Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 02:19 PM

Sasquatch Jerky!?

Did you guys realize that last night’s pizza was made with Sasquatch jerky? I’m talking 100% Sasquatch meat, which only costs $499.99 for 8 ounces?! I’m surprised that hardly anyone mentioned it. I got more comments about how delicious my pizza looked than how weird it was that I was eating Sasquatch jerky! Oh well. Happy April Fools Day! :mrgreen: (The Sasquatch jerky is actually regular old bacon.)

Lunch

Today’s lunch was leftover Sasquatch pizza, which I ate cold. I love reheated pizza, but sometimes the cold version is the way to go! I love how the flavors intensify in leftover pizza (after sitting in the fridge overnight)! :-D

Lunch also included raw veggies: grape tomatoes and carrot and celery sticks. (There were a few more veggies in my baggie, but I started munching before I snapped a photo.)

I concluded lunch with the yummiest cookies ever! They were made by Late July Organic Snacks and reminded me so much of Oreo cookies, but they actually tasted healthier… but not “healthy” in a gross, cardboard-tasting way.

My vanilla bean with green tea sandwich cookies had so much flavor! At first, the green tea flavor sounded a little strange to me, but there was just a hint of sweet green tea that actually enhanced the vanilla flavor. The filling tasted “real” and not at all artificial like some vanilla cream-filled cookies. The ingredients and nutritional info for these cookies aren’t too shabby either!

Vanilla Bean With Green Tea – Ingredients & Nutrition Facts

Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic powdered evaporated cane juice with organic corn starch, organic palm oil, organic evaporated cane juice, organic whole wheat flour, organic cocoa (processed with alkali), organic brown rice syrup, organic vanilla extract, organic evaporated cane juice syrup, organic roasted barley, organic chocolate liquor, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, organic cocoa butter, sea salt, organic green tea extract.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 2 Cookies (24g)
Calories 110 
Total Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 2.5g
Trans Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 80mg
Total Carbohydrate 16g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 8g
Protein 1g

All together…

My afternoon snack is a free sample of Total Cranberry Crunch that I am either going to eat “straight-up” or mix with a packet of instant oatmeal– we’ll see how hungry I am later this afternoon. Right now, I’m actually craving hot tea.

Bonus Question of the Day

What’s the strangest/most adventurous food you have ever eaten?



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46 Comments on “Sasquatch Jerky!?”

  1. #1 Nick Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    I love sasquatch jerky but I usually save it for special occasions. It’s a little gamey but well worth the price.

  2. #2 brandi Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    you’re making me want my pizza that’s at home in the fridge! :) Those cookies sound interesting.

    I’ve eaten alligator – that’s probably as strange as I’ve gotten in my 25 years.

  3. #3 Betsy Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    Ooo yes I’ve tried the Late July Double Chocolate sandwich cookies and they are the best! I can’t think of anything too exotic that I’ve eaten but I recently downed some raw oysters which was a big step for me!

  4. #4 kathleen Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    tina,
    when you make pizza do you use regular pasta marinara sauce?

  5. #5 Run Sarah Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Those cookies look yummy – Iove green tea anything!

  6. #6 Tina Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    @kathleen: Yep, or whatever we have in our fridge. We’re not picky when it comes to pizza.

  7. #7 Lindsay Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Your Pizza looks yummy and I was wondering where in the worl you would get sasquatch jerky from… but at least that would be a fun meal for the kids if you had them, especially on April Fools!! :)
    I think that the strangest thing that I ever ate was frog legs when I was in France last summer. I am not sure I liked them, but because I was at a friends family home… I said that you and ate as much as I could!!
    Happy April Fools!!

  8. #8 Stephanie Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Ha… I didn’t even give it a second thought. I don’t think many of us are jerky afficiandos :)

  9. #9 Alicia Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    mmm that pizza still looks tasty.

    Weirdest thing I ever ate: Shrimp head, tentacles and all… I’m not too adventurous.

    I am going to make homemade pizza this weekend for the first time…. any tips (cook time, temp, ingredients to stay away from, etc.)? Thanks!

    Happy Wednesday :)

  10. #10 Mara @ What's For Dinner? Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    LOL! I figured “Sasquatch” was a brand name! HA!

  11. #11 Erin Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    LOL! I saw that and didn’t realize it was weird. Totally thought it was a some greenie, hippy brand I wasn’t aware of yet. Good one!

  12. #12 Amanda Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    yummmy pizza. I tried that cereal too and it was good, but lots of cals without much bang

  13. #13 Amanda Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    I love those Late July Cookies…I have some in my cookie jar right now! Your pizza looks very good! I love pineapple and ham/bacon pizza, only now without cheese

    We ate mystery meat that was served to us by our family in Italy…have no idea what it was, probably rabbit or another small animal of some kind. I was served a second serving cuz I needed to fatten up!!

  14. #14 Lauren Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I like Late July products, though I haven’t had these cookies – they sound yummy!

  15. #15 rhodeygirl Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    I HONESTLY DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE ANYTHING! just thought that it was some brand name!!!!

    tripe. worst food in the world. google it if you don’t know what it is.

  16. #16 Kara Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    I totally didnt think anything of it until I saw it on Twitter. I totally thought it was a brand name too.

  17. #17 Coco Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    How’s this for weird….ALIGATOR NUGGETS. I had them at this thai restaurant and they ended up being pretty tasty.
    As always it tasted kinda like chicken, but had this strange kinda gammie flavor. If its ever on the menu somewhere give it a try.
    On a tastier note, how are those late july cookies? I tried the vanilla ones.
    Are they as good as oreos?

  18. #18 VeggieGirl Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    Escargot.

  19. #19 life coach jen Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Ha, somehow I totally skated over the “Sasquatch” thing, I’m lame. Hmmm, exotic things I’ve eaten…I’m kind of a wuss, I’m sure lots of meat eaters out there would find my various tofu, tvp, and lentil creations a bit off beat, but no one in the blogging community would bat an eye.

  20. #20 rebecca Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Frog legs, they were really yummy!
    I also eat raw meat, while i was in Turkey and it had so many spices in it, it was ok to eat raw, thank god I had one to many drinks to know what I was eating when it was handed to me to try.

  21. #21 Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Mmmm, those cookies look so good!

  22. #22 Danielle Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    I just had pineapple pizza last Friday but you are making me crave it again!
    I have never eaten anything exotic, I’m a wuss lol.

  23. #23 Hallie Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Yeah totally missed the jerky thing too. I thought it was some flavor of regular (so beef I guess?) jerky.

    I can be a fussy eater, so there isn’t anything too crazy I’ve tried. I took a taste of octopus in Portugal but promptly spit it out, and I think in Spain I tried oxtail…not even sure what that IS. I’m much more daring now than I was in my study abroad days so if I ever travel more, maybe I’ll be more adventurous…or maybe not ;-)

  24. #24 Michelle Hisae Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    I would have to go with…escargot, though I’m sure many have tried it. It’s not too bad! :)

  25. #25 Tina W Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    I ate that Total and felt reallly old

    Like in my late 60’s.

  26. #26 Marianne Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    I figured Sasquatch was a brand of jerky as well, seeing as I’m not familiar with alot of brands in the States.

    The cookies sound like a nice combination of flavours. I’ve seen the Late July products in stores, but never tried them. Perhaps if I have a cookie craving one day, I’ll pick them up :)

  27. #27 Jaime Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    I love Late July! I did a review of their little pb sandwich cookies not too long ago. So tasty and I love that they are a little family operation. I’m hoping I can find more of their products around here.

  28. #28 runningwithin Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Those cookies look fabulous! I can’t think of anything too strange that I’ve eaten, though I’m pretty sure my family out in the Midwest finds 90% of the food I eat (And that all us bloggers eat) strange and scary. lol

  29. #29 Shannon (The Daily Balance) Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    The strangest/most adventurous food I’ve ever eaten? Alligator ;)

    I’ll pretty much try anything though! Those sandwich cookies look delish ;)

  30. #30 Jennifer Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    btw I got that little box of Total as a sample too! Lemme know how it is as I haven’t cracked it open yet.

  31. #31 Jessica Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    My brother sent some of the Late July cookies to me for my birthday last year- I loved them! The most adventurous food I’ve eaten is chicken feet curry while I was visiting a family in Jamaica. I almost gagged when I realized there were tiny little chicken feet in the bowl. The curry was delicious though!

  32. #32 Julia Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Adventurous food=
    PIG HOOVES
    Definitely DON’T recommend.

  33. #33 Meg Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    I don’t think I’ve eaten too many adventurous foods. I guess the most adventurous I’ve eaten is sashimi. I had oxtail a few weeks ago. Does that count as adventurous?

  34. #34 Erin F. Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    I’ve had whole octopus in paella at Spanish and Portugese restuarants, but weirder was probably a chicken heart at a Brazilian Rodijero. It was there so I HAD to try it, but it was too chewy for me to even notice the taste. Definitely not my thing!

  35. #35 lee (for the love of peanut butter) Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    strangest food? “paella negro”–black paella, dyed black with REAL SQUID INK. i ate this in barcelona with my family and i shall never forget it.

  36. #36 Shelby Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    That’s so fun! haha

    Ooo yummy cookies. I’ve been meaning to try those too, green tea sounds so delicious

  37. #37 Mizz Independent Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Ostrich…and it was delicious!

  38. #38 Chloe Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Kangaroo! haha I had it last weekend

  39. #39 Kat Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    I’ve had chicken feet in San Francisco Chinatown. Odd, it tasted fine, but the texture was indeed strange. Chewy and gelatinous at the same time. Rocky Mountain Oysters, (aka bull testicles); pretty good, tasted like liver, sort of. Bone Marrow, YUM. Jelly fish. Meh. I’ll try anything pretty much, except for insects. Just. Can’t. Do. It.

  40. #40 Sasquatch Hunt Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    You can get your own sasquatch now – there’s a national lottery open.

  41. #41 ttfn300 Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    haha, i read it, but it didn’t process :) sweetbreads… i didn’t know what it was until afterwards!

  42. #42 Rachel Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    Haha funny I didn’t take notice of the Sasquatch jerky thing either!

    When I was in South America, I accidentally ordered the “special” at a small restaurant and ended up with… COW SKIN! It was essentially slices of fat served over rice. Actually it wasn’t quite as bad as it sounds, but I don’t think I’d eat it again.

  43. #43 Victoria Reply to this comment
    on Apr 1st, 2009 at 11:11 pm

    Ha! Sneaky joke. I definitely didn’t even notice. Hmmm, I think I’m a pretty adventurous eater, but I can’t think of anything particularly out there. By the same token, I don’t think I’ve ever turned down anything either.

  44. #44 Caroline Reply to this comment
    on Apr 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 am

    Those cookies sound heavenly!! Weirdest thing I ever ate…maybe tofu shiratake noodles?

  45. #45 Graze With Me Reply to this comment
    on Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Weirdest thing ever eaten: Rocky Mountain Oysters.
    If your don’t know what they are, :sigh: they’re bull testicles, deep fried and usually dipped in either ranch or ketchup. NASTY! I’m not sure which is worse, those or a chicken heart?

  46. #46 lauren (athlEAT) Reply to this comment
    on Apr 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 am

    baby octopus! i felt bad eating it, but couldnt pass up the opportunity to try something new.

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