A few new loves

I found a few new loves during the Christmas break. I decided I wanted to do something different for Christmas dinner instead of the same old stuff so we had stuffed Cornish hens instead of a turkey. The recipe called to stuff the hen with bulgar which we'd never eaten before and I had no idea where to even buy it from.


I tried Trader Joe's first but alas they didn't have it, so then I went to a new grocery store that just opened up called Wild by Nature, it's basically just like Whole Foods selling natural and organic foods. Both Big C and myself fell in love with this bulgar stuffing which was a mixture or Bulgar, feta cheese, herbs and pine nuts.

I also found a new love of Ooba Hibiscus Flower drink which I also found at Wild by Nature but it's kind of expensive at $2.95 but it's worth every single penny, not too sweet and really refreshing! And considering I pay more for Starbucks that has NO vitamin supplements what can I say.


While in Wild by Nature Baby C noticed the Raspberry Yogurt covered pretzels! And at $7.99 per pound I only grabbed a few so she could try them....BUT we were back within the hour for our full pound!!!


Last but by no means least I fell back in love with cauliflower this Christmas. We're seriously trying to stay away from simple carbohydrates with Bic C and his diabetes, and the old favorite at Christmas for his family at Christmas is a big pan of macaroni and cheese!! I make a mean macaroni and cheese but I ONLY cook it once a year for the holidays, but this year to satisfy that cheese craving we cooked up Cauliflower and Ham Gratin, and I don't think I'll ever look back at macaroni and cheese....it was sooooooo delightful I was sad at what I'd been missing for years.


I got so caught up in cooking Christmas day that I never had time to make my Turkey Waldorf Salad or my Chickpeas and Balsamic Vinegar Bruschetta, maybe this weekend I might try if I find the time.

P.S. I haven't made it to the little girls house yet, I plan on doing that this afternoon when I get home, I just didn't have the heart to do it before Christmas and potentially spoil her Christmas...I'll keep those interested posted.