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The Dominick's location that had carried this rare & sinfully delicious, chunk-chocked Ben & Jerry's flavor had phased it out of their freezer section earlier this year (WHY???!).</div>
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Fortunately, I came across a Woodman's that carried it (WHEW!!!!!). I was tempted to buy all of them lol, but I restrained myself and bought 2 pints. I liked that at Woodman's, they had manufacturer coupons taped up on freezer door for customers. I paid around $3 a pint, drove straight to my cousins' house to introduce them to this glorious flavor.</div>
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And it was just as amazing as the <a href="http://jensblogawog.blogspot.com/2013/01/ben-jerrys-oatmeal-cookie-chunk.html">first pint</a> I had.</div>
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jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13447932695822445283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148325741264288036.post-33393715521869671592013-02-16T14:30:00.001-08:002013-02-16T14:30:39.202-08:00FOODVENTURES: Lito's Empanadas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>+Champinon Chicken+ </b></div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: Colombian-style empanadas that were freshly deep-fried, crisp outer shell with a chew to the dough. Beautiful golden caramel color. Flavorful fillings that were well-executed for the most part, except for the champinon chicken; it was the clear loser out of the three varieties I tried because the inside filling was a little bland and the chicken wasn't very moist.</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: champinon chicken I could do without, but I'd recommend the other two, the choco banana especially to Nutella lovers.</div>
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<u><b>Rating</b></u>: 5/5</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: the choco banana was my clear favorite, and then the gooey chori-cheese.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: high fiber, organic, very slight sweetness</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: boring taste</div>
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<u><b>Rating</b></u>: 3/5<br />
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: no one in my household likes this lol. I'd rather eat a bowl of oatmeal.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: healthy, a lot of protein per serving compared to other yogurts (though the organic version of this has like 2g more protein per serving, but that one costs a dollar or two more)</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: this is a regular staple in our household. Love it in smoothies or eaten with frozen blueberries. Honey and crushed graham crackers if I'm craving a dessert.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: lusciously thick custard had flecks of vanilla bean, and the choux shell stored it without going soggy. Each bite was glorious. I've already bought it twice this month lol.<br />
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: the best cream puff that I've ever had. Beats the one I tried & loved in Japan. Beard Papa's cream puffs fall short too.</div>
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Well guys, it's been awhile since I let myself have ice cream haha. Also, it's been frikken cold in Illinois lately what with the snow and sometimes rain. I broke my ice cream fast when I snagged this flavor at Walgreens for around 5 bucks.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: mild chocolatey base. Nicely-sized chocolate cookie mix-ins, and they were dispersed well enough so that each spoonful of ice cream had a piece of the brownie-like cookie. The mix-ins were the highlight for this flavor. Compared to the brownie mix-ins used in Ben & Jerry's, this had less of a flour-y taste to them, which I liked, but there weren't any outrageously huge chunks found like I usually find in B&J's.</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: none, but kinda boring, no surprises or an "OMG SO GOOD" reaction.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: This was good, but I wasn't impressed. I didn't have trouble putting it back into the freezer. I can't think of a situation where I would buy this again, but I think that it performed well with the flavor and mix-in quality.</div>
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I hope that the uncommonly low prices for certain flavors weren't an indicator of them being phased out for that store...</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: yogurt chunks were tasty, though really sweet with some tartness to be eating them plain. Some of the chunks were massive haha.</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: yogurt-coated & plain cereal pieces were boring taste-wise. Few freeze-dried strawberry pieces.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: no one in my family likes this. We already finished two boxes of other cereal since buying this two weeks ago. There are better Trader Joe's cereal choices available.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: addicting as heck with a crispy texture where there's a satisfying crunch to each bite. Taste-wise, a slight sweetness to the peas balanced with the sea salt. Small pea kernels found in the larger green beans. High amount of fiber.</div>
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<b><u>Overall Thoughts</u></b>: one of my favorite snacks! I could eat the whole bag by myself haha. Even my grandmother loves these (she took home 4 bags lol).</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: crispy, light texture. Not overly salted. Taste-wise, there wasn't a strong green pea or vegetable taste to the snack. Short ingredients list: cornmeal, sunflower oil, air-dried green garden peas, rice flour, sea salt, water).</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: not much nutritional value</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: a tasty snack that I've bought a few times, but no huge cravings. I enjoyed trying this, and they were pretty good packed with lunch.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: thick chocolate shell. Raspberry flavor didn't overpower the vanilla, but rather added a welcome tartly-sweet flavor note to it. I didn't encounter the raspberry swirls until the 2nd bite.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: delicious treat that gave me the sense of guilty luxury. I don't think it rivals the awesomeness of the 5-star heavyhitters, but I highly enjoyed this, would highly recommend. A large step up from the ice cream bars of my youth.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: thick chocolate shell, liberal amounts of crunchy almonds, snack size encourages portion control, well packaged where the outer shell was fully intact</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: satisfying, cheesy taste. The cheese filling reminded me of the cheese powder used in instant mac&cheese, but in a good way. Definitely addicting. Organic too.<br />
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: better than the original Ritz version. I tried the peanut butter version, which was good, but this one was the clear favorite. I want to try these crushed over a casserole or loaded mashed potatoes haha.</div>
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<b><u>Pros</u></b>: massive brownie chunks, satisfying hunks of cookie dough, excellent taste</div>
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<b><u>Cons</u></b>: none. There were more brownie chunks vs cookie dough balls, but that was fine with me haha.</div>
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<b><u>Overall Thoughts</u></b>: Absolutely recommend this flavor. I finished this in 3 sittings in the span of 2 days @_@</div>
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Approximately 11 lbs of Nutella haha. Sighted it at Caputo's grocery store.</div>
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I'm not sure what the brand of these pants are, but it looks to have quality construction. Love the cute embroidered whales. I scored these for 5 bucks at Goodwill ^_^</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: thickly-cut beef, melted cheese, not paper-thin bacon, nice heft</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: really salty beef, omission of the advertised green peppers & onions</div>
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<b><u>Overall Thoughts</u></b>: I paid $5.66 with tax included. Price-wise, it's comparable to Portillo's Italian beef. In taste, it was fairly good, but the beef was too salty and it was lacking the advertised green peppers & onions. I won't be buying this again. There are better lunch options.</div>
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Jeni's Splendid ice creams are epic, so when I came across <a href="http://www.askinosie.com/p-167-dark-chocolate-malted-milk-collabaration-bar.aspx">this chocolate bar collaboration</a> that they did with the Askinosie Chocolate company, I had to try it, although the $9.95 price made me balk. I found this item at The Goddess & Grocer, a small deli/grocery chain store in Chicago. The product info on their website described the flavor as:</div>
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<i>floral notes met with strawberry, vanilla, and a barley malt sweetness. Creamy, velvety smooth.</i></div>
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I'm just an average gal with a sweet tooth, no world-class palate here. I couldn't taste the strawberry. I got a teeny hint of malt, kinda, or maybe it was wishful thinking from my wallet.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>:<i> </i>really cute packaging</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: mediocre taste, expensive</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: I rated it higher than a 2 because it didn't taste bad, but it didn't deserve a 3 because of its price. Nothing in the taste distinguished it from a $2-$3 "artisan" chocolate bar readily available at a grocery store.</div>
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*Along with this item, I had purchased Vosges Haut-Chocolat's Mo Bacon
Bar. That was supremely delicious with flavorful tidbits of crunchy bacon. If
memory recalls, it cost around $7. Unfortunately, we ate it all before remembering to take pictures of it haha.</div>
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After trying & absolutely loving Jeni's Splendid Hummingbird Cake, and then their Brambleberry Crisp, I was excited to try their Brown Butter Almond Brittle. I would have tried it earlier if it weren't for the price tag of $11 per pint T_T.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: massive chunks of delicious almond brittle. The brittle didn't shatter my teeth either; I could bite and chew it with no problems. Plentiful amount of almonds in the brittle. The caramel sauce was a much welcome addition that made this flavor even more awesome. And the ice cream base was a perfect creamy consistency with a flavor that complemented and helped showcase the main attraction, which were the mix-ins.</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: None, except the price.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: the price is a deterrent, but for the high quality and unique flavors, this is definitely worth trying. I highly recommend this. I feel that Jeni's Splendid could do no wrong with their ice creams.</div>
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I'm a fan of oatmeal cookies, except for the raisins, so I was happy to learn that Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk omitted them haha.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: the oatmeal cookie chunks and the sheer amount & heft of them. Wow.<b> </b>I was impressed from the first bite, and it got better as I dug in.</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: Absolutely none!</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: I read that this flavor is only offered in some states. Thank gawd that I was able to score a pint at Dominick's. A must-try flavor. I would rather have this ice cream than eat an oatmeal cookie; it's THAT good.</div>
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With a name like this, it was fated that I would try this ice cream flavor. And then I read the flavor description: </div>
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...and into the cart it went lol.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: satisfying on so many levels--the flavor of the dense ice cream base, luscious swirl, and my favorite part, plentiful brownie-like chunks.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: Perfect as it is. Quintessential flavor for the chocolate-fanatic. Bravo Ben & Jerry's!</div>
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I came across this flavor on one of my favorite food blogs, <a href="http://www.theicecreaminformant.com/2012/07/ben-jerrys-banana-cream-pie.html#more">TheIceCreamInformant</a>. I love banana cream pie, so I absolutely had to try Ben & Jerry's ice cream rendition. Luckily, I was able to find the last pint at the 2nd Walmart location I visited.<br />
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: perfectly captured the banana cream pie flavor, from the flavor of the ice cream base down to the custard swirl and pie crust chunks. The pie crust chunks were fairly plentiful. A good balance to the ice cream where I wasn't left with a dissatisfying sense of not enough mix-ins or where the mix-ins overpowered the base.</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: Perfect as it is. I definitely ate more than one serving in one sitting.</div>
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Caramel is one of my favorite sweet thangs. I can eat Trader Joe's sea salt caramel sauce by the spoonful, which is why I withhold from buying it 99% of the time haha. So it was fated that I would try Talenti's Sea Salt Caramel gelato, especially after I had come across several stellar reviews for it.<span class="st"></span></div>
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<b><u>Pros</u>:</b> excellent caramel flavor. Short ingredients list. Definitely liked the chocolate-covered caramel mini cubes because the caramel wasn't rock-hard, but rather had a nice chew to it. </div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: my pint needed more mix-ins. Expensive at $4.99 a pint.</div>
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<u><b>Rating</b></u>: 4.5/5 </div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: Very good. I was close to assigning it a 5 star rating, but it needed more mix-ins at that price. Also, I want to be cautious in assigning 5 & 6 star ratings. And another thing, a few months had passed since I last tried this pint, and I never felt a strong compulsion or craving to repurchase this, even when it went on sale for $3. I wasn't impressed at all by Talenti's Caramel Cooking Crunch gelato (wayyy too few mix-ins), but I would highly recommend their Sea Salt Caramel.</div>
jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13447932695822445283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148325741264288036.post-19173486091455105322013-01-12T13:11:00.003-08:002013-02-16T14:16:04.649-08:00REVIEW: Graeter's Vanilla Ice Cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I rarely ever pick vanilla ice cream. I like it, but I prefer flavors with a ton of mix-ins. However, my brother was wanting vanilla. I've heard good things about Graeter's and their French pot process, that their ice cream is dense with little air, so we went with Graeter's Vanilla.</div>
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<u><b>Pros</b></u>: dense</div>
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<u><b>Cons</b></u>: nothing remarkable. Also, it's expensive at $4.59 for a pint.</div>
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<b><u>Rating</u></b>: 3/5</div>
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<u><b>Overall Thoughts</b></u>: Nothing remarkable, left no lasting impression on me. Won't be purchasing again. However, I'm piqued by their Elena's Blueberry Pie flavor, except that I can never find it in-store.</div>
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*Of note: there was a somewhat gummy/chewy texture, and if you bit into the ice cream, there was a distinct crystallized texture (maybe from the sugar?). It wasn't unpleasant, but it was interesting.</div>
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