cookies” which my wife loves very much. So when we went to the US for the first time we had a look in the Publix there in Miami Beach – she was flabbergasted, it was so big!
And we tried a lot of stuff, several types of cookies and other things – but often she said she preferred the ones we got at home -too many of the US originals were just too sweet and sugary!
W Aldi has opened stores here in Southern Calif. I haven’t been to one, since there isn’t one within 45 minutes, but when/if they open one closer, I’ll be sure to check it out.
I couldn’t help but think of the Bob & Ray bit where Wally Ballew interviews a clueless cranberry farmer. “They make juice out if them? Sauce too? Let me write that down: juice, sauce…” “I sell them in little baskets for cranberry shortcake…they’re bitter as anything, though.”
Cute pic!
it so nice in November to be able to buy fresh cranberries (that’s the only time I see them). I always buy several bags and freeze them (they freeze really well), then I use them for the rest of the year in “red” smoothies. Yes, they’re very tart and you have to add some sweetener or a really ripe banana to the mix, but cranberries are full of nutrients and antioxidants.
Deb, we love cranberries and use them in many of our Thanksgiving and Christmas recipes. Fresh cranberries are the best!
Love cranberries too. What a cutie!
Patti, my kids get around. Katie leaves for a wedding in Tokyo tomorrow. Patrick is headed to California for a job interview with FACEBOOK.
We keep seeing commercials for various products and Jackie says, “Is that Patrick Kelley or just a lookalike?”
Jackie wants to know what happened to Google?
Very cool. That isn’t a “pick your own” place is it? I can take or leave cranberries, though deb’s suggestion of use in a smoothie sounds good.
Maggie, I’ve read that cranberries help our urinary tract Big Time! I’m a big fan of Cranberry Apple pie!
She looks like she’s ready to do one of those Ocean Spray commercials! Great pic. Jackie loves cranberries and eat them all year round in salads or on sandwiches. I like cranberries with turkey and stuffing on Thanksgiving, which for the first time since 2011 is on my birthday this year).
Jeff, I thought about those Ocean Spray commercials, too! Happy Birthday (and Happy Thanksgiving!) in advance!
Adorable!
I love cranberries so all the more reason to love fall and Thanksgiving (my personal favorite holiday).
Beth, I’m with you on THANKSGIVING! It’s the best!
So she’s standing in a pond full of Skittles. I like cranberries a lot, especially cranberry muffins.
Rick, I’m fond of cranberry muffins, too. I prefer the ones that have walnuts in them.
Jackie buys cranberry oat bran muffins at the Farmers Market – 7 ounces, 220 calories, 7 grams of fiber – and eats half a muffin with fresh berries twice a week for breakfast. In the summer they make them with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.
Wow! That picture made me wonder …
I had to look it up – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry – and there I read about “wet harvesting” …
Had no idea about that before, so thanks, George!
We only find dried cranberries sometimes in our supermarkets, the ALDI eg or the LIDL when they have “American week” – that’s always a reason to try some stuff. And my wife likes to put them in a fruit salad or on top of a cake.
A remark on the side:
These supermarkets (in Germany as well as in Hungary) also sell several varieties of “American style cookies” which my wife loves very much. So when we went to the US for the first time we had a look in the Publix there in Miami Beach – she was flabbergasted, it was so big!
And we tried a lot of stuff, several types of cookies and other things – but often she said she preferred the ones we got at home -too many of the US originals were just too sweet and sugary!
W Aldi has opened stores here in Southern Calif. I haven’t been to one, since there isn’t one within 45 minutes, but when/if they open one closer, I’ll be sure to check it out.
Maggie, we have about a dozen Aldi stories in Western NY. They have limited brand and item choices, but what they sell is inexpensive.
They have opened them in Florida too. WE went to one last winter.
Wolf, most Americans are addicted to sugar. Like you, I prefer cookies and muffins that are less sweet. I like the tartness of cranberries!
I couldn’t help but think of the Bob & Ray bit where Wally Ballew interviews a clueless cranberry farmer. “They make juice out if them? Sauce too? Let me write that down: juice, sauce…” “I sell them in little baskets for cranberry shortcake…they’re bitter as anything, though.”
Art, I made cranberry bread in my old bread-making machine. I had to put jelly on it to sweeten it up. Pure cranberries can be bitter.
I’m not a fan of tart foods! I like jellied cranberry sauce with a turkey dinner, but that’s it! We have a big cranberry industry in Washington!
Bob, Diane is a big fan of jellied cranberry sauce, too!
The poor girl must be starved for entertainment…..
Dan, I think there was some cranberry wine at the end of the bog tour.