When I was a university student, I lived on campus and enjoyed a robust meal plan in the school’s dining hall. School cafeterias can be an easy target for people who want to complain, but my school’s food was pretty good. On any given day, there were several hot entrees to choose from, along with…
Cheese makes everything better. You can add it to bread and meat for a sandwich. You can sprinkle it on top of pizza. You can dip your nachos in it. My family can often be found snacking on a variety of cheeses, ranging from string cheese to cubes to specialty cheese. One of our favorite…
I have come to like a lot of the products in the Park Street Deli house brand lineup at Aldi. The private label focuses on refrigerated delicatessen-style items and includes egg rolls, guacamole, snack trays, layered dip, street corn dip, chicken salad, and more. They’re ideal for fast, easy lunches or snacks whether you’re eating…
In my family, we use our charcoal grill and our gas grill in lots of different kinds of weather. We love to grill during the warmer months, but we have also been known to fire up the grill when it’s cold outside. We’ve grilled in light snow. We’ve grilled in drizzling rain. But the spring…
Think of your standard potato chip flavors and you’ll come up with things like original, barbecue, sour cream and onion, and maybe even cheddar and sour cream or salt and vinegar. But have you heard of all-dressed potato chips? If you are from Canada or have spent any time in Canada, you may be familiar…
This post contains affiliate links. I’m not much of a coffee drinker, but certain types of coffee or coffee-flavored things have slowly won me over. I like the vanilla iced coffee at a local cat café, of all places. It’s not highbrow, but I like the French vanilla cappuccino pods Aldi sells. I also like…
Pasta salad goes quickly in my house, whether I’m serving it as a side dish alongside a meal or if family members are packing it as part of a school or work lunch. I have a couple of homemade pasta salad recipes I make throughout the year. When it comes to kits or ready-made pasta…
Pretzels are a quintessential snack food. Tracing their origins from Europe, the carby food followed German immigrants over to the United States in the 1700s, and by the 1900s they were a popular food at carnivals and other gatherings. Today, you can find both hard and soft pretzels at sporting events, festivals, and, of course,…
If you’re like me and eat yogurt regularly, Aldi is my go-to store. The discount grocer sells yogurt cups and larger multi-serving yogurt containers of all flavors and types, including Greek yogurt, light plain yogurt, and whole milk plain yogurt. Aldi also sells its own version of Chobani Flip yogurt, called Tilts. They also carry…
Chocolate chip cookies are a family favorite. I typically make them from scratch when we’re craving them, and they always turn out delicious. But I’m not above buying a package of cookies from the grocery store if I need cookies in a hurry. Aldi sells some traditional chewy chocolate chip cookies in its snack aisle…