Those of us on the low carb and Keto way of eating are always looking for substitutes of our favorite meals. It being grilling season, I am craving hot dogs and even better if I can have a chili dog. I can make my own chili in a low carbish way, even my husband likes it, but sometimes you just want to open up a can. I was thrilled to discover Skyline Chili. It has only 4 carbs, y'all!!!
YES!!! 4 flippin' net carbs for the entire can!!! I was very excited. Check out my video at the top of this blog to see if the excitement was sustainable....
I have been seeing blogs and posts about people shopping at "discount grocery" and "surplus grocery" stores for years and I wanted to know more. Do I have one in my area? After a quick search, I found one!!!
I searched for a few different terms before I came across one in my area. Some of the search words I used included "grocery discount Dallas" and "grocery surplus Dallas". Of course you will use your own location.
My search lead me to Grocery Clearance Center in the southern part of Dallas, Texas. The exact address and info is: 3107 Cockrell Hill Rd. Dallas, Texas 75236 Phone: 214-330-Food (3663) Fax: 214-330-3653
They also have a YouTube channel, Facebook page, etc. You can find all of their social media on their site.
My thoughts on the store? Well...I found some great deals. Click on my video (at the top on this blog) for the full thoughts/review and my haul. I think if you need a lot of staples, it would make the drive much more worth while. I will definitely go back when I need more "stuff".
We had a great time at Ham's Orchard in Terrell, Texas. I have seen the billboards, up and down Highway 80 from Mesquite to Terrell through out the years and have always planned to go. I can not believe it has taken me this long to make it out there. We love to pick fruit, we try to make it to at least one farm before the summer gets too hot.
My mom and niece rave about their peach ice cream. I always thought they were famous for ham sandwiches just because I see the word "HAM" and that is what comes to mind. Well, we did not have a ham sandwich but we picked a lot of blackberries and brought home some jams and peaches, as well. Oh!!! I also brought home some jalapeno stuffed olives for Daddy.
Maggie was a little stand off, at first, because there were creepy crawly BUGS!!! She got over her little fear and became a master blackberry picker.
Mimi and Maggie enjoyed some delicious peach and vanilla swirled ice cream. Unfortunately, they did not have anything sugar free. That is one suggestion I would make, offer some sugar free ice cream!!! Oh well, I had plenty of blackberries to snack on. Blackberries are low on the glycemic index so they are one of a few fruits you can have SPARINGLY on a low carb and keto way of eating.
The day started off hot and just got hotter as we worked the blackberry fields. We found a little relief in Ham's covered pavilion where they offer ample seating when you are ready for a snack or meal. A cool breeze blows thru to help you cool down on a hot Texas summer day. Patrons are welcome to bring a picnic or they sell BBQ to enjoy.
We did not have lunch there, but it smelled heavenly. Maggie likes to take her sweet time eating yummy treats but this delectable delight was soon to be a milky mess.
Check out the Ham's Orchard website for all the info and see what they have to offer.
I am so excited!!!! I have been trying, off and on, for a few years (yes, I said "YEARS") to publish to this blog. I even created a new one, because I could not get anything to work. Well, I am happy to say that I figured this out. It's rather silly, actually, the reason it was not working for me. I will not go into logistics other than to say my blondness was working overtime.
This little girl is growing up so fast....and I haven't shared any of our journey with you!!!
Have no fear, those who may still be around to read this ancient scroll.... I am back!!!
My darling furbaby, Belle Starr
I thought about copying over from my other blog but will just post a link, for now. I may copy some posts as time goes by, if they are relevant to whatever I am doing. The blog will look A LOT like this one...I tried to make it as much like this, as possible.
