Yup those two were the best flavors, the most distinct from the usual, but what kid argued about flavor when it got down to things? Sometimes I’ll look at popsicles in supermarket…never see RB or banana any longer. My current favorite is Outshine tangerine. The rest are only okay. But man, $6-7 for a box?
Wow, never thought about RB sorbet….now that has me thinking.
If you have an ice cream maker you can basically pour any fridge-cold soda into it and have a slushy in 10 minutes or so.
If you don’t actually tag the mods, or flag your own post, they’re unlikely to see it.
Looks like folks have moved on, tho. That said, there’s always room for a new, root beer-flavored/themed thread 
IMHO the root beer taste is strongly overpowered by the sweetness. Not a win for me.
I forgot all about root beer popsicles!
Tried the green chili enchiladas tonight for a quick dinner. Couldn’t recall reading anything about them here but they looked like they could be good. My impression was a solid MAYBE.
The flavor was pretty decent but I’m not sure why the tortillas seemed to all but disintegrate. I cooked them in the oven, per instructions, as I was concerned that microwaving would do what the oven did. Anyone have experience or thoughts on this?
I just had the TJ pesto for the first time and it was awful. I made Ina’s pasta salad (a favorite recipe of mine) with it and no amount of seasoning could mask the bitter taste. I should have abandoned the recipe after I tasted it out of the jar. I thought maybe mixed with mayo and the other stuff it would be ok, but no. I don’t know if it was a bad batch or something. Never again. Should have held out for Kirkland pesto.
On a brighter note, the Patio potato chips are incredible.
I’ve found a lot of store-bought pesto that’s made with dried basil is bitter.
Yeah I guess now I know it’s either Kirkland or make my own! It was the first time in a very long time I made something and almost threw it out. My husband stopped me and said he would eat it. Otherwise I’d have trashed it. A waste of pasta and mayonnaise!
There are pestos made with dried basil ? - who came with that awful idea
Dried basil, vegetable oil, I assume it’s a matter of cost.
I make Marcella Hazan’s recipe, divine.
Marcella Hazan’s Pesto
I doubled the recipe and got about a pint, so this makes about 1/2 a pint
2 cups tightly packed basil leaves
3 tablespoons pine nuts
1/2 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped fine before being added to the processor
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
3 tablespoons butter, softened
Blend all ingredients except cheese and butter until relatively smooth. Fold in cheese by hand to give that chunky, rustic texture. Fold in softened butter, incorporating it evenly into the pesto.
If freezing, do not add cheese and butter; add to thawed pesto just before serving. Top with a thin layer of olive oil, which will help keep pesto green.
(From: notderbypie.com)
If you turn the processor on before adding anything and then drop the peeled garlic cloves through the feed tube, it will do the chopping for you.
But dried basil tastes completely different than fresh basil - and at places like WF or Safeway all pestos use fresh basil. That’s why I was so surprised that there places which sell pesto with dried basil (and it seems enough people buy it on a regular basis otherwise they would drop it)
It is jarred, rather than fresh, pestos that seem to use dried, in my experience.
so shelf stable until opened? never knew there was such a thing, but not really surprised.
Yeah. Not a patch on fresh, whether homemade or store-bought, whatever the ingredients.
That explains it - never tried those. Only use freshly made, refrigerated ones
Does TJs have a refrigerated type of pesto? I asked someone who worked there where the pesto was and I was directed to the jarred. Didn’t occur to me that maybe they have a refrigerated pesto. Definitely learned my lesson with this - no jarred pesto ever again!
There is a refrigerated pesto that is much better/fresher tasting. I agree that the jarred one is nasty!
