Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips Review – Home Cookin’
I’m not much for ‘heat and eat’ products, tho I do try them from time to time to see if they’ve improved. For the 40-50 […]
Month: February 2018
Better Living Brands Review (In-house Safeway, Albertsons, et al)
I used to be SUCH a brand snob. I wouldn’t even consider buying a store brand. And I’m old enough to remember when “generic” products […]
Red Baron Deep Dish Singles Review
I like to check in with the mainstream frozen pizza choices once a year or so. See if they’ve improved, changed at all. For the […]
Buona Beef Restaurants Review – Chicago area
About thirty years ago, Chicagoan Joe Buonavolanto Senior had a notion to open a restaurant serving Chicago specialties – Italian beef and sausages, hot dogs, ribs, […]
Crystal Lake Rib House Review – Crystal Lake, IL
Yeah, I’m just not a rib guy. Never have been. I’ll cook them for others, I’ll go to restaurants that serve them, they just aren’t […]
Mardi Gras 2018 New Orleans in Poem
(From my archives) Mardi Gras 2018 New Orleans in Poem I had never been to a Mardi Gras celebration until I moved to New Orleans. […]
Great Value Beef Meatballs Review – WalMart Nationwide
“Great Value” is one of the in-house brands for many WalMart products. They aren’t actually manufacturered by WalMart, of course, they are contracted out to […]
JJ Fish and Chicken Review, Rockford, IL
I’ve been on a tear for fried fish lately. Is this genetic? My dad was a nut for fish of all kinds. He came to […]
Jamesons Original Charhouse Review – Crystal Lake, IL
Jamesons Original Charhouse is a micro chain with eight locations, six in Illinois, along with a two in South Carolina. They operate some Greek restaurants […]
Navigating the Iowa Tenderloin Trail
The “pork tenderloin” is a sandwich unique to Iowa……and also Indiana. Go figure. You take a boneless pork chop, hammer it thin-like with a mallet, […]
