Two things have entered my life that I’ve just got to write about on b4b. The first is a treat from abroad, and the second is a product of the good old USA.
1) Speculoos spread.
This stuff is almost as addictive as nutella. Speculoos are cookies from Belgium, and the spread has been featured at the Wafels and Dinges trucks in NYC. The cookies are brown sugar based, and they are the type of treat that would normally be served with a side of some proper tea. BG and I picked some of this up in the Bon Marché when we were in Paris, where this stuff grows on trees and is as plentiful as the wind.
Try it. And if you can find it here in NYC, tell me where!
2) Ronnybrook Farm Eggnog!
At the farmer’s market today, uberchef spotted a little bottle of magic deliciousness. He knows of my obsession with the nog, and immediately pointed it out to me. And now, here I am, ready to indulge in my favorite cold-weather treat. Mixed with a little dark rum… delicious.
Damn! I want both of those. I love Nutella and I love Egg Nog. They just started selling Egg Nog at the local market but it’s like $2+ for a pint….and then you look at the nutrition facts an realize that if (when) you chug the entire pint it’s something like 800 calories. How was the nog?
The nog was dope. I was bummed that my RB girl wasn’t at the market today.
Ronnybrook does it right– rather than having nutritional info, it simply says, “Happy Holidays!”