meansoybean

Ok, we fully admit that the posts have been lacking — especially food posts. So to make up for it we’re gonna go through 5 days of food. Today, it’s Speculaas cookies!

My gift-giving scheme in December proved a success, sparking a conversation with a fellow office-dweller who is Danish and remembered Speculaas from his childhood. A box of cookies was gifted to him and he was very kind to give me a sleeve. How generous was that?!

Apparently there is a German food store in the West Island that sells these cookies only during the Xmas season. I intend to find out where this place is… I bet it’s a gold mine. I’d love to find a good sauerkraut.

But so exhausted. From what I’ve seen, I think there are quite a few within the blogosphere who feel this way too. A bit of forewarning… the posts will be a bit sparse for the next week or so.
But don’t give up on me!

Check out these intriguing, yet awful, things called Shuellas. You know, umbrellas for your shoes? Think of them like condoms for your feet. If you’re wearing nice shoes and don’t want to get em wet you just put these babies on. When you get to your destination, you just peel them off, give them a shake and pack them in a pouch.

The concept is just okay, but I don’t think it’s practical. If you’re out on the town you probably don’t have a space in your teeny purse to stuff your Shuella pouch.

It’s not the most outrageous food-thing I’ve ever seen, but it’s pretty sad when you can’t make your own damn chocolate-cheese cake and have to resort to this.

Though it’s not vegan, such “advances” in food mock us people who make stuff from scratch from quality ingredients.