FACT CHECK: THE APPLE PIE BLOG ENTRY

It's come to my attention that an error was made on the Hot Apple Pie Blog Entry. The Pie below mentioned as being available at Costco is actually Sam's Club. My mistake. So here it is priced and purchased today for $10.98.  Less than estimated again fact checked. At about 13 inches across. Cut into 8 slices

 

 

 

 

 The slice I had which was a bit sweet and frankly needed Vanilla Ice Cream, pictured below it came in at 3.5 by 6.5 inches and there are 8 to a  complete pie. The McDonald's Hot Apple Pie was smaller lower in height and sells for between $1.50 and $1.89 depending. While my "Sam's Club" slice sold for a little less than $1.38. Restaurants routinely sell this size slice for between $5.99 and $8.99. Next up the Pecan and Pumpkin Pies.

 

 

 

 

 While it tasted better than McDonald's my Grandmother Hazel's Apple Pie would put both their oven lights out. Not to mention the rest of the meal. The homemade Ice Cream at the Williams' reunion in Deer Creek was pretty good as well. We all cranked that handle to get it right.

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Would you like a Hot Apple Pie with that?

Would you like a Hot Apple Pie with that? 

The front person at McDonalds in 1968-69 was trained to ask that question as each customer ordered typically a Hamburger French fries and soft drink. This was to up sell the newly launched Hot Apple Pie. It's been a very long time since I was a frontman and subsequently a Fryman. Remembering the thick crunchy piping hot fried in beef tallow Pie tonight as my daughter called and asked if I would like something from the local McDonalds. I said a Hot Apple Pie.

Well, much to my chagrin, it had been years since I had eaten anything from McDonalds...mostly laughing at the conjecture regarding the ice cream or as the residences here report lack of...as the machines are usually broken. That's another story involving the manufacturer and computer codes. 

Anyway, I used to be a guy that could eat three Big Macs two fries (before supersizing) and a couple cups of shake mix (we weren't allowed flavorings) during my 15 minute break. Two per shift. Hey...I was making .95 cents an hour and a big kid getting my monies worth. My Hot Apple Pie was in fact moderately warm, baked and looked pretty lame versus my astute memory. 

See below the McDonalds web site picture. 

The picture above taken from the McDonald's website site tells about all the healthier attributes the new Pie launched in 2017 has. Actually they talk about the McNuggets instead. Hmmm I wasn't curious about them. So what's healthier? Ingredients, cooking method? Maybe... but how so. I still don't know.

My actual Hot Apple Pie above, smaller and reminiscent of a grocery chain cookie. Just a tad bigger. Well, if there was an opportunity to bring me back to the McDonald's family. It didn't happen. Costco has big pies for about $12 in their latest flyer we got today. Pumpkin and Pecan too. The girls are going to bring me one every other week, trying all the flavors. Bon appetite!

Bob from the Boatyard

 Bob is a dog that lives in the Arbor Station boatyard. The maintenance storage area behind the storage units including my #46 and 47. Bob likes the wet grass alongside and comes out in the morning to watch other dogs. When it rains Bob sometimes goes to our old unit 747 and sleeps on the doormat. Bob also steals shoes from various porches and decks. 

He is an amicable guy who allows me to pet his head, feed  him cookies and replenish his water bowl. The other day I met our neighbors who are also taking care of Bob. He's also known by them as Harry, Willie and Buddy. All the neighbors had a story of why they call him Harry, Willie or Buddy. I told Bob he could secure the boatyard and personally guard my storage units. So Bob has meaningful employment and compensation.

Kentucky Hot Brown Alternate

 The Kentucky Hot Brown sandwich was made famous and created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville circa 1920's. It's a combination of sliced turkey, charred tomatoes, bacon, cheese and mornay sauce. Google has tons of pictures of this huge decadent caloric creation.

I've been doing some Dr Gundry nutrition and along with my other "finds" create a more healthy and flavorful entree. At least in my mind. I used my Dutch Meadows Artisan Sourdough bread and  toasted it. Covered it in (instapot cooked Nuts.com) black beans. Layered Boarshead Turkey sliced thin and a few shreds of A2 casein cheddar from Australia on top. Then sprinkled with chopped raw organic onion from Dutch Meadows Farms. 

Sidebar...This weeks veges were Dutch Meadows cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and onions all organic. Layered, seasoned with celery salt, sea salt, garlic powder, white pepper and spritzed with high polyphenol olive oil. Organic first cold press. Mediterranean Olives. Got their Romaine too.

So that makes this a yummy yet healthy dish. The sourdough meets Dr Gundry suggestions to enhance gut bacteria, the lectins in the black beans eliminated by the pressure cooking, hormones and bad stuff from the regular milk and cheeses eliminated and turkey quantities reduced to an ounce or two.

Calories down healthy eating up. A delicious bowl 9 inch coupe shape satisfying your dinner needs. What? Ok a piece of dark chocolate and spoonful of A2 casein Greek yogurt from Dutch Meadows too. The calcium in the yogurt mitigates the oxalates in the dark chocolate but keeps the heart healthy side.

bon appetite PS I could have made it look nicer but was ready to eat and Willis wanted to help.

Sous Chef Willis trying to get a close up look. FYI He can't be trusted around food.
 

 

Publix Tomato Soup

 When we lived in Florida we shopped at Publix all down the westcoast. Now that we live in Long Beach we have to travel to Mobile AL for our specialty items. Next week is our anniversary and Taylor's birthday so the girl's went yesterday. Now I can usually make a very good soup by taking a can of fire roasted tomato then puree them and season them good but...the hot bar had it ready. Sidebar my Publix near the Infirmary Hospital Mobile will sell me the whole bag. They get them from their supplier or commissary. Nice but I only do that once in a while. he he 

Today I toasted my Willow Run Sourdough Artisan bread crispy and heated the soup dropped the bread in and sprinkle the 4C brand Parmesan Cheese over. That's would be 8 plus bucks in a restaurant and I like it better. So there. Sidebar usually companies use cellulose to keep the cheese from sticking 4C brand doesn't. Personally I feel it's healthier.

Nuts.com Coconut

 

 

 

Whenever I have the oven going I try to utilize the time and temperature to maximize production. The girls went to Fairhope AL to shop at the outlets, Publix Grocery and have lunch at Lamberts Cafe yesterday. They brought back veges for my stacked veges dish I make every week. Normally we eat them as sides or in an Einhorn Sourdough tortilla from Willow Run (sold through Dutch Meadows Farms. So while the veges cooked carrots, broccoli, califlower and vidalia onion; I had another dish of brussel sprouts separately working both seasoned with celery salt, sea salt, garlic powder and white pepper I bake them at 350 for 40 minutes.

 

I added a tray of organic coconut chips unsweetened from Nuts.com. I keep a side container to add to yogurt, fruits and noshes. The finished product above is another great Nuts.com item.

2024 Where has it gone Joe Dimagio?

 So I finally posted for 2024. I apologized for 2023. It's June and I mentioned previously my blog has migrated from food and stories to health related issues. A topic of great importance these days. I had my heart procedures done and no response from my disco heart in this rock and roll body. 

So Dr Quinn wanted to put a defibrillator in and I asked what about a pacemaker to set the beats and reduce the speedy AFIB? Hmmm seemed logical and it was agreed upon and a Boston Scientific combo was installed. Home the next day wound healed perfectly and Dr Quinn a magician. The heart beating a steady 80 BPM now.

So guess what Arnold...yeah that one had a pacemaker put in same day and time as me. Two days later he's telling everyone about it lol. We're both doing good although we don't chat. 

So that is where I've been spending my time, now I'm  back to biking and swimming no real noticeable difference. I see my VA cardiologist next week to see what she thinks. My questions to them is..

1 Why don't they have AI to help with heart and body coordination?

2 Does the heart heal after the beats are stabilized?

3 Does it strengthen then when cardio is returned to the patients daily routine?

So far I read the big danger is falling down from the heart meds and I wonder can they be switched for Chinese herbs? I did well using them for years.

LUNCH or more of a mid morning brunch. The previous picture Cheebooger cheebooger obviously named after John Belushi and his Greek Restaurant skit form SNL. I have been placing an order every other week from Dutch Meadows Farms in PA. This morning we did a burger pattie  with Australian cheddar, sauteed vidalia onions on a Einhorn sourdough bun tomato (huge farmers market?) and romaine fresh from the aforementioned farm. Delicious healthful no added anything. The beef is grass fed and finished. Can't say enough about the service and quality of DMF.

I'll try to be better and have a lot of catching up to do.

Cheebooger cheebooger!