Pickle Sandwich, Oikos Review and a New Blogger!
24 Mar
We are completely out of food in the apartment right now, and I was dreading having to buy lunch. I am a total tight wad when it comes to weekly spending; I just don’t do it. I am much more likely to have shopping sprees on the weekend than ever buying anything mid week.
Needless to say, I brought a huge whopping salad – some remnants of yesterday’s lunch – with me for lunch today. But when I thought about the salad, all I could think about was how badly I wanted a sandwich. So I splurged and spent $5 on a turkey sandwich on multi-grain bread.
This looks like a lot food, but I didn’t eat it all of the salad. I actually ate about half and plan on saving the rest for tomorrow.
This salad was still just as good as yesterday. What is it about red wine vinegar anyway?
And the magnificent sandwich. Bill will absolutely die when he sees this, but I really wanted a pickle on my sando.
And of course they only had spears, but the worker willingly put two on my sandwich (in addition to one on the side).
Cha-Ching! I loved this sandwich. I slathered it in ketchup too but decided not too take photos of that ugly mess 
Plus I use an extreme amount of ketchup.
Product Review: Stonyfield Farm Organic Oikos
Kristina from Stonyfield Farm sent me some coupons a few weeks ago to try a few of the Stonyfield Farms products. I have always been a fan of Stonyfield, though I will admit to not really buying their yogurt since I found Chobani. I decided to give it a try after getting four coupons for free yogurts in the mail.
The packing is cute, however, the large font of “Oikos” almost makes you forget that this is a Stonyfield product. And isn’t there an Oikos brand out there already? I’m not sure. I do like the colors of the packaging, and I’ve always been a fan of their logo.
The consistency of the yogurt is pretty similar to other greek yogurts I’ve had. Nice, thick and creamy.
I will admit that I had Heather and Mark’s video in my mind as I did my own tasting. And the first thing I thought?…….
…. wow, this is sour. It really was sour. Maybe this is because it’s the vanilla flavor? As I continued eating it got better, but I could still taste the sourness. I wonder if this is the same with the blueberry and honey? Can you weigh in?
I did think this yogurt was excellent once I added my cereal add-in.
CONCLUSION: I wouldn’t say that I didn’t like Oikos, but I don’t like sour yogurt that much. I am a real sucker for sweet. I think I would buy Oikos if it were on sale or if Chobani wasn’t available.
Welcome to a New Food Blogger
Ashley was one of my first bosses in the newspaper bizz – at the good ole’ college paper back in Pennsylvania. She was tough on me, taught me a lot about AP Style and layout and then went on her way to make her mark on the newspaper world. I heard from her sporadically through Facebook and kept tabs on her through friends. A good friend of both of ours, Kelsey, mentioned something to me about Ashley losing a great deal of weight – and I thought that was great. One thing lead to another, and we got to emailing again – and before I knew it, Ashley had started her own blog. Can you imagine my excitement?
Care to give Ashley a big warm welcome to the food blogsophere? I promise you will enjoy her weight loss story, her unique fashion sense and her passion for leading a healthy lifestyle. Go over and take a peak!:
See you at dinner!
Tags: beans, pickles, sandwiches, yogurt
Beans, beans they’re good for your heart..
Now that you mention it, Oikios is a little sour. It is not as creamy as my beloved Fage. I describe it more as “fluffy”.
that bean salad looks so delish
I’ll DEFINITELY go check out your friend’s blog!!
i love bean salads – they do get better with age!
I love sandwiches, sometimes you just need one. I hate spending for lunches too, but I spend obscene amounts in the grocery store. Go figure.
hmm. I guess I havent noticed the sour flavor in the Vanilla Oikos – but I usually put in all my junk before eating any. I do like the honey flavor the best though!
And The Dogwood is a little pricey when you get up into the entrees…but the smaller plates/apps are more reasonably priced in the $8-13 range.
Sandwiches are so good sometimes, they just seem to really hit the spot when you’ve got a craving, and pickles on sandwiches are my favorite thing!
I’m an Oikos fan, but I do know what you mean about it being sour-er than other yogurts, I guess that means I like sour yogurt
Bean salads are so yummy, and the sandwich was a great call!!
What a nice friend you are.
thanks for the honest review! I have a blueberry oikos in my fridge that I still need to try, hopefully i’ll get around to reviewing it too. oh and thanks for the suggestion on the new blog =)
Hi Rose! I was so excited to get caught up on your posts again
I loved the RFG oatmeal!!
Mmm pickles on a sandwich!! I love that combo but I almost never make it. Thanks for the reminder that I need to pick up a jar of pickles when I get back to Chicago!
Oikos is definitely more sour than a Chobani or Fage. It’s interesting that there is such a difference – I loved Heather & Mark’s video!
man oh man. That bean salad looks really good! Is it pretty filling? I need to try it out!
blah i didn’t like Oikos as much as my Fage. def too sour for me!
and your breakfast is lovely as always
I think Stoneyfield Farms must have bought Oikos because it definitely didn’t used to have their name on it. I actually like it better than Chobani.
I am not sure I’ve had the vanilla, but I’ve had the blueberry and it isn’t sour. I know that overall, the plain is much more sour than the chobani sour, so maybe in general they are all more sour.