McCormick Poultry Seasoning

Don't mind me, just making some Monday night stuffing balls on account of every holiday ever happening this week. It turns out poultry seasoning is just: Thyme, Sage, Marjoram, Rosemary, Black Pepper, and Nutmeg. I could have made my own poultry seasoning. But I don't know the secret ratios.... that's how they get you buying. 

Anyway, it tastes good. Like stuffing balls ought to taste. Cheers to me. Would season again.

Overall
Cost: 5/10 [5$ish]
Taste: 7/10 

Gourmet Garden Basil Paste

This concept is fucked (unless you need it for disability or whatever). Well, I guess in a roundabout way, I need it for disability or whatever: I'm too physically and/or mentally ill these days to take care of the repertoire of herbs I used to grow at home (basil/parsley/rosemary/dill/sage/cilantro), so they've all died (except some crispy parsley still hanging on.... though not for long, I fear), and my store didn't have any fresh basil (classic). So, I bought this thing. In its defense, this seems very convenient, doesn't have any allergens, and lasts much longer than fresh basil. It's also about the same price. Compared to the weird frozen garlic blops I bought when I was in a similar store-didn't-have-garlic scenario, this tastes much more similar to Normal Non-Tube Basil. It also smells the same as fresh basil. And since I was blending it into a sauce, the texture difference did not present a problem. So, what am I complaining about? I don't know, it's just very unappealing, since I mostly see basil as a topper or garnish and I don't want a toothpaste looking sludge as a garnish. But, maybe it has its place. Maybe I'll come around on basil tube after a few more gos at it.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Tube: Hmm/10

Orville Redenbacher's White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning

This past week I've unlocked a new symptom of unknown provenance: sporadic full body numbness and itchy tingling, which, in concert with my general allergy anxiety, has made me kinda unhappy about eating. It's like when your sick kid's only willing to eat ice cream so you give them ice cream. For me, I guess ice cream is this popcorn seasoning. I only gave it a shake or two, so there isn't much flavor to go on, but there's apparently 91 servings in here (1/4 tsp each) so I think I got approximately one serving. I suspect more might be gross, although I haven't tested that yet. The main flavor note is, like, MSG. Not a real strong cheese flavor, although kind of a "this is powder that would be on a goldfish cracker" flavor. Vaguely sweet(?!) and not especially buttery. I guess it's solid. I also had to rewrite about 300 words in this entry, so I think the numbness etc may be a flare of the ol' migraine(/MS/seizures/whatever the heck I've got going on neurologically). I feel like a jello mold. But at least I smell like popcorn!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10