Travels in the South

Sometimes the best treat can be the easiest treat.  Really it can.  Let’s look at this week’s edition of Travels in the South.  Mom/dad found something that even this oinker can wrap his piggy jowls around and enjoy fully.  Two words for you – strawberry shortcake.  Understand now?  Look at that deliciousness.  So simple yet so delicious.  Don’t let the bare basics fool you.

This pure awesomeness is made out of simple sliced pound cake covered with sliced strawberries, strawberry syrup and topped with whip cream.  How could you not want to lick the plate… and you do, don’t you?  I won’t tell anyone.

And this dessert is just wonderful for the heat outside.  A simple dessert to eat for dessert or like mom did, for dinner – snorts with piggy laughter.

Check back with me next week my friends for another edition of Travels in the South.

 

Travels in the South

Hello friends to another week of Travels in the South.  This week mom wants to share something that she recently found one night while her and dad were out on date night.

Now mom is not a huge wine drinker – I mean define huge, right?  Mom will have an occasional glass of wine every once in a while – not too often though since she’s been trying to change her eating habits.

But one of mom’s favorite types of wine is Moscato.  And this night mom tried a Moscato Delle Venezie Primo Amore.

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Mom fell in LOVE with this wine.  She talked about it for nights afterwards.  See the glass of wine – it has little bubbles in the wine.  And who doesn’t like bubbles – rolls piggy eyes.  No seriously mom said this wine was smooth and wonderful – one of the best Moscato’s she has ever had.

So my friends, if you see this bottle in the market, buy one and try it.

 

Travels in the South

Hello friends and welcome to another edition of Travels in the South.  Today we are making a twist in a regular food posting.  Today mom wants to share something she found at our local market over the weekend – so you know it’s gotta be good, right?  Every now and then, mom likes to partake in the grapes and by that I mean the spirits… no not that kind of spirits – the alcohol spirits. Snorts with piggy laughter.  The downside is that if she opens a bottle of wine, it usually goes bad before she finishes it.  She doesn’t drink very often and we all know mom who likes to save money.

So this weekend, she found these little jewels in the wine aisle.  They are new to our area.  They are individual one serving little ‘glasses’ of wine.  The bottles are actually plastic.  You pop the plastic top, take off the safety covering and there you go – drink on up my friend.  If you can’t finish it, put the plastic top back on and put it back in the fridge.  Now aren’t those the cutest things you’ve ever seen?  They come in four flavors right now:  cabernet sauvignon, red sangria, chardonnay and moscato.  AND they cost about $3.00 a glass.

Mom had to buy one of every flavor for the new fridge.   You know just in case the desire hits her and she needs some vino.  What do you think?  Have you seen these in your area?

 

Way to go Daddy!

I gotta give dad this – he knows exactly what to do sometimes.  For instance, this afternoon.  Today is a special day for mom at the worky place.  It is Administrative Professionals Day.  I know mommy is not dad’s per say ‘secretary’ but she is the keeper of the Hotel Thompson.  So, in a way you can say she is.

So when mom gets home, daddy is going to meet her at the door with two options.  He’s going to tell her to choose one for now and the other for later.  What a gesture.  I can’t tell you which one she is going to pick… you’ll have to guess 🙂  Or should I say, which one would YOU pick?