Grocery Shopping 8/26/06 & 8/27/06

This week I visited the Bittersweet Bakery and Valley Natural Foods as well as my normal grocery stores. Items I bought at Valley Natural included foods that I cannot buy anywhere else, but also items that are carried at my regular stores but were cheaper there.

At Bittersweet Bakery I bought:
2 loaves of bread
Orange Delight Cookies for Andy
Monster Cookies for Dan and I.

At Valley Natural Foods I bought:
Enjoy Life Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
EnviroKidz Panda Puffs Cereal
EnviroKidz Gorilla Munch Cereal
Soy Dream Strawberry "Ice Cream"
Tamari Soy Sauce
Ian's Allergen Free Fish Sticks
Welshire Kids Chicken Hot Dogs
Brocolli
Welshire Kids Chicken Nuggets
Almond Breeze Chocolate Almond Milk
EnviroKidz Peanut Butter Rice Bars
Savory Thins Rice Crackers
Tinkyada Spaghetti
Silk Soy Yogurt

At Super Target I bought:
Johnsonville Brats
Jennio Extra Lean Ground Turkey
Motts Fruit Snacks
Fresh Cantaloupes
Baby Carrots
Fresh Plums
Fresh Peaches
Fresh Strawberries

At Rainbow Foods I bought:
Tofutti Sour Supreme
Fresh Grapes
Fresh Lettuce

I made mini corn dogs yesterday

The recipe for mini corn dogs is in the archives - 8/14/06. I took pictures of each step as I made them to share with you. You could probably make full size corn dogs the same way.

Cut hot dogs into 6 pieces

1/6th of a hot dog seems to be just about the right size for a mini corn dog.

Dipping in batter

Many people have asked me the secret to making the mini corn dogs - they can't get the batter to stick. What I do it stick them on sticks - the kind you use for shish kabobs - you dip them in the batter and fry them in the oil on the stick and then take them off.

Frying in deep oil

They are so much easier to handle in the oil on the sticks - I find six to be about the right number to do at once - by the time you get the sixth one dipped and in the oil, the first one is done just right. Drain on paper towels when done.

Finished Corn Dogs

You can see the little holes in them from using the sticks, but they taste fine.

Savory Thins Rice Crackers

We like to eat this with chicken salad spread on them or with the fake Tofutti cream cheese.