Spring Dinner with Kroger

Here I am again talking about Kroger Brand Products. It just so happens that I received some free products to try and now that I have tried them, I want to share my opinion of them. The products in the below (except for the cake and frosting since these were reviewed in my last post) photo are what I am going to talk about.

I'm going to start by saying that I had not ever bought or cooked a pork tenderloin in my life, so, receiving one for free was the perfect opportunity to try one. I decided that slow cooking might be a good way to cook this type of meat and that is exactly what I did.

I always rinse my meat before I cook it because you don't know who has handled it and sometimes there are bone shavings on it. After rinsing I placed in my slow cooker and added about 1 1/2 - 2 cups of chicken broth.  (I am sorry but I am one for just guessing at the amount of spices and such.) I then added some salt, pepper and crushed garlic.  I love garlic so I added a good amount of it.

I set the cooker on low and cooked the tenderloin for 4 hours, turned off cooker and let the meat sit for 1 hour before slicing.

When the Kroger Moist & Tender pork tenderloin was done, I proceeded to cook the Kroger Homestyle Mashed Potatoes and the macaroni and cheese in the microwave according to the package directions.  I also had the Kroger Crescent Rolls in the oven.

Alright, dinner is ready! (Even though I don't have a photo of the green beans, they are Kroger canned cut green beans. For some reason I didn't think of taking a picture of the can.)

I am going to first talk about the Kroger Moist & Tender pork tenderloin. It was so moist and tender you could cut it with a fork. So good you didn't want to stop eating it! Slow cookers are awesome!

On to the Kroger refigerated Homestyle mashed potatoes. My family and I did not care for them at all. The texture is awful and they don't taste like potatoes at all. Will not buy these again.

The Kroger refigerated macaroni and cheese my grandson loved but I thought it wasn't cheesy enough. Better than the mashed potatoes by far though.

The Kroger Crescent Rolls taste about the same as any other brand. Will definitely buy these again. And I always buy Kroger green beans as they are always good.

Dinner was a success even if we didn't care for the mashed potatoes and I just want to say that this was the first dinner we had with the Kroger’s Moist & Tender pork tenderloin. A whole tenderloin goes a long way.

The second night I cooked some green beans and potatoes together and heated some of the Kroger Moist & Tender pork tenderloin with some bbq sauce. This was absolutely delish! (plate on right is my grandson's, he is a fussy eater)

The third night we just had pork tenderloin sandwiches with some swiss cheese, lettuce and mayo on whole wheat bread. Delicious!  I am hooked on Kroger’s Moist & Tender pork tenderloin and will make again in the near future.

Now, we did have dessert each night and my last post was on the Kroger yellow cake mix and Kroger Chocolate Fudge Frosting. The cupcakes were yummy for sure. I wanted to try the white cake so I bought a Kroger White cake mix and baked it in a 13 x 9 cake pan. I did not frost because my mom made some cherry jello with fresh strawberries and we topped with some Kroger whipped cream in the can (like Readi Whip). This was fantastic!













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Making Cupcakes with My Grandson Using Kroger Yellow Cake Mix and Chocolate Fudge Frosting

I have tried a lot of Kroger Brand products but was always afraid to try the cake mix. Just assumed that it would be really dry and taste like cardboard. There is a reason why they say "never assume anything".

As all of you know, I am a BzzAgent for BzzAgent.com and I was recently invited to a "Kroger Spring Dinners" Campaign. When I picked up my "free" products, I decided to try the yellow cake mix with the chocolate fudge frosting.  (I received other products besides these and will be talking about them in the near future)

 

I had decided to make cupcakes even before I went to Kroger to pick up my products. I thought that my grandson would enjoy helping me and he did.

 When the cupcakes were baked and cooled, it was time for the frosting. My grandson and I are both chocolate lovers (actually we love sweets). Both of us waited patiently until all cupcakes were frosted to try one. I will say it wasn't easy! The smell of the cupcakes baking and then the smell of the frosting upon opening had our mouths watering!

The cupcakes are frosted and ready to eat. Yay, we can try one! Omgosh, I can not believe that I am eating a cupcake made from a Kroger cake mix. I am totally impressed! I will be buying these in the future for sure!

The Finished Product

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Private Selection Frozen Pizza - So Good!

During the Private Selection Holiday Campaign that I have been participating in as a BzzAgent, I went on the BzzAgent.com website to read what others were saying about their experience with this product. To my surprise I discovered that Private Selection also makes frozen pizza! It just so happens, pizza is one of our favorite foods, so I just had to try the Private Selection Frozen Pizza.

I decided to try the Pepperoni and Roasted Garlic and the  Margherita Napolitana. I must say that I am impressed with this brand of frozen pizza.

The Pepperoni and Roasted Garlic has just the right amount of sauce, cheese, garlic and pepperoni. I wouldn't change a thing on this pizza. It is so good that we have had it twice so far. This has become my favorite frozen pizza and will definitely purchase in the future. Just writing this makes me want to go out to Kroger and pick one up! Yum, yum!


As for the Margherita Napolitana, and I have to be honest, it doesn't have much flavor to it at all.  I am not sure why there is no flavor because the amount of sauce and other ingredients is sufficient enough. They just need to add some more spices to this particular pizza.

Here is Kevin, my grandson, enjoying the Private Selection Pepperoni and Roasted Garlic pizza. I wasn't sure if he would like it because of the amount of garlic, but he loved it! Guess he gets his taste for garlic from his gramma, LOL!

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Perdue Oven Ready Chicken - So Good Ya Can't Stop Eating It!

If you haven't tried any of the Perdue Oven Ready products, you should! Not only are they easy to prepare, they are moist, tender and delicious! The hardest part about making a meal out of one of the Perdue Oven Ready products, is creating the sides to go with it.

Just open the package, remove the bag that contains the chicken, place in a pan, cut a slit in the top and place in a pre-heated oven! And think about how easy the clean up will be! Totally a cinch! Are you hungry yet?

I took my first taste and didn't want to stop! Once you get a taste of this chicken, you won't even want to eat the sides! Betcha can't take just one bite!

I really want to try the other "oven ready" chicken products from Perdue but cannot find them around where I live. If you happen to live in the Ann Arbor Michigan area and know where I can find them, please leave me a comment. Hope that you enjoy your Perdue Oven Ready Roaster!

 (Make sure you follow the directions regarding thawed and frozen, mine wasn't frozen but looked at the frozen directions and baked it too long but it was still moist and tender and I was shocked!)

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Kroger Moist & Tender Babybacks - Fantastically Delicious

When I joined the Pork be Inspired Campaign from BzzAgent.com, I had used my discount for a slab of Kroger Moist & Tender babyback ribs which I had placed in the freezer. This past Sunday I decided to take them out to thaw so that I could put them in the slow cooker Monday morning.

Because there was only one slab of ribs, I waited till 10 am Monday morning to get the ribs on. I cut them into two rib portions, rinsed them with cold water and placed them in a colander. My favorite bbq sauce is Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipolte but my mom likes the original (honey chipolte too spicy for her). So, I use both. I always put some sauce on the bottom of the slow cooker and then place two or three of the portioned ribs on top of that. (This just depends on what size your slow cooker is.) Pour some more sauce on top of those and place the remainder of the ribs on top. Then pour sauce all over the top and sides until they are pretty much smothered. Turn slow cooker on low and cook for about 5 hours. Turn off and let sit for an hour or so before opening. Yummy!

If you are cooking more than one slab, you may have to cook them longer than 5 hours.

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