Grover In Action

Finally, I put Grover to work.  He is responsible for the pizza pictured above.  I followed the directions from here for the crust.  I made my own sauce.  I used sharp aged provolone and parmigiano reggiano cheese.  The only topping I used was turkey pepperoni.

A note about the cheeses:  I highly recommend spending a little extra money and buying good cheeses.  It makes a huge difference in taste.  I have found the best prices at Sam's Club and Costco.  Per pound, this is the way to go.  You might think you are buying more cheese than you need, but you don't have to use it all right away.  When you get home, cut the cheese in half and freeze half.

I did not write down what all I put in my sauce, maybe I will post that recipe next time. 

As far as what I thought about Grover's performance, I would say he gets a B.  I have made better crusts using the other starter I posted.  I think Grover lacked rise power.  I have not given up on him yet though.  He is currently resting in the refrigerator.  I thought he might need a nap.

Product Review: PB2

I randomly ran across this stuff while roaming around a Rochester grocery store (as I have mentioned, one of my favorite activities).  I was just too curious to pass these buy without buying some.  What is this stuff that is 85% less fat than peanut butter?  I thought surely it can't be that good.  I was wrong.  This stuff is awesome check out there website because they do a better job of explaining their product than I will.

I went through this bottle in less than week.  I just received 4 lbs more today that I ordered off the above website.  I will try it out is some recipes.  I will keep you updated.

Product Review: Late July Milk Chocolate Sandwitch Cookies

I could not resist buying a box of these when I purchased the peanut butter crackers.  These where just as good.  I would like to buy more of these, but I probably won't because I am too likely to eat an entire box at once.

Product Review: Late July Peanut Butter Crackers

If you like the Ritz version and are looking for a healthy alternative, then these do not disappoint. They exceeded my expectations.  The cracker has nice buttery salty flavor and peanut butter is good.  The description on the box does not lie.

Product Review: Chocolate Lucky Charms

It's been a while since my last purchase of this cereal, probably at least 5years ago. I remembered them being awesome.  I would often eat them at night as a desert. They had a good chocolate flavor and an excellent ratio of chocolate cereal to marshmallows.  Unfortunately, this is no longer the case.  They now lack chocolate flavor and there where very few marshmallows in the box.  I did a little research and now I understand why.  The ingredients have changed.  Whereas they use to be made with whole grain oats, they are now made with whole grain corn.

Old Ingredients:

Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Marshmallows (Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Gelatin, Calcium Carbonate, Yellow 5&6, Blue 1, Red 40, Artificial Flavor), Corn Meal, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Caramel and Beet Juice Concentrate Color, Corn Starch, Salt, Canola Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Artificial Flavor, Trisodium Phosphate, Zinc and Iron (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D. Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.


New Ingredients:

What a shame.  I will not buy these again!