Thx. I just discovered the leftover salad from last night’s dinner in the fridge, so we def won’t go hungry!
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Not sure how freely the booze was flowing at that party, since it tends to dull the tastebuds ;-), or perhaps they improved the recipe since, but we were pretty happy with it.
Especially since we could follow @Amandarama’s suggestion to add a lil sherry, which we ended up having brought down here after all. Whew. Crisis averted!
And thank goodness at that price 
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I’ve bought their clam chowder a number of times and enjoy it enough to continue buying it.
Had their lobster bisque once and wasn’t blown away by it. It wasn’t terrible but I didn’t buy it again.
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These spiced nuts are addictive.
https://diablobrand.ca/
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I love spiced pecans! I ate so many maple ones when I was in Canada. I refuse to take the nutritional details too seriously. They are gluten free!
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Because I have read lots about the various new types of apples that have come out since I left the US in 2009. I have been trying some of them when I have the chance (before I left the US, I loved Honeycrisp and Pink Lady varieties.)
Of those I’ve read about and bought, I fell in love with Cosmic Crisp. It’s juicy, crisp and the right balance of acid and sweetness. I had been reading that Sugarbee apples are good and bought one today since they are on sale this week at Albertsons for $1.97 lb. I bought one and must say I’m not impressed at all. Just sweet, somewhat juicy and not especially crisp or having a lot of apple flavor.
This website is very informative about apple varieties (though they don’t rank Cosmic Crisps very highly at all.)
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If you want a great site for apples, this site called Orange Pippin is one of the best I’ve found. Not every one has a picture but most do, with a good description of each variety. However, it’s not just U.S. varieties…they also have varieties grown and popular in France, the U.K., and northern Europe.
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Thank you❣️I went ahead and bookmarked it❣️
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Love them!
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I like SweetTango and Honeycrisp more than Cosmic Crisp. 
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I like these too, though they’re very hard to find around here. Similar to Honeycrisp but with more of a tang, which enjoy. Everyone raves about Honeycrisp but I find them way too sweet.
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I have seen SweetTango in the stores, but haven’t tried one yet. Next time I do, I’ll buy one. I fell in love with Honeycrisp when I was driving around Michigan and saw them for sale at unmanned roadside stands. I bought some and ate them while I was on vacation there. They were my favorite until I found Cosmic Crisp. But Honeycrisp are indeed 
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I haven’t seen any of those here in Las Vegas.
Fortunately Cosmic Crisps are everywhere here in Las Vegas. i can Honeycrisps them as being too sweet, though.
Japanese apples are all extremely sweet. They’ve bred them to have concentrated sorbitol in the center as seen in this photo. They’re too sweet, not crisp enough and too big for me…at least the size of a softball.
A few North American friends and I would post on Twitter when we could find Jazz apples from New Zealand because we just didn’t like Japanese apples very much…and they’re also, like many Japanese fruits, a bit on the expensive side.
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I don’t really like apples, but Cosmic Crisp could make me a convert
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Quebec sure is a different climate!
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Those dont look appealing at all.
And sorbitol? My tummy gives that a hard pass.
(Choice of words intended)
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Sometimes apples become sweeter once they have ripened more, off the tree.
Freshly picked Honeycrisps and McIntosh are much more tart and crisp than those that have been in storage or transport.
I unfortunately have only been able to spend 2 weeks in Japan. I only visited one orchard in Nagano.
The 3 or 4 apples I tried in Japan did not have that sorbitol pattern you’re showing in the photo. They did sell softball- sized apples as well as the smaller, tennis ball-sized apples that are common in the States, and sizes in between. I thought it was cool that you could choose the size of apple at the orchard shop.
I don’t really remember the flavour of the Japanese apples being distinct from various varieties in Canada.
My own local orchard grows Mutsus, as well as Golden Delicious, but I find both varieties too sweet. I don’t like yellow apples too much, in general.
I like freshly picked apples that are tart and crunchy.
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If one is into seriously sweet fruit, they would like these. And the sorbitol is, in this case, a naturally occurring sweetener. True, as a sugar alcohol added to things as a replacement for an ingredient like sugar it can cause discomfort for many, but it can also be helpful for those who need help “going”. It’s the naturally occurring ingredient in prunes (prunes are high in it) that can help those with that problem…it’s an osmotic laxative.
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