Japanese Matcha Almond Video Review (YouTube)

New video is up! This was the last one I filmed while wearing my awesomely comfy pizza shirt, so expect a new outfit next time!

Ruffles All Dressed - Wegman's

Ruffles All Dressed - Wegman's

All dressed? What does that even mean? Whatever it is, it's being advertised as the #1 flavor of crisp in Canada.

According to the internet (know-er of all things foody), All Dressed is a melange of ingredients that include tomato, salt, vinegar, onion, sour cream, barbecue, a sprinkle of this and a sprinkle of that. It's the “everything bagel” of Canada.

Sounds pretty good to me! Okay Canada, I'm sold. Let's give this a try!

Chobani Greek Yogurt Pumpkin Harvest Crisp Flip - Target

Chobani Greek Yogurt Pumpkin Harvest Crisp Flip - Target

You know what we all need, MORE YOGURTS. Because the American market doesn't have enough protein-filled pumpkin flavored Greek yogurts this season. (Can you tell I'm bitter? I'm totally bitter.)

Mystery Flavor Push Pop - Target

Mystery Flavor Push Pop - Target

At first I thought about doing a video review with this product, since it's new and interesting, but one look at this thing and... NO. Never gonna happen. I used to love Push-Pops as a kid, but as an adult? They're totally NSFW to eat in public, let alone in a video posted on the internet. So, written review it is!

Iced Pumpkin Scone Cookies - Trader Joe's VS Aldi

Iced Pumpkin Scone Cookies - Trader Joe's VS Aldi

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans! I know the history behind this National holiday is bloody, and horrible, but hopefully you're able to take advantage of this day off to spend time with your families, relax, and eat some yummy food. (Also, don't you dare go out shopping today! Stay in and play X-box with your cousins or something.)

Today I have a special post for all you Aldi haters out there. Guess what? Aldi and Trader Joe's are "Sister companies," that's right! They're related, and the last few months, Aldi has been getting all kinds of Trader Joe's goodies as a lower price point! Don't believe me? Well check this out.

Pumpkin Gnocchi - Aldi

Pumpkin Gnocchi - Aldi

More savory pumpkin treats! Thank the foodie gods! I love the crazy influx of pumpkin related goods each fall, but almost all of them are desserts. After a few years, all of these pumpkin spiced sweets are slowly killing me! Where's the variety?  Thankfully Aldi really delivered this year. I got pumpkin pasta sauce, 3 different kinds of ravioli, stuffing, croutons and gnocchi! How awesome is that?

The ravioli have been a bit hit or miss as far as savory fall dishes are concerned, but I have high hopes for these gnocchi!

Pumpkin Caramel Danish Kringle - Trader Joe's

Pumpkin Caramel Danish Kringle - Trader Joe's

I picked this up at random a while ago, but apparently this is a much sought after Trader Joe's product? Awesome! I've had the almond version before, which is usually sold around Christmas time, and that thing tastes freaking amazing. The almond version is hands-down the best thing I've ever eaten from Trader Joe's, so I can only imagine that this will be equally as amazing. So what is a Kringle anyway? Let's find out!

Tao Kae Noi Big Roll (Classic Flavor) - NY Fancy Food Show

Tao Kae Noi Big Roll (Classic Flavor) - NY Fancy Food Show

I have a LOT of food in my to-be-reviewed stash, and it's getting way out of hand, so I'm trying to get through the stuff that's been sitting around the longest. I got this seaweed sample at the Summer Fancy Food Show, and that was back in July...so I figured I should probably hurry up and review this thing.

Specially Selected Pumpkin Ravioli - Aldi

Specially Selected Pumpkin Ravioli - Aldi

Is that fresh basil from my surprisingly not-dead herb garden? Why yes, yes it is! We're getting fancy with our plating today on Sometimes Foodie!

Maeil Mild Café Latte - H-Mart

Maeil Mild Café Latte - H-Mart

I like coffee, but these says I drink it (maybe) once a month. Which is something a lot of people find shocking.

Back in college I was working two jobs (I was a Trainer at Panera Bread and a graphic designer at a print shop), all while juggling a full course load and running a school club with field trips, bake sales, events...etc. and I was keeping up with my etsy shop. I was sleeping maybe two hours a night, and I was chugging a 32oz soda-sized iced espresso after every Panera Bread shift to keep myself going. (My go-to-espresso drink of choice was 4-shots of espresso and two pumps of caramel, over ice, with skim milk and occasionally whipped cream. If the coffee wasn't enough to keep me going, the sugar picked up all the slack.) I was a walking zombie, but I got so much done! Eventually my under eye circles got so bad that the make-up-counter-ladies suggested an industrial concealer, which was pretty much beige-colored Spackle. Thankfully I moved on and didn't need to keep pushing myself quite so hard, and when I did, me and coffee/espresso had a bit of a falling out.

I don't rely on it to get me through the work week like a lot of my friends do, instead I treat it kind of like medicine. If I am drinking it, it's usually to get me through an especially tiring day, so I don't buy it very often, but when I do, it has to have adorable packaging.

Tastykake Pumpkin Spice Mini Donuts - Target

 

Tastykake Pumpkin Spice Mini Donuts - Target

There are only 11 days left in November?! When they heck did that happen? I guess my aversion to all things wintery, cold, and Santa-related made me lose track of time, and guess what? I still have a massive pile of pumpkin products to get through! I better get started...

Snapple Fall Spice Tea - Target

Snapple Fall Spice Tea - Target

I've reviewed a lot of fall products, everything from pumpkin-based pasta sauces to seasonally spiced chewing gum, and I've even reviewed some fall themed teas...but they've always been in tea-bag-form to be brewed at home. Not bottled, and especially not iced. Since it's been a while since Snapple has done anything new, they were kind of flying under my radar. When I saw that they had released a fall themed product, I was really excited because it seemed to come entirely out of left field. I mean, I haven't done my homework, but I think this is the first time Snapple has thrown it's hat into the limited edition fall flavor ring, and I think they might be the first American company to release a fall-themed iced tea as well. 

It may not be pumpkin spiced, but let's give this seasonal Snapple a try!

Blueberry Ice Cream Oreos: YouTube Review

One of my friends grabbed me a package of these Oreos from China...

but that was a few months ago. Let's hope these aren't expired!

Episode 26: Honey & Maple (Let's get sticky!)

Are you ready to get sticky? (Because that's how you get ants.) 

Nothing is better on a cold, wet, miserable day then some soothing honey or maple flavored sweets. On today's episode of Candyology 101, Cybele and I discuss the official flavor trend of 2015, HONEY! The year is almost out, so Cybele and I are taking a look back and discussing some of the new honey products that have come our way, some of the old fashioned ones we grew up with, and we also tackle the idea of honey being a flavor we often relate to medicine, like throat drops.

Then, to finish things off, we talk about another sticky sweet syrup-y treat, maple candy! Maple is a flavor we often relate to fall weather, but it seems to fall (ha!) by the wayside due to the massive onslaught of Pumpkin Spiced goodies we've been getting each year. Grab some maple pancake flavored jelly beans and some honey caramels and tune in!

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Meet the cast:

Cybele from Candy Blog

Maria (Me) from Sometimes Foodie

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Pumpkin Spelt Risotto - Aldi

Pumpkin Spelt Risotto - Aldi

Something is wrong with me. I can't stop sleeping! Am I trying to hibernate or something? For example, last night I came home from work, it was cold and rainy, so I snuggled up with a blanket to have a little nap....and I didn't wake up until 6 AM this morning. I slept for nearly 12 hours! This is completely unlike me. I'm a night owl, and I sleep maybe 5 hours a night on average, but the past few weeks I've been sleeping like a normal person or sleeping way too much. Am I getting old? This sucks! I like staying up late and getting things done, like writing reviews, editing photos, and doing commissioned work. I normally feel really focused at night, but now I'm sleeping all the time! To be honest, all this sleep is making me feel really awesome and rested, but I'm not getting anything done!

Maybe this is a sign that I need to start drinking coffee...but it's been a day or two since my last pumpkin-related post, so I'm going to review some Pumpkin Spelt Risotto instead. (Segways are hard.) 

Lifesavers Gummies Paradise Mix - Walmart

Lifesavers Gummies Paradise Mix - Walmart

Ignore the "new" tag on these gummies, they've been out for nearly 2 years. (Come on Lifesavers, stop milking it!) Even though they're far from new, I've never had them so I thought I'd give them a shot. Lifesavers gummies are usually pretty good quality, so I have high hopes for these.  

Super Soda - YouTube Candy Review

New video is up! Check out my awesome new pizza shirt!
(It's super comfy, and I got it cheap on clearance too!)

Sriracha Lime Popcorn - Aldi

Clancy's Sriracha Lime Popcorn - Aldi

My updates have been really sporadic lately, and I don't like it. The main reason behind the lack of posts is that I'm having an incredibly hard time writing anything these days. I just can't seem to focus! Taking and editing food photos is super easy, I can do it with my eyes closed (not really), but when it comes to sitting down and sharing my thoughts in (semi-coherent) sentences...it's like pulling teeth!

I have tons of photos edited and ready to go, and plenty of new food products lined up in my queue, but when it comes to sitting down and actually writing everything out....I just can't seem to get it done! In an effort to try and force my way through this writing dilemma, I decided to breifly review something I've been munching on all week, this Sriracha Lime popcorn from Aldi.

Hello Halloween Pumpkin Marshmallows - H-Mart

Hello Halloween Pumpkin Marshmallows - H-Mart

I'm a total Scrooge when it comes to Christmas and winter-holidays, so I won't be reviewing anything "winter-y" until December. (When I kind of have to.) For me, November isn't about pre-gaming for Christmas, it's more about celebrating post-Halloween and scooping up tons of clearance snacks and goodies. 

These marshmallows were another item that were featured in my H-Mart Halloween Haul video, and not only are these adorable little orange puffs shaped like 3-D pumpkins, but they're pumpkin flavored! Not pumpkin spiced, but actual pumpkin! I had to give them their own in-depth review! 

Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights - Walmart

Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights -  Walmart

I'm a cookie/pastry snob. There, I said it! I don't like Tastykake, I don't like Entenmann's, and I don't like Chips Ahoy. Those are three hugely popular items, and all of my friends loved them growing up (my family too), but I never understood it. Even as a little kid I preferred my pastries and cookies to be homemade, but the only exception to my processed pastry pickiness was Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies. 

There was just something about that whipped waxy frosting and that dense flying-saucer-like cookie-pie that always put a smile on my face. With that being said, I had to try their pumpkin version. Plus, they look like little Jack-O'-lanterns!

Closer Look at Halloween Pocky - H-Mart

Closer Look at Halloween Pocky - H-Mart

I know Halloween is (sadly) over, but here are some closer looks at the Halloween Pocky I showed you in my most recent YouTube video.