This post contains affiliate links. Beef jerky is an indulgence. It’s expensive, so it’s not something I get very often. I might pick some up if I’m camping, or if I’m headed out for a long hike. But as an…
Special thanks to Dan, who likes diet soft drinks more than we do, for help with this review. In the early 1960s, the Coca-Cola Company set about developing a diet soft drink. The result of its efforts was Tab, which…
In the early 1880s, pharmacist John Pemberton had a problem. A former Confederate colonel, Pemberton had been injured in the Civil War. To manage the pain, he’d been given morphine and was now an addict. He knew this, and set…
This post contains affiliate links. Applesauce is, in essence, cooked apples. The specific idea of applesauce first appeared in print 300 years ago, but the concept of cooking apples for various other purposes dates back centuries. Applesauce contains many of…
My family has yet to meet an Aldi take and bake pizza we didn’t like. Aldi take and bakes are a nice occasional treat, especially if we happen to be having a busy week or aren’t up to the task…
My family enjoys drinking Hint Water. Hint contains simple ingredients: just water and natural fruit flavors. While natural flavors are not always as natural as they sound, if I’m drinking flavored water, I feel better about natural flavors compared to…
My family loves homemade pizza. A couple of years ago when home baking was having a moment, I tried making the recipes on the backs of the yeast packets Aldi sells. One of those recipes is for a homemade pizza…
By most measures, Aldi is a better store than it was in the 1980s and 1990s. Gone are the days when the German grocer was a “stock-up store,” with bland boxes of average food lining the aisles. In its place…
I’ve been buying little boxes of Jiffy corn muffin mix for years at Aldi, but I couldn’t find it during a recent Aldi shopping trip. I often keep a couple of Jiffy boxes in my pantry so I can easily…
The deli section at Aldi contains many underrated ready-to-heat meals that don’t always get the fanfare they deserve, including burnt ends, pulled pork, beef brisket, fajita chicken, and more. These dinners are all under the Park Street Deli Aldi private…