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REVIEW – Dreyer’s Vanilla & Chocolate Grand Ice Cream

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December 7, 2013 | Post a Comment
Container of Dreyer's Vanilla & Chocolate Ice Cream
Dreyer's Vanilla & Chocolate Grand Ice Cream

I tried some of Dreyer's half vanilla, half chocolate grand ice cream from Fry's/Kroger. My favorite ice cream flavors are vanilla and chocolate so it seemed like the perfect ice cream for me.

Both flavors had a nice, creamy texture (but wasn't super soft like frozen yogurt).

The vanilla seemed a little on the sweet side compared to some other vanilla ice creams I have had, but it was still pretty good. One thing I often dislike in vanilla ice cream are the vanilla bean dots in them. This vanilla doesn't have those foul dots so that was also good for me.

The chocolate ice cream has a sweet, chocolate flavor, and it goes very well with mini chocolate kisses on top!

Overall Rating:
Delicious
Food: Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream: Vanilla & Chocolate
Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Price: $1.99 sale price ($4.99 reg) per 1.5 quart container
Rating: Delicious

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RECIPE – How to Make a Quick, Easy, Delicious Salad

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December 5, 2013 | Post a Comment
Salad toppings

We usually make a pretty simple salad with just a few toppings. It is a quick, easy, and delicious (Q.E.D.!) salad that is also a great salad for the holidays! The salad only takes about fifteen minutes to put together. We put all our toppings in separate bowls because not everyone likes everything, and that way people can pick and choose what they want.

How to make an easy, holiday salad (4-5 people):

Ingredients we use:

  • One container of 16 oz/1 lb Baby Spring Mix
  • 3 bell peppers (we usually use 3 different colors)
  • One bag of frozen Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas
  • One 5 oz. bag of Ocean Spray Craisins
  • Candied/Spiced nuts (my boyfriend's mom usually makes these, but I think Trader Joe's might have some)
  • Any type of salad dressing


    • 1. Wash the lettuce (we usually use a salad spinner) and put it in a bowl with a paper towel underneath (to absorb the moisture). You can take out the paper towel when you are serving the salad.

    2. Chop up the bell peppers and put them in a bowl.

    3. Microwave the frozen Steamfresh peas for about 4 minutes. When you take them out of the microwave, let them sit for one minute, then put the peas in a container of cold water to let them cool off (so they don't end up wilting the lettuce).

    4. Put dried cranberries / Craisins in a bowl.

    5. Put candied/spiced nuts in a bowl.

    6. Leave out salad dressing or put some in a bowl.

    7. Put out all the bowls and enjoy!
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    REVIEW – Kraft: Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix

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    December 1, 2013 | Post a Comment
    Box of Kraft StoveTop Stuffing Mix
    Kraft StoveTop Stuffing

    We have been using Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix to make stuffing to go with our turkey dinners for the past three years or so. The taste of the stuffing is a balance of the sweet cornbread and salt (it's a little more on the salty side), but it still makes for a pretty good stuffing every time. It isn't too mushy or too dry, and there is no weird texture.

    Tips for making the Stove Top stuffing (using the microwave):

  • We usually follow the microwave instructions for microwaving the Stove Top stuffing, except we use less butter. The recipe directions on the box state to use 4 Tbsp. of butter, but we usually only use one tablespoon of butter.

    • Adding butter to the StoveTop Stuffing

  • If you are wondering if you should use salted or unsalted butter.... do not use salted butter! (Unless maybe you love extremely salty food..) We accidentally used salted butter to make the Stove Top stuffing once and it was way too salty. It was like eating bread with a heap of salt on it. We couldn't eat it and had to throw it away. Now we know to pay attention and make sure to always use unsalted butter.

  • When adding the butter in, shave the butter into pieces and distribute the pieces over the stuffing.

  • After microwaving the stuffing, the plastic wrap poofs up -- be careful not to burn yourself with the steam!

    • Kraft StoveTop Stuffing after microwaving

  • By transferring the stuffing into a different bowl after microwaving it, you don't have to fluff it with a fork!

    • Overall Rating:
    Good
    Food: Kraft StoveTop Cornbread Stuffing Mix
    Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
    Price: $1.25 (sale price)
    Rating: Good

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