Category Archives: Food

Dollar Makes You Holler – Peanut M&Ms

Posted on Friday, July 6, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

I am on a forever quest to find peanut M&Ms at a dollar store. While this may seem like a fairly simple task, it is no mean feat. Reese’s Pieces, Twix, plain M&Ms and even the pretzel M&Ms proliferate the … Continue reading →

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Cadbury Fruit and Nut

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

I know, I know. More chocolate. But this chocolate confection with internal delights brings back fond memories of my oldest brother. Growing up, the Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar was his favorite treat. We weren’t allowed to eat much candy … Continue reading →

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The Fat Tooth

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

Photo by Jamet Woods Costco pizza, how I love thee. I had a scare recently. I came home from work with a craving of such intensity it almost felt tangible. It started in my gut and reached it’s way into … Continue reading →

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Dollar Makes You Holler! Dark Chocolate Reese’s PB cups

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

What on Earth could make Reese’s PB cups taste any better? Dark chocolate. (Also, bananas. RIP Elvis edition—which oddly enough, I also found at a 99 cent store once upon a time.) The dark chocolate adds a shade more complexity … Continue reading →

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Dollar Makes You Holler! Bread

Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

Sometimes, when driving to work, I would see a sign for the Wonder Bread/Hostess Bakery Thriftshop (thriftshop–really?), but the place always looked closed and/or deserted. I wondered if it might be a front for the mafia. Then one day I … Continue reading →

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Dollar Makes You Holler: Trader Joe’s chocolate bar

Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

It’s true: Sometimes I will go somewhere other than the dollar store. And sometimes, I will find something that does indeed make me holler for a dollar. Like this chocolate bar, which combines some of my favorite things: dark chocolate … Continue reading →

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In Hindsight: The fine art of persuasion

Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

Carrot souffle with an oatmeal cookie crust. If you let it bake for 1 hour, the top will caramelize! They say that when you get married, you discover strengths you never knew about the other person. I discovered my husband … Continue reading →

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The great egg-splosion

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

I, of course, was eating in front of the computer. I love me some hard-boiled eggs. But hard-boiled eggs, it seems, hate to be eaten by me. They physically resist me, making it a battle to get their shells off … Continue reading →

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Lest I forget….

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

Back in January (Jan. 17 at 9:17 p.m. to be exact. Ah, the joys of chronicling in a digital age), I tweeted: “Chocolate coconut cream cookies from Poland, where have you been all my life?!” These cookies are better than … Continue reading →

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Dollar Makes You Holler! Hello Kitty Belly Washers

Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 by Jammie Karlman

I love Hello Kitty, I ain’t gonna lie. When I was little, my favorite place was not Disneyland, Winchell’s or the hospital (my mom used to work at one and I loved visiting her. Hospitals house a surprising amount of … Continue reading →

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