Many summers ago I worked at McDonald’s as a cashier, both at the front counter and the drive-thru. That particular McDonald’s opened at 5 a.m. — it was a rural McDonald’s in Kentucky whose customers included tobacco farmers — and…
If you’ve ever wandered the aisles at Aldi’s cousin Trader Joe’s, you’ve probably noticed that the store will tempt you with sweets and desserts in endless ways. There’s the baked goods shelf at the back of the produce section, but…
This post contains affiliate links. Our family often packs lunch food in a cooler and accompanying carry bag when we travel. It’s undeniably cheaper to make lunch at a rest stop than it is to hit up a drive-thru, but…
This post contains affiliate links. A while back we tried out Aldi’s salt and pepper grinders. We were sorely disappointed: while the salt and pepper itself was perfectly fine, the grinders themselves were a mess. One of the salt grinders…
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,…
