It's the perpetual love/hate relationship with Taco Bell that keeps me going back to punish myself. I'm surrounded by much better Mexican food offerings, and yet, I still sometimes like the simplicity of the Bell. Their new item, the Bacon Club Chalupa is pretty good. It's like a regular chicken chalupa but with bacon bits added and instead of sour cream, it is some…
One of my biggest problems with hummus is that its sooooo boring. There are plenty of perfectly good hummi (hummussess?) at the grocery store but I wanted to make my own and man or man am I happy I did. I found a base recipe that was actually really good in The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook. (Buy it!) And then to spice it up I…
The year was 2019. It was Super Bowl LIII and there was a commercial for Nitro Pepsi. "Coming soon..." they said. Tastes like an ice cream float, they said. It's been TWO years. Where is this product? I even contacted Pepsi's customer service through chat last year and they said they still have plans to release Nitro Pepsi. I'll believe it when I see…
I've always liked pizzas with the sauce on top. Sometimes they call it "Sicilian style" and other times it's just a way to be different. Pizza Hut seems to be in its final death spiral as the national pizza chain that just can't get their shit together. With this new "Detroit Style" pizza, they are attempting to boost sales. It worked, because I bought…
Around six years ago, this new flavor came out and sounded interesting. Cinnamon-flavored Pepsi. What could go wrong? This was the worst thing I've ever tasted. At no point did it taste pleasant and of all the people in our work office that tried one of the 12-pack of cans, no one said they liked it. Many of the cans were poured out after…
Souper (because soup) easy loaf recipe from the good people at Lipton. (Original Recipe) Ingredients: 1 envelope Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix 2 lbs. ground beef 3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs* 2 eggs 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup ketchup Directions Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Shape into loaf in 13 x 9-inch baking or roasting pan. Bake uncovered…
Beef and broccoli just as good as at your local Chinese place. This recipe is based on a recipe I found at dinneratthezoo.com. I simplified it and adapted it to my families tastes. Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds of flank steak sliced thin. (If your grocery store has presliced stir-fry meat that will work as well.) salt and pepper to taste 1/2 tsp ground ginger…
Pretzels are boring. Heres something thats not boring to dip them in! Ingredients 1/4 cup Mayo1/4 cup Sour Cream1 tsp Dill Weed1/2 tsp Onion Powder1/2 tsp Garlic Powder Directions Mix all the ingredients.Dip pretzels in dip and enjoy!
After searching far and wide, my dreams have come true. I've found the holy grail of a 90s kid: Crystal Popsi. Way back sometime in 1992 or 1993, I remember going to this food fair thing they would do in downtown GR. Meijer was the main sponser and we'd go every year to get free samples and coupons. That year, they had a big…
Spring is in the air and that means the weather is warming. No, I'm not going to launch into a rant about climate change. Suck it. The best things about this month include Shamrock Shakes, March Madness, and Lucky Lime Eeegee. Yesterday, I went to get my first Shamrock. I asked at the drive-thru to make sure they even had it. The response: "You…
