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BEFORE I FORGET...
On Sunday, I will announce the final week for our Market Friday-DreemPort Challenge Extravaganza! and yes - hehehee -
something SPECIAL is coming next week
So if you haven't been a part of it, you should DEFINITELY join in next week!
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Onto our Market Friday challenge!!!
Do you remember all the things we had to find??? Well, I found them ALL! hehehe But first, I wanted to show you what it looks like in a CHEF STORE! I'm married to a chef, and that means that we have to sometimes go down the mountain to stock his MASSIVE kitchen, walk-in cooler, and walk-in freezer! hehehe He used to work in a restaurant (where we even fed the President of the United States! yep - WE, because that's where I met him. hahaha I worked there too!) But now, he works at the camp we live/work at! And he loves it! It still let him enjoy his passion for cooking, but now he feeds guests year round! In the summer, we have a TON of energy from summer camp kids and summer camp staff! Lots of fun!
Today, he needed to get some things that didn't get delivered to the camp... so here we go!
hehehe this is actually a funny picture because my husband is super tall. He's 6'8" but in the picture, he looks so tiny compared to the massive chef store! lol Let's go in, shall we?!
As you can see, they do have some normal-sized bottles! Some things that you probably recognize! Can you guess why they would have smaller bottles like this?
..... guess yet?
Because some of the bottles would be on the tables in the restaurants, right? They don't have customers picking up vats of bbq sauce! hehehe But as you can see if you look down the aisles, they also have really huge boxes of things. This is obviously going to be for some of the recipes that need gallons of sauce, and not splashes of sauce!
I'm not sure if you can tell, but these are Number 10 cans. From the angle of the picture, they might look small, but these are actually quite large. They even have special can openers that are on the edge of the table with a massive hand crank - to open them!
and how about these huge bags... know what they are?
If you can't see in the pic, I'll give you a hint. movies, butter, air-popped....
POPCORN! hehe Can you imagine popping all these kernels for 400 kids ready for a movie? Who wants extra butter on theirs? hehe
or... maybe instead of butter, you'd like some nice coconut oil? You might be used to getting 16 ounces of coconut oil in the regular supermarket, but have you ever seen a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff! hehehe You're about to see it!
Yep! I had to put my finger in the picture so you would get a proper perspective on just how large that tub is! But, when you think about it - it's a pretty good price! In the store you get about 16 ounces for $13. But this is $75 for 5 gallons! It pays to buy in bulk! hehehe
Let's just take a peak at what the aisles look like. Does it look very different from your local market?
You can see even inside the freezer and cooler cases, the boxes aren't really displaying anything that is pleasing to the eye. These are meant for chefs who know what they want, and come in and get it! No need to dazzle people with pretty marketing when they are feeding 400 hungry little mouths! hahaha
Pretty interesting to see these closed off glass cases that you actually WALK into! Not like a normal freezer/cooler aisle where you open the door and grab what you need. Nope - you actually go INSIDE the whole area that is cooled and shop inside!
Now... not everything is boring. As you can see here, the candy is still looking as bright, colorful and tempting as ever! There is a reason for this too... Can you guess?
.... still thinking?? hehehe
Because most of the candy boxes are used as display boxes in gift shops and cafes! They still want to lure all those bellies over! And that involves MARKETING. hahaha I'm sure you can see IMMEDIATELY what candies they are -just by the colors! That's what they're hoping for! LOL
NOW FOR MY SCAVENGER FINDS!!!
Remember we had to find something bubbly? ahhhh... well here is one of my favorite "bubblies" to drink! I can't drink wine, because I have some strange reaction to it where it makes my skin hurt... LOL But I still like to pretend that I can drink it! So, I fill my glass with a lovely bottle of...
Martinelli's! hehehe They have lots of flavors, but the original Sparkling Cider is my favorite! It's apple, and bubbly, and sweet, and tart, and looks just as pretty as a glass of champagne! so for me- it works!!! hehehe
Next, we had to find something prickly!
and.... how's this??? hahaha
I found a few other things that fit the bill, but this one seemed best! Pineapple is one of my favorite fruit - but I can't eat too much or my tongue gets those little sore tastebuds! hahaha you know what I mean??? My whole mouth turns extra-sensitive, so I can't go crazy and gobble up the pineapple. (unless it's on a sundae. LOL Then I think the ice cream helps to cut the acidity and I can eat eat eat. hmmm I'm starting to see why I need a detox right now LOLOLOL)
Then, it was time to find something that smelled nice.... and these - mmmmmmmmmmm
Dr. Teal's makes the most luxurious, spa-smelling bath products! I just bought a new scent (that isn't shown here) called Energy! It's scented with orange, sage and bergamot - and when you're finished with your shower, the whole bathroom smells like a spa! It's so delicious! hehehe My next favorite is the lavender. It's so calming and soothing - perfect for a warm bath before bed. I highly recommend these if they happen to be in your area of the world!
Next, I had to show things that were calling my name to buy them... hahahaha I only needed one - but come on! I'm on a detox! Of course, I'm gonna show you more than one!!! LOL
mmmmmmm say no more. I think it says 5 pounds of snow crab clusters?? hehehe Yes, it's $99! hahaha But its FIVE POUNDS OF CRAB CLUSTERS!!! hahahahaa sooooooooo yummy for my tummy! That would last weeks and weeks in my freezer! LOL well, unless my son and I got into the box. Then maybe it would only last a week LOLOL
Now, these are filled with gluten, so I can't eat them! I know how to make them, so I don't have to go without!!! But look at how many there are! Already made, sealed, ready to pan fry....
DUMPLINGSSSSSSSSSSSS.. mmmmmmm Well, I have to say this.. hahaha It's probably a good thing that I have to hand make my own dumplings! The time that it takes me to make them is a good way to limit my consumption of them hahahaha If I had access to a bag like this... hmmm let's just say that I might have to be rolled out of the kitchen! hahahaha
and I know I just showed a picture of crab claws, but....
Can there ever be enough crab? I say no. I say - definitely not!!! Now... take a look at that can. LOL It's all cracked, picked through, sweet, lovely chunks of crab. And... all for the low, low price of $317 USD hahahahaha
I wonder what someone would make with a can of crab like that? Maybe 300 crab cakes? mmmmmmm why are you all making me talk about this and getting me hungry?? hahahahhaha
ok - now it's time for dessert. Again, something I really can't eat - but... it DID call my name as I passed by. I heard it. It said "Dreeeeeeemieeeee, come eeeeeeeat meeee"
I have more will power! I said no! hahaha but - take a look, will you?
Gourmet cheesecakes - assorted flavors, chocolate chip cookies - and mmmmmmm molten lava chocolate cake. When you take your first bite of that cake - hot molten "lava" chocolate pours out and drips all over the plate.
So - what do you think? Did I do well scavenging on my hunt?
Now, it's time for me to go eat some celery sticks and have a glass of water. HAHAHAHAHA
I hope you enjoyed this Market Friday-DreemPort Challenge! It was so fun to walk through, knowing that I was grabbing some DREEM TOKENS for each item I picked up for the Hunt! hehehe
Thank you @dswigle for letting us descend on your super fun community and letting us share our markets with people around the world!!! Can't wait for next week!!!!
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