Thursday, September 19, 2024

Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend

Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend is a thin but dark roast that is surprisingly smooth. I have to admit this is really good coffee, but I like it really dark. I often use different coffee for dipping than for drinking and this is the kind of coffee I only drink black, because I like to taste my coffee. 

If you take it black this is good and black. Great stuff, would buy again. 
 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

McDonald's Cheeseburger


It's cheeseburger day here in America, like every day isn't cheeseburger day in America, and many of you will eat a cheeseburger. This is also like every day in America. 

The McDonald's Cheeseburger has got to be one of the most consumed cheeseburgers in the world. You just got to love that burst of flavor when you bite into one. I don't know why they are so addictive, but I have always loved these things. 

I don't eat them at often to be honest but they kill me so good.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Snickers Cookie Dough


 Come on Snickers. Your Cookie Dough bites are a joke. These do kind of taste like cookie dough but they taste nothing like Snickers. Snickers cookies would be a good idea. You would need both chocolate and caramel chips with peanuts. These little mini turds don't have those things. 

I know that we live in the new flavor hell of this modern age where "oh, try this" is the thing. Even in the face of that, slapping the name of a beloved product on something that stinks just isn't right. 

These stink. 

Monday, September 16, 2024

Deli Fresh Provolone Not-Smoked

Deli Fresh is a brand name? I mean, that’s almost like naming your cheese Sliced Cheese. Anyway, there un-smoked provolone is provolone. I have always loved provolone and this was at a good price and gets the job done.  So, good job, but low bar.


 

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Marie Callender's Creamy Vermont Mac & Cheese Bowl


 Marie Callender's Creamy Vermont Mac & Cheese Bowl is okay. I wouldn't say good but when it's cold as my sister's heart in Vermont this would be a nice way to get something hot in your guts. I would have added some pepper or something, but this is creamy. 

It doesn't have the low quality vegetables that normal Mari Callender's frozen meals do, but it doesn't have any vegetables. My biggest complaint about this is that it's not good for you. It tastes fine, but it's not wonderful.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Jack in the Box Teriyaki Sauce


 Jack in the Box Teriyaki Sauce does not have a black belt in flavor. It is teriyaki sauce and will always be just teriyaki sauce. Is it good, well, it's teriyaki sauce. I wouldn't say it stands out in any way. I wouldn't go to Jack in the Box for it or horde it if I went there. 

It is, it is fine, it is something you should get if you like teriyaki and you go there.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Boston Market Home Style Meals Chicken Parmesan


 Boston Market Home Style Meals Chicken Parmesan as some very thin chicken. I wish I knew this chicken's secret to being that slender without buckling under your own weight. The chicken comes as a slice and looks like something that should be in a sandwich rather than as this meal.

I mean, I'm not kidding, that was one thin bit of chicken. Anyway, this was otherwise okay. Yeah, you really need to stir the noodles. If you don't they will still be cold in the middle. 

Past that, I just wanted more chicken.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Tony's Chocolonely 70% Dark Chocolate Bar


 Tony's Chocolonely 70% Dark Chocolate Bar is a dark bitter chocolate that should be enjoyed by athletes, wine lover, and those who like their chocolate free of human suffering. It is not for the common common chocolate lover who will find this too bitter. 

Tony's is one of those chocolates that is trying to make the world better but it tends to be more European  rather than American. American chocolate is far more rich and less chocolate. 

Best had with red wine and fine company.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Pop Secret Movie Theater Butter


 Pop Secret makes smaller popcorn bags than Act II so if you want less popcorn Pop Secret is a must. However, Movie Theater Butter is not a flavor I would make if I were a popcorn maker.

I mean, let's be honest here, movie theater butter is a scary yellow oil. It looks like alien piss. I almost never eat movie theater butter. At least I haven't for the last thirty years. 

Anyway, yeah, tastes like butter. I mean, it's popcorn with fake butter.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Ancient Grains Asian Quinoa Blend


 If there is one thing that kept showing up in the lunchroom when I worked at the homeless shelter it was quinoa. There was a buffet that kept making it and donating their food to us at the end of the night. The quinoa was almost never touched. 

Ancient Grains Asian Quinoa Blend found it's way to my freezer by way of a friend who said he wanted me to hold it for him. More than a year later he told me I should just eat it because he wasn't going to.  

So here I have some very old Ancient Grains Asian Quinoa Blend and it has onions in it which I don't normally eat because they can make me sick. I honestly couldn't taste them.

For what it is this is survivable. It has all the healthy colors of vegetable you would need for me to say the meal was good for you, and it didn't make me barf. I'm still going to toss the four or five bags I have into the compost because they are two years out of date but that doesn't make them bad. 

Monday, September 9, 2024

Ono Hawaiian BBQ Crab Rangoon


 Crab Rangoon, let me look up Rangoon, ah, a Rangoon is a wanton or crisp filled dumpling so Crab Rangoon is a crisp wanton with crab inside.

At Ono Hawaiian BBQ you can get Crab Rangoon is a three or six piece and I would advise you to eat them fast because they do lose there crisp in the middle with time.  This does not make them bad, far from it, I would say they were good.

I’ve never been a big crab eater as crab is a bit past my budget or at least restaurants that serve crab are the kind I rarely visit. This blog isn’t popular enough to warrant find dining. So crab isn’t something I can really say I know much about. I can say that this crab was not fishy. I would get it again but then it is a bit pricey so I probably won’t.

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Smart Ones Frozen Three Cheese Ziti Marinara

 Smart Ones Frozen Three Cheese Ziti Marinara was some of the laziest frozen food I have ever had. It felt so wet and slopped together that I could hardly eat the stuff. Half of it went into the trash.

 

Frankly, I never understood the whole idea of more than one cheese. At least in this case the cheese all melts together and tastes like the same thing. There isn’t much of it, but I will admit the cheese to be the best part.

 

The sauce separated in freezing and that’s what left this a wet mess. Big red clumps of ugly tomato gack sitting on wet noodles isn’t very appetizing.

 

So, Fail!

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Banner Sausage


 When I saw Banner Canned Sausage I said "what the heck is this?" The answer was salty potted meat that was not homogenized. I tried cooking it on it's own which is what you see in the green dish and with eggs which is what you see in the blue dish with the eggs and omelet. 

Both ways yielded something I would call odd and salty. I would say if I had to use this stuff putting a scoop in your eggs would flavor them, salt them, and add meat. I would not recommend this but maybe I'm just eating it wrong.

Friday, September 6, 2024

Starry Lemon Lime Soda


 Starry Lemon Lime Soda is what they used to replace Sierra Mist. It both looks and tastes like a bad knock off of the last version. I would say that it's okay but has less flavor and it could be that the stuff I had was watered down some. 

I mean, I was never a big fan of Sierra Mist but this stuff is not a step up. 



Thursday, September 5, 2024

Jack in the Box Spicy Chicken Strips

Jack in the Box Spicy Chicken Strips are a new offer the house of Jack and they are spicy but not great. If you don't get ranch with them they aren't very good but they do live up to their name. 

Chicken Strips in general can be a mixed bag from Jack in the Box and these are not better than the original.
 

Jack in the Box Yippie Kai Yum BBQ Sauce

 Jack in the Box has a lot of sauces, and I normally don’t get into them. I guess they are a shelf stable item that can really bring in the geeks because their Yippie Kai Yum BBQ sauce really kicks tail.

This is a sweeter sauce with a mesquite taste featuring garlic and maybe some sage. This is really some good stuff. I have been missing out by not trying it all these years.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Iced Pumpkin Chai Latte

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Iced Pumpkin Chai Latte tasted like pumpkin. Not pumpkin spice. It was pumpkin flavored as if canned pumpkin was blended into the drink. 

As pumpkin goes it was fine, could have been sweeter, but it was okay. I was having a bad day and didn't finish it but if you like pumpkin this is for you. 
 

Doritos Minis Tortilla Chips Cool Ranch


 Doritos Minis Tortilla Chips sound like a great idea. You can ship more of them. They are easy to store and shelve. You can reseal the pack easily. The Cool Ranch flavor is just like the larger chip. 

The only problem is that they are small and more like the chips left at the bottom of the bag than the normal Doritos you get. I guess stacking the chips would have been to hard but this is just like you took a bag and crunched it up to fit in a Pringles box. 

That's not my thing, but you do you.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Boston Market Beef Steak & Pasta


 Boston Market Beef Steak & Pasta was the worst of the Home Style Meals I've had. Mostly the onions bothered me, but the meat wasn't good quality and the meat is poorly balanced to start with. 

This is one of those foods that looks great but really isn't very good. Remember that if you do eat it you will need some kind of fiber. I eat these for lunch at work so I'd need to bring raw vegetables or fruit. 

Monday, September 2, 2024

Jelly Belly Blueberry Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Blueberry Jelly Beans aren't big on flavor but then are blueberries? These don't offend me at all but they don't taste like something I would want more of. If I were a kid and sugar was sugar I would love these, but I'm not.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Smucker's Uncrustables Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread Sandwich


 Smucker's Uncrustables Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread Sandwich would normally lose me at the 'flavored', but they were on sale and I'm a sucker for a sale. Chocolate flavored is not chocolate! Anyway, they taste like chocolate.

Were it not for them being very bad for you I would say that these are okay but to be honest this is just another kind of chocolate filled cookie that you shouldn't eat unless you're trying to get fat.  

That isn't to say I didn't like them but more that they needed to be more than just dead calories.

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Simply Asia Sesame Teriyaki Noodle Bowl

 

Few foods are as associated with school as pot noodles. This Simply Asia Sesame Teriyaki Noodle Bowl is interesting because it uses way less water. The only thing there is that it is not totally dehydrated so you're kind of buying more water. 

I got these on sale and figured they would be an easy meal to take to work as my work is forcing me to take a lunch anyway.  

If you can eyeball the water you can come away from this feeling oddly disappointed as the teriyaki isn't very strong. I also don't know if it would work well for your dorm room needs as it would be very hard to make one of these if you have a hangover. 

Meh. 

Friday, August 30, 2024

Atkins Stone Fired Tree Meat Pizza


 Atkins Stone Fired Tree Meat Pizza doesn't look like much but I over cooked it just a little. It will get black in the middle when you over cook it so don't do that. 

It was okay, as pizza goes it's not like I would go and buy more and more of them and I'm known for buying frozen pizza. 

This is one hundred percent edible.

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Jack in the Box Jumbo Jack Cheeseburgers

 To say that the Jack in the Box Jumbo Jack is a cheeseburger is to say that water is water. I mean, this is what a fast-food cheeseburger looks like. It is as cheeseburger as it can be.

I’ll grant you that at almost any small time burger joint you’ll find that the meat is a lot more firm and that the bun is a little larger, but most American cheeseburgers look like the Jack in the Box version. It’s a little smaller, made from cow and science, and you don’t want to know what else.

I need to eat more small time burgers. 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Jelly Belly Margarita Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Margarita Jelly Beans taste like kiwi. I don't know why you would even call that margarita but I guess you can make a margarita out of kiwi. 

Anyway, these are not worth getting fat over. 

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Healthy Choice Power Bowl Greek Style Chicken

 In the world of frozen food, I often say ‘where are the vegetables’? I can’t say that with this Healthy Choice Power Bowl Greek Style Chicken because it’s almost all vegetables, but cauliflower is rarely something I want to see.

Further, if you’re looking to lose weight then these are great because you would never eat one and there isn’t much to them anyway. This was just nasty. I mean, you look at what they put on the box and what they put in the food and the two things look nothing like each other.

Monday, August 26, 2024

Jelly Belly Sour Cherry Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Sour Cherry Jelly Beans are really sour. I mean, I'm not into sour, but if you like sour cherry these really do hit the spot. They do lighten up a little as you chew but they are just bursting with flavor.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Marie Callender's Chicken Teriyaki Bowl Sweet Pineapple


 Marie Callender's Chicken Teriyaki Bowl Sweet Pineapple is an odd bird with it's low quality vegetables and almost no pineapple. Then, do you really want teriyaki pineapple? I mean, it was fine but felt odd. I liked it better than the water chestnuts.

The biggest thing about this bowl is that there aren't enough vegetables, and the ones you get look like the odds and ends left in the machine after the good ones get used. There could also be more chicken.

The whole thing was okay, but I wouldn't call it filling or good.

If you can't cook and need something to take to work this will do. I would even say if you don't have a big appetite and need food at home but can't cook this is okay. I wouldn't say this is something I can recommend to a friend. 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Prime Tropical Punch

Prime Tropical Punch is almost good. I wouldn't say it was really good but almost good. It tasted like tropical Punch that is just a little off. Being a little off it just isn't that great. 

I can't say that Prime gets me going, but I drink these things all the time. I live in a world of night hours and caffeine. Prime just isn't going to have much kick for me.
 

Friday, August 23, 2024

Boston Market Home Style Meals Beef Pot Roast

Boston Market Beef Pot Roast has onions that add nothing to the flavor. It has vegetables, I guess it has enough of those but there could be more. I could have used some peas in with the green beans as well.

There was a good amount of mashed potatoes. I mean, they just kept on giving with those things, but they skimped on the pot roast.  You would think with pot roast big name there it would have more roast. They should have called this mashed potatoes with some roast and vegetables. 

 

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Jelly Belly Raspberry Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Raspberry Jelly Beans have one of those dynamic flavors that start sweet and then goes more raspberry. The fruit flavors never did sit well with me, but if you like raspberry then these taste kind of like jam.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin Sliced Roast Beef


 Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin Sliced Roast Beef was on sale, because it was close to it's sell by date, and I figured maybe my cats would eat it. They do, to be honest, they really do. It was a good buy. 

Stuff was wet and soft, but I think that's how deli meat should be. It wasn't so soft that it broke up when I  put it on my bread. There were a few bits that didn't want to chew down, but over all it was fine. 

I would say that you can get better, but that this isn't bad, and it comes in a box you can reuse, so that's a plus. This isn't the kind of meat you put on crackers but it gets the job done and pets like it too.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Jack in the Box Classic Mini Chimi Bang Bangs


 Jack in the Box's Classic Mini Chimi Bang Bangs are small flavorless things that are not worth the price. These will be as good as what you put on them, but you could just get fries.

Hot Pockets Deli Wich Cheddar & Ham Sandwiches


 Hot Pockets Deli Wich Cheddar & Ham Sandwiches are the kind of thing you can pop out of the freezer in the morning and they will be ready to eat by lunch. They are also less likely to go bad being frozen at breakfast time. 

The ham is the tough kind that gets stuck in your teeth but you can keep these ready for those hangover mornings when you can't make the kids lunch. I don't have children or hangovers but I sympathize with people who do. 

Monday, August 19, 2024

Jack in the Box Bacon & Swiss Buttery Smashed Jack


 Bacon & Swiss Buttery Smashed Jack is new at Jack in the Box and it was all garlic and butter. I didn't really taste the Swiss, but I could tell it was there. This dripped all over and as for the smashed part, well, it was thinner than a normal burger, but it was definitely not smashed. 

Smashed burgers need to be cooked a bit more for the larger surface area to change the flavor. This was fine but it wasn't better than the normal burger. 

Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam


 Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam have more flavor than the grape. They are still almost candy and bad for you, but what isn't now days?

Are these bad? No, they are just fine but they will not make a balanced meal. I could go through a pack of them in about five minutes but they're not bad eating.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Jelly Belly Lemon Drop Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Lemon Drop Jelly Beans have a strong lemon flavor. I think they taste like most lemon candy only they taste like hard candy not soft candy. If you want to chew up lemon drops then these are a great thing to have.

For me, I'm just to much man  to have these often.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Fast Bites Ham & Cheese Sandwich


 Fast Bites Ham & Cheese Sandwich is, well, a ham sandwich. There was a time when calling something a ham sandwich meant it was easy to get your hands on and didn't cost you too much. 

This ham sandwich comes frozen, can be kept for a long time, and comes out of its 55 second cook time a little cold. If you want it hot I would recommend taking the cheese out, cooking the rest longer, then adding the cheese back so it doesn't liquefy. 

past that, it's not bad.

Friday, August 16, 2024

Smart Ones Chicken Fettuccine

 Smart Ones Chicken Fettuccine is okay. For being small and disappointing I couldn’t find anything wrong with the food itself. I almost want to get another one so that I can show an example of a D grade meal.

 

I will admit that Smart Ones Chicken Fettuccine is not even a D grade meal because it is not really a meal. I believe the minimum Calorie count for a meal is three hundred and fifty, and these are only three hundred.

 

If you went around eating these for lunch you would likely do more snaking or feel hungry and miserable until dinner.


Thursday, August 15, 2024

Jack in the Box Jack’s Famous Buttermilk Ranch Dip

I first noticed just how many sauces Jack in the Box has when I was going through the drive through of the one nearest my work and was directed to a sign near the window that lists them. They have a whole bunch and I’ve been trying to try them all.

 

You would think Jack’s Famous Buttermilk Ranch Dip would just be like their salad dressing, but it doesn’t look to need refrigeration like the dressing does. This is a smoother kind of thing that holds its shape a little more but does taste about the same.

 

I’m not the biggest fan of ranch so I’m not the biggest fan of this but I would still not be upset if this were in my bag instead of a new sauce. Well, save for the fact that I would be unable to review a new sauce.


 

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Burger King Fiery Strawberry Sprite

Burger King Fiery Strawberry Sprite is not a thing you should have with the rest of the Fiery menu because you won't taste the heat. It is the lowest heat on the menu.

You taste Sprite at first then strawberry then you could get just a whiff of that heat. There isn't much of it, and it's not worth trying.
 

Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs


 Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs are not disgusting. Lean Cuisine isn't food I would say is good so that's not a bad review. I mean, as Lean Cuisine goes you can do much worse. 

The meatballs are hardly balls, but they tasted alright. 

If you really like Swedish Meatballs then your going to be disappointed here, but disappointment is part of life and what I have come to expect from these frozen meals.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Burger King Fiery Bacon Royal Crispy Chicken Sandwich


 Burger King Fiery Bacon Royal Crispy Chicken Sandwich is a sloppy thing that drips all over the place. It has nothing offensive even if it does make a mass. You get chicken, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and that creamy hot sauce.

If you want something so hot that you need to drink something this will not do. It his a manageable heat. I wouldn't get this over a whopper but then I'm a fat man into bland food. 

Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Grape Spread Sandwich on Wheat Bread


 Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Grape Spread Sandwich on Wheat Bread has one of the long names I hate and comes in your freezer section as a way to not make your kid lunch for school. 

As they are frozen and need to thaw they are fine for a lunchbox but not so good for a quick snack. I sometimes pick them up before work and by lunch time they are ready to eat. I can eat a whole box for lunch and still want more. 

I have to ask why the "spread" in the name? Are they made with real grapes? They have no vitamin C.

Sadly, this is not something that should be thought of as the main part of the meal. They are sugary, small, and un-filling. 

Place these in the same lot as candy or cookies and you got the right idea. I'd still give your kids a meat sandwich to go with them.

Monday, August 12, 2024

McDonald's KIT KAT Banana Split McFlurry

McDonald's KIT KAT Banana Split McFlurry? I didn't taste any banana split in there? I mean, doesn't a banana split have stuff like banana, nuts, cherries, and other stuff. I never had a banana split but I know what they look like. 

The Kit Kat is stale and old and not present enough for this to taste good. Give this a pass because it's a disappointment. 
 

Jelly Belly Coconut Jelly Beans


 Jelly Belly Coconut Jelly Beans remind me of some coconut rum I had so many many years ago. Oh, it was the best coconut flavor I ever had. These are good. Not as good as the Caramel Corn beans, but they are still very good.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer Pink Colada



 Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer Pink Colada is the kind of a drink you only really want on a hot day. It's better than most spiked seltzer but still not great.

This is a fine way to beat the heat but not to keep chill. It passes over the low bar of not making me want to spit it out for spiked seltzer.

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Costco Food Court Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie


 With more Calories than a slice of pizza the Costco Food Court Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie is way too much of a good thing. I mean, this was massive and tastes like it was right out of the oven. I wish I had milk to go with it but I wish it wasn't a thing because I'm fat and it's just way too good. 

The dang thing is a meal unto itself and I buy too much at Costco anyway. 

Green Giant Baby Brussels Sprouts & Butter Sauce

Baby Brussels Sprouts & Butter Sauce feel like a throwback to when it was hard to preserve food so we added a fat to keep the bugs off. It was a simpler time when we knew little about nutrition. 

Green Giant Baby Brussels Sprouts & Butter Sauce is part of there simple steam line meaning that it comes in a microwaveable pack. These are easy to store, quick and simple to make, and better than not having vegetables. 

The fact that you only have one vegetable is a down side but if you're making these for a family you can grill ups some carrots and cauliflower then toss these on top and mix them in. 

Flavor wise, these are fine, I would add pepper if I were eating these on their own. They are one more food that is unoffensive and unoffensive is a good thing with vegetables.