Growing up, our family taco nights included something we knew as Old El Paso Mexican Fried Rice. It came in a yellow box, it was vaguely exotic to my young Winnipeg taste buds, and we loved it. And then it […]
Food
Review: Punschrullar from Ikea
The Look: Something like giant green caterpillars. A bar of bright green marzipan with both ends and the bottom dipped in chocolate. The Pitch: “Swedish apricot marzipan confection,” says the package. “Sign me up,” says me. Reality Check: A key […]
Review: Lactaid drops in organic milk
Lactose and me, we don’t see eye to eye. Milk has always caused me tummy trouble, and I mostly gave up on it until I discovered pre-treated Lactaid milk. Finally, I could eat bowls of cereal and make lattes at […]
Review: Alexia Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
Not too long ago, sweet potato fries were the sort of oddball dish you’d only find at a funky neighbourhood restaurant, the kind of place decked out in retro diner decor and frequented by booth after booth of insufferable hipsters. […]
Review: Twinings Tassimo Chai Tea Latte
Three factors influenced my trying a handful of Tassimo products in the past year. Canadian winters are cold, and fetching coffee outside isn’t fun in -25 C weather. I work strange hours, and most of the cafes near my office […]
Review: Tofurky deli slices
I’m not exactly a vegetarian, but I don’t eat a lot of meat. I also happen to like sandwiches, which means I sometimes struggle with what to put in them. Simple sandwiches with mustard, cheese and deli meats aren’t much […]
Review: Crofter’s Organic Peach Passion jam
Passion fruit isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when I think of jam from Canada. Raspberry, yes. Ditto for strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and peach. Those are the grocery store standards. If you’re lucky, maybe some homemade crabapple jelly […]
Food Fight: Strawberry Soy Milk
If you haven’t already noticed, I drink a fair bit of soy milk. I got into the habit a few years ago after I started thinking about nutrition and calcium and all those things that are supposed to matter to […]