Posted on 04/17/2011 8:22:12 PM PDT by DemforBush
Usually, the imitation, short-cut, version just doesn’t hold a candle to the original. Consider: Spray tans. Toupees. Press-On Nails. But when it comes to food, most of us don’t have the time to make everything from scratch. So over the years I’ve scoured grocery store shelves for pre-made foods that taste as good as homemade (almost). There are not many. But when I do find a winner, I am instantly hooked. And, while it would probably be more prudent for my culinary street cred to keep my finds to myself, these products are so good, I can't help but overshare.
Do these store-bought foods give the made-from-scratch versions a run for their money? You bet your clip-in hair extensions...
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LOL!!!
We did too, but found it about as effective as using it for bacon. Maybe we need a lot smaller mesh size.
Mine is a very fine mesh.
” A friend bought me an 8 can pack and told me to try it.”
Frozen? Ewwwwwwww!
I guess Gold Star would be ok over rice except I only like sticky rice or Spanish fried rice.
Aldi’s has a frozen chicken pot pie that is remarkably tasty, even when prepared in the microwave. And it’s $6 for four, not $4 for one.
“I like Skyline over Goldstar. Ever had a Skyline deluxe burrito? The best.”
I lived in Cincinnati for 30 years (FL now) and tried Skyline a couple of times. I actually got started with Empress but eventually ended up with Gold Star.
Never had a Skyline deluxe burrito and probably never will.
Carmel corn
My wife sometimes makes a pumpkin chiffon pie similar, if not identical, to this one: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Chiffon-Pie-I/Detail.aspx
I like a nice pumpkin custard pie as well as the next guy, but a pie that has most of the flavor and is a little lighter after stuffing myself with turkey and all of the fixings is kind of appealing.
The key to good dough is patients. You can not rush the steps.
Besides I only use honey in the dough instead of sugar to activate the yeast. Something about it makes the dough just exquisite. A real simple and fun thing to do is to make your own pizza at home with the family. It is cheap and the kids love it. I estimate that I make three pizzas for way less than $5 total.
My Pasta sauce is pretty darn good too, fresh from the garden tomatoes. The idea of spending $9 on a jar of pasta sauce is STUPID.
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I’ve yet to have a good homemade can of Spam.
My fave is Trader Joe's Gyoza (pot stickers.) Safeway makes good ones too. I would never attempt to make those myself. I serve them with homemade fried rice. TJ's are $3.59 for a bag, enough for 4 of us.
BKF is incredibly versatile. I had never heard of it until I got some All-Clad pans and they recommended it to clean them.
I actually fooled my Italian ex-MIL with Prego, in a lasagna. I even used the non-boil pasta. She was pissed. I was very satisfied.
LOL, You let out the secret recipe.
Had them and hated them. Too much sauce, not enough meat. Decent price but I have had better.
$3.99 on sale this past week!
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