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Post by applecrisp1 on Sept 23, 2016 21:26:03 GMT -5
Any new favorite food items?
We had a "favorite food" thread a few weeks back on the Cooking Light BB -- it was interesting to see what people are buying and learn of any new favorites. Since we have new folks on this site, I thought I would post again.
I got some great suggestion on new things to try. Well I'm still loving the Kind Nut Bars (the caramel are my favorite) and I tried the TJ's Enchanted Crackers (can't recall if that is full name) that someone suggested (erin?) and really like them. I think I'm on my second or third box. Thanks.
It doesn't have to be anything big, even just a new condiment to try to add some new flavors. Or any new favorites (or things that you'v tried awhile ago but still loving)? Picked up anything new to try while shopping? It could be a super healthy or a snack that you toss into your food cart hidden under the spinach. Or anything in between.
Two new things to me: - tried La Croix Sparkling Water (the lemon flavor) and liked it. I usually don't care for flavored sparkling water/seltzer since it sometimes has an strange taste but I did like this. - I've never bought this before --- I bought some tomato paste on Vitacost, it was Bionaturae Tomato Paste. And it was organic and in a glass jar! I still might freeze the leftover tomato paste (I usually just put "blobs" of tomato paste on parchment, freeze). I sooo prefer it in glass over the standard can.
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Post by PattiA on Sept 24, 2016 10:02:23 GMT -5
I was recently reunited with my beloved TJs South African Smoke. I had run out of it and TJs was out of it. TJs isn't that far from me, but it is in area of traffic hell that I prefer to avoid.
I love Bionaturae tomato paste. My standard grocery store used to carry it but no longer. These days I buy canned and transfer it to a small mason jar.
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Post by wallycat on Sept 24, 2016 10:31:47 GMT -5
I'm trying to recall what I posted. Costco has a new organic hummus (if you buy pre-made) and uses canola oil (unlike sabra, which uses soybean oil). I've tried lighter roast coffee (Peet's big bang) and discovered I enjoy lighter roast as much as the dark.
I just ordered canned chicken from Wild Planet (nothing added--no chemicals and no water) but have not tried it yet. Expensive per pound compared to fresh, but we are reminded annually about earthquake preparedness. Winter out here can also have nasty winds on occasion and great to have something if power goes out.
This isn't really new, but thought I would mention..we have started buying wild blueberries. SO much more flavor compared to the cultivated "regular" ones (we get frozen).
I'll update as I think of more stuff.
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Post by charley on Sept 24, 2016 17:29:10 GMT -5
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Post by gabbyh on Sept 25, 2016 7:23:00 GMT -5
We're now addicted to: Wino-nion jam...not sure where I first heard of it...but it comes from The Jam Stand, and I buy it in the 2-jar pack from amazon! Mostly use it on turkey paninis ~Gail
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Post by joanieb on Sept 25, 2016 12:24:31 GMT -5
Have found a couple of new to me things I'm enjoying. In the produce department I found a package of Sunkist freeze dried strawberry fruit chips and rediscovered my fondness for this stuff. $2.50 for a 0.8 oz bag. COOKIES!! Goodie Girl Quinoa chocolate chunk. Really like the taste and they're not too sweet. Saw them greatly on sale and tried a bag, now I'm hooked. Crunchy and chocolatey. Last Costco trip, I got a bag of organic Riceworks quinoa and chia rice snack chips. Have always been a fan of Riceworks chips, but HOLYMOLY are they salty. Amazing crunch tho. And DH and I both continue to enjoy SoDelicious cashew milk salted caramel chunk "ice cream" that we tried during my recent major fail! dairy-free trial. I am a milk and cheese junkie, no question.
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Post by applecrisp1 on Sept 28, 2016 20:03:07 GMT -5
I'm trying to recall what I posted. Costco has a new organic hummus (if you buy pre-made) and uses canola oil (unlike sabra, which uses soybean oil). I've tried lighter roast coffee (Peet's big bang) and discovered I enjoy lighter roast as much as the dark. I just ordered canned chicken from Wild Planet (nothing added--no chemicals and no water) but have not tried it yet. Expensive per pound compared to fresh, but we are reminded annually about earthquake preparedness. Winter out here can also have nasty winds on occasion and great to have something if power goes out. This isn't really new, but thought I would mention..we have started buying wild blueberries. SO much more flavor compared to the cultivated "regular" ones (we get frozen). I'll update as I think of more stuff. Thanks everyone for all the ideas --- off to read the posts. I forgot that I posted this until I was reading thru some posts and saw this thread. The post got lost among other threads (which is a good thing!) so it was easy for me to forget it. woo, hoo for some activity. A bit off topic ..... wallycat, if you don't mind me asking ---- I see that you like Costco's organic hummus and you mentioned that it uses canola oil vs Sabra's soybean. Oils just confuse me --- what oil is good, bad, not so bad, what is good now, bad now and so on.. Wallycat, the usual brand of hummus that I buy uses sunflower and olive oil. What do you think of that? And while going off topic, what do you think of grapeseed (I use that mainly after cleaning my cast iron, or if need for some reason a mild oil). I pretty much use olive oil most of the time. Just wondering what oils you prefer to you, and which ones you wouldn't use. Thanks!
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Post by wallycat on Sept 28, 2016 23:02:20 GMT -5
I too try to mainly use extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil. I also have avocado oil when I want a more neutral taste. Sesame oil (toasted or plain) for Asian cooking, though I have used my EVOO. My main gripe about soybean oil is the GMO factor, though the more I read about GMO, the more confusing it becomes. Hi-oleic sunflower seed oils tend to mimic olive oil in terms of monounsaturated content. I don't know that canola oil is "the best" oil, but I think it is slightly better than soybean oil. In small amounts, and if all other foods are healthy, I would not overthink it, especially if you like the taste of it. I do have some grapeseed oil. I need to remember to use it more for neutral pan frying. I'm trying to narrow how much oils I have--so tempting and easy to have choices but then I need to deal with using it all up so it doesn't go rancid on me. And of course I don't mind your asking. As long as you know this is just my humble opinion...and if science changes, I will try to roll with it!
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Post by chatnoir on Sept 29, 2016 8:07:31 GMT -5
At a Mediterranean market I found a jar of Sera brand, Ajvar Vegetable Spread and we've been using it all summer on sandwiches. It's has only a few simple ingredients-- tomatoes, eggplant, garlic, oil, vinegar, salt, sugar-- and is absolutely delicious.
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Post by applecrisp1 on Sept 29, 2016 21:01:57 GMT -5
I too try to mainly use extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil. I also have avocado oil when I want a more neutral taste. Sesame oil (toasted or plain) for Asian cooking, though I have used my EVOO. My main gripe about soybean oil is the GMO factor, though the more I read about GMO, the more confusing it becomes. Hi-oleic sunflower seed oils tend to mimic olive oil in terms of monounsaturated content. I don't know that canola oil is "the best" oil, but I think it is slightly better than soybean oil. In small amounts, and if all other foods are healthy, I would not overthink it, especially if you like the taste of it. I do have some grapeseed oil. I need to remember to use it more for neutral pan frying. I'm trying to narrow how much oils I have--so tempting and easy to have choices but then I need to deal with using it all up so it doesn't go rancid on me. And of course I don't mind your asking. As long as you know this is just my humble opinion...and if science changes, I will try to roll with it! Wallycat, A big thanks for the information and your thoughts! Much appreciated! And VIctoria, that veggie spread sounds great! Thanks for sharing.
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