Our New Thing 03

I have not been able to get over sparking water! I have never had a taste for it until this summer and all of a sudden it is the only thing I am buying and looking for at stores. By the time Scott and I got to spend time with each other this summer I also got him hooked. When we got back home to Fargo

and did some shopping at Target, they spit out this coupons at check out with two discounts for sparkling water. I went back 3 times because they kept giving me coupons... ooo its so good!

I have a feeling it will start to be replaced with our favorite hard apple cider recipe... here is how we make our (my) favorite fall drink. Heat some apple cider up on the stove with a cinnamon stick, whole cloves and some peeling from an orange. Pour over a shot of pomegranate liquor and pear spiced vodka. You are welcome- Cheers!

Our New Thing 02

Tomatoes are just starting to come into season (I know we are light years behind the rest of the country in terms of fresh produce) but I will take what I can get. Right now I can't get enough of cream cheese (in general) but specifically these fresh snacks. 

Take an english muffin, toast it up. Add some cream cheese. Top with some fresh tomato and some really good balsamic vinegar. I recently started trying to buy seriously quality foods and buying a good aged balsamic vinegar will change your life. It has a taste to it so delicious that you could understand how people would put it on ice cream and how it could taste good. Anyways back to my current favorite use: top off your english muffin-cream cheese- tomato with some good balsamic vinegar and enjoy!

Our New Thing 01

Do you have a thing or go through phases of being really into something? Like last winter we couldn't get enough of dairy queen- we ate there every month to try their blizzard of the month and then chatted over it with friends. We have gone through mac-and cheese phases (eating three boxes a week! whoops bad wife) and buying up all the dry sodas at our local TJ Maxx.  Friends of ours went on a jello kick.

Well recently, we can not get enough of mexican coca-colas. I am not a soda person but man those cokes are so so tasty. We clear the shelves at our local grocery stores. They only have sugar (not high fructose corn syrup) and you can taste a difference... mmmm its our new thing.