u/tasteslikechikken

Never mind zero sugar, its the same price with! (Publix, whatchaldoing???)

This weekends fun was all about the dogs. When Gigi (pictured) and Ivy (not pictured) had their birthdays this year we had a fair amount of cupcakes, so they got frozen for later. Every once in a while I'd pull one out and they'd share.

They're really not so bad when frozen, especially on a hot day.

We were at one of our favorite specialty grocery stores and saw these. They're "from Italy" and 15 bucks a bottle. Still, its real chocolate and you can taste it. Most of the sweetness comes from the fruit. The chocolate is 70% (I kept to only 1 for that reason) but wow...interesting concept.

Does anyone have any favorite chocolate covered fruit or other snacks?

There has been so many BOGO's on this (really all summer) that its unreal. And just so y'all know, at Publix I see these for like 7ish dollars each. So doing a BOGO is awesome. This time around I came away with Summer Strawberry, probably one of the few I have not tried because I don't see it...lol

I'm moving somewhat away from dairy as I get older because its not as agreeable but thats cool, there's more for someone else, right?

Anyone have any favorite Talenti flavors? I'm pretty sure that after labor day we're not going to see these types of sales so I got a week...lol

Yet another clearance item at Publix, this time it was well under the 1 dollar mark (is something going on with skittles? change in formula? anyone know)

I do really love the sour skittles but I don't get them very often for some obvious reasons...lol but I could not pass these up. will take me a month to finish this pack.

I haven't seen these in a long time. I was at Publix and these guys were on sale

Its been so hot this week in South Florida and we're still technically preheating.

Todays yay is Talenti Gelato which again this week they're BOGO at publix. I've had this one before, so for anyone that has milk sensitivity/allergy, its perfect as its dairy free.

Its absolutely fantastic (I had some for lunch today...lol)

This one is strictly for me given there's chocolate in it; besides, the dogs still are eating pieces of frozen cupcakes from a couple of weeks ago (Gigi's birthday)

Also I think they did do something about the caps because lately they've been very easy to remove.

I try not to get this too often for some obvious reasons but yesterday it was an absolute craving even though its been so freaking hot (I used the air fryer which made life easier)

Well this was weird. (I did not buy but I took pics!) trust Aldis to always blow my mind on something. I would have never thought I'd see watermelon hibiscus flavored popcorn ever....lol

Am I just old or has this been around a while?

Also yes I spelled Aldi's wrong (But its Monday, so its allowed)

Today is a day that if I can't grill it, its not getting cooked (already 32C) We're hitting the wet season with a bang apparently though Florida is by all standards, still preheating....

Today's lunch is chips with pico de gallo and leftover salmon on the side.

These are some of my favorite chips, which I have sadly devoured by the bag in one sitting. Do you have a favorite?

Couple days ago I made a dozen blueberry muffins because for a weird reason, blueberries were on sale (like really on sale) Thankfullly they were excellent blueberries (super flavorful) so...muffins!)

Also yes contains walnuts because I love walnuts.

For his birthday (which is tomorrow but celebrating today), I made red velvet cake yesterday. I normally make it with a traditional roux but he wanted cream cheese so...of course, why not!

I made chili yesterday and decided hmmm....what to make with the rest....chili dogs!

I took a chance on the Publix Store brand (they're a lot like Hebrew National which I like. These are mine, which I keep them basic; A bit of cheese and onion to top. Also publix buns because you don't have to buy like 50 of them.

These are so good. I haven't had a chili dog in a while, and I ate only 1.5 so...definitely my eyes were too big for my tummy.

They were excellent through. My husband usually wants his with sauerkraut. I didn't have any so he subbed kimchi which according to him, was good but not the same. (duh...lol)

My husband came back from Publix last night with these clio bars. The good; they were BOGO (their not cheap) the bad, they're selling these little guys as healthy(ish) which OK maybe? But these are pretty tiny. who's gonna eat just one?

So, the Salted Caramel has an interesting smell, which smells more like strawberry than caramel and actually has a hint of strawberry when you bite down. I had one, he had 5...lol

The vanilla ones are in the freezer. He wants to test them out as "frozen yogurt", which we will be doing sometime today.

Edit: Tried the vanilla, which is way better tasting.

I put this up here for the discussion of, AI in the use in perfumery, not in the use of writing reviews on Reddit (there's a distinction!!)

Also I want to give the author Jessica Buchanan, proper credit for their writing. Yes its an opinion but its an opinion from a perfumer who I think gives a balanced view with proper citations.

This is a huge article, so please take time going through it, but I wanted to bring up somethings that jumped out at me as this article brings in the question of ethics using AI in perfumery and what really constitutes a perfumer; (from the article)

>The International Society of Perfumer-Creators (ISPC) has published a Perfumer-Creator’s Charter that explicitly defines what the title means, how it is earned, and the professional obligations attached to it.[12] The Charter frames a Perfumer-Creator as a perfumer who, drawing on individual inspiration and original ideas, imagines, conceives, and composes perfumes - requiring mastery of a broad palette of ingredients, the ability to formulate “from a blank page,” and rigorous regulatory competence.[12] It also frames perfumery as a work of the mind, and insists that the creator’s name should remain inseparably linked to the perfume - an authorship principle that sits uneasily beside opaque, AI-driven generation.[12]

And even more interesting:

>Notably, the Academy of Perfumery’s own nomenclature page states that “an Artificial Intelligence (AI) operator is not a perfumer.”[10]

Still, it can't be dismissed by how pervasive the use is as there are several big companies that use it (we're hoping responsibly!) for example

Givaudan - https://www.givaudan.com/fragrance-beauty/perfumery-school/carto-the-future-of-fragrance-formulations

Symrise - https://www.symrise.com/scent-and-care/competence-platforms/philyra/

IFF - https://www.iff.com/media/news/iff-adds-real-time-consumer-feedback-into-fragrance-creation-with-introduction-of-ai-powered-scentchat-app/

And of course

Osmo - https://www.osmo.ai/blog/osmo-launches-generation-worlds-first-ai-powered-fragrance-house

More from the article:

>AI is here to stay, and when used responsibly, it can be a valuable ally to perfumers. But we must set boundaries. Technology should enhance our practice, not replace it. Osmo and similar platforms must be held accountable for how they train their models and how they credit the creative work they draw upon.

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