I have made a few things, and thought to myself,
this is Keto. Wow!
That’s how I feel about this sandwich. It’s SO delicious.
Outer Aisle Gourmet
Have you heard of Outer Aisle Gourmet Cauliflower
Thins? I hadn’t either until I was on
the hunt to find a bread substitute that was “Keto Approved.”
I didn’t think I’d find something pre-packaged,
that would make my Keto journey easier, so I first looked for bread recipes,
but lo and behold, plant-based bread to the rescue.
The Outer Aisle thins have 1g net carbs per thin,
1 serving of vegetables.
We have made all kinds of sandwiches. Pastrami and turkey. Just pastrami. We’ve even sandwiched a hamburger in between
them.
Hamburger with Cauliflower Thins
This sandwich has mayo, provolone cheese pastrami,
and a fried egg. The trick to taking Outer
Aisle’s Sandwich Thins to the next level, is toasting the bread prior to assembling
your sandwich. Just for a few minutes.
Fried Egg and Pastrami Sandwich with Cauliflower Thins
You know when you see a new spot
and you’re like hmmm… I wonder what’s going on over there. That’s how I felt when I seen Slapfish pop-up
on the scene. I don’t live on the side
of town where Slapfish is. I was just in
the area that day, so I noted it in my phone notes under Restaurants to Try.
Do you have a list in your phone
of restaurants to try?
The opportunity presented itself
for me to go and give Slapfish a whirl. I
ordered the Fried Fish Street Taco and the Fried Shrimp Roll.
As we waited, my husband and I
noticed the steady flow of traffic coming in and out. The restaurant was filled, and people were
waiting for to-go orders and I said to my husband this place must be GOOD! That’s always my first clue. My second clue is, has the staff tried the
things that I’m asking about. The counter
person had everything I asked her about.
Fried Fish Taco
The food was hot, one thing I require of all my food. The shrimp nor the fish had that weird texture thing going on. The like Texas toast bread roll the shrimp was nestled in was SO buttery and delightful. Everything was just incredible. Think of a “souped-up” Long John Silver. Sorry LJS.
Fried Shrimp Roll with Seasoned Fries
They have several locations in various states. I will certainly visit Slapfish again and have the courage to try their most popular item, the Lobster Roll. Let me know if you’ve been or if you swing through.
Location visited: 7280 W. Bell Rd. Glendale, AZ 85308
Have you guys seen these ladders that you hang blankets on? They are a cute way to store your blankets and have them close-by when you want to snuggle up on the sofa and watch T.V. Well, I wanted one, so I hopped on the internet to buy one but there were no blanket ladders less than $50. That weekend I headed out to a few stores to buy one, cause certainly a retailer had to have these things for less. I spotted a cute one, I slowly approached and flipped the tag over, $125. I said to myself, oh wow! Blanket ladders are serious business. I guess I must make my own. Click the *link in bio* to see how I created a blanket ladder for $10.
Back on my sofa, I open the app called Offer Up. Offer Up is an app. where you can buy and sell items locally. It’s basically an online yard sale. It has an added feature where you can have an item shipped to you if it is not local. I searched ladders within a 10-mile radius. Just a regular, used, wooden ladder. I found this one, listed for $15. I asked my husband if he’d go with me to pick the ladder up (don’t ever go by yourself to pick these items up, stranger danger). He agrees, even though he sees no purpose for a blanket ladder. Just get a blanket from the linen closet when you’d like to have one, is how he sees it.
Anyhow, as I mentioned this system is like a yard sale, so my husband offers the seller $10 instead of $15 and the seller accepts. You can also negotiate the price of the item prior to pick-up. We get home and I start to break the ladder down because you only need one side for this project. I wasn’t strong enough to tear the hardware away from the sides that held it together, so my husband assisted. He used three tools, a drill, pliers and a hammer. After he had the two sides separated, I removed the excess bolts, screws and metal straps. Recycled the wood and metal from the other half that I wasn’t going to use.
I got a can of white spray paint,
specifically for wood, that I bought at Home Depot but didn’t use. My daughter (she never lets me leave her out
when I’m DIYing) and I went outside, hand-sanded the ladder with a sheet of
sandpaper torn in half, and then dusted it off with a cloth. Laid the ladder down on a drop cloth and
sprayed one side. We let it dry for
about an hour, turned it over and sprayed the other side. Let it dry for another hour. It was done.
The next day I purchased two blankets to match the space and hung them on the ladder. I love that I completed this for only $10 and a few hours time. Now, the blankets are on the floor or in-use more than they are on the ladder. Why? Because I have kids, but hey at least they are putting the blankets to use is what I tell myself.
If you’ve ever lived in a community where there use to not be much around, but is growing rapidly, you know it can be hard pressed to find good dine-in food. Drive-thru restaurants seem to pop up with no problem so when you see a sign go up in your neighborhood, Charlie Mae’s Soul Food, Now Open the radar immediately goes up. Being in a thriving community with houses going up everywhere, businesses are doing their best to keep up with the demand of the people simply wanting good food. We went to Charlie Mae’s to see if it was going to survive in the area, by our standards.
When we arrived, we waited about 5 minutes to be
seated. The restaurant is small, seating
about 25-30 people. We were surprised to
find they had a full menu, that can be found here https://charliemaesoulfood.com/.
Edward and I share most of our meals,
at new places especially, because you never know if it’s going to be worth it
or not. Better to sacrifice one plate
than two. We ordered the 3 pc. fried chicken
meal, that came with two sides and corn bread.
For all my sweet corn bread loving folks out there, the corn bread is
sweet ya’ll. We chose macaroni &
cheese and collard greens as sides. We
waited about 20 minutes for our food, and that could have been slightly
shorter, if they didn’t pack our meal to go because they thought our order was a
pick-up order. However, they quickly
corrected the problem and brought our meal to the table.
The chicken was fried nice and
crispy and seasoned well. The macaroni
and cheese were good but could have been cheesier because I like cheese. I don’t eat greens, but Edward said they were
flavorful. I did taste them, because Edward
makes them look so good with hot sauce and corn bread. I could eat them, but I prefer not to. We attempted to get peach cobbler, but they
were sold out.
We always live by this when reading reviews about any place, take the review as a starting point and go from there. Yes, Charlie Mae’s Soul Food is worth a visit! You will not be disappointed if you get the fried chicken. Let me know if you visit, what you ordered and what you thought.
Location visited:
6115 S. 51st Avenue, #204 Laveen, AZ 85339 Call for hours: 602-675-0865
I saw “the cheese shell” around and thought I should try that, so before heading out one day, I prepared the cheese shell taco quickly. I already had ground turkey cooked, so I took it out the fridge and threw it in the microwave.
Get a 13×9 baking sheet or whatever size you have, place parchment paper down, and sprinkle cheese in a circle about 5″ in diameter and about 3″ apart from the next cheese circle. Use whatever cheese you like (I used mild cheddar). Bake on 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes. Let cool slightly, stuff with what you like. In my case, it was the ground turkey, lettuce, sour cream and sugar-free ketchup. Voilà! So GOOD.
Sharonda Shariee 