General Mills’s Honey Nut Cheerios is the best-selling cereal in the United States. It sells better than its cousin, original Cheerios, and better than other big hits like Frosted Flakes or Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Its advantage, I think, lies in…
I like ice cream very much. A lot-lot-lot-lot. Strawberry tends to appeal to me more, so I don’t care quite as much for vanilla and chocolate. But when Aldi sold these, we decided to try them anyway. These Sundae Shoppe…
We are a house divided when it comes to milk. My wife and my oldest daughter don’t drink milk, at least not by itself. Both will pour it on cereal, and both like chocolate milk and hot chocolate with milk…
When spring comes around, it means several things at Aldi. One, gardening supplies start showing up on the shelves. Two, it’s nearly time for the twice-yearly German week at Aldi. And three, we can count on all kinds of Tex-Mex…
When you think about classic cookies from your childhood, animal crackers might come to mind. Or Oreo cookies, or even Girl Scout Tagalongs or Samoas. But don’t forget another humble kid favorite: Nilla Wafers. Nilla is short for vanilla, of…
Queso is great stuff. At least, I think so. One part cheese and one part peppers, a good queso dip can elevate the game of many Mexican dishes. I personally think queso dip is dynamite with nachos, but I also…
For a limited-inventory grocery store, Aldi sells a surprising number of foods that cater to people eating a gluten free diet. Aldi regularly stocks gluten free imitation Red Lobster cheddar biscuit mix, gluten free cornbread mix, gluten free cake mix,…
This post contains affiliate links. Aldi knows how to shake up the food market with unique products. We’ve seen the discount grocer sell things as unusual as piñata cakes, 1980s retro cheese assortments, and green bean casserole pizza. Most of…
This post contains affiliate links. Cheese is a versatile food. It can stand on its own as a snack. It can serve as a foundational ingredient, like it does with most lasagnas and pizzas. It can add to an existing…
Green beans are a staple in my house. We eat them fresh from the garden during the summer after steaming them and adding a little butter and salt, which is my family’s favorite way to eat green beans. We also…