Something new I tried out this year.
Winter Smores
Graham cracker square halved
Smore marshmallow
Marshmallow creme
Chocolate for melting
Place the marshmallow between the graham crackers, fill in any gaps with the marshmallow creme.
Melt the chocolate. I found to to be really difficult to dip these so I just set them on wax paper and dripped the chocolate over them and it worked out well.
One more review for bzzagent.com and then I have a whole list of Christmas stuff to write about.
Bzzagent.com gave me three free Kroger Private Selection Frozen Foods to try. I tried a pizza, and appetizer, and a dessert.
Pizza: I tried the pepperoni, garlic pizza. I honestly would have preferred to try the supreme/vegy pizza but the rest of my family is picky and I didn’t want to eat an entire pizza by myself.
I liked this pizza ok. I thought it was kind of small for the $6.99 price on it, and I could have done without the crunchy chunks of garlic on it.
If you’re looking for something fancier than DiGiorono then you might like this pizza, but it’s not about to be my new family favorite.
Appetizer: We tried the Chicken Trumpets. I really liked them but the kids were not a fan and neither was my husband. I think these were $4.99 a box. The portion size wasn’t bad, but since I’m the only one who liked them I probably won’t spend $5 on another box.
Dessert: We tried chocolate covered cream puffs. These were winners. I think they were $4.99 a box as well, I don’t remember. These got gobbled up very quickly!
All in all, Kroger’s Private Selection Frozen Foods aren’t bad, in fact, some of them are pretty tasty, but I think they’re a bit expensive for a store brand food.
Once again I’m reviewing a product from bzzagent.com. I really like this review/product test site. If you like to try new things for free you should check them out!
Today I’m reviewing Kroger’s New Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies. I got two free boxes to eat. Plus some coupons which I used to purchase cookies for holiday gifts.
At my Kroger these cookies are only $2.50 a box, which isn’t bad for cookies.
I thought they tasted pretty good. They have lots of chocolate chips so my 3yr old actually ate the entire cookie instead of just picking the chocolate out. I do wish they had a soft variety though. The cookies are crunchy and I prefer chewy but they were still pretty good. However, if you leave a cookie out all night it will be soft in the morning. (of course I ate it stale, it had chocolate in it!)
At $2.50 a box they’re cheaper than Nabisco cookies which is nice. The Kroger cookies are larger though, meaning you’ll probably only get one instead of three if you open the box in a group.
This year, I bought some to give to teachers as Christmas gifts. It’s an inexpensive, edible gift. And everyone loves cookies. I was already planning to do cookies of some sort and when I tried these I decided that they were just what I was looking for.
All in all, a pretty tasty cookie. And a great Christmas gift for teachers!
I tried this new recipe off the food network site. Chocolate-Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes.
They turned out pretty well! I’m going to try them again with a few changes.
1. The cupcakes were really crumbly! I had to give my 2yr old a spoon so she could eat them. I think I’m just going to make a regular chocolate cupcake. The extra ingredients didn’t seems to enhance the flavor of the cupcake, just made it crumbly.
2. I LOVE the icing! I’m going to make this and put it on other things! I thought it could have been a bit firmer though, it was a little soft. Next time, I’m not going to use a purchased icing, I’ll make my own and make it a little thicker so when I add the chocolate mixture it’ll be a better spreading consistency.
3. Kroger brand maraschino cherries are terrible! They just don’t taste right, so I’ll use a different brand next time.
On a blog with chocolate in it’s name, I do have to have a post about chocolate.
Chocolate covered cake balls to be precise.
They’re made by a company called Sweet Jane Lynn. I think it’s two sisters who own it (and operate it).
These are delicious! My husband ordered them for Valentines day for me and they just arrived yesterday, so plan for it to take a while since they have to make every order by hand.
They’re totally worth the wait though!
