A loaf of sliced banana bread with walnuts.
Behold, my banana bread! Aldi bananas and Costco walnuts, united in frugal, carbalicious harmony.
I used my mom's gloriously simple recipe, which is empirically better than every other recipe.
Fight me.
(I posted the recipe on my Facebook page, sorry it won't fit here.)
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A kitchen countertop covered with groceries from Aldi.
Popped into Aldi to buy $10 worth of fruit. 🥹
78 dollars later. 🫠
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A white plate with a serving of fire roasted Primavera Mistura mixed vegetables, salmon, and baked potato.
This "fire roasted" Primavera Mistura frozen mixture (from Costco) smells sooo good, I kept sticking my nose in the bag for another tantalizing whiff. Not for bell pepper haters!
Read all about it in my slightly eccentric review: snarklesauce.com/blog/2026/03...
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A scale with an empty Aldi Cocoa powder canister, showing the weight at 1-2 ounces
Welp. Now we know.
Not sure, but it's lightweight cardboard.
A kitchen scale with a can of Aldi Cocoa Powder, showing the weight at 10 ounces.
Someone posted about Aldi Cocoa Powder only having ~5 ounces of cocoa in an 8 ounce can.
So here is my unopened can (purchased around the holidays).
Miranda Priestly voice: "That's all."
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(photobombed by an Aldi 49 cent avocado.)
MADE WITH SMILES AND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, CANOLA, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES), INVERT SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, NONFAT MILK, BAKING SODA, FRUCTOSE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SWEET CREAM POWDER, CORN SYRUP, SPICES, CINNAMON, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MILKFAT, BUTTER, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC AND PAPRIKA EXTRACTS (COLOR), VANILLA EXTRACT, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY. PERPERIDGE FARM, INC.
How many calories are in "smiles," tho?
A hand holding a bag of Butterbeer flavored Goldfish graham snacks inside a Costco warehouse.
I would really like to try this "butterbeer" flavor sometime. I'm a big fan of butterscotch. Costco has both the Hershey's Butterbeer Kisses (~$18) and these Butterbeer Goldfish Graham snacks (~$10).
Too rich for my blood. I just wanna nibble a little handful, mmmkay?
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Two halves of a ripe avocado with hand drawn smiley faces sitting on a kitchen table.
They're kinda like very flat fish sticks! 🫠 Ha!
A white plate with a serving of Aldi Parmesan Crusted Flounder, brussels sprouts, and scalloped potatoes.
This is a fish for folks who don't love fish.
Because you won’t actually be getting much fish. In fact, a serving only has 6 grams of protein. I’ve seen slices of bread with more protein.
Read more in my slightly eccentric review: snarklesauce.com/blog/2026/04...
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I wish we called canned food "potted" here in the US.
A plate with pink, white, and brown chocolate Easter eggs from Aldi.
Happy Good Friday.
If you're doing last minute Easter basket shopping, here's my silly review of these Chocolate Truffle Eggs from Aldi.
They're imported from Germany, and feature real raspberry, strawberry, and rhubarb.
snarklesauce.com/blog/2026/04...
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My windows are shaking and my knick-knacks are rattling from the Artemis II launch. Godspeed, brave space travelers. Tell the Moon I said "hi."
(And I hope they packed you some tasty, freeze-dried food for your voyage. Even smarty-pants astronauts deserve yummies.)
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A couple months ago, I bought this "multi-capsule" coffee machine.
It brews pretty good Nepresso-type espresso, but it's more of a hassle to operate.
The upside is that it also brews loose coffee grounds.
Here's my slightly eccentric review:
snarklesauce.com/blog/2026/03...
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A hand holding a white plate with a slice of Costco carrot cake.
Costco has their Carrot Bar Cake back in stock.
Pineapple, raisins, and walnuts. I do like Costco's walnuts! Yass.
It has three layers of cream cheese icing and is 12 inches long.
Here's my slightly eccentric review from last year: snarklesauce.com/blog/2025/03...
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His grumpy face is... everything.
A screenshot of a chocolate toad from Etsy.
A screenshot of a chocolate dino egg from The Swiss Colony.
A screenshot of a chocolate crocodile from La Maison.
A screenshot of a chocolate Noah's Ark from Li-Lac Chocolates.
If you're looking for a slightly eccentric Easter Bunny alternative, these are some of my favorites.
(Sadly, no Easter worms. Or Easter possums. Alas.)
Personally, I think it's a tie between the EasterToad and Noah's Ark. 🏆
Although, the cubist crocodile captured mid-hatch is 🔥
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A four-layer carrot cake from Publix.
Publix has their Carrot Torte Cake on sale right now.
I really liked this cake. It's raisin-free, and has two kinds of nuts, with a subtle "butter pecan" flavor. The carrots are finely shredded and the cream cheese frosting is drool-worthy.
snarklesauce.com/blog/2025/04...
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Here's the review I wrote last year for Tony's Chocolonely Easter Eggs.
Five different foil-wrapped flavors.
Probably the best milk chocolate I've had. And I don't even like milk chocolate.
But I wish they were "filled" instead of solid. Hmph.
snarklesauce.com/blog/2025/04...
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A bunch of organic bananas sitting in a kitchen.
I bought organic bananas from Aldi (for future banana bread satisfaction).
And now there is one very enthusiastic fruit fly in my house.
Glad I made *someone's* dreams come true.
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Half a strawberry rhubarb pie in an aluminum pie pan.
The Strawberry Rhubarb pie is back at Aldi. This is an item that lives up to the hype. Miraculously.
It has two pounds of tangy fruit filling and a flakey-tender crust.
It bakes from frozen, and emerges looking suspiciously homemade. 🧐
Review: snarklesauce.com/blog/2024/11...
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Part 2:
The flavor is kinda a savory umami salty-soy-ish flavor (maybe vaguely Worcestershire taste?) with a fine, but generous coating of powdered yum-dust over the exterior of each shroom. That's all I can remember from two years or so since I bought 'em. Oh, and the stems were extra tough. 🤷
Your wish is my command!
Part 1:
I've actually had these crunchy mushrooms -- they're really tasty, but not for folks with fragile teeth. The cronch is villain-level powerful, and they're chonkalicious big boys. I'd really go for some daintier slivers that are easier to chew. (To be continued...)
Pretty. I love how ocean looks so different in different places. I live near Cocoa Beach.
Touched several electric livestock fences in my youth, including once with my forehead. I remember it feeling like being whacked on the head with a 2x4, and actually looking around to see who hit me. 🤦
"Presentation is half the battle."
I sound like a used car salesman. But for cheesecake. A used cheesecake salesman. 🤦
Someone on my Facebook page made a similar comment -- the extra $3 is for the "reading material." 🫠
