Being a BzzAgent means that you have the opportunity to try products either for free or at a discount. I was invited to participate in the Private Selection Holiday Campaign. In case you don't know already, Private Selection is the Kroger "Gourmet" brand. For this campaign I received Private Selection Costa Rican Tarrazu Coffee and Private Selection Classic Watercrisp Crackers right in my BzzKit. Also included in my kit were "free" coupons for Private Selection Pasta Sauce, Private Selection Olives, Private Selection sliced Cheese and a discounted coupon for the Private Selection Yogurt.
The first thing I tried was the Costa Rican Tarrazu Coffee and I enjoyed it very much. The only thing with this flavor is that if you make it too strong, it will be somewhat bitter.
The Watercrisp crackers are airy and crisp. The problem is that they are very bland. My mother likes them but I don't care for them.
With the coupon for free olives, I chose the Private Selection Garlic Stuffed Olives. Anyone who likes olives will like these for sure. Tasted like a green olive to me and not garlicy at all.
For the free cheese I chose Private Selection Garlic & Herb Monterey Jack Cheese. No one in my household like this flavor at all. If they would have left out the herbs and just made it garlic Monterey Jack Cheese I would have loved it!
Because the Kroger I go to only had two choices for the yogurt, raspberry (only like fresh ones) and strawberry, I chose the strawberry.
I have to say that I did not care for the yogurt at all. I just didn't care for the texture and there isn't enough of the fruit mixture in my opinion.
Now for the Private Selection Napoletana Pasta Sauce that I chose. I was totally impressed with this sauce. When I first opened it the odor was not a good one to me and I thought that I wasn't going to like it at all. With a feeling of disappointment, I preceded to make meatballs to go in the sauce (I cook them thoroughly by steaming them in a skillet prior to adding to sauce). Once the meatballs were in the sauce I let it simmer for about an hour. While they were simmering I cooked the pasta.
When all was done I made my grandson and I a plate. I sat down and when I took that first bite and got a good taste, I knew I had found my new favorite pasta sauce. This was the best spaghetti that I have had in a very long time. In fact, it has made me like spaghetti again! I even ate leftovers twice and not one drop was wasted.
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