Random Purchases Part 1

 Hi, everyone!

As I have become an adult, I've found that I am really good at finding random shit on the internet to purchase (not food related). So I decided that I wanted to start posting about some of the things I've bought that I am really glad I bought.

The first thing to mention is something I bought about two years ago. It's this over the sink dish rack. I live in an apartment, and I have a lot of crap, so space is hard to come. So when I saw this product, I had to give it a shot. 

It's from a company called Food52. I've bought a couple of other things from them since I found them, but I don't buy often. The items you can purchase are, overall, a tad above my price range, but I was able to convince myself that the dish rack, which costs $45 not including tax or shipping, would be worth it.

As of now, there are three different colors you can buy (below), but they are a one size fits all situation. Amazon has a bunch that are similar and you can choose the size, but I have a feeling the quality of this one may be a bit better than an Amazon one..... 

I don't use it for a lot of the things that it can be used for, but it really is so nice to have available for the things I do use it for.

Something pretty great about it is that it's dishwasher safe, and it can hold temperatures that are really hot or cold, so if you have a pot of boiling water or something right out of the oven, you can just set it right down onto the rack, and it's no problem.

Food52 will show you several other things you can use this for, so I won't go too in depth on the great and helpful things it can do.

If, like me, you are low on space, I highly recommend purchasing this product. If not from Food52, at least get one from Amazon. 

It really is also a great gift idea. I bought it for my family's white elephant gift, and my sister seemed fairly happy to take it home (I hope!).

It's one of the best purchases I've made for my home, and I would definitely buy it again if needed.

If you are interested, please feel free to use the below link to their site (specific link to the dish rack).

Food52 Over-the-Sink Dish Drying Rack

Note that this is not sponsored in any way. I do not get any sort of payment or whatever if you click on the link. I just really love this product and thought I would share.

Alright, that's it for this one! Are there any specific rooms (bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, etc.) that you would like to know about for random products I've purchased? If so, please send me a note or message! I would be happy to do a post at some point :D

Ok bye, everyone!

I love these snacks... I think I may need to seek kelp!

Welcome back!

A couple of weeks ago, I came across seaweed snacks at Target. I've been seeing a lot of stuff about seaweed snacks over the last couple of years in movies and social media and stuff, so I've been feeling the urge to try them.

I love seaweed. It's great when it's in sushi, and I loooove it in my ramen. When my boyfriend and I go out for ramen, he always gives me the slice of seaweed he gets in his bowl :D

There were a few different brands of seaweed snacks, but this is the one that sounded the best. 

Because I had never tried seaweed in this type of format, I wanted to make sure to give it the best shot possible. For this specific brand, there were three different flavors, and I of course got all of them. But the first one I tried was the teriyaki flavor (above) because I figured it would have the best chance of me liking it. 

They are so salty and delicious! They are definitely seaweed, so if you don't care for the texture or flavor of seaweed, I do not recommend these. 

I love them, though. Super tasty! The teriyaki flavor is very present and works nicely with the flavor of the seaweed.

The texture is every so slightly crunchy, but not like a chip. It can be a really enjoyable experience.

I also wanted to try the regular sea salt seaweed snacks. I mean..... it's just plan sea salt. I had to give it a shot.

By themselves, I don't care for these as much. However, I decided to add them into some ramen I made, and I really enjoyed it. It's not as thick as a piece of seaweed you would usually get in a restaurant, so it didn't work as well as normal seaweed would have, but it was still really nice. For never having seaweed at home, it was nice to have some I could add to my ramen.

I also got a flavor that's sea salt made with avocado oil. It's basically the same as the regular sea salt.

One big downside to the two sea salt flavors (but not teriyaki), is how much oil leaks off of them. It's not the end of the world, but it definitely is a bit of an annoyance. Especially because the oil is literally ALL OVER the entire packaging.

Something I'm looking forward to doing is crumpling some of these up and putting them over some dishes (like a salmon and rice dish I make from time to time that has a sauce made up soy sauce and sushi mayo). I think it would be a really nice added bonus to that dish. It could be a good crunch!

One thing to note is that if you are snacking on these to fill up your belly, you'll be sorely disappointed. I can eat an entire package of these, and it's like I ate nothing. These are great if I just want some salt, but not great if I actually want to fill up my stomach.

I am gonna give these a 7/10. I think I'll probably keep them in hand going forward, specifically the teriyaki ones, because I just really enjoy them. And I love seaweed. 

If you like the flavor of seaweed, then you'll probably really like these. I say give them a shot!

Alright, I will see you guys on the next one! 

Bye!

 

The Prosciutto of Happiness

Hi, again! Welcome back to another episode of "What is Jenny eating today?" Just kidding, I'm not calling it that... but maybe I should? 

I love pizza, but I tend to avoid eating pizza unless it's gluten free and dairy free or whatever. I try to have some healthier options so I don't get sick. But when I saw this Good & Gather pizza from Target... Oh man, I HAD to get it.

I LOVE prosciutto. It's one of my favorite kinds of meats. And I love arugula, and garlic, and cheese. And I've had success with Good & Gather products for a while now, so it seemed reasonable that this pizza could be really tasty.

I was so surprised to see that the prosciutto is in a separate pack that you thaw and add onto the pizza AFTER it has been baked in the oven.

I usually don't show photos of the food still frozen, but the separate pieces were surprising, so I thought I would add this photo (above).

All I did after it was cooked and the prosciutto was on top was add a little black pepper.

I will say that it was a tad challenging to add the prosciutto to the pizza. It was super thin and tightly placed with all the slices, so I basically had to tear the pieces apart from each other and attempt to place them on the pizza. It got to be a bit messy.

BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. This pizza is shockingly delicious. I have no other comments to really make about it. There's quite a bit of effort needed considering it's a frozen pizza, but I honestly think it's worth it. The flavor of the pizza is great (I do recommend adding the black pepper as an extra level of depth).

I give it a 9/10. It honestly was that good!

They have some other flavors of pizza that I recently bought, so I am pretty dang excited to give those a shot, as well. I'll keep you updated ;)

I'll see you guys on the next one!

Byeeeee!

 

Welcome back!

 Oh hi there! It's been a hot minutes, right? I mean, it's only been a month, but it sure feels like a helluva lot longer to me.

I had and still have a lot of high hope for the year, but January didn't start all that great to be totally honest. 

The year literally started with being notified that I had been exposed to COVID. I'm vaccinated, but hadn't been boostered yet, so I was really scared. Luckily, I tested negative and also had no symptoms at all. So that was really lucky!

Then I had to make an appointment with my doctor after finding a lump in a place where there should not be a lump. As of now, everything looks okay, but I will probably have to go back in soon for more tests if this issue doesn't sort of resolve itself.

I finally got boostered, which is good, but suffered from some side effects for a few days. It's the price I pay for being fully vaccinated, and it's a price I'm willing to pay, but it still sucked.

Add some stress at work with a role change and basically my life blew up a bit in January.

BUT! February is a new month. I am going to make some small lifestyle changes. I bought a really cheap elliptical. It's not much, but it'll get me moving more at home, which is definitely a good thing. I'm going to try to get back on track with my "diet." I don't believe in diets, but I want to get back to trying to avoid certain foods that I know cause me digestive trouble. 

I also REALLY want to spring clean. I know I've said it several times, but I really feel like spring cleaning is important this year. I move in just over a year and I would rather have a decent piece of the work done before I have to start packing.

I just really want to be healthier.. mind and body. January was incredibly stressful in a new way than 2020 and 2021 were, so I am going into this new month with a better attitude, because what the hell else can I do? 

Okay, that's it for this one, guys. I am going to try to post at least once every five days like I was doing in 2021, but I may need to take breaks depending on my mental health. I have a lot of ideas for 2022 in terms of my blog, so here's for hoping I keep it up!

I'll see you on the next one! If there's anything you want to see, please feel free to comment or something :)

Okay bye!