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Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Aug 7, 2012
Jun 19, 2012
President's Choice Loads of Smokin Habanero Tortilla Chips
I have this thing for trying strange flavours of chips. Not like, I only eat strange flavoured chips. I completely enjoy many regular flavoured chips (favourite chip flavor: Sour Cream and Bacon. What's yours?), but if I see a strange new kind on the shelf, I am drawn to it. Even if it sounds terrible.
Sometimes this works out well (see PC World of Flavours Sweet Chili Thai Flavour Rippled Potato Chips - that's an excellent chip. Then again, I've never met something Sweet Chili Thai flavoured that I didn't like), other times...less so (see Doritos all nighter Cheeseburger - I'm mostly opposed to these because they taste too much like a cheeseburger - seriously, it reminds me of Dairy Queen - but the texture is wrong and that's weird. It's the same reason I don't like buttered popcorn Jelly Bellys).
On a recent trip to the grocery store, some chips caught The Husband's eye - President's Choice Loads of Smokin' Habanero Tortilla Chips (which oddly I can't find on the President's Choice website, but you can but them here*). They sounded interesting and snackable, so we bought them.
Now, I like spicy food, but not overly spicy. I don't want to be uncomfortable and I want to actually taste the food, not just feel the heat. The Husband likes spicy more then I do, but I would say not in any kind of extreme way. I wasn't home when he tried them, but he told me he stopped after five chips and that they "might be a little much."
This made me a somewhat scared to try them.
In this review, I'm not going to talk about appearance and texture - they're chips. If you've ever eaten any kind of tortilla style chips (like Doritos), you know what they're like.
I was quite surprised when I ate my first chip. It really wasn't that spicy. In fact, I didn't feel any burn. They had a smoky, salty, slightly tangy taste. All around quite pleasant. I couldn't really understand what The Husband was talking about, too much.
...then I ate two more.
These chips have a slow burn. It sneaks up on you. After three chips, I could totally get why you would want to stop at five. It wasn't uncomfortably hot at three, but the heat builds pretty quickly. Which is good for portion control, I supposed. I couldn't imagine sitting down and mindlessly eating a whole 250 g bag of them, that's for sure.
Later on I tried eating one chip and waiting to see if the same slow burn effect happened, and surprisingly it didn't. It must have something to do with, like, residual flavour particles layering in your mouth. Or something. I don't know. I do know that if you don't like spicy foods, you probably would enjoy eating one of these chips, but likely not two.
Overall, Loads of Smokin Habanero Tortilla Chips were tasty, but I probably wouldn't buy them again. They were, indeed, a little too much.
*this is just some random website I found. I have no idea if they are trustworthy. Buy at your own risk.
Sometimes this works out well (see PC World of Flavours Sweet Chili Thai Flavour Rippled Potato Chips - that's an excellent chip. Then again, I've never met something Sweet Chili Thai flavoured that I didn't like), other times...less so (see Doritos all nighter Cheeseburger - I'm mostly opposed to these because they taste too much like a cheeseburger - seriously, it reminds me of Dairy Queen - but the texture is wrong and that's weird. It's the same reason I don't like buttered popcorn Jelly Bellys).
Now, I like spicy food, but not overly spicy. I don't want to be uncomfortable and I want to actually taste the food, not just feel the heat. The Husband likes spicy more then I do, but I would say not in any kind of extreme way. I wasn't home when he tried them, but he told me he stopped after five chips and that they "might be a little much."
This made me a somewhat scared to try them.
In this review, I'm not going to talk about appearance and texture - they're chips. If you've ever eaten any kind of tortilla style chips (like Doritos), you know what they're like.
I was quite surprised when I ate my first chip. It really wasn't that spicy. In fact, I didn't feel any burn. They had a smoky, salty, slightly tangy taste. All around quite pleasant. I couldn't really understand what The Husband was talking about, too much.
...then I ate two more.
These chips have a slow burn. It sneaks up on you. After three chips, I could totally get why you would want to stop at five. It wasn't uncomfortably hot at three, but the heat builds pretty quickly. Which is good for portion control, I supposed. I couldn't imagine sitting down and mindlessly eating a whole 250 g bag of them, that's for sure.
Later on I tried eating one chip and waiting to see if the same slow burn effect happened, and surprisingly it didn't. It must have something to do with, like, residual flavour particles layering in your mouth. Or something. I don't know. I do know that if you don't like spicy foods, you probably would enjoy eating one of these chips, but likely not two.
Overall, Loads of Smokin Habanero Tortilla Chips were tasty, but I probably wouldn't buy them again. They were, indeed, a little too much.
*this is just some random website I found. I have no idea if they are trustworthy. Buy at your own risk.
May 18, 2012
Boozy Popsicles
No, I will not call them Poptails. Booze Popsicles, Boozy Popsicles, Booze-sicles, even. I hate the term POPTAIL. Sadly that seems to be the term that has exploded all over the internet.*
I know Boozy Popsicles have been around for ages. Like, before the internet even existed. But this year they seem to be popping up everywhere.
The greatest thing about them is that they can be super fancy or super simple. Oh, well, I guess the greatest thing about them is actually they they are popsicles combined with delicious alcohol. But the second greatest thing is how versatile they are. That's me holding the ever so simple (but oh so tasty) raspberry vodka and lemonade booze-cicle. Click here and you'll find just a sampling of some of the more fancy versions.
...and yes, I did buy those popsicle molds just so I could make boozy popsicles. I got two packs (each makes 4 popsicles) at Canadian Tire for...I forget how much. They weren't expensive. Then I dumped half of the first batch into the bottom of my deep freeze. Because I'm slick like that.
Happy Friday, everyone! Here's to the weekend!
*I will probably give in and start calling them poptails. But I wont be happy about it.
Apr 11, 2012
Mar 25, 2012
Jul 29, 2011
Of Life and Cheese
"Life is great. Cheese makes it better."
-Avery Aames
I love sweets. Anything chocolate, sugary frosting covered cupcakes, rich and decadent cheesecakes...And I love anything bread based - muffins, croissants, bagels...
But if I'm looking for a special treat, nothing is better then a good sized hunk of cheese. Bonus points if it's melty.
Oct 30, 2009
Halloween Themed Food
Halloween is tomorrow! Thinking about whipping up something edible and Halloween themed? Why not try one of these ideas!
If you're going for adorable rather then scary, these Ghosts of Cupcakes Past are about as adorable you can get:
I especially love the ones with the cute little bows. AWWW.
Okay, so maybe you want cute, but those are a little TOO cutesy for you. What about some Black Cat Cookies:
They're black cats! With Candy Corn eyes! AND they're on a stick! FACT: Everything is better when served on a stick.
Alright, so we've covered cute, so lets get a little more gruesome. How about serving up some severed fingers:
And finally, if you're looking for something that's a little bit creepy but also kind of cute, I have just the thing! Vampire Bite Cupcakes:
Awesome!
There you go. Get out there and get cooking!
What's your favorite Halloween themed food?
If you're going for adorable rather then scary, these Ghosts of Cupcakes Past are about as adorable you can get:
I especially love the ones with the cute little bows. AWWW.
Okay, so maybe you want cute, but those are a little TOO cutesy for you. What about some Black Cat Cookies:
Alright, so we've covered cute, so lets get a little more gruesome. How about serving up some severed fingers:
They're shortbread cookies with peanuts for the nails!
Not gruesome enough for you? Or perhaps you're looking for a main dish? This Meat Hand has been making the rounds on the internet a lot this year for good reason:
The reason being that it's AWESOME.
And finally, if you're looking for something that's a little bit creepy but also kind of cute, I have just the thing! Vampire Bite Cupcakes:
There you go. Get out there and get cooking!
What's your favorite Halloween themed food?
Jul 29, 2009
Bouquet de Tomates-Cerises
What a beautiful way to display this adorable Cheery Tomato-Mozzarella-Basil Appetizer!
Click Here for image source (Page is in French)
found via Tastespotting
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