Good morning! I hope all is well with you this Thursday.
I suppose we have some catching up to do, huh?
I spent the day yesterday with my mom. She picked me up in Ocala a little after 9 a.m., we drove two hours for an appointment for her and I didn’t arrive home until close to 7 p.m.
Even though there was personal business to take care of, my mom and I made sure to allot about half an hour of fun time for a quick trip to World Market before heading back to Ocala.
Oh how I love World Market and wish there was one near our house. They have such fun things… like bacon flavoring syrup.
Not so sure about that one! I wonder when Starbucks will start offering bacon lattes?
Or perhaps you’d prefer some spotted dick?
Believe it or not, I’ve actually tried spotted dick one time before when my family and I were in London last year and thought it was pretty good! (TWSS?)
I ended up leaving with new coffee and a new kind of tea to try.
I brewed a cup with my breakfast this morning and am not sure what to think.
I think I may need to add some milk and maybe a pinch of sugar to make it more palatable. Any suggestions? I typically drink tea without adding anything, but this flavor seems like it would benefit from a little somethin’ somethin’.
Along with my tea, I had a batch of overnight oats topped with a sliced banana and chopped almonds.
It was a filling breakfast, that’s for sure!
Workout
Before breakfast, I headed to the gym to complete an upper body workout after 20 minutes on the elliptical. My workout included three sets of 15 – 20 repetitions of the following exercises:
- Chest press
- Low row
- Bicep curls
- Front shoulder raises
- Tricep dips
- Back extensions
- Side shoulder raises
- Cross body hammer curls
- Tricep pull downs
- Ryan’s awesome shoulder move
My arms feel like they’ve been through the ringer!
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Question of the Morning
- What is the strangest food you’ve ever tried?
I’ve tried alligator but cannot thing of anything else particularly unusual! I’m a pretty adventurous eater though and will try nearly anything once (except bugs!).
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I would totally order a bacon latte. Hear that, Starbucks?
Oh World Market…best place ever! I can not even being to imagine what you would use bacon syrup for? haha! Glad you got to spend a day with you mom!
Oh I love World Market! There’s one near my parents’ house (about an hour away from where I live now) and I haven’t been in awhile, but your pictures definitely make me want to go browse. Bacon-flavored syrup sounds so strange, haha, I wonder what it could be used for. I’m generally a very picky eater… I can’t really think of anything too strange that I’ve tried. Maybe goose that my dad got when he was hunting?
Hmmm, I’m not sure about the bacon syrup, but it could be yummy, never know. I’m intrigued by the spotted dick can, haha!
Hmmm..bacon syrup sounds gross to me. I think that’s only because I’m not a bacon fan. I hate the way that it smells. That market looks awesome though! I wish there was one of those near me. 🙂
When I was out in San Diego for work last month, bacon seemed to be the trend: bacon martinis, caramel bacon ice cream, etc. We tried the ice cream and it didn’t really taste like bacon though… But I would imagine people use the syrup in those cocktails and desserts. I really wish I tried the drink now! World Market looks like a cool shop, never been.
That red velvet chocolate tea caught my attention! I haven’t really tried anything too strange, I tend to play it safe with my food, I am boring! 🙂
hahaha spotted dick sounds terrible…but if you said it’s not bad i’ll believe ya 😉
the weirdest thing i ever had was corn smut in mexico when i was 16…we were at this huge gala and it’s a delicacy (it’s basically fungus that grows on corn husks) and my dad made me try it. not my fave… 😉
i’ll definitely try most anything once. recently had alligator and loved it! shark, snails, rabbit, frogs legs….but i’m totally with you ~ NO BUGS!!!!!
Escargots are adventurous as I’ve gone 🙂
I’m not a picky eater, but I’m not adventurous either, so I don’t really have a strange food. Although some would argue that nutritional yeast, spinach in smoothies, PB2, beans in baked goods, etc. are a little strange! 🙂
Do like the Brits do and add a little milk and sugar to your tea … I bet that would make it really yummy! The flavor sounds delicious. I’m surprised it wasn’t as good as it sounds!
I don’t know about that bacon syrup. But don’t they have a lot of recipes you can use that brand of syrup in? Maybe it’d be good in pancake batter? Actually, I don’t know if I’d eat it but it sounds good in theory.
The tea sounds good! Not knowing how coconut-ty the tea is, maybe adding some coconut milk would be good.
Haha they have some seriously random syrup flavors, but i’ve never seen bacon! that’s crazy! And I used to put nothing in tea, but i found with darker teas (usually black or chai teas) I like to add a splash of milk
Haha I think a bacon latte would be a fabulous idea ;)…not! I bet that would be good though for people that like their bacon covered in maple syrup? Maybe it’s used for something like that. I think the strangest thing I’ve eaten is alligator. I am a picky eater so that was wayyy out there for me!
Bacon flavored syrup sounds gross, but I could see how some people might like it!
I’m pretty picky with foods, so I don’t think that I’ve tried anything really weird. I only recently started eating fish and onions. Not together, but I never ate onions until I was in my 20’s.
great arm set, you are strong!
I love cuppa chocolate teas! To make it even more decadent, I like to add a splash of chocolate almond milk and one packet of sweetener. Yum, dessert! And not in the way when people eat fruit and call it dessert. Seriously, it’s dessert-y.
I can honestly say that is the first time I didn’t believe the “bacon makes it better” mantra. But now I want a cinnamon dolce latte! Maybe later.
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bacon flavored syrup, sounds interesting apparently they make bacon flavored vodka! The strangest thing I ever tried was chocolate cheese, it was disgusting! I also ate an ant on a nature hike in Costa Rica, they are supposed to have a lot of protein, lucky they are small enough that I didn’t even feel like I ate it.
Hmm… octopus, maybe? I’m not that squeamish with trying things. I wish I had a more daring thing to say!
Crock pot Rabbit and Squirrel…its very solid
I love bacon but bacon syrup sound gross. I’ll stick with pure maple syrup! When I was a kid, my grandfather tricked me into eating an escargot. I don’t think I like it because I haven’t had one since!
Haha, I was at World Market last week and took the same picture of the Spotted Dick. I mean, if that doesn’t sound appetizing…
I think I would try that bacon syrup. I mean, how could it be bad?
I also have tried Gator and it is probably the weirdest thing. But the greatest part is that it was in NOLA on New Years Eve when we were there for the Sugar Bowl. My Cincinnati Bearcats were playing the Florida Gators, and even though we REALLY lost the game, we ate the gators. 🙂
eww bacon syrup just sounds nasty! I’ve tried tripe before, which is cows or sheep stomach I can’t remember. GROSS!
I’m pretty adventurous when it comes to food, but chocolate covered bugs & sea urchin with raw quail egg (hurl) sushi are the first things that come to mind. The sushi didn’t go over so well… I couldn’t get past the raw egg texture. : (
The craziest thing I’ve ever eaten was probably a grasshopper fondue. It was a yummy queso fondue with I guess fried grasshoppers on top. I just told myself they were fried onions and went for it! My husband really wanted to try it, so I was adventurous but they really weren’t that bad!
Haha! I saw bacon syrup when I was there at Christmas and I wasn’t brave enough to try it. I went to their site to see what they recommend and this does not make me want to buy it at all. One is a “complete breakfast” with espresso, bacon syrup, french vanilla syrup, brown sugar cinnamon syrup and milk all blended together. yuck.
Just thought you should know… today is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day!!! off to celebrate 🙂
That’s so funny – I work at a coffee shop and we’ve been sent that bacon syrup AND that exact tea to sample! We actually made one of my coworkers a bacon latte without telling him as a prank 🙂 Both the bacon syrup and the tea just tasted off to me… good flavors, but not where they’re supposed to be!
Usually I drink my tea with a packet of stevia or splenda. It just tastes so much more flavorful that way!
Wow, interesting finds! Every Tuesday I try 2 new things (and recap them in my Wedneday posts) and I think the weirdest has been Indian karela, which is an Indian vegetable that is suuuuper bitter. Most Indian cuisine seems to use it in fried form, but I will definitely not be trying to prepare it myself again!
I am Indian (in heritage) and I know what you mean! When i visit India, they serve that in restaurants raw with vinegar… ick! But my mom double dips it in a batter and fries it, which is so good!
Haha! That exact same can of spotted dick pudding sat in my family’s pantry for about 3 years after my dad’s coworker gave it to him as a joke. I finally manned up and tried it but was NOT a fan! I can imagine it would taste bettter properly prepared in london than out of a Heinz can though…
I put syrup on my bacon (it’s delicious, sweet and salty combo), so I think bacon syrup couuld be good if it’s done right!
The weirdest things I’ve eaten are: gator, antelope, wild boar (delicious!), foie gras (yummm), venison pate, escargot, and cows tongue. I try to be an adventerous eater and expand my palate and most of the things I try are great but I mentally couldnt get passed the cows tongue and only ended up eating 1 bite.
I think its Jack in the Box that just came out with a Bacon Milkshake!? sounds kinda weird/delicious hahah
My brother bought me both of those teas for Christmas this year. I may have had 2 bags of the Red Velvet.. and one of the Cocoa Coconut. I am not really a fan of either.. but really dislike the coconut one.
I’d much rather a bar of chocolate than chocolate tea!
I have found that those chocolate teas taste best with a splash of some type of mik (almond, regular, half and half) and a touch of Stevia or something to sweeten it up.
I have never heard of World Market – just did a store look-up the closest one is about three hours away but the next time I am in the DC area, I want to visit!
weirdest thing i’ve ever tried…a specialty in el salvador is cow tongue soup..my dad tricked me into eating it once by telling me it was chicken..and ugh, it was slimy. the texture completely grossed me out.
Try adding some honey to your tea; a little bit can go a long way!
I’m a picky eater when it comes to any weird foods, so unfortunately my husband has to do all the adventurous eating around our house.
The Coconut Cocoa is one of my favorite teas! I usually add just a little bit of the powdered coffee creamer and it brings out the cocoa flavor nicely 🙂 (It’s good if you’re a fan of bittersweet or bakers chocolate.) Enjoy!
The Republic of Tea flavors make excellent lattees. Add in some milk and sweetener!
Hi Julie! I just came across your blog and LOVE IT! So wonderful to read about a fellow peanut butter addicts life and healthy living. Speaking of peanut butter, today is national peanut butter lover’s day. I make it my duty to inform fellow pb lovers 🙂
Have a wonderful march 1st! (pb day!)
I tried camel (without knowing it) in Morocco at what I can only describe as the Moroccan version of Medieval Times. Think spectacle show but with Arabian looking outfits and camels instead of horses. So bizarre…
I JUST went to world market for the first time about 2 weeks ago and it is AMAZING and im in love.
weirdest food Ive had is ostrich
I used to go to World Market all the time in college – oh how I miss it! I don’t think I’ve tried any food that are too strange – lots of weird fried rodeo foods I guess 🙂
My brother ate tarantula while he was in Cambodia last month….EWWWW. I’ve eaten snake–it was kinda gross.
I love world market!! I say add some stevia to the tea, it’ll be fine that way!
I love World Market, especially their food section! I can always find neat international treats, and bizarre items.
I honestly don’t eat a lot of strange foods. I’m veg, so I haven’t had weird meats, and there just aren’t a ton of cray-cray vegetarian foods out there.
Happy National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day PBF! Cant say Ive eaten much thats considered strange but slather almost anything in PB (or chocolate…or both!) and Ill give it a go! 🙂
Ooo I have the red velvet tea- try it with a splash of soy and splenda/sugar
Good luck with your mom- hope everything is ok and she’s still in remission 🙁
As far as weird food is concerned, my weirdest is probably cow tongue (actually amazing) and fried turkey testicles (yeahhhh…. uh….)
I’ve never eaten anything too strange. Bison and Elk jerky are good!
I love World Market! They’ve always got my favorite wine at a nice, low price. I love the wonder selection of gourmet chocolate as well!