Yesterday, on my way home from work, I stopped by my local Wegman's to see if these new Oreos were on the shelves yet...but no such luck. Not only did they not have the new Oreos, but they also didn't even have power! (FYI: Shopping in the dark was not as zombie-apocalypse-like as I thought it would be.)
We don't have very many Wegman's locations here in South Jersey, but from the press releases it looks like they're the only grocery chain in my area that will be carrying this special limited edition cookie. Not to be discouraged, I drove to the only other Wegman's in the area (which I affectionately call "the rich people Wegman's") that's way out near horse farms and giant fancy houses. It was a bit of a drive, and there was plenty of traffic, but the trip was a SUCCESS!
They're here! They're in my hands, and they're everything I had hoped they'd be!
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!
I posted a photo of these a very very long time ago, and asked if I should check them out. I got one or two responses saying I should go for it, and long story short, they've been sitting in my to-be-reviewed box for nearly two months. (Whoopsie.)
I'm (finally) starting to get through my foodie back-log, so it's time to crack these crackers open and see if they were worth the buy.
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I actually bought this on a whim and hadn't planned on reviewing it, but they were so interesting, I decided to cobble together a review anyway. I have a big bottle ofSwedish Fish"Gummy" vodka, so when I saw these in the seasonal aisle at Wegman's I thought this might make a fun, and edible, garnish/stir-stick for some mixed drinks. I tossed the box into my cart and off I went.
Sometimes you see a candy and you know it's going to be bad, but for some reason, you buy it anyway. This is one of those candies.
This was one of those cheap novelty holiday candies that was piled up in the seasonal aisle, and if it weren't for the sugar cookie flavored button, there was no way I was going to buy this. If memory serves, I think this was a dollar, so I figured, why not review it and have a laugh? So into the cart it went.
Two year ago, back when Sometimes Foodie was only on tumblr, I reviewed blk water. Visually, it's stunning, I mean...it's water, but it's black! How cool is that? (I was goth in high school, back then I would have bought this stuff by the case just for the goth-y street cred.) Other than being a dark color, it was just water. Sure, there was a slightly charcoal-like aftertaste, but there was nothing truly special about it, so I haven't repurchased it since.
I was walking around the grocery store a little while ago and I saw that blk was expanding their product line with some new flavored waters. Even though I wasn't wowed by the normal blk, I do love the concept behind this product line, so I thought I'd pick one of the flavors out and give it a review.
Here's a little something we were discussing over on Candyology101, Teaberry gum! This retro little candy was really popular in the 1960's, when my mom was born, and she remembered chewing on it as a kid, while I remember seeing it on grocery shelves as a child of the late 80's. It didn't seem super popular at the time, and I don't recall chewing it when I was little, but it's still being produced and carried by a few candy shops and grocery stores today! (Although it's become a little hard to find.) Thankfully I found a pack at Wegman's, so I thought I'd write up a little review for those of you who have never heard of this sweet chewable treat before.
My boyfriend and I were walking through Wegman's, and I was trying my best to NOT buy more food to review until I went through my stash at home, but I just couldn't resist this packaging! I rationalized this purchase as something I could hand out to kids on Halloween, but who am I kidding? I just wanted to photograph these and keep them for myself!
I know that Greek Yogurt has been all the rage these last two years, but I'm still on the fence about it. Sure, I've enjoyed a few flavors that I've reviewed on this blog but, when given the choice between strawberry Greek yogurt and a normal strawberry yogurt, I'd go for the normal. Greek yogurt tends to be especially tangy, it has a thicker consistency, and (other than the Watermelon variety that came out this summer) I haven't found a flavor of Greek yogurt that I've enjoyed more than other types of yogurt. With that being said, banana yogurt is my hands down favorite flavor of yogurt, so I really wanted to see if this Banana's Foster version could win me over and convert me to the protein-filled Greek-side.
So far, reviewing a pumpkin/pumpkin spiced item every other day has been working out great! For the first two years of my pumpkin-specific food review galleries I ate/reviewed over 20 pumpkin products in a row, and it was just way too much pumpkin. After a while, everything starts to taste the same, so having this little break between seasonal foods has kept my pumpkin-palette from getting overwhelmed.
Today I have a new item, something I haven't reviewed before in any form, pumpkin spiced popcorn!
What is with the sudden influx of caramel apple flavored foods? Usually fall foodie items are all about pumpkin and pumpkin spice, but this year there seems to be a caramel-apple counterpart for almost every pumpkin item. We have Caramel Apple Oreos (Review coming soon), caramel apple chewing gum, and now we even have caramel apple flavored milk.
Back in 2012 I reviewed Intense's pumpkin spice milk, which is like a yummy hybrid of eggnog and pumpkin pie, and while it was enjoyable it was also, well..., intense! This stuff is really thick and really sweet. This is NOT a health food item. (Don't let the "milk" part fool you.) The pumpkin spice version was practically a pumpkin pie milkshake, so how will this caramel apple version compare?
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| Taken at Wegman's in Cherry Hill, NJ |
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Coffee-coffee-coffee-coffee-coffee chameleon! (I couldn't resist.)
The macarons I picked up during my last trip to Wegman's were a big let down, but maybe this cold brewed coffee concentrate will make that trip worth while.
I mention this in a lot of my posts, but I'm not a coffee drinker. I enjoy the taste of coffee occasionally, but my boyfriend is absolutely addicted to this stuff. He hardly ever goes a day without it, so I tend to buy a lot of coffee flavored snacks and sweets for us to try together. Since he came over this weekend to make pizza and go swimming I thought it'd be the perfect time to share my latest find, this adorable chameleon-themed coffee.
I took a ton of photos today and I'll be writing a bunch of posts tomorrow so that the posting schedule will be back on track starting today!
Okay, let's finish off these macarons!
More Macarons! I'm not sure if these are made fresh on-site, or delivered frozen, although I'm fairly certain it's the latter, but I thought this might be interesting to compare these to the two frozen macaroon packs I've reviewed already.
These little pastries were sitting in a refrigerated section of the bakery with a lot of other pre-made desserts and mini tarts, so these weren't frozen when I purchased them, but they were quite chilly.
Return of the black background!
Although I typically drink water throughout the work week, I sometimes switch things up with some fruit juice or lemonade when I need a little pick me up. (Since I don't drink coffee.) I saw this item on sale at Wegman's for .99 cents, and I love strawberry lemonades, so I tossed the container into my cart. I mean, it's just a flavored lemonade lemonade, and it's organic, how could this go wrong?
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| Sounds like a PB Snickers without the chocolate. |
What is with this birthday cake trend? I don't understand why there is a sudden obsession with things tasting like "Birthday Cake" when it isn't even a real flavor. According to M&M's it's chocolate cake with white icing, Krispy Kreme seems to think it's a vanilla cake with vanilla icing, and now Chips Ahoy is peddling this version with yellow cake. (I blame 50 Cent and Katy Perry.NolinkforyouKatyI'maGagafan.) Enough rambling, let's see if these cookies are worth the hype and if they are as bad for you and they appear to be.
