A week into my year-long project and I have to admit I'm struggling. I really want mozzarella cheese, but the kind I like I have not been able to find at a community grocery store.
Since getting $9.80 back from Starbucks I've wanted to go to Coffee Bar, a Truckee gem. Apparently, everyone knows this. For the past four days I have been unable to find parking. Today, I parked on the street, determined to see the inside of the place. It was packed. The cinnamon rolls were over-iced. I like the frosting, but preferred the old un-frosted rolls best. Coffee Bar hasn't made them without frosting for more than a year now, despite my constant request. But today, they were particularly frosty so I opted for a blueberry bran muffin. Not wanting to leave my dog in my car parked on the street, I took my treats to go. Ultimately, I found this unrewarding and a waste of the $9.80 I secured from Starbucks.
Tonight, I'm eating noodles soaked in butter. I admit, this is the way I usually eat noodles. I just wish I had mozzarella cheese to go with them! Ugh!
Other notable items: paper towels are a fortune at community grocery stores. I think I will invest in cloth napkins. Wine is more interesting and the store clerks are much more knowledgeable about where the wine comes from, how its made, if it has sulfites. I've also found the prices of wine to be very reasonable.
I was told to buy a certain type of cream that I cannot find at my local mom and pop store, New Moon. I had planned to run an experiment using store bought cream vs. homemade cream. I was told the reason the store didn't carry those was because they had known carcinogens (see Kaori Oils for more). Wow! Safeway never looks out for me like that!
So aside from a moz-cheese melt down things are going.
Tomorrow I'm venturing out to another mom and pop in Kings Beach: Tahoe Community Market. They serve sandwiches. I intend to walk the dog and eat a sandwich. Maybe Theodore and I will share the sandwich :)
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