At the grocery store....
These have given me a new lease on life...and I know it sounds simple, and it is- but there's something about the proportions/texture of the creamy chocolate and miniature banana bites that aren't frozen like a rock that culminates in a heavenly experience that is unparalleled. Seriously. Get these. They're like, $1.99 at Trader Joes a.k.a the only place I choose to shop nowadays...
Trader Joes' premade pizza dough
Let's add this to the ever-growing list of reasons why I adore Trader Joes: the pre-made pizza dough balls. Yes. for literally A DOLLAR, you get a wonderful pizza crust- not the gross, tough Boboli one that is already "baked" or what have you- no, this is a soft, doughy ball that allows you to be the masterpiece of your culinary creation. I made some pizza the other day with this, and it turned out literally amazingly. Plus- it's always fun to put on some Dean Martin, and pretend to be a pizza dough tosser. I'd never done it before- but somehow I instinctively was a master at distributing the dough evenly in the air. Guess my Italian roots come in handy for some thing, huh? :P
If you are in the mood for some pizza that's not of the Domino's variety- get yourself to Trader Joes, get some pizza dough, sauce, cheese, toppings (I used bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and fromaggio and mozzarella cheese on a whole wheat curst!) And enjoy heaven.
OH also you can use a dough ball to create some amazingly delicoius homemade garlic knots ;)
That's Amore!
On the Internet...
ONE WORD: SPOTIFY.
It's pretty amazing. It's literally like owning all of the music in the world. What it does is it imports your itunes library in an organized fashion- then it allows you to search and listen to whatever you want, streaming in real time. There are minimal ads, and there is virtually no loading time or anything- so it literally is like you own all of the music already! Another pretty cool thing about it is that there is the social aspect- you can "send" songs to friends, and see your friends' playlists and share playlists with your friends as well.
Honestly I haven't dabbled too much in the social aspect of it yet- but it's wonderful for finding new music, as it has "related artists" to suggest to you- and instead of iTunes, where you are directed to merely samples of songs- you get to listen to the whole album! Pretty awesome if you ask me. And I mean Spotify has EVERYTHING. It even has obscure Broadway musicals and karaoke tracks! I can definitely see that coming in handy. And what's more, if you do decide to pay just a minimal price- you can connect it to your iPod or iPhone to play it throughout your house through wifi. And I'm pretty sure you can store it on your mobile device as well, so you can literally own all the music in the world and take it with you everywhere!
I think it's limited/invite only still, like you can get invites from people who already have it, or you just go to their website and sign up. That's how I got mine! :) But yeah. I'm obsessed. Definitely beats having to go to Youtube and deal with ads to listen to a certain song you want to hear. They're all provided here for you already! :)
FoodGawker
So f you love to cook, bake, or just love browsing through food- I'd recommend you to check out FoodGawker, Stat. Tastespotting is another similar site, if you run out of food to gawk at. (You won't. But feel free to waste more time! Yippee!)
In the music world...
Meaghan Smith, "The Cricket's Orchestra."
If you have the "500 Days of Summer" soundtrack, she is the one who did the cute cover of "Here Comes Your Man." Her music is a whimsical, lighthearted mix between Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, The Ditty Bops, and She & Him. Definitely worth checking out for sure!
Matt Nathanson, "Modern Love."
You may know Matt Nathanson by the song "Higher," which got some major radio airplay. But this new album is definitely worth listening to. I love the song "Faster." :)
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