So I did it. I left work early today (after getting in early) so that I could make my way to downtown Montclair before 6pm to stop at the London Food Company.

I walked in with my wallet in my hands. I meant business and I think the woman working at the counter could tell. I walked past the Walker’s Stem Ginger Biscuits (which I also love but which I can find at my local supermarket for a few cents cheaper) and straight to the shelves in the back - directly across from the cans of treacle pudding and spotted dick.

In about 60 seconds, I grabbed three (3) packages of Crawford’s Garibaldi biscuits, two (2) Cadbury Fruit and Nut bars (straight from the UK; none of this Hershey processed crap for me!) and one (1) canister of McVitie’s Hob Nobs with chocolate.

Twenty one dollars and 80 cents later, I am a happy happy girl. With a tummy full of Garibaldi biscuits.

I’ll have to do some food porn photography tomorrow to help express my love of the biscuit. And of the packaging. There’s something fun about that, too. I must also mention that I am forever indebted to my friend Sara for introducing me to the “squashed fly” biscuit in the first place.

And now, sleep. I have another one of those headaches coming on, so it’s probably best to take some painkillers now so I can sleep through the night.

(Never let it be said that I don’t follow through.)

I fought the urge to leave work early today. I only wanted to leave early so I could make it back home in time to get to a certain store before it closed at 6:00.

That store? The London Food Company in Montclair, NJ. I was sitting here at my desk, drinking tea, and thinking, “You know what would go really well with this tea right about now? A Garibaldi biscuit.

Mmm. Thin biscuit-ness with tons of squished currants between the layers of biscuit. Sweet, but not too sweet. Crunchy, but not dry. So good.

Sadly, I’m out of luck today. Perhaps I’ll be able to justify leaving work early tomorrow for these tasty delights. I have to come in early for a meeting, so it stands to reason that I should leave a little earlier as well, no?