Are you even a food blogger anymore if you don't try weird new Oreos? What was once fun, rare, and unique has now become a monotonous status quo. A food blogger blinks, and Oreo releases three more flavors. Can you keep up with it? And more importantly, are they even worth it?
Good o'l Ollie's. Where all limited edition food goes to die.
If you're not familiar with Ollie's, it's a bargain shop that gets closeout goods and off-season products and sells them are lower price points. I was there buying last minute Christmas ornaments (because all I own are Halloween decorations) and couldn't resist picking up a few snacks.
If you search the blog you'll see that in all my years of blogging, I've never reviewed a Fudge Stripe cookie, and that isn't an oversight. I'm not a fan, but I love the combination of chocolate with mint, and I love a bargain, so maybe these will win me over?
I'm all for these snazzy limited edition Oreos, but this one seems like overkill. I mean, there's the normal green-filled mint flavored Oreos available year-round, a thin version of the same flavor, these limited edition Candy Cane themed ones I reviewed a few years back, and now a Peppermint? Is peppermint distinct enough from classic mint to warrant it's own flavor? I guess we'll find out!
"Ice sand?" Looking at this product's name, some of you may be a little confused."Sand" is short for "sandwich." Or, "sando." Which is also short for sandwich. Basically, Japan doesn't have time for your long, not-cute, words. (Joking.) Reading manga and watching anime, I'm pretty familiar with this shortened term, but even if you weren't I think the context clues make it rather obvious that this is ice cream sandwich themed. In this case, a chocolate mint one.
'Tis the season for all things minty.
Tonight my boyfriend and I are seeing a screening of the Puella Magi Modaka Magica movies, and since he likes minty things AND his favorite character is Kyoko, I am bringing this Mint Pocky along on our date. (Of course I have to sample it AND review it first!)
The box is adorable! It’s covered in silver text, mint leaves, and teal stripes. All of the colors are cool-toned, which really plays up the mint theme. Pocky packaging has never let me down. The boxes are always well designed and thought out.
I've been out of the blogging game for a while...so I completely missed the chance to review these before the contest ended and the winner was announced.
If' you're like me, and completely out of the loop, m&m's ran a flavor contest with 3 variations of crunchy m&ms. The contenders were: Crunchy Mint, Crunchy Espresso, and Crunchy Raspberry. The winner would become a permanent flavor.
Since the contest ended (in August), and new packaging would be hitting the shelves, all three flavors were on clearance at our local Walgreens. I could have gotten all three, but I knew the raspberry ones were going to be a flop in our household, so I bought the two I knew we would enjoy. Would we like the same flavor as the one that won the contest? Let's hope so!
Welp, I need a new CPU fan. My old one finally died on me and I need a new one or my PC will overheat. I'm hoping to pick one up on my way home from work tonight but in the meantime, let's prevent my brain from overheating with some refreshing lemonade.
I know, I know, I've been reviewing a LOT of Aldi products lately, but it's my go-to grocery store. I stop there twice a week to grab stuff for myself, my mom, and my grandpa. Since I've been reviewing so many Aldi products this week I figured I would take a break from their house branded items and try one of the name brand products they carry, like this summery Watermelon Mint Lemonade.
American Kit-Kats are finally getting a steady stream of creativity and innovation!
Previously, all my fun Kit-Kat reviews came from flavors that were sold overseas, like wasabi or bakeable Sweet Potato, but in the last four years we've had a healthy amount of American flavors. Seasonal offerings, like pumpkin pie, red velvet, and raspberry, a few local-flavors (like California Strawberry), and now stand alone packs of Apple Pie, Birthday Cake, and these Duos.
The mint Duo came out over a year ago, and I guess it was successful, because it's stuck around and now the line is expanding with this new mocha flavor. So, why not check both out and see what they have to offer?
Odd coincidence, but yesterday one of the reviewers over on The Impulsive Buy ended up reviewing the same mocha cookies I did and posted their review on the same day. (What a small foodie world.) It seems like we have very similar thoughts on the cookie being utterly flavorless, but I have to disagree with their overall 5-star rating. I would rate these a 3 at best.
Anyhoo, let's see if today's cookie can be less of a disappointment. I mean, you can't really mess up chocolate and mint, can you?
It's been a long week, and I thought something like this would be a yummy but healthy treat that might satisfy my mint chocolate chip ice cream craving. How wrong I was...
Are you sick of Girl Scout reviews? You're in luck! This is the last item I've got in my stash. (Until I find the caramel breakfast cereal anyway.) It may not be as exciting as the promise of cookies for breakfast, or as innovative as caramel coconut flavored chewing gum, but this was the product I was most excited for because a mint-cookie-to-breath-mint transition makes perfect sense.
My sister and I needed a gift bag, so we went to Target with our friend Jared. Big mistake. We went in seeking gift wrapping items, and left with two pints of ice cream. (We have no will power or self control, although Jared did try to stop us.)
This brand has been featured on food blogs, youtube, and tumblr. Since the reviews have all been favorable, we grabbed 2 flavors to try.
The container is pretty unique. Instead of the waxy cardboard tub most ice creams use, this is a hard, clear, plastic container with a brown twist-off cap. If you wanted, you could use this canister again. (Always handy for my art class. Plus this container is recyclable.)
- Mediterranean Mint
- Banana Chocolate Swirl
As far a design, there isn’t very much going on. The label features some classic typography, and that’s it. From the container to the ingredients, everything about this gelato is minimal, and I love it.
Coldstone Candy Canes - Dollar TreeAnother Dollar Tree find, I grabbed these because I thought they looked pretty, and for only a dollar, why not?
Right away the packaging is questionable. Sure, we have Coldstone logos that are legit, but the packaging and design are done in a way that the logo on the bottom left of the package is obscured by the packaging itself. Not a great sign in terms of quality.
Inside you get 6 candy canes, two of each flavor.
The flavors are: Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Our Strawberry Blonde, and Birthday Cake Remix. All classic Coldstone Creamery flavors.
More stuff leftover from my Trader Joe's podcast haul? Yup, but I'm 99% sure this is the very last item! (Okay, maybe I'm only 75% sure, but that's because I didn't feel like digging through my giant food hoarding pile to double check.)
It took me a few months to get here, but you know what? Pretty much every product I reviewed was a winner, so it was totally worth it. These mints combine three of my favorite things, so I figured this should be a really good note to end on. (But you never know!)
This year Mars release these mint chocolate m&m’s AND white chocolate peppermint m&m’s. I bought both to see if one was more minty than another.
The bag is made of a slightly thicker plastic than all the Hershey’s Kiss bags I have opened recently. I really like the overall design and color scheme, it's festive without being obnoxiously so.
The candies are red, white, and green. They smell just like the chocolate after dinner mints you get at restaurants. (Which I like)
As far as mint, these aren’t very strong. The flavor is very subdued. It also doesn’t leave a very lasting mint-feeling in your mouth. I think these would be great in holiday baked goods, because they are chocolatey and subtle, but I prefer the mint Kisses to these m&ms.
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It's just another minty Monday...
Hershey's Layer Crunch bars have been out for a while and even though they're a new product, they're not very innovative. All three of the flavors are safe bets. Chocolate and vanilla? Classic. Chocolate and caramel? Been there, done that. Chocolate mint? The Girl Scouts called, they want their cookie back.
So yeah, these are new, but they're not new-new.
Even so, this candy bar sounded delicious, so I grabbed one at Walmart to munch on. I don't think there is any way for this product to be a failure, but you never know...
That's right. It's Saturday, I write a food blog, and I'm reviewing a chocolate mint flavored toothpaste.
A while ago Crest came out with some foodie-flavored products, and I bought two thinking I'd review them, but I never really got around to it. Really, I've been dragging my feet on these for quite a while. I don't even know if they're available anymore. To be honest, I'm expecting these to taste like that gross flavored fluoride at the dentist's office, so I waited until my go-to mint toothpaste was gone, so I'd be forced to use these up even if they ended up being awful. With that being said, it's obvious that I'm going into this with pretty low expectations, but let's get started.
All aboard the Girl Scout Cookie hype train! This year we've got cereals, chewing gums, and mints to add to the annual cookie craze, but only two of the most popular flavors made the cut: Thin Mints and Samoas/Caramel Delights.
That's right! You can now enjoy Thin Mints cereal, mints, and gum, as well as Samoa/Caramel Delight flavored cereal and gum. (Although if any of you follow my fellow foodie bloggers this is old news.)
The chewing gums and mints are made by Project 7, which I have a love/hate relationship with, but the cereals are made by General Mills, who really know their stuff, so I was excited to see how these cookies translated into cereal form. So, without further delay, let's have some cookies for breakfast!!
Today we're finally putting a dent in my ice cream freezer. A triple-Aldi post, two seasonal novelties and a bonus "Super premium" pint. Let's get to scoopin'!
First up, Shamrock Swirl - Mint ice cream with yellow fudge chips & Choco-cookie crumb swirl
The weather is finally getting nicer here in Jersey! To celebrate, my sister and I stopped to get some frozen yogurt. (We both suffer from a fro yo addiction, so I have actually posted yogurt from Kiwi before, see that post HERE. Or see more of my fro yo posts HERE.)
I got 3 flavors of yogurt:
And 2 Toppings:
- Salted Caramel Pretzel
- Vanilla Latte
- Mint
- Mini Dark Chocolate Chips
- Mochi
