Pepperidge Farm Milano Slices - Peppermint

Cronch cronch cronch. These are what happen if you cut a milano in half, add extra choco on top, and sprinkle little peppermint pieces on top. Very cronchy. The overall flavor note is mint, and I do like mint, and these are tasty and refreshing. But I don't like the mint texture, so I'd rather just have a milano whole, I think! Still a good cookie product, and my dad got it for me, perhaps as an unspoken "sorry about the tragic end to your 5-year relationship" gift, so I find that very sweet. :')

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Dean's Sweets - Chocolate-covered maraschino cherries

What a mysterious food product! They look like lil aliens. I like that. I was nervous that these would spoil, because they're all natural, but they were great! What lass doesn't love a maraschino cherry? The milk chocolate one was leagues better than the dark chocolate one, as usual, but both are still a treat. Gotta avoid eating the stems, though! Tricky!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10 (8 for milk, 6 for dark)

Butterball Boneless Frozen Savory Herb Turkey Breast Roast

Turkey ball! My dad picked this out, and I was worried it'd be nasty and itchy like the Jenny-O turkey breast was. But this was an improvement, even though it felt a little "school lunch meat product" vs actual "holiday turkey!". The texture was very Moist, which maybe is good, but was a little disconcerting. Still, cover it up with enough festive sides, and it serves its purpose. There were even tiny bits of fat, which I liked, even though I miss the dark meat. We didn't use the included gravy pack, so no comment on that. (But I bet it's gross!!!)

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce

A Thanksgiving classic! My parents always think I like this version better than the whole-berry version, which is false. But it tastes the same, really; the only difference is in the texture. It's hard to eat a lot of this, since it's very sweet and homogeneous, but it goes great with turkey et al, and it comes in a convenient can shape. I'll never not put a little bit on my plate!

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Trio Fudge

One night a few weeks ago, I was sadly googling "nut free desserts", and a new to me result popped up -- Trio Fudge! I have no strong fudge feelings, as it's not a dessert I've had very often, and so I don't yearn for it the way I do truffles or candy bars or cookies (aka things I had as a kid). However, it's hard to pass up a cute nut-free dessert in a bunch of flavors, so I ordered myself a sizeable sampler. For the most part, I enjoy all the flavors, although they are really dense and sweet, so it's a very different eating experience than other candies for me -- you gotta pace yourself!

Brownie Batter: This flavor was really good; one of my favorites. It tastes like a chocolate marshmallow or something. I like the choco chips on top. 8/10

Coffee: This did have a strong coffee flavor! It helps to lessen the sweetness, but it wasn't really my favorite variety. It's kind of one-note, and the coffee grounds are just In There, so the texture is gritty. 6/10

Cookie Dough: Surprisingly, although I love cookie dough, this was not my favorite. It basically tastes like vanilla fudge, with a slight articificiality to it. Not especially "cookie dough"-y to me. 6/10

Pumpkin Pie: A strong pumpkin flavor! And it was orange! This is very rich, dense, sweet, and creamy. Not very much graham cracker bottom, and a little vanilla-y tasting. Good though. 7/10

Root Beer: Well, it sure tastes like root beer (mixed with white chocolate). I'd prefer just plain white chocolate. Not that this is BAD, but it's a little weird. Perfect for those occasions when you need a root beer flavored sweet, though? 6/10 

Candy Corn: These were cute little seasonal candy-corn shaped fudge pieces. They were good, and literally tasted like soft white choco, but they had a weird chemical/plastic taste on top of them -- I'm guessing as a result of the bag they came in, since the other flavors weren't like this? Alas. 6/10

Red Velvet: This had a "thicker" texture compared to the others, which I like (due to the cake mix in it, I think). It was also a bit less sweet, despite the chocolate sprinkles on top (which I also like). However, there's kind of a weird undernote of Bubble Gum flavor here, which I don't understand and don't really like. Alas. 6/10

Chocolate: The baseline! It's a pleasant baseline, although I do prefer the brownie batter one to this, I think. It tastes like the chocolate fudge my aunt made once, which was solid. No weird flavor notes in this one, just vaguely marshmallow chocolate. 7/10

Banana Cream Cookie: Aw, I saved this for last because I thought it'd be my favorite, but it wasn't as good as I expected. It didn't really have that strong of a banana flavor, compared to the coffee and root beer ones! Basically I got generic vanilla fudge vibes, with a tiny bit of artificial banana flavor. The oreo cookie bottom is also kind of flavorless -- I wish it were graham cracker instead. 6/10

Coconut Truffle: That's right fam, I'm back on my fudge bullshit! This was a pretty impressive coconut flavor, considering it's artificial. I wish it had actual coconut in, but I guess they're trying to appeal to a broad allergy group, so I gotta respect it. And I don't think I'd pin it as fake if I didn't know! A creamy coconut-choco vibe; truffle is pretty accurate. 8/10

Chocolate Raspberry: This is good, but I think I'd rather have just plain chocolate fudge. It's very dense, with a light raspberry (or generic berry) flavor. 7/10

Orange Creamsicle: This tastes just like orange cream savers, which of course I like (I miss those!) but isn't really what I think of what I think of fudge (choco). Very sweet, but good. 7/10

Chocolate Cherry: This has a kind of gummy texture (maybe just because I left it out the longest, though?). It tastes like a cherry flavored Hershey kiss. It's good, but not life changing. Better than the raspberry one, but I do think I still prefer plain choco flavor. 7/10

Triple Chocolate: Alas, Trio Fudge is no more! They had a big going out of business sale and this was the only flavor left, so I bought it. I'll miss these guys. The triple choco was pretty good -- chocolatey, two different layers that were quite similar but still subtly different, with a few choco chips on top. If you like chocolate fudge, look no further! Except you'll have to because you can't buy this. Woe. 7/10

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Martin's Potato Rolls

Happy Thanksgiving! These are not really good for dinner rollin', but they are great for sloppy joes, BBQ pork, and other large sandwiches. A very solid product. Although, now that I've had the "slider size", I feel almost like these are too big! At least for solo single girls like myself. But Martin's rolls are just generally good.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Katz Glazed Donut Holes

I had seen these in my local grocery store's freezer case before covid, but they're gluten free (and expensive, and frozen) so I assumed they'd be pretty gross. But I was sad and desperate one day, so I got them anyhow. They were better than I expected, but definitely "weird". They have great glaze on them, and a decent texture, but unfortunately taste (and smell) exactly like a corn dog, I assume because the flour is corn flour and not wheat flour. I do love mini corn dogs, but not when I'm looking for a donut "dupe". Still, good to eat, and I would get them again.

Overall
Cost: 4/10
Taste: 7/10