A BAKERY REVIEW DECEMBER 9, 2021

Hi, everyone.....I am back......

Did you all miss me? Yes? Who cares? Oh, well. Whether you like it or not, here I am.

I thought today, I should write a review of a local bakery, Mannino's. I have been going to this bakery for a very long time and this is the first time I am writing a review of what I bought. Do you want to know what I bought from the bakery? I see heads bobbing up and down. 

Here goes: 12 ricotta cannolis, 12 double delights, and a small birthday cake ( maybe 5-6 inches?). Yummy!!!

Should I do the bad review or the good review first? Let 's do the negative review first.

Price: $ 56.31. I do not even know how much the cost of the cake is nor the individual items. I did not ask and the items were not listed individually in the receipt. So, I do not know. I know, I should have asked but I did not. What? Yes, I bought something that I do not know the cost. Yes, do not send me to buy something because I will just get it without knowing the price.I usually ask, but did not do this time. Next....

Small birthday cake. It is soooo cute! who cares of the size, it is a cutie with the design. All chocolate cake. Yummy? My daughter would not eat it after the first bite. First of all, it seems like just a box chocolate cake, in my opinion. Secondly, the frosting is just the regular sugar frosting. It is not even the buttercream frosting! I could have bought it at Kroger, would have been cheaper and taste better with buttercream frosting! Why am I saying that? I like the cakes at Kroger, it taste good and inexpensive. Whoa! Stop there....you are not reviewing Kroger's cakes, okay? So sorry, my brain sometimes wander. So, I am not sure now who will eat the cake. I am glad I only bought a small one. There goes my figure. What figure? Wink, wink. Ha! Ha! Ha! Maybe my hubby can eat it with me? We'll see. 

Twelve double delights. What are they? Balls ( oh,oh! Is that an obscene word? Shhhh....keep quiet). double chocolate balls. To me, they are glorified donut holes that are denser. It is okay. Just okay? If you are a chocolate lover, you will like it.

Twelve ricotta cannolis. They are the best! Everybody in my family loves it! This is the best cannoli I have tasted. No wonder they cannot keep up with the demand. You have to order it if you want it. I have stopped in the bakery several times for it and they are always out of it. 

That's all folks. Take care. Until next time.

40 DAYS FASTING BEFORE CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 19, 2014

Wow! My 40 days fasting from meat, eggs, dairy products ( including cheese ) before Christmas will soon come to an end on December 24th. I could not believe I have lasted this long without meat, eggs and dairy products. It was not too hard fasting from meat but not with cheese and milk. Almond milk cannot replace the real milk, as far as I am concern. I found out too that I can resist the temptation. Why do I say that? One time, I woke up with the smell of bacon, and when I saw the plate of bacon, I took the plate...just brought the plate of bacon close to my nose, sniffed it ( like a dog! Ha! Ha! Ha!), and put it down without even touching it! I did really good!

Hummus, pita bread, garlic sauce, almond milk, pasta,and margarine  have been my best friend for the last 19 days! I even learned how to make a cake with no eggs, and it turned really, really good! I learned what to substitute the eggs with and I was really susprised how yummy the cake was. Can you believe I made it twice already, but the cake was different from the first time since I tried a different formula for the egg substitute the second time. Nevertheless, it was still delicious!!!

Did I lose some weight on my journey? Not really, since I was able to find junk food that conforms to the fasting. Did you know that? And besides, I have been eating a lot of carbohydrates, bread, pasta, rice and  potatoes.

I was able to eat and taste vegetables that I did not know exist, like kale and Swiss chard. Did you know that you can make kale chips. I did not know that until my journey.

What a journey this is! Will I do it again? Maybe, and maybe the second time around, I can eat better and not just carbohydrates!