Smokeydoke
Member Since: September 5, 2018Reviews
STARBUCKS Veranda blend™ CoffeeLight Roast K-cups
There's not a lot of things to look forward to on a Monday morning. It's hard getting back to drudgery of the work week. However, I pop in my Veranda K-cup, pour some Strauss Family Creamery Milk into my cup, and for a few moments, enjoy... +
There's not a lot of things to look forward to on a Monday morning. It's hard getting back to drudgery of the work week. However, I pop in my Veranda K-cup, pour some Strauss Family Creamery Milk into my cup, and for a few moments, enjoy uninterrupted bliss.
I'm not a fifth-wave coffee connoisseur. Actually if I didn't have to drink coffee, I never would. I don't like the taste, I definitely don't like dark, bitter blends that most coffee connoisseurs like. So I drink the Veranda blend, which is a blond/medium roast. And I always drink it with whole milk.
It works for me!
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ReaLemon Juice
I'm a big proponent of using fresh fruits and vegetables. Of course I say this living in southern California where there's a large lemon tree on almost every block and usually free lemons to be had. I live in Las Vegas now, so I don't always have... +
I'm a big proponent of using fresh fruits and vegetables. Of course I say this living in southern California where there's a large lemon tree on almost every block and usually free lemons to be had.
I live in Las Vegas now, so I don't always have access to fresh fruit. I bought this for a dish I was making. This stuff was just vile. It doesn't taste like lemons, it tastes like sour chemicals. I'd say it tastes like what lemon-scented soap smells like.
Nope. One and done for me. I'd rather put in frozen lemonade from a can than this.
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Strauss Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
I love Strauss Family Creamery products. Everyone should read about them, they're an amazing company that produces first-rate dairy products; all organic from grass-fed cows. I love their Vanilla Bean ice cream that's made with REAL vanilla beans... +
I love Strauss Family Creamery products. Everyone should read about them, they're an amazing company that produces first-rate dairy products; all organic from grass-fed cows.
I love their Vanilla Bean ice cream that's made with REAL vanilla beans. It's perfectly rich and smooth. The vanilla taste is not that strong, but that's ok. It's a great buy, I got a quart for $7 at Whole Foods, which is a bargain considering the quality of their dairy.
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Bath and Bodyworks White Pumpkin Peppercorn Hand Soap
This was my favorite "pumpkin" scented hand soap from bath and bodyworks and I haven't seen it this year (I bought my bottle last year). I absolutely love this soap, it smells like pumpkin! Nothing else, no marshmallows, no caramel, no goopy-gloppy... +
This was my favorite "pumpkin" scented hand soap from bath and bodyworks and I haven't seen it this year (I bought my bottle last year). I absolutely love this soap, it smells like pumpkin! Nothing else, no marshmallows, no caramel, no goopy-gloppy sweet smell, just pure gourd and pepper.
Please bring it back!
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Walmart bakery cakes
Walmart gets a lot of hate and rightfully so. I never buy their produce (ugh, dried out oranges and lemons, anyone?), I don't buy their meat and I don't buy their dairy. However, I love Walmart bakery goods! The prime example is their cakes, they're... +
Walmart gets a lot of hate and rightfully so. I never buy their produce (ugh, dried out oranges and lemons, anyone?), I don't buy their meat and I don't buy their dairy. However, I love Walmart bakery goods! The prime example is their cakes, they're very good and a great value. It's a typical American cake, nothing fancy, with a sweet topping. It's always moist with a tender crumb. Sometimes that's all I'm looking for.
I recommend a lot of their other bakery items too, such as their French bread, which isn't French at all, but a delicious dense bread that can be purchased for pennies!
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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
I must be getting old, I remember drinking this stuff by the gallon when I was in school. Now it tastes ridiculously sweet. I just don't enjoy it. There's no pumpkin, everyone knows that, but there's really no spice either. It's just a lot of cream... +
I must be getting old, I remember drinking this stuff by the gallon when I was in school. Now it tastes ridiculously sweet. I just don't enjoy it. There's no pumpkin, everyone knows that, but there's really no spice either. It's just a lot of cream and sugar and a lovely pumpkin-pie smell. Ahhh.... fall has arrived. I buy once a year to remind that PS season has arrived, but that's it, and that's more than enough. -
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Flavored Ground Coffee
This isn't the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte they serve at the store, this is the Pumpkin Spice ground coffee that you use in your coffee maker at home. Everyone knows that there's no pumpkin in PSL, but there's no "spice" in the ground coffee... +
This isn't the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte they serve at the store, this is the Pumpkin Spice ground coffee that you use in your coffee maker at home. Everyone knows that there's no pumpkin in PSL, but there's no "spice" in the ground coffee either! At least not I can tell. It was a light coffee taste; not the usual, bold Starbucks flavor-profile, like the Caffe Verona blend. It was kind of like drinking dark, bitter, water with a hint of cinnamon. Pass. -
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