Chicken, French Fries, A Donut & Red Mittens

 

Cocaine Princess here.

I know what some of you are thinking? “Where is Harvest Dinner Part 5?” I’ve had a full week and time did not permit me to post it and because of that I can only imagine how heartbroken and devastated you must be and perhaps a little disappointed too. I’m sorry my lovelies but no worries, it’ll be posted next week.  However, I leave you with an equally exciting post. 

You’ve all heard of the KFC "Double Down Sandwich," right?  Up here it made its' first ever appearance on October 18th. Someone like me who’s constantly watching what they eat and counting calories and obsessively checking the nutritional labels on the side of food packages, I wasn’t interested at all in eating it. 

One weekend while shopping with my sister we took a break for lunch. Since it was her turn to pick the restaurant, the food court was where we dined. Unlike me she was interested in eating the Double Down and judging by the number of people standing in line at KFC so were many, many others.

Here is a picture of sister’s lunch.

The Kentucky Fried Chicken Double Down contains “bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese: pepper jack and swiss, the Colonel’s "secret" sauce pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe deep fried chicken fillets.” Doesn’t just reading the description make your arteries clog up?

During the first week the Ontario government's health promotions minister Margarett Best inferred she would be reviewing the high-sodium, high fat Double Down, only to have Premier Dalton McGuinty shut down the suggestion since the government has no right in telling people what they can and can’t eat. “Consumers have the right to choose the food they wish to purchase," said Premier McGuinty. I couldn’t agree more.

Here are the nutritional facts:

540 calories
30 grams of fat
1,740 mg of sodium

I know, YIKES!! Yet here is an interesting tid~bit: “Medical researchers stuck up for the Double Down. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology,  explained that one everyday egg yolk contained more cholesterol than two pieces of secret recipe fried chicken holding together bacon and cheese.” I do love my eggs. If it wasn’t for that pesky thing called cholesterol believe me I would eat them 7 days a week, morning, noon and night. Yum~Yum.

The Double Down has become a Double Hit up here. Since its debut last month over one million have been sold, enough to stretch across 2083 hockey rinks making it KFC’s most successful menu item in it’s history.

I admit my taste buds were curious about the sandwich so I took a bite. 

 

Hmm, my thoughts? It was definitely tasty but at the same time very messy: the sauce kept oozing out and because there was no bun it was a little hard to handle and eat.

I bet you’re all dying to know what I ate.........A salad? Nope!

If you're a female then you'll understand these next 3 words: Monthly Food Cravings. Once a month like a Mac truck a craving will hit me and these cravings are so frigging maddening it's impossible to ignore them. You have no choice but to obey and give in. On that particular day I was desperately craving french fries heavily soaked in vinegar.

My fries courtesy of NY Fries with a side of sour creme. Sitting across from me, my sister.

And last but not least I needed something for my sweet tooth and thank you to Tim Hortons for taking care of it. Each month Tim’s unveils their "Donut of the Month," a popular and eagerly-anticipated cultural event. 

My lovelies, say hello to my little friend: Mr. Triple Chocolate Donut. He was filled with rich chocolate and topped with chocolate fondant and chocolate chips. 

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Last winter I blogged about the opening day of the Olympic Games    and posted a picture of a pair of Red "BELIEVE" Mittens, where the proceeds went to support Canadian athletes.

Recently they were re~launched with a brand new spanking design and I finally was able to get my mitts on them. {See what I did there?}

Ta~da!

 

 

Now that Mother Nature has unleashed her frigid weather I proudly wear them each morning when I go for my run. 

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My loyal and dear readers it's finally Friday.

Whatever your plans are have a loving and bountiful weekend.~x

XOXOXOXO,

Cocaine Princess