Aaaaand cue the randomness!
1. It’s official! Happy first day of spring! 😀 In a cruel twist of fate, however, the last week of winter was actually nicer than the first week of spring is looking. We got as high as 11ºC (52°F) last week, and now?
Womp, womp.
2. Thankfully, seeing things like this makes up for it…
It may not be green grass or budding trees, but you’ll never hear me complaining about finding organic strawberries on sale. I may or may not have come home with 3 pounds 😯
3. I also may or may not have come home with a little more than I intended when I stopped by the mall…
I needed to go in to get something in my laptop tweaked, and I somehow managed to accumulate a variety of goods somewhere between the entrance to the mall and the entrance to the Apple store. Funny how that works… But hey! At least it wasn’t a big bag of beauty products from Sephora. That being said, I do have to go back in to buy Frozen sometime soon…
4. … or maybe not considering I haven’t even had a chance to sit down and watch any of the movies I just bought. I blame this…
(expect to see a review in this month’s favourites post)
5. This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside…
Anyone else?
6. Riddle me this… are you supposed to refrigerate your nut/seed butters? I’ve just been keeping mine in the pantry, but I noticed that the newest jar I bought suggests to “refrigerate after opening.” Why? Can nut butters go bad? Or is it more of a texture thing? Mine never really last more than a few weeks once I open them, but I’d still rather not risk eating rancid nut oils 😯
Edited to add: apparently refrigeration is used to prevent the oils from oxidizing and going rancid. That being said, it takes a handful of weeks to occur, so unless it takes you a month or more to get through your jars, you’re probably okay storing them in the pantry. You’ll know if they’re starting to go bad if they taste sour or chemically.
7. Something that is in my fridge is big carrots… or… normal carrots, I guess. Why am I mentioning this? Because I never buy big carrots — baby carrots are my jam. I’m not sure what possessed me, other than the fact that I wanted to try something different. I’ll be going back to my babies soon, though, because I find them to be so much sweeter. And yes, I randomly think about carrots… and take pictures of them 😯
8. Ooo! But let’s go back to nut butters for a second. I recently tried (and fell in love with) a new one…
Toasted soy nut butter. Have you ever tried it? I bought a jar on a whim because it was the only nut butter available that was free of peanuts and I needed to satisfy a craving, stat. I didn’t expect to think much of it, so imagine my surprise when I ended up really loving it. Apparently it’s supposed to taste “just like peanut butter,” and while I can’t speak to that, I can say that it’s definitely tasty… and so, SO creamy.
9. And while we’re talking about food, let’s talk about hunger. Am I the only one who can be perfectly content and satisfied (read: not hungry), randomly grab something “just for a little taste,” and then all of a sudden be ravenous? It’s like suddenly the flood gates open and I want to eat ALL the foods.
10. I hope you guys are having an awesome Thursday, and thank ya for sharing your random thoughts with me — they always make me smile 😀
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My nut butter obsession has returned. Lord help me. I just recently started keeping mine in the fridge as I wasn’t using them very often, but now that I am back in a full on love affair with sunbutter (okay seed butter obsession also), goodness knows they won’t last that long. I actually found I like them much better cold though. And if I need it melty I can just heat it up.
The weather is still so cold there,but i am sure it will change soon.It was so excited to read your post.
1. How has it taken me this long to hear about Thinking Out Loud? Where have I been? This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!!!! I’m going to go and make my first linkup right now. 😀
2. I bought some annoyingly expensive strawberries this week only to find them for 1/3 of the price the very next day. Ughhhhh.
Definitely looking forward to having you join the party! 😀 Reading people’s random thoughts is one of my favourite ways to get to know them better.
I buy self ground PB, which I never refrigerate. I usually buy store bought almond butter though, and I DO refrigerate that only because it prevents the separation..personal preference!! I had no idea it went rancid though, that must be for people that don’t know how to really consume nut butter…it should never last more than a week! HAHA. I love that you bought the jungle book…yes.
I got so excited when I saw your strawberry photo. I’m going to stop by Safeway tomorrow and see if they have any! I wonder if they’re $500 here. Did I tell you small jars of almond butter are $15? Like, the gross MaraNatha stuff… ick.
Soy nut butter, hey? I’ve always assumed it would be gross, but maybe I’ll give this a try!
I think the nut butter thing only applies to certain ones…ones like Jif have added stuff to make it stay good longer. Ones that you have to stir I usually stick in the fridge just in case. 🙂
I may be the only one in the Northern Hemisphere who hasn’t seen Frozen!! I should probably just go and buy it, yes?
Happy first day of spring! <3
Yessss! You need to see it. So cute, and the music is extremely catchy 😆
Thank you for reminding me I need to go out and buy catching fire, stat.
Also… I’m super jealous of your nut butter collection.
I LOVE all the nut butter talk on here today! YUM! I think between your stock and my stock of nut butters, we could open a nut butter cafe! 😉 Also – have you tried dipping your carrots IN the toasted sun butter? I haven’t tried that nut butter, but I do love a good carrot + sun butter snack!
I completely understand the soy butter buy! When a girl has a craving, you don’t bother with logistics like price tags! I bet it was amazing. I have never refrigerated my nut butters, but I also break a whole lotta other kitchen rules, so don’t take my word for it. And all those strawberries are making me excited! I’m SO ready for spring and summer fruits!
Yeahhhh I’m so excited you finally bought soy nut butter to try! Now you see why I love it so much. 😉 I feel like I should store my nut/seed butters in the fridge to prevent them going rancid, but I hate how it makes them so hard to spread and drizzle. My jars of nut/seed butter don’t last long anyway, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.
Call me weird but I actually much prefer whole carrots because I find them sweeter – especially the smaller, younger carrots with the tops still attached.
I was definitely skeptical of the soy nut butter, but very good call on it 😀 There have been times where I’ve actually been reaching for it over almond butter… but don’t tell 😯
I am so happy that it is finally spring. I cannot wait for the flowers to start blooming. I just hope the bees stay away from me. o.o
I never knew you had to refrigerate nut butter.. Oops.
I love trying new nut butters. Best.Thing.Ever.
I need to get my hands on Catching Fire and Frozen as well.
I for one am a proud Bibliophile.
I can’t wait for organic strawberries to go on sale here!!! They’re my absolute favorite fruit (maybe even my absolute favorite food).
Also, I never put nut butter in the fridge – I don’t like the texture they have when they’re cold, but they don’t last too long once the jar is open so I’m not too worried about them going bad 😉
Yessss nut butters do go bad but it takes a goooood while, Amanda! I always put my natural butters in the fridge because I don’t fancy stirring the separation every single time I eat the butter, hehe. And Frozen is such a cute movie with a pretty good moral! At first it took me several times to get into it but when I actually sat down to watch and pay attention, I fell in love with the music and humor. 😀
I never refrigerate nut butter… and mine lasts a while. Whoops, maybe I should start…
I like hearing about what people are reading and enjoying. I plan on doing that a little more in my blog (following your example *Ü*)
I actually prefer big carrots when I’m cooking with them (for soup or something). They cost a little less, and just a quick peel and chop is actually easier than trying to chop up the little ones. But for just basic snacking? I like the little ones.
I feel the same about big carrots!! I bought some once and they went bad cause I just couldn’t seem to try something with them. They are actually scary haha.
And that almond/coconut/sun butter collection!!! Amazing! Here in Brasil we don’t have a lot of the stuff, only a few brands of PB. So I normally order mine from iHerb or I make my own almond butter. Good thing I’m going to US in april so I’ll just bring home a full suitcase of nut butters and quest bars! Can’t wait!
Oh and I took your advice and I’m reading “The fault in our stars”. I love it!
Glad you enjoyed it, Mayra! The movie will be coming out soon, so I’m looking forward to that 😀 And I almost always travel with a half-packed suitcase just so I’ll have enough room to bring back all the food I buy while I’m away 😆
I’m totally with you on instantly being hungry…. or do I just think I’m hungry, when something yummy is around. I’ve never tried soy nut butter, but I’ve never met a nut butter I didn’t love, so I’m sure I would I could easily polish off a jar. Happy Spring, Amanda… hope it starts to feel that way in your neck of the woods soon!
I refrigerate the nut butters when I am having an “off” week. (I go through phases and sometimes my nut butter consumption slacks. Usually never.)
Number 9? You are speaking my language.
Especially when said “taste” is of the nut butter variety.
I am so so so happy that it is the first day of spring! Even though I agree with you that it’s not necessarily the nicest, rainy and gloomy here, I just can’t help but smile to know that warm weather is hopefully that much closer!
confession, i don’t keep my nut butters in the fridge. i like them creamy. we eat them too fast anyway! they won’t go bad. haha
Wow my nut butter collection is so rubbish right now, I’ve actually ran out of everything! This post has inspired me to restock – and I always just keep mine at room temp, I don’t have a big enough fridge!
Personally, I like to refrigerate my nut butter after I open it. To me, it actually tastes better cold. Some nut butters like hazelnut I won’t refridgerate. I haven’t tried WOW yet, but I will keep my eye out for it. Have you tried NuttZo? It is the absolute BEST nut butter I have found.
I haven’t. I’ve wanted to, but I think they use cashews in most of their nut butters, which I can’t have 🙁
I think nut butters are like regular butter– some people store them in the refrigerator and some don’t. Like you said, it takes time for them to go rancid so it’s more a matter of preference than anything. I refrigerate mine simply because I like [almost] everything cold…other than water. I’ll take that room temperature. (:
It’s funny that you mention soy nut butter because my dad was just telling me last week that he bought a jar and fell in love with it. I need to try some for myself!
Happy Thursday, gorgeous! Sending lots and lots of springtime-weather thoughts your way!
Considering I live in Canada and it’s pretty much cold here 6 months out of the year, storing nut butters in the pantry is probably similar to storing them in the fridge 😆
Yay…The Jungle Book! I still have to re-watch that after falling asleep halfway through last time! 😉 Oh gosh, the third season of Game of Thrones was craziness! OMG!
I never refrigerated my nut butters because I hate when they become too hard and then don’t spread easily. I always store ALL of them in the pantry.
I’m so behind on Game of Thrones, and I nerdily admit that I miss it terribly. If you ever get sick of the chilly weather, come on down to NC. It’s sunny and 70F today. Woohoo!!
I am the SAME way with getting hungry at the slightest taste of something. It’s kind of annoying when you only have a little bit left, too! You just think to “finish off the bag” and then you just want MORE so you end up going to buy more. Fail.
And I’ve been SO into books lately. I blame walking on the treadmill because I find myself able to focus more on reading which is kind of weird because you’d think the opposite, I guess. Oh well. I’m hooked. Haha! I can’t wait for Divergent to come out in theatres!!
I’ve walked passed Wow Butter so many times because I was worried it wouldn’t taste like my beloved pb…buuut…if you say so, I’ll give it a go once I hit bottom on my current jar!
Rahh, I watched Catching Fire this weekend and it didn’t thrill me as much as it did in theaters, I can’t explain it, but it just wasn’t the same. I was more interested in everything EXCEPT the movie. Booh 🙁 However, I am all on board for The Jungle Book! That’s one Disney movie I have yet to own, and I think you triggered a shopping itch for this weekend . Best Buy anyone? 😉 Is it weird that a big wish of mine is to own every Disney classic? I wonder if that’s bucket list worthy…? I digress.
Lastly, try peeling the first layer of skin off your large carrots with a veggie peeler. I found that this makes the sweetness come out a bit more like our beloved baby carrots. It nips that bitter flesh in the butt!
Well I’ve never actually tasted PB myself soooo… I can’t say it tastes exactly like it… but it is good 🙂 And I kind of always run into the problem of not liking a movie as much at home as I did in the theatre… I haven’t watched Catching Fire yet, though, so time will tell.
And are we the same person?! I’ve been working on my Disney collection for a couple of years now, and one of my goals is definitely to own all of them 😀
So much happiness when I ready ToL posts. Didn’t get one put together this week…it has just been one of those weeks, and my mind has no space for blogging. Planning to come back strong on Sunday!
You always crack me up, and I just love the pictures you take … thanks for another fun post!
I am not a big snacker, so I can grab ‘a’ pretzel or ‘a’ taste of something without it becoming a ‘Cookie Monster Moment’. (nom nom nom)
Also, I know I am supposed to be part of the curmudgeony ‘I like my physical stuff’ generation clinging to albums and film and books … but I’m not. I have been digital for ages, first computer in ’79, had MP3s playing in my car in ’98, I was reading ‘ebooks’ more than 15 years before there was a Kindle, and on and on. I love books, but am just fine never touching paper again.
And YES, I do admit it is a different experience! 🙂
I’ll admit that I do love my technology, but I refuse to give up my books and buy a Kindle. I think part of it has to do with the fact that I secretly dream of having a library like Beast gave Belle in Beauty and the Beast. Working on it… I’ll get there someday 😉
Number 9 absolutely about me! It is especially awkward when you with something treat, and after a small slice there is a wild wish to eat… I try to get home quicker at such moments 😀
I also never put my nut butters in the fridge and I’ve never had one go bad, so I think I’m good with the pantry. I’m also loving your nut butter stash! I have plans to replenish mine soon 🙂
I’m mad at spring. Snow?! Really?! I mean, I know I shouldn’t be surprised but come on. I’m so over winter.
I have been loving all of the strawberry sales lately too! Think I polished off two containers of them this week, yum! The soy nut butter IS actually pretty tasty, which I agree, was a bit surprising. I’m also w/you on the crappy weather – SO waiting for some above 40 degree spring-ish weather here!
I can NEVER have just ONE taste because that one taste almost ALWAYS opens up the food floodgates.