Standing here trying to convince myself that $34 is a reasonable price to pay for 1.3 lbs. of halibut.
I have long adored Magic Shell topping on my ice cream but my husband is always warning me that it is going to give me cancer someday. Let’s face it, the way the chocolate hardens on the cold ice cream is just not natural. Recently, I read him the ingredients and they aren’t really too scary: sugar, sunflower oil, coconut oil. Okay, and some soy lecithin, corn starch, artificial flavoring, sodium alginate…but still I’ve seen worse.
Yesterday, my brother-in-law sent me a make-your-own Magic Shell recipe using only 2 ingredients: coconut oil and any kind of chocolate. Made it today and it’s a breeze, just mix and microwave! Don’t expect to save money making your own Magic Shell, especially if you use something other than baking chocolate. I used the most delicious chocolate on the market Lindt, and it turned out great!
Mom and I are interviewing the guy who started Little Free Libraries and he’s sending this little cutie back to Joplin with her. I sort of want to put one of these up in my yard, would that be too hippie?
Pies at the Norske Nook in Osseo, Wisconsin. These are no joke.
The Lamoni, Iowa Welcome Center and Amish Country Store is my actual favorite store in the universe.
Touch screen soda fountain at Five Guys blowin’ my mind! Also notable: Pibb Zero on tap.
Junkin’ this morning and Jeremiah insists that we buy this vintage 3-piece CB radio set (Browning Marks III Golden Eagle) because it looks cool. I was hesitant about the $30 investment and our car was already full with a vintage bassinet, rocking horse, and a double jogging stroller for my coworker.
Well, he convinced me and we got it home, listed it on ebay and immediately get an offer for $400. We gladly took the offer and are thrilled with our $370 profit. The buyers were even more excited, they drove up from Arlington, Illinois (2 1/2 hours speeding) to pick up the radio in person. We get to talkin’ and it turns out that the amplifier in the set is the valuable part. We already knew the other two pieces were worth about $600 based on similar auctions but we had no clue the amp was valuable. I love nothing more than a transaction where two junkers hit the jackpot! They felt so lucky they were heading to Ho Chunk Casino!
This is how we roll.
