Food Finds, Good And Bad

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  1. Mary Stetler

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    My 'go to' cake has 5 eggs in it. Have not gone to it lately.:(
     
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    I used to get Aldi's cream soups, as good as Campbells. But they changed the recipe and put in some palm oil, or something and it tasted less than good. Later, I got Campbells and their recipe tasted the same. So I skipped cream soups for quite a while.
    I just picked up some aldi soup to try and the recipe is back, as was Campbells. It did not taste like palm oil. The price is higher.
     
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    Do you use cake flour or all purpose? I use cake flour for the majority of my cakes, and I always sift my cake flour. I know cake flour is supposed to be already pre-sifted but I find it to keep the cakes lighter.
     
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    I usually use cake flour and I always sift my dry ingredients together. For this particular recipe the author stressed that all-purpose flour was what she uses so I made it exactly by her recipe. I always follow a recipe when I make something for the first time, then make adjustments with later attempts. This particular recipe has already been trashed. :D
     
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    The sponge I make is mainly cornflour with only a heaped teaspoon of plain flour
     
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    Thanks for the recommendation, @John Brunner . This stuff wasn't half bad.

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    Not being into fixing breakfast, these aren't too bad and seem better than most.

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  8. John Brunner

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    I received my February Kroger coupons and there's one in there for $1.25 off of any variety of this soup...large size. It's on my list. There's also a $1.50 coupon for Boursin cheese spread:

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    These are very good. My favorite is garlic & herbs. I first encountered this years ago under the Rondelé label.

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    Hum never seen those before. I do like Laughing Cow Herb and Garlic chesses
     
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  10. Beth Gallagher

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    I've never been a big fan of soft cheese or cheese spread for some reason. I do like a bit of cream cheese on a bagel or a pimento cheese sandwich, but that's about it.
     
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    I think I have posted this elsewhere, but I'll put it here. I bought a jar of this Saucy Cajun sauce to try and ended up using it to cook a pork roast in the crock pot. I sliced an onion into the bottom of the pot, added the roast with salt and pepper, then poured this over it and cooked a few hours on low. It turned out so good that I have made it a couple of more times and bought a few jars of this to stock the pantry. It makes a flavorful gravy/sauce to serve over rice or mashed potatoes. This is supposed to be a pasta sauce but I haven't even tried it for that. :p

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    Since it is an HEB store brand product, I'm not sure if something similar is available in other stores.
     
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  12. Beth Gallagher

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    In my last grocery order, there was a "buy this, get that free" offer. I don't even recall what I was buying to get the freebie, but I usually take the free stuff just because it's free. The free product was Simply Potatoes Mashed Potatoes, already prepared and in the refrigerator section. In all my adult life I have never purchased pre-made mashed potatoes like these. I keep a box of instant flakes in the pantry for "potato emergencies" but these were my first prepared ones.


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    I decided to use them today and they just had to be reheated so I opted to microwave them. I put them in a covered casserole dish and added a splash or two of cream just to help loosen then up. I have to say, they weren't bad at all. They were creamy and with a nice flavor and texture. I checked the regular price online and they cost $3.89 for 24 oz, which would be ~5 half-cup servings. Seems a little pricey but then, what doesn't these days. I suppose for an occasional convenience they would be worth it.
     
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  13. John Brunner

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    They got flavors:

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    I won't be crass enough to list the ingredients or nutritional info...I've eaten worse.
     
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    ...and speaking of eating worse...

    I went to Kroger today and had coupons for the Boursin cheese and the Thai Curry soup.

    eta: I bought some scrapple.
     
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  15. Mary Stetler

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    Not sure if this is the place to revisit my honey fermented garlic. But after a couple of month sitting, they were no longer disgusting. They are pleasant tasting and the honey can give a good flavor to sauces or salad dressings.
    Turns out, they are actually medicinal. I had a productive cough that lasted waaaayyy too long. A few cloves of garlic a day helped send it down the road.
     
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