A few years ago, my family took a trip to Kansas City, Missouri. We did a lot while we were there, and tops on our priority list was to get some barbecue. KC has a big reputation in the BBQ…
I have a handful of friends and relatives who like to make their own jarred foods, jams, and jellies. My wife, for instance, makes a mean freezer jam. My wife’s grandmother used to make apple butter. We have a friend…
According to Wikipedia, English muffins are “a small, round and flat yeast-leavened sourdough bread which is commonly sliced horizontally, toasted, and buttered.” Not to be confused with the sweeter quick bread “American” muffin, English muffins are not sweet, which makes…
Aldi sells a number of burgers, both as everyday Regular Buys and as limited-time Aldi Finds. We’ve tried many of those burgers over the years and we’ve mostly been happy with them. We especially like to grill them up in…
This post contains affiliate links. I once had dinner with two French scientists who were working in the United States. I asked them what people in France thought of Americans, and one of them replied that the stereotype was of…
One of my personal favorite Mexican dishes is the chimichanga. There’s a sublime Mexican restaurant near my home that makes outstanding chimis, with meat in the middle (I get steak) and a collection of peppers and other goodies above. The…
I’ve come to expect certain things whenever I attend a potluck or large family gathering. Meats, like chicken, hot dogs, or burgers. Pasta salad. Macaroni and cheese. Chips. Cookies. One thing that I sometimes see? Something related to nachos. Maybe…
Homemade buttercream frosting is delicious, but sometimes you don’t have the time — or the amounts of butter and powdered sugar — that you need in order to make homemade frosting. That’s when it’s time to cheat and use a…
You can get some delicious desserts at Aldi, ranging from ice cream to pie to German cream cakes. One thing that is easy to overlook among all the tempting cheesecake and imitation Girl Scout cookies is the humble boxed cake…
Sure, Aldi has an amazing junk-food aisle loaded with peanut butter cups, cheese puffs, imitation Girl Scout cookies, queso dip, and more. But the discount grocer also is a smart place to shop for healthy food, including fresh and frozen…