Due to rising fuel costs, wedding saving and good old saving...the FFF has taken a serious foodie hit....We've been too broke to enjoy our fancy feasts!
Alas, this is very sad, but our hope for hitting up some more gourmet experiences...will never die. :)
This has also force us to be more creative. I realized that being a foodie doesn't always have to be about dining in fancy schmancy restaurants...it is about enjoying fabulous food!
Even if it is considered, "too healthy" or you are on a budget...it can all be fabulous!
Today I went to the brand new Asian market, Park and Shop (E.30th street downtown off Chester) with my lovely co-worker Jean. I was on the hunt for Tofu Shirataki noodles (I read about them on HungryGirl.com they are very low calorie, low carb noodles and I am trying to fit into a gorgeous wedding dress). I did not find the noodles, which at first made me very sad. What I did find, ahhhhh so much better.
I found 0 calorie 0 carb noodles, called, Yam Noodles! I have read that these don't taste like much, but they absorb any flavor you can throw at them! I can't wait to try these out in a stir fry or with some peanut sauce.
But wait there is more....
The Park and Shop Market was awesome! They had a whole room devoted to noodles, and the entire store is as large as a normal supermarket. I wish I would have had more time to shop there. Everything was amazing! There was rows and rows of tea, exotic fish, meat and vegetables, a prepared food section that had everything from the fantastic looking (I think I drooled a little) Roast Duck (Only $9.75 for a whole duck mmmm dinner for me and Steve) to the extremely odd...Cuttle Fish. I think I am going too avoid that one. :)
Best of all, everything is very inexpensive! I even saw one of my healthy staples, Laughing Cow Cheese for only $2.55 (normally $3.99 at Giant Eagle).
I am very excited to head back, and am taking the lovely foodie Amy with me next chance I get!
Krista
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