I've heard about Kosher for Passover Coca Cola for a few years, but couldn't find any. Until this year. I really did not like it at all. I found it overly bubbly and not sweet at all.

Coca Cola is normally Kosher(did you know that. Most manufactured foods are) but Kosher for Passover is different. You could tell which bottles are Kosher for Passover because of the yellow caps. They are made with cane sugar instead of fructose. Those lucky Canadians have Coca Cola made with real sugar all year long. Although when Niel and I were in Canada their Coke didn't taste anything like the Kosher for Passover Coke.

One of my favorite sites, Not Martha conducted her own taste test. Go over and read her opinion on it as well.



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While grocery shopping I saw pasta made of tofu. Now I do like tofu, but I wasn't really brave enough to try it. Has anyone out there have?

For the last few weeks I noticed something I had never seen or heard of before in the freezer section of my local supermarket. Scrapple. It looked interesting so I brought some.

I should have done some research before purchasing it because I was not impressed. But I'd like to try different foods at least once, more if I really like them. Scrapple doesn't fall in the more than once category for me.

Scrapple as the name suggest is scraps of meat, particularly pork that a butcher mixes with flour and corn meal and sells it. It was a popular way not to be wasteful with one's food. I guess if I was hungry and that was the one of the few "food" items available I would eat it too.

I found it a bit too grainy and it fell apart when I cooked it. Niel said it best though "what do you expect when it has the word crap in it?" LOL.

And speaking of pork did you guys hear about this story?

It is almost Easter and you know what that means Peeps everywhere. Actually Peeps have become pretty popular for all holidays now. But I associate them in particular with Easter.

Some interesting facts about Peeps for you which I got from my local paper, The Metro:

*Peeps eyes are made from Canauba wax. The same kind of wax for your car. Ewww. Got that information from Niel.

*Peeps have fans around the globe. 72,000 of which are enrolled in the official fan club www.marshmallowpeeps.com. Other peep clubs www.lordofthepeeps.com, www.peepresearch.org, and www.peepshow.com.

*Peeps are born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I am so lame. I aslo know Bethlehem is also the hometown of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Heh heh.

*Peeps have a shelf life of 24 months.

*Some folks like me prefer to eat them fresh, others aged or frozen.



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Did you know there are two different type of Couscous? Israeli and American.

I use couscous to make Tabbouleh. A delicious herb and couscous based Middle Eastern/Mediterranean salad. I've been enjoying it as long as I can remember. Tabbouleh can also be made with Bulgur. Another staple in my mother's pantry.

Israeli couscous is larger, and also referred to as pearl couscous. To learn more about couscous click here.

I don't believe I have ever tried Israeli couscous. I saw it being sold at the Amish market a few weeks ago, but didn't buy any, because I had the American kind at home. When I do run out I think I will buy Israeli couscous because I am curious about the texture and taste.

 

I enjoyed the stuffed pretzel I had last year. So I was happy to find some at the supermarket. The brand was Kim & Scott's. The company the Deen boys promoted on their own "cooking" show. I was so very disappointed. It was the worst filling I ever had. I didn't think that tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese could taste so wrong together. It was like they were fighting one another and could really use to be divorced. I hope I can find other brands to try. It was the one left in the freezer section I saw that day. Maybe that should have been an indication for me. LOL.