Hot Dish Review

Bought them again this year….will be a yummy snack on the road to Kentucky!

As LG and I were maneuvering the crowds at the Inman Park festival Sunday, we came upon a booth with samples of organic bars, granolas, and nut mixes. Pure Bliss. I had sampled them at Whole Foods a few months ago and having only had a protein shake for lunch before the festival, I was craving a little treat.

I tried the mocha java flavor and loved it. They also have coconut acai, and chocolate peanut butter. The bars also come cut into chunks in a bag for snacking. Three little pieces constitute a serving (approximately 1/3 of a bar), with 130 calories (kinda high), 4.5 g. fat, 20 g. carbs, and 3 g. protein, 3 g. fiber, and 9 g. sugar.

The company is local and the product, although not a diet food, is delicious and vegan, made with dates, almonds, walnuts, oats, brown rice crisps, cocoa powder, flax meal, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, brown rice syrup, and evaporated cane juice (we all know this is sugar).

I’m working towards eliminating toxic, processed foods from my diet. Not an easy task! Goodies like Pure Bliss make it easier.

Shortly after arriving home on my 9 1/2 hour flight from Frankfurt, LC and I were sitting on the patio at Diesel, enjoying the gorgeous weather, some refreshing beer, and some good food.

Weary of brot und wurst, I needed to refuel on some good ol’ American, starting off with a Miller Lite….can’t get more American than that!

Having already had breakfast, lunch, and dinner on European time, I found myself back in the states in the early afternoon, confusing my mealtime clock. No worries, LC and I would get a few items to share, mix ‘n’ match, like we always do.

The restaurant’s close proximity to my house, plus its spacious patio and laid-back vibe, make it an easy choice. Not to mention, we’ve had some pretty darn tasty food here. A dozen hot wings and sweet potato fries have become our standard order, to which I added the spinach salad.

A big bowl of fresh spinach came out first, topped with bacon, mushrooms, boiled eggs, candied walnuts, and a fried green tomato. It was a brilliant composition of sweet and salty, crunchy and chewy. We both loved it, although there was too much breading on the tomato.

More beer was ordered as we relaxed, leisurely eating the spicy wings and crispy, sweet fries. Happily, I got my second wind. Was it time for dessert? Almost. But first LC wanted to get an order of the BBQ shrimp, swimming in a spicy Cajun broth served with bread for dipping. They were good but I was full so he polished them off.

Now it was time for dessert!