Ben & Jerry's closed. Yes. It was tragic. So I went to Baskin Robbins instead. I got the strangely named Tax Crunch, which really tasted like Heath Bar Crunch, and was quite good. So I give Baskin Robbins the Bearette stamp of approval. They also gave me a sensibly small scoop -- none of this large-masquerading-as-a-small business.

I'm also very excited about tomorrow morning. I'm bummed that the strike is keeping Desperate Housewives (the only show I really miss, aside from The Office) off the air...but breakfast makes up for it. I recently discovered 365 brand Frosted Mini Wheats and I love them. It makes me look forward to morning.

Are you infatuated with any breakfast items?

Comments

Poppy said…
Looks like writer's strike may be over Tuesday! YAY!
9:42 PM
Caro said…
Happy knitting!

Ice cream sounds good right now and I have strawberries and bananas so I may have to make a shake.

If you want to see a brand new baby go to behindthestove.blogspot.com.

You're next. Yay!
10:55 PM
Anonymous said…
Re: breakfast - I am completely obsessed right now with hot oatmeal and prunes. It's one of the things they offer every morning at the meditation retreats I go to and everytime I get back I make it at home until I get sick of it.

You just take some dried prunes and some orange slices and cinnamon sticks and simmer them in a pot of water, then add some prunes and a bit of the yummy left over juice into your oatmeal. The idea is you simmer a reasonable number of prunes at once and then each morning just reheat the left over prune concoction from the previous day so the soup gets more and more flavorful and the prunes more and more plump. I also like to sweeten mine with a little bit of agave.
8:39 AM
Bearette said…
Poppy - Awesome! I am so excited :)

Caro - that sounds really good! That baby is so cute! I expect mine to be about 3 pounds heavier ;)

T - that is creative! Do Betty and Charlie like it?
10:40 AM
Silverstar said…
I miss new "Desperate Housewives" as well.:)
As for breakfast, I love yogurt, fruit, granola and honey. Super yummy and nutritious! (When I'm feeling bad however, I like the Toaster Strudels)
6:21 PM
Anonymous said…
I've been eating lots of oatmeal with frozen strawberries and blueberries. Yesterday I had a favorite comfort food- a peanut butter-banana sandwich.
9:17 AM
Bearette said…
Elvis!
10:09 AM
Anonymous said…
My first job was at Baskin Robbins. I miss their World Class Chocolate (brown chocolate ice cream swirled with white chocolate ice cream). Yum. And yeah, it seems like scoops these days are getting so big!
2:09 PM
Bearette said…
That does sound good. I'll have to keep an eye out for it!
2:39 PM
Anonymous said…
Unfortunately, B&C don't typically get offered any - but I'll often have a pre-breakfast apple when I first wake up in the morning and they always love to share that. :-)
12:08 AM
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