April 2018 Ogdensburg Oddities

This Blue Bunny ice cream cup was pretty lame (flavourless with gross chunks of "fudge").  It gave me "issues".

These Tate's Bake Shop cookies were just fine.

Albanese gummy worms and Lay's Munchies cheese fix.  The worms tasted fresher than the usual ones we can buy here.

In search of NYC style pizza, we went to Cam's pizzeria, a new restaurant in Ogdensburg.  It has several locations in upstate NY.  The flavoured cokes were disappointing.  Somehow adding peach or raspberry to the coke made it taste not like coke at all.  The pizza was also not so good (not zesty or saucy enough).  The rainbow cookies were delicious (almondy).  The black & white cookie was stale.

Pizza rolls or logs from Cam's pizzeria.  They were OK.  Like egg roll wrappers with cheese, tomato sauce and pepperoni inside.  This is also popular in upstate NY only.

two new types of ice cream: Graeter's and Steve's

I will use these to make rice krispies squares

Nathan's Authentic Philly Beef Cheesesteak Sandwich

I bought this pizza out of curiosity, but it is not authentic at all. It was a whole wheat crust with just oozy cheese liquid inside (no tomato, no pepperoni, no other toppings)

April 2018 local items

I saw this chocolate pizza at walmart.  did not buy.

I made a tuna casserole in the instant pot. I found the recipe in a library book.  It turned out OK.  Still kinda fishy.  I have been eating it for 3 days in a row.

Every "April Tools Day", Ottawa Fastener Supply store in Bells Corners has a customer appreciation event with free food.  I got a smoked meat sandwich.

March 2018 Ogdensburg Oddities

Fancy Italian ice cream cups from Aldi and Rocky Roadhouse ice cream

RAP SNACKS potato chips featuring some famous rappers

Faygo, Bubly

More RAP snacks and a chocolate chip brioche

Chilly cow ice cream

March 2018 local items

Now that there is an Arizona can shortage, I got this Brisk iced tea/lemonade/watermelon.  The liquid was fluorescent yellow.

Carrot cake Hershey kisses

New kinds of M&Ms: raspberry crunch, espresso and mint, as well as sweet heat skittles.

February 2018 local items

this is a Joanne Fluke recipe: chocolate chips, butter, pretzel and marshmallows. uhhh I was supposed to crush the pretzels. I was having a hard time handling them in my plastic gloves. I did not cough or sneeze anywhere near them too. Now I am waiting for it to harden.

It was my first time making aloo gobi (potatoes and cauliflower) in the instant pot.  It turned out just fine.

the brand name was UFC so I had a high expectation. It did taste a lot more like real watermelon juice compared to some other brands but it also tasted a bit rotten.

Walmart Great Value Trio Mini Appetizer collection.  Do not buy this. It was pretty gross.

I have noticed that in stores around here the giant cans of Arizona and other brands of iced tea are being replaced with Peace Tea, which I could only find in USA before.  WHY?

This is the tallest pineapple I have ever seen. It could have kept going too, if it didn't get picked

worst idea for a candy ever: chocoalte covered salty pistachios

It does not taste like banana bread

I never noticed that you can buy stuffing on its own and heat it!

Hormel Gatherings.  I got this at walmart. It is like lunchables for adults that you can eat all week.

January 2018 Ogdensburg Oddities

The famous tomato pie from Utica, NY.  It is like a french bread with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese on it. OK but nothing super exciting.

new oreos: hot and spicy cinnamon and chocolate hazelnut and mini with mint and fudge dipped

Jalapeno ranch ruffles and strawberry filled hershey hearts

January 2018 Local items

I found some new and strange KitKats in Sobeys

chocolate roll. I made this from a Jean Pare recipe book.  The icing sugar made me hyper.

rice krispies square recipe by Jean Pare.  It smells just like Reese's peanut butter cups.