Lately Everything Bagel Seasoning is a new trendy spice blend that works well on salads, dips, and of course bagels. I have seen so many recipes that use this spice blend! After checking the costs of Taco Seasoning and Ranch Seasoning, I am now interested in seeing if making your own Everything Bagel seasoning is…
Ranch seasoning has been a very popular seasoning mix lately and can be used for everything from seasoning chicken to making a cheeseball or jalapeno popper filling. We love the flavor and add it to our pizza dough and on roasted potatoes. We started out buying the packets of dried ranch seasoning and eventually moved…
Taco seasoning is a very useful seasoning to have on hand and honestly, I use it for so much more than just tacos! Typically, you buy taco seasoning in a small packet that has 1-1.25oz of powder in it. I recently came across larger spice bottles filled with taco seasoning, and I realized that was…
Meatloaf and Meatballs are very simple dishes to make at home. All you need is ground meat of your choice, an egg, and some breadcrumbs. Top it off with some seasonings, and you are good to go! So, what happens when you are all set to make meatloaf or meatballs and you don’t have any…
Pierogies are a traditional Polish food that are basically half-moon pasta pockets stuffed with mashed potatoes. Nowadays you can buy already made frozen pierogies in most grocery stores. There are so many different flavors available of frozen pierogies. These flavors include but are not limited to 4 cheese, cheese and bacon, feta and spinach, garlic…
Boil in a bag rice and I have a long history. Even though I have a degree in culinary arts, making rice was always difficult for me. I always ended up with extra crunchy rice or watery rice. Boil in a bag rice was perfect because it is pretty much fool proof. You boil the…
Black eyed peas are a familiar side dish on New Year’s Eve and our popular in southern style dishes. They also go on sale sometimes and we end up with a quite a few cans in our pantry. To be honest, black-eyed peas are not my favorite, so I tend to forget about them. This…
Cottage Cheese is an awesome food because you can basically mix it with anything. Most people choose the basics like mixing with pineapple or berries, but there is so much more you can do with cottage cheese besides just fruit! I have compiled a huge list of new and exciting ways to eat cottage cheese…
Family Fare is a smaller grocery store chain that is part of the larger company SpartanNash. They currently have 83 stores in 6 Midwest states: North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Meijer is also a smaller grocery store chain but is not owned and operated by a larger company. They currently have…
Lidl is a discounted grocery retailer with their own branded products similar to Aldi. They currently have about 173 stores mostly on the East Coast. ShopRite is a regional supermarket chain with 321 stores in 6 Northeast states. To determine if Lidl or ShopRite is cheaper for groceries, we will do a side-by-side price comparison…