DH and I got a fairly early start this morning and drove to Buffalo Wholefoods - among other places. While I stopped in at WF I picked up a few things that were things I have been looking for, haven't been able to find in other places, found at a low price, or really needed. One of the first items I want to share with you is this Farmhouse Culture Cola Gut Punch Sparkling Probiotic Veggie Drink.
Farmhouse Culture the brand known for its probiotic-rich Kraut, fermented veggies and Gut Shots, has introduced a ready-to-drink sparkling probiotic beverage line called Gut Punch. It comes in five flavors, including Mango Guava, Ginger Lemon, Cola, Strawberry Hibiscus and Cherry Cacao. Made with a fermented beet base and infused with real fruit essences, the line contains no added sugar added, with each variety retailing for a suggested $3.79 per bottle, however, it was $3.99 at Buffalo Wholefoods. Normally, I wouldn't spend that much for a Booch or other Probiotic beverage but it looked really interesting and I probably won't be able to visit another WF for 4 to 6 months. Personally, I wanted to grab the Mango Guava but I thought DH might like to try the Cola and we could split it. He tried it and hated it. I tried it and it was ok. VERY different. Glad I tried it - probably wouldn't spend the money on it again unless it was drastically reduced and on sale.
Over the next several days I will share more of my WF Finds with you but I also wanted to tell you about our trip to Barnes & Noble! Since we don't normally get each other or much for Christmas we decided to pick up a few things while we were out today. DH went to a couple of music stores and found some interesting things and I found 4 books at B&N.
Before I share the first of the 4 books I grabbed I thought I would show you these cute i-Clips. They are magnetic bookmakers
with Unicorns on them! Many of you know that I collect Unicorns and I knew I just HAD to have them! They are small but fun. There are 4 sets of 2 for a total of 8 i-Clips!
There was snow on the ground in and around Buffalo. A couple of inches in yards but the roads were clear. Near our house we didn't get any of the snow they were calling for but my sister about a half hour away got about 4 inches. I was lucky enough to spend time with her and my niece Trinity yesterday for a couple of hours and then DH and I met up with some friends and stopped by a small town for a Christmas Walk. It was VERY COLD.
Sorry...back to...TODAY! Here is the first of 4 books I wanted to share with you from our B&N Buffalo Trip. Vegan Cheese by Jules Aron. I've only thumbed thru a few of the recipes so far and I can't wait to try to make some of the cheeses!
I will try and spread the other books throughout future posts. The more I have been thinking about the Virtual Bookshelf the more I feel like I need to do it myself and not use a widget or app. It's going to take a LONG time but little by little I hope to add more and more books to my bookshelf.
I've also decided to start including more music to my posts. At first I was thinking about adding a song to each post but maybe I will do a Monday Music Mention or something to kick things off. What do you think!?
Over the next several days I will share more of my WF Finds with you but I also wanted to tell you about our trip to Barnes & Noble! Since we don't normally get each other or much for Christmas we decided to pick up a few things while we were out today. DH went to a couple of music stores and found some interesting things and I found 4 books at B&N. 
Those clips are cute. Magnetic page markers, never heard of those. Dunno if we can get them here.
ReplyDeleteI saw a display with a slew of them so maybe they are growing in popularity
DeleteI would like to hear more about Vegan Cheese by Jules Aron and see what you think of them when you have time to make some of the cheeses! I cannot do virtual books, I prefer hard copies and flicking through them, but I appreciate they do take storage space.
ReplyDeleteI will surely let you know more of my experiences with the Vegan Cheese Book! I know what you mean about preferring hard copies of the books! I agree!
DeleteMagnetic bookmarks, sounds interesting !
ReplyDeleteI'm really liking them! I think I will have to find more and soon!
DeleteI'm curious about the book too - I have "This Cheese is Nuts" and I don't love it. The ingredients aren't easy to find around here (Irish Moss, for example) so it has been difficult to make the recipes. The one I did manage to make didn't impress me. I might just have to mess around and figure out what I like without recipes... any advice?
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about hard-to-find ingredients in some of the books. Personally, I have had luck with cheesy sauces and dips but I have yet to have success with slice-able or hard/block cheeses. I hope to learn about that and how to go about them with this book!
DeleteI recently decided the hard block cheeses aren't for me and that I'd rather focus on the cream cheese style than the blocks. I end up just spreading them on crackers or toast anyway - and I don't love the agar flavour and the texture. I'm curious to find out how you find them!
DeleteI've never worked with Agar so I'm a little afraid LOL - I have a feeling I will be with you on the creamed cheeses instead of the blocks!
DeleteHi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment a couple of weeks ago. I am so sorry it didn't appear when you commented, I have only just found it in my pending comments folder.
I am glad you enjoyed my posts on English travels :-)
Hi there! Thanks for visiting and commenting back! Looking forward to more of your posts!
DeleteThe drink sounds interesting... I would like to try their kraut chips one day, but they are very expensive here. We don't have the drinks. I think cherry cacao would be my flavour of choice.
ReplyDeleteI am curious to hear your adventures through the cheese book when you make some recipes. I have the Miyoko one, but I almost never use it.
It's the first time I have seen the brand actually. I haven't even seen the kraut chips! I think the Cherry Cacao would be stellar, too! I'm hearing more and more that the people who get the vegan cheese books find them complicated and loaded with ingredients they can't find. I will certainly have to jump in to this one and see if it's anymore user friendly!
DeleteThe Farmhouse Culture drink sounds great, adorable clips, and I think I need that book - always looking for vegan cheese inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThe book certainly IS interesting! There are a lot of recipes I probably would never attempt but some that intrigue me. The Agar scares me - never worked with it before.
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