Greek Treats

Since I find it really interesting to learn about food found in other cultures (have you visited Pretty Pretty Yum Yum? I love that blog!), I thought I might share some pictures of the treats we got in our package from Greece on Friday.

Idle Husband's favourite Greek cookies. When I first tried these last year, I wasn't very impressed. Now I really love them, too. They're not too sweet and they have a subtle coconut flavour to them.

We were also sent these chocolates in a big heart-shaped package. Isn't the wrapping pretty? I think that's my favourite part (I'm a sucker for packaging)! The blue is so bright and unexpected, and the printing makes them look so old fashioned and regal. The taste is closer to a semi-sweet or dark chocolate. Idle Husband prefers a milk chocolate so he's not interested in eating them. I liked them because even though they're closer to semi-sweet, they don't have a bitter taste. With IH not eating them, I don't want to be tempted so I've frozen these and I'll chop them up the next time I decide to make chocolate chip cookies. I think they'd be perfect for that use!

Packages from Greece

You know, my brain really sucks sometimes.

A Facebook message exchange:

me: Happy late birthday! I can't believe I totally missed it. Naturally, I blame facebook. I can't possibly be the most terrible friend in existance...well...maaybe...ok, yeah, let's be honest here. Facebook's only PARTLY to blame. The other part is all Yahoo's.

E: it's not my birthday. It's October 27th...LOL! Why do you think it's my birthday?

me: cuz I think it's the end of October! Duh!

E: hmmm...better lay off the sauce, there, 2 of 3.

me: no, no, I know it's September. I was ACTUALLY trying to message SOMEONE ELSE and must've put your name in by mistake. Whoopsie!

me: yes...yes...that's my story...

me: no, no, ACTUALLY I did one of those surveys: How many of your friends' birthdays can you remember? and then it hijacked my facebook and started sending crazy messages to everyone. I'm sorry you were targeted. The authorities have been alerted.

me: It's called birthdayrememberitis. It effects 1 in 10 women, and I'm very ashamed of it. I'm sorry you had to find out this way.

me: I'm very tired today and while facebooking, I started to nod off and my head fell on the keyboard and accidentally pressed the keys on the keyboard to form that message.

E: I said lay off the sauce right MEOW!

me: The zombies ate my brainz

E: and now the zombies need to join AA

me: Lookit how much fun we're having sober!

E: who's sober?  *hic*

me: I DID eat a plum today that was starting to taste a little wine-y...

Sometimes I like to solve disputes via the Graffiti ap

 
Idle Husband and I actually got into a heated debate one time over whether chickens had 4 legs or not.
I'll give him a point on the fact that if they did have 4 legs, it'd be pretty sweet.

Mmmm delicious!

Remember that first batch of crabapple jelly I mentioned? Remember how we managed to effectively boil all the water out of it turning it into gummy candy? Well, as it so happened, this was the very first jar we opened. How's that for luck?

* Yes, that knife is sticking straight up in the jelly. It's not leaning on any of the sides.

** And yes, it did take all of my arm muscles to get any jelly out, let alone stick a knife in there.