What I Found Wednesday
Ed. Note: This is a weekly series featuring various food items I picked up from my local grocer. I do most of my shopping at Gourmet Garage, but also visit Whole Foods, Met Foods, and the Union Square Greenmarket.
I like to end my meals with a couple squares of dark chocolate. Chocolove is premium chocolate: better beans and less sugar. And it’s affordable, at $3 a bar. Cherries and Almonds is my go-to flavor, but this weekend at Whole Foods I discovered Raspberry. The raspberries are freeze dried, adding some extra crunch to the bar. Delicious! All in all it’s not the absolute best chocolate I’ve ever had, but it does taste less sugary and more dense than a Ghirardelli bar. And it’s made with all natural ingredients—no high fructose corn syrup!
Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese
Afraid I might have lactose sensitivities, I try to substitute non-dairy products when I can. Soy cheese is one thing that just doesn’t cut it for me, which isn’t too big a problem, EXCEPT for cream cheese. I love cream cheese. Enter this spread. It tastes like nonfat cream cheese (never as good as the real stuff) but does the job. I enjoyed it lots, and definitely plan to rebuy. Herbs and Chives was delicious, and I can’t wait to try the Garden Veggie.
Also, here are some vegan recipes I came across using Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese.
The Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps
These were my favorite find last week. The Honey Mustard Onion flavor is AMAZING, and I can’t wait to try Buffalo. They’re so crunchy and flavorful, the perfect dipper for previously mentioned Tofutti cream cheese.
These are my new staple. I hate when a sandwich is too bready, and seeing as lately I’ve just been doing salami and cheese, the bread can be overpowering. These thins are the perfect amount of bread and they always stay fresh and taste great toasted. They come in five flavors (I’ve only had Multi Grain) and are just 100 calories. The answer to my sandwich prayers!
