Eating our Us & Vs

This week we discovered that U foods are hard to come by. I did make Upside Down Cake for the first time, and it was also the first time my children had eaten it. Half of the cake was pineapple (for three of us), a quarter was cherry for L (who doesn't care for pineapple), and the final quarter had no fruit for the picky little one. It was all good.

We made a concerted effort to locate an ugli fruit. Our awesome little local produce store didn't have any, so I went searching online. Walmart typically stocks them according to their website, but we just missed the ugli fruit season. Bummer. For those of you who have never heard of it, it's a hybrid of tangerine, orange, and grapefruit. It can also be called a tangelo.

V foods were a little more abundant. I let the kids choose a V8 Splash juice, which is a treat in this house since I normally only buy Trop50. B thought it pretty much tasted the same as the OJ, but E didn't care for it (which is perfectly fine by me!). I never heard L's opinion on the V8, but he drank what was in his cup.

Also on our menu were lots of veggies (carrots, red bell peppers, spinach, and tomatoes). We also ate a few vanilla wafers yesterday. Today my husband brought us a special Portland area treat: Voodoo Donuts. This is not a child-friendly donut shop, but the donuts are delicious. Here is a pic of the yummy selections he brought home for us. Clockwise from top left are: the Portland Cream (note it has eyes... in true "keep Portland weird" fashion), the Marshall Matters (cake donut with vanilla frosting and mini M&Ms), the No Name (yeast donut with chocolate frosting, Rick Krispies, and PB), and the Maple Bacon Bar. Mmmm.

*For those new to my blog, check out the beginnings of ABC Summers here.*