My husband got me a subscription to Universal Yums for Christmas, and every month I get a box delivered with snacks from a different country. One of the first couple of boxes I received contained snacks from The Netherlands, and…
Grocery store Indian food is often an area of uncertainty. Few grocery entrees taste as good as food from an authentic Indian restaurant, but I continue to try various foods when I see them. One popular dish among my family…
A key part of any Indian meal such as tikka masala or butter chicken is naan. This is a stretchy, chewy bread baked in a clay tandoor oven, and it’s perfect for tearing into pieces and scooping up meat and…
I’m not into complicated beauty routines. Give me some good facial cleanser, an oil-free facial moisturizer, and some lip balm, and I’m good. But I enjoy trying beauty and hygiene products from Aldi’s cousin Trader Joe’s, and when I saw…
One of the most common components in Indian cuisine is bread. Specifically, most people who have enjoyed Indian food are familiar with naan, a type of flatbread baked in a tandoor or clay oven. Naan has a texture similar to…
I’m one of those people who can’t use traditional facial moisturizers because they make my face break out in pimples. A few years ago, I discovered Neutrogena oil-free face moisturizer. I use it daily and it doesn’t cause breakouts. The…
Indian food is one of my family’s favorite meals. We enjoy getting it takeout-style from a local restaurant, but when we can’t order from a restaurant we like to try different Indian dishes from local grocery stores, whether it’s Aldi,…
Ever since my husband introduced me to Indian food when we were dating years ago, I’ve been hooked. Indian food is best when it’s purchased from a restaurant, as grocery store Indian generally doesn’t have the same intense and complex…
Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing in the United States. It’s a winner on salads, but is also popular as a dip for veggies, chicken, and other foods. I’ve even seen Ranch dip make cameo appearances on burgers….
A few years ago, I participated in a tasting comparison of Aldi and Trader Joe’s Chinese takeout food. Aldi and TJ’s are distant cousins, so we were curious to see how similar some of their products were. (They turned out…
