grocery store...

I used to love the grocery store..
My grocer plays romantic big band tunes...
so you can walk through the isles singing Sinatra...

But now all I find my self doing...
Is singing LOVE songs to Chavre Cheese
Farmers Cheese
Sharp Cheddar
and various Yogurts...

Yes Kefir got a whole chorus...
and my eyes welled up by the deli counter,
I had to leave the family to order the sausages
with out me...
the deli guy looked hurt..
We always had such a nice relationship before...

The cracker Isle broke me up,
and then..
I got hopeful
and rushed over to the "flour isle" and looked
for..
ALMOND flour..
after quite the search I found a puny little bag..
so tiny..
it MIGHT have made 1 cup...
and I was near bursting into tears when I saw the price..
$12.89
SHOCK!!!
I stumbled back..
almost knocking into someone...
rush forward...
could it be?
yes...
there it was..
$12.89
I grabbed the cute little girl that IS my daughter...
and we rushed to the nut isle...
looking for blanched almonds...
a tiny handful...
(ok my husbands BIG hand)
was $5
two containers MIGHT have made
1/2 a cup...

SERIOUSLY  !!!!!!!!!!!
I hope I win Elana's BIG Giveaway!
and now I know...
I'll be having to order my almond flour ONline...
bummer..

so today..
the grocery store was NOT
the culinary delight it usually is..
it was sad and depressing.
because...
I am in love
desperately
in love
with really good food...
with excellent cheeses...
superbly fresh organic produce
(much of which is not on my list yet)
wonderful imported delicatessens
I love the way food tastes
the way the flavors burst in my mouth
the aroma of a dish
the art of cooking
and of preparing
and of displaying
I love texture and color...
to me..
FOOD is another Medium for with which I might create
and I feel
forlorn
....
but..
melons and greens were bought..
so ...
hopefully today
a green smoothie
will be made!

that might cheer me up...
:)

major REVELATION!!!!

LIGHT BULB!!!!!!!!
ever feel very very blond?
well, I am not blond..
but I just had a very blond moment...
how would I KNOW what one was?
I WAS blond as a kid...
I remember the feeling... the "aura"

anyway...
WAY off subject

REVELATION

I HAVE A VITAMIX!!!!!!
with the fancy dry BLADE!!!
oooo la la!

I can MAKE almond flour too!!!!!
I just need blanched almonds...
hmm now to find ... blanched almonds...
any thoughts?

almond flour...

could it be? 
Elana's Pantry may be the answer to my prayers!
ooo la la!!!!!!
so excited about this POSSIBILITY!!!!!!!!
culinary creativity MIXED with my humble health crisis
enter
the elegant ALMOND
strip it of its dark exterior
grind it into a powder
and you've got FLOUR!!
enter ELANA's Pantry!
and YOU too can learn HOW to cook
with this HEALTHY alternative to
the more bland
and traditional
gluten-e flours..
that are from grains..
the ones that I
am NOT allowed to eat from for right now..
so... check OUT this EXCITING LINK
because Elana's got a NEW cookbook giveaway..
who knows...
I might be the winner..
and cook things and share HERE my wonderful trials!!!
or YOU might be the winner
and be forever THANKFUL to me for telling YOU about
Elana!