Years ago, I visited a highly rated Mexican place in my hometown, ordering a beef chimichanga off the menu. I was underwhelmed, and my feelings were confirmed later when I patronized another Mexican place up the street and found their…
This post contains affiliate links. The pastime known as table tennis traces its origins to the 19th century in England. Originally an after-dinner sport for rich people, in 1901 a British company trademarked the name ping-pong, eventually selling the rights…
This post contains affiliate links. I like beef jerky. I like the texture and the flavor, and I enjoy it as a snack, especially when my family goes camping. Aldi carries beef jerky and beef snack sticks, both of which…
If you’ve spent any time in Aldi, you know the store is mostly made up of “private label” brands, or “house brands.” These are brands specific to Aldi that you can’t find anywhere else. Instead of General Mills or Prairie…
You know the drill: cold foods are popular in the hot months and hot foods are popular in the cold months. In the summertime, it’s ice cream. In the wintertime, it’s chili. As I’m writing this, temperatures are most certainly…
We get our share of emails, including more than a few thinking we’re Aldi. (We’re not.) More often than not, the senders are having issues with an Aldi product and they’re trying to do something about it. Maybe their bacon…
In the United States, Ranch is the most popular salad dressing by a wide margin, and it has been for decades. Behind Ranch are Italian and Caesar. Number four is vinaigrette. Vinaigrette is defined as mixing oil with something acidic…
For most Gen X kids growing up in the 1980s, few things were more exciting than getting Christmas catalogs in the mail. These printed catalogs were often large, potentially spanning several hundred pages. My siblings and I would comb through…
Few things say “America” and “fall season” like pot pie. While its origins are unclear — some believe it hails from Greek immigrants — today it is a popular dish throughout the United States. You can make one from scratch,…
This post contains affiliate links. “Blue light” is exactly what it sounds like: it’s light that is the color blue. For whatever reason, humans react to blue light in specific ways. It wakes us up, for example. That’s actually good…
