6/29/08

Food: California Pizza Kitchen Crispy Thin Crust Margherita Pizza For One


I like pizza... Scratch that... I LOVE PIZZA!

I eat pizza as often as I can, so I am always looking for better microwavable personal size pizzas when I am at the market. They generally only take a few minutes to make and fill me up well and good.

The California Pizza Kitchen is a restaurant chain that made quite a bit of success in a small amount of time. The next logical step was to get their pizzas in the super markets. There are many different 'flavors' and sizes, but this was my first time seeing a microwavable one. Hooray!

The Margherita Pizza is a little "tomatoey" for me but it was delicious none the less. These are very high quality microwaveable pizzas.

(This is the bottom left picture in "Guess What I Tried!"3)

Pros:
Conveniently microwavable.
Great flavor selection.

Cons:
It's not a very healthy meal.
A bit pricey.

Verdict:
As a pizza junky I love these, but they may not be for everyone. I don't really see myself getting these often, but definitely occasionally. Try these, or others from this brand, out, you'll enjoy them as a treat.

6/23/08

Snack: Dannon Light & Fit- White Chocolate Raspberry Yogurt

In my quest to eat more healthy foods, I have decided to make yogurt a new snack in my diet. The only problem is that I hate yogurt. So, I was pretty happy when I came across this yummy flavor of Dannon's Light & Fit.

The best way to describe the taste, is a favorable mix between white chocolate pudding and raspberry yogurt, only it still feels and smells like yogurt.

Anyway, it's delicious and good for you.

(This is the bottom right picture in "Guess What I Tried!"3)

Pros:
Yogurt is good for you.
This flavor is a good "gateway" or "starter" yogurt.

Cons:
It rarely ever quenches my hunger, so i end up eating something else right after.
It expires fairly fast, so you need to eat them pretty soon after purchasing.

Verdict:
Well, its yogurt. All I can say about it is that if you think you want to try eating yogurt, this is a good flavor to get you eating the stuff. Then, you can venture into uncharted flavors in the future.

(By the way, I am dropping the ads for grocery store type product reviews for two reasons. Reason 1- Most of the time it's hard to get them on Amazon in anything smaller than a case. Reason 2- No one buys yogurt or M&M's or deodorant on the Internet. So this means less ads for you to avoid, and less time wasted for me finding them for every single post I make. Booyah!)

6/14/08

"Guess What I Tried!" 3

"Guess What I Tried!"


Take a look at these cleverly cropped images of some of the things I will be reviewing soon, and see if you can guess what they are! Try to be as specific as possible. I will note them in their review as being part of the game, so guess as many times as you like. And, keep an eye out at the store to see if you can spot them!
Have fun!

6/9/08

Snack: Nilla Cakesters

Nilla Cakesters are Nabisco's not-so-likable version of the much more popular, much more delicious, Oreo Cakesters.

The Cakester concept is actually directly ripped off from a state fair/local bakery treat called a "chocolate gob" that is two massive cake cookies
sandwiched together with creamy white frosting.

(This is the bottom right picture in "Guess What I Tried!"2)

Pros:
It's probably the newest thing to happen to Nilla in 20 years

Cons:
Nilla is very bland and so are these, yet they manage to pull off being incredibly sweet.

Verdict:
I have and always will be a fan of the Oreo version. The Nilla version is not for me. They lack flavor to go with the sweetness.