It's Wednesday, and that means I'm linking up with Jamie at This Kind Of Love to tell the world what I'm loving this week! Strangely enough, I realized that everything I have loved this week has to do with either food or drink....so we'll call this the WILW Food & Beverage Edition.
Starbucks. Yes yes, I know we have always loved Starbucks, but since going back to work last week I have rediscovered my love for this tasty (and expensive) coffee concoction. At my old job, it used to be really easy for me to avoid going to Starbucks - there wasn't one close to my office, and unless I left my house early enough, I didn't have time to make it there. However.....there just so happens to be a Starbucks on the way to my new office and it's been very hard to resist. So hard, in fact, I've been 5 times since last Monday.....yeah, I have to get this under control. My drink of choice is a grande non-fat raspberry latte, closely followed by a skinny vanilla latte (remember this in case you need to bribe me to do something for you.)
Lemon wafers. Technically this picture is of vanilla wafers, but lemon wafers look the same. I discovered these little gems in the cookie aisle at Kroger while trying to find stuff to put in my lunch. I thought, I like lemon, I'll try these....and with the first bite, my life was changed. They aren't overly lemon-y, but have just enough of a bite to make it a refreshing experience. I went through a box in about, oh, three days. So much for my "white dress diet."
Raspberry citrus-flavored Diet Mountain Dew. First let me say, I hate even admitting that I even tried this drink. I think it's widely accepted in the world that Mountain Dew is like water for rednecks. I mean, some people (mostly in the eastern part of Kentucky, but let's not judge) drink Mountain Dew from the time they can hold a bottle....and then of course, all their teeth rot out, but that's beside the point. I am ready to publicly admit that my beloved fiance is a DMD addict (he drinks Diet, so I'll give him a little credit) and while restocking his supply, I was attracted to this pretty blue beverage. After reading on the bottle that it was a raspberry citrus version of DMD, I had to try it.....and I love it. I am so embarrassed to type this right now.....but it tastes just like a carbonated version of this blue lemonade Kool-Aid that I loved as a little girl. Want to hear the worst part? I bought a 12-pack. You don't have to tell me, I know I'm headed down a slippery slope.
Convection oven. Not really food or drink, but in certain cases (such as this evening) it allows you access to food. I mean let's be honest - sometimes, the oven (for whatever reason) doesn't get your chicken cooked all the way, and you have a hungry man to feed. What's a girl to do? I considered turning the oven back on and letting it heat back up, which would take forever....and then I thought, why not put them in the convection oven? Until tonight, I have never been able to say I found this contraption particularly useful, but it cooked the chicken more in 20 minutes than the regular oven did in 45. Which leads me to wonder....can I just bake everything in the convection oven? And, do they come in bigger sizes? I don't think all my pans will fit in there. Listen guys, I'm a WIT (wife in training) right now, and if I can find a shortcut...please don't rain on my parade. Unless you know I am going to set the house on fire by trying this method...then please, by all means, speak up.
What are you loving this week???
