Think of popular carnival or concession stand foods and you might think of funnel cakes, elephant ears, or frozen novelties such as ice cream sandwiches. When I worked at a youth summer camp during my college years, the concession stand…
It’s almost Cinco de Mayo, and that means it’s time for Aldi to start stocking all kinds of Mexican-inspired foods. We love spring at Aldi for its mini empanadas, corn masa bites, street taco kits, tamales, fajita kits, churros, and…
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…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi weekly ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as today,…
The other night, I cracked open a new taco kit from Aldi that included all the fixings needed to make chicken teriyaki tacos. The tacos were good and came together quickly, although portions were small. Today, I’m looking at another…
Last spring, Aldi sold some frozen taco kits under its Casa Mamita house brand that looked a lot like name-brand Contessa Cutting Board meal kits. These kits came boxed up with everything you needed to make a meal, from a…
Sometimes the specials that show up on the shelves at Aldi are unique and unexpected, like piñata cakes or futons . . . or, mostly recently, stuffed nachos. Casa Mamita Stuffed Nachos cost $3.99 for a 14-ounce box at the…
EDITOR’S NOTE: updated with a comparison to food truck street tacos. Just about everyone likes tacos. They’re easy to make and versatile in terms of fillings. When I was growing up, my family’s taco nights were pretty simple: crunchy taco…
If you want to have a Cinco de Mayo dinner, or just a really good Taco Tuesday, you can get everything you need at Aldi. The discount grocer sells taco fixings year round, including a variety of tortillas, crunchy taco…
Cinco de Mayo is coming soon, and Aldi is getting into fiesta mode. The holiday, which Wikipedia says is celebrated more in the United States than in Mexico, literally means “fifth of May” and thus falls on May 5th. It…
