Dunkin' Chocolate Covered Strawberry K-cups

I thought this might be good because it's naturally flavored, but it still tasted pretty artificial to me. You know the chemical flavor in most flavored k-cups? Well, it's here too. It's OK, and I guess most strawberry flavored things are like that, but it's ultimately sad because I really like actual strawberries and this is nowhere near them. Would not re-buy -- best to have plain coffee and drop a strawberry in.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10

Mrs. Butterworth's Cinnabon Bakery Inspired Flavored Syrup

I must say, this smells good. And tastes good too! Obviously it's a total sugar bomb, but it really does taste like a cinnamon bun (presumably also a cinnabon, though I've never had one) -- sweet and cinnamon and icing. I wasn't sure it would work with my blueberry waffles, but it did! Like a fancy resto brekkie.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Annie's Oven Baked Real Aged Cheddar Mac & Cheese

I thought this tasted pretty good (especially warm), but the 5 servings claim is a little false, since it turned out to be 2 servings for me (and 4 if I really pushed myself to be dainty). It's also really bad for you -- the nutrition info is for the package, not the prepared version! Mamma mia! And in the prep stage, although it was easy to make/cook, the ingredients didn't mix well in the dish (even though I followed the instructions to a T). Not that it seemed to matter in the end, at least. So, still pretty tasty, and I was looking forward to the leftovers, so that's got to be a good sign.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Blackout Cake Oreos

These tasted pretty good -- actually, they basically just taste like a regular oreo. But that's pretty good, and better for me because I don't typically like chocolate flavored things, and this didn't taste much like chocolate. The filling is perhaps a bit smoother, though? Or there's more of it? I think there might be 150% of it. On the downside, my cookies were crumbled to bits from shopping, but I don't mind too much.

Overall
Cost: 4/10 [5$ish!?]
Taste: 8/10

Oscar Mayer Classic Beef Franks

So let me be "frank" with you -- I wasn't looking for a beef frank. I wanted a turkey dog, a chicken dog, or worst case scenario, a part turkey dog. But the only one of those at my store were nearly expired long turkey dogs at twice the price. Disgusting. So I got these, even though they're shortening my lifespan as we speak. At least they taste fine. All these franks frankly taste the same to me. I don't know why, but when the semester winds down, I yearn for a hot dog. Now I have 10!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl: Steak and Eggs

Weirdly, I preferred this to the sausage bowl, I guess because the meat was less fatty and this impacted all of the components. I did still get a little itchy feeling, I guess because of the fat and salt?, but it was a pretty decent breakfast bowl.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

2019 Bodegas Finca la Estacada 'Ocho y Medio' Malbec

Maybe it's just because other people mentioned it, but I did get a blueberry vibe here! As well as something else weird -- dried cherry, maybe? Plus an odd burnt taste? Hm. I do like malbecs, though, and this was a nice warm-feeling one. No food pairing for your girl, though.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

2014 Rotation, Red Blend

Ooh, this was an old one. It held up well enough, though -- another thin and sweet red. No big opinions :)

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

2017 Mo Salinas Macabeo

Unfortunately I've got a little bit of a backlog of wine reviews, so I don't actually remember drinking this anymore (it's been a long month OK?!). Apparently I thought this tasted sweet, like canned tropical fruit, but also it may have gone off. Very thin and made me sneeze. What the heck, mo!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Perdue Flavor-Infused Greek-Inspired Diced Chicken

Your girl overdid it on the pre-cooked chicken, it seems! Like the chili flavor, this was decent, and I'm glad I used less oil this time. It was still slightly wet for my liking, and a lemonier taste kinda sorta came through. In the end, it's just too much meat. 

Overall
Cost: 4/10
Taste: 6/10

Cocoa Pebbles Crunch'd Cereal

Well well well. This is pretty bad. It's worse than the Crunch'd fruity pebble version, mainly because it's very tasteless, and the texture change is noticeably worse. Like a firm Cocoa Puff, which I don't love in the first place. It also has a bit of an artificial smell to it, and taste too if I look closely. Not their best work (but still edible).

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl: Sausage

Ah, Jimmy Dean breakfast stuff always makes me feel like I'm at a hotel. And though I do like hotels, and the fact that this has none of my allergens, it still made me feel kinda itchy and gross. I guess fatty low-quality meat will do that to ya. It's fine if you have a yearning for crappy buffet breakfast, but there's nothing particularly tasty, healthy, or special here.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Perdue Flavor-Infused Green Chili Diced Chicken

I used too much oil in the pan here (2-3 Tbsp is way, way too much) and I burned myself and also got a bit of the ol' tummy ache. Nevertheless, this was pretty good (though fatty meat bits even without the oil); it tastes like... chicken. Makes 2 solid servings for pita or whatever.

Overall
Cost: 4/10 [9.50ish]
Taste: 7/10

ONETANG Freeze-Dried Fruit - Mango

This was fine as dried fruit goes, and I do like the taste of mango. However, same as their pineapple one, it sketched me out a little bit, being foreign and therefore unclear about their allergy policy. Not worth the trouble.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

New York Bakery - Garlic Knots

I know a 6 seems like a low rating for garlic knots, because garlic and bread are amazing things, but even though these smelled great and tasted good, they have rye flour in, which made me nervous (although I lived). Also, I only got 5, and the box says there are 6. Very upsetting.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Abe's Cranberry Orange Mini Muffins

These were good! The best Abe's-muffin flavor I've tried so far. The cranberry and orange pieces are the key, and the more of those, the better the muffin is. The bread is plain/sweet otherwise. A little dry for my taste, but still, good.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 8/10

Organic Cosmic Carrot Chews - Apple Cinnamon Asteroid

Much like the cherry flavor of these, there is still quite a mulchy taste (and a normal dried fruit texture), but the cinnamon flavor here goes with "dirt and plants" a little better than does cherry, so I slightly prefer this flavor. Still, they're kinda gross.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10

Abe's Apple Cider Mini Muffins

You know I love a nut-free bakery item! And although these are also egg and milk free, they do still have wheat, which for my purposes makes them taste in the realm of "normal muffin" (woo). As far as taste, they certainly are spice heavy more than apple, and they're a little bit dense/dry for my taste (probably because they're kept refridgerated), but in general a decent spicy breakfast bread vibe.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Organic Cosmic Carrot Chews - Sour Cherry Berry Blast Off

Carrot chews? I wondered to myself. They sound weird. And reader, they were weird. Cute packaging, and nut-free, but alas, they taste like a plant store. The texture of dried fruit with the smell of Earth. At least they have veg in, so I'll eat em.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10

Annie's Original Cheddar Snack Mix

Confusingly, this is different from Annie's original snack mix. This one has cheddar powder on the bunnies and maybe the breadsticks. And there are also pretzels. It's a pretty generic savory crackersnack, but that's a good genre, and it seems to be nut free. So, a decent snack for when you're hungry for savory snacks (which is often, in my case).

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Enjoy Life Crunchy Birthday Cake Cookies

Birthday cake flavor is usually a big No for me, but these were actually good! They are indeed crunchy/crumbly cookies, but they taste like a real homemade sugar cookie type thing. Very buttery and sweet floury flavor. No artificial grossness. Plus cute little rainbow colors throughout. A good cookie.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Pringles Las Meras Meras Habaneras

These are definitely stronger-flavored than the purple pepper pringles, and therefore, these are better (no cat litter vibes make it through the spice)! At first smell I thought these reminded me of some Japanese or Chinese food, which appeals to me. These is a lime vibe (the usual Trix-ish flavor), which is whatever, but I do like the sweet + spicy combo. And these are legitimately hot -- at least to me! 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Pillsbury Grands! Buttermilk Frozen Biscuits

If you want to feel like a pioneer woman, these are perfect. They'd be great with wet foods, or gravy or jam perhaps, but just plain they are, indeed, very plain and floury. That's just fine though.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Birds Eye Oven Roasters - Zesty Ranch Broccoli

I didn't realise I was on such a Birds Eye kick, but apparently, I was (am?). This was not bad; not particularly ranchy, which is positive. Mostly it was a savory seasoning blend on my brocco. Filling-ish.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Birds Eye Cauliflower Tots

Honestly, my first reaction to these is that they taste like egg rolls! The texture is a bit like cooked diced cabbage and carrot, and the taste is vaguely oniony/savory/veg-esque. I thought they were pretty appealing, although they started to get gross after too many of them. I'm not sure what dipping sauce would be good, either -- Duck sauce??

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Birds Eye Steamfresh Broccoli & Cauliflower

This is probably better quality than my store brand "winter blend", but I think it also contains less veg. These stalks are really lush full pieces, which is good except you get like 10 total. Fine though, and the possibility of steaming is good even though I rarely take advantage.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10