Category: Travel and Reviews

Churro Kit Kats

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How are you guys doing? 

Blondie here.

Since the announcement of this new Kit Kat flavor, we’ve been looking for it. I think it’s been about two weeks of looking everywhere and finding absolutely nothing. However, on our last trip to Walmart, we finally found it.
And we almost didn’t.
Agent Danish and I were going through all those last-minute check line shelves and we were possibly on the 10th one when I said “it’s not here yet, let’s give up”. Danish started to wonder if this new Kit Kat was even real. Then I took one step farther, and guess what. There it was. Our churro Kit Kat, right there, waiting for us. Funny thing, though: during this whole thing, these two weeks hunting for this new flavor, we found many Skor bars everywhere. A little bit over a month ago, we went on a hunt for it, and it took a while to find it. Now we find it everywhere. By the way, you should try the Skor candy bar. One of my favorites!

Going back to the topic: the churro Kit Kat.
Our ratings and comments:

Blondie: Not bad at all. The churro flavor is there. Simple, yet, delicious. 9/10
Danish: Sometimes churro flavored snacks don’t really nail the dough flavor of a churro and end up just tasting like a mystery cinnamon sugar confection. This Kit Kat did a good job though and I love churros. 9/10

So, that’s it for today!
See you guys soon!

Gideon’s Bakehouse – an honest review

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The agents finally got to visit Gideon’s Bakehouse in Orlando. Blondie has been wanting to go there for what it seems to be an eternity. She was finally going to get their famous cookies.

Pulling up on the parking lot, the first red flag: hipster place. Let’s proceed with caution. Got into the building, and there it was. A small square, with a wooden counter. The decoration was, in fact, pretty. Old style “shoppe”. Okay. Let’s get to business. Let’s try these cookies, the agents thought.

6 dollars for each cookie. Okay, pricey, but let’s try this. They bought the original chocolate chip and the banana bread. Here they are:

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Our thoughts about each of them:

Chocolate chip cookies:
Blondie: It’s a good chocolate chip cookie if you like cakey/doughy cookies. However, I do not like the coarse salt that they sprinkled on top of it. It does not completely ruin the cookie, but I’ll give it less points for that 6/10
Danish: Very doughy/cakey cookie. The taste and texture reminded me of the cookies they served in the cafeteria in middle school which were very popular with many kids, just not with me. I’m also not a fan of coarse salt on cookies, the saltiness lingers in your mouth much longer than the rest of the flavor of the cookie. 5/10

Banana bread:
Blondie: Again, a tall, cakey cookie. All of them are. I like the taste of it, and this one doesn’t have salt on top to ruin (almost) everything. 8/10 — by the way, I am not considering the outrageous price here.
Danish: I enjoyed the taste of this, but honestly I would rather have a piece of actual banana bread. 7/10

So, the verdict is: are they good? Yes. Are they super good, crazy different for it to be worth 6 bucks each? No. They are tall and loaded with chocolate, but 6 dollars is still way too much for these cookies.
Either way, trying a new cookie is always fun. Looking forward to new adventures!

Pre-summer finds

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The agents were out and about, looking for new stuff to try. They went to a nearby Target store and found nothing but colorful towels, flamingos on everything and milk chocolate for s’mores (by the way, click here for our s’mores cookie recipe). Leaving empty-handed and somewhat disappointed, they realized that summer isn’t the best time to look for new candy. There’s nothing interesting going on.
Maybe because people are dieting to show off in their swimming suits?
Maybe candy isn’t refreshing enough for the terrible summer heat?
Maybe companies don’t like putting new candy out during the summer because they could melt more easily?
There’s no way of knowing.
Heading back home and unexpectedly stopping at a Dollar General, they found interesting things to try: Orange Cream M&Ms and Twinkies!

Here are their reviews:

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Orange Vanilla Cream M&Ms:
Blondie: M&Ms rarely disappoint. I can taste the “orange vanilla crème” very well. Not my favorite, but definitely good. 8/10
Danish: They nailed the flavor pretty well with this one, I’m not the biggest fan of orange cream though. 7/10

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Orange Crème Pop Twinkies:
Blondie: Sorry, I do not like this one. I don’t like the filling. It’s not inedible, but I don’t plan on buying it ever again. 3/10
Danish: It’s pretty forgettable, imagine a regular twinkie with the artificial orange flavor from a creamsicle mixed into the filling. No strange surprises later either, I’m looking at you moonberry Twinkies.  6/10

Alright, that’s it! See you guys soon!

So the Agents went to Crumbl Again…

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Hello! Blondie and Danish are here to report another investigation that has been done. We’ve been to Crumbl this week.

The rotating flavors of this week are: pink velvet, hazelnut mudslide, mom’s recipe, raspberry butter cake, and lemon cheesecake.
Considering that Agent Blondie does not like peanut flavored things, we decided to take mom’s recipe out of our options, because it has peanut butter chips. That being said, we picked the remaining four.
Here’s what we think about each one of them:
Pink velvet:
A. Blondie: It’s okay. If you like red velvet, you are going to like it.  It’s just a red velvet without cocoa powder. The concept of pink velvet is still strange to me. 6/10
A. Danish: It’s not bad. Most of the taste comes from the cream cheese frosting. 5/10
Hazelnut mudslide:
A. Blondie: This one is pretty good. If you are a Nutella fan, go for it. 8/10
A. Danish: Mmmmm… Nutella 8/10
Raspberry Butter Cake:
A. Blondie: I don’t like the raspberry jam that they put on top of it. It’s too tart for me, and not very sweet. The cookie itself is good, though. 4/10
A. Danish: I like the tartness of the raspberry jam it pairs nicely with the cookie. If you’re fan of tart fruit pies like strawberry rhubarb you will probably enjoy this too. 7/10
Lemon Cheesecake:
A. Blondie: So, when I first got it, straight from the store, I really did not like it. When it’s cold, it’s really doughy. Whenever I don’t like lemon flavored things, it’s really upsetting. I really love lemons. However, I had a bite hours later, when the cookie was at room temperature, and my view on it completely changed. At room temperature, this cookie is great. So, I’m gonna give this one two ratings, one while cold and another one at room temperature. Cold: 3/10 Room Temperature: 9/10
A. Danish: I did not enjoy the doughy texture when this was cold either. I think it’s better when it’s close to room temperature as well but not much better as I could taste more of the bitterness of the lemon. Cold: 3/10 Room Temperature: 6/10
Alright, those are our reports. See you guys soon!

Crumbl Visit

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The agents went to Crumbl this week.

Here’s our report on this week’s flavors:
Of all 6 flavors, we picked 4. Carrot Cake, Iced Oatmeal, Double Fudge Brownie and Lemon Bar.
Agent Blondie’s view on the flavors:
-Carrot Cake: Pretty Good. The Buttercream is a bit too much for me though. 8/10
-Iced Oatmeal: Delicious. Seriously. And no raisins (those misleading fiends…). 10/10
-Double Fudge Brownie: It definitely brings to the table what was promised. It’s extremely loaded with chocolate, to the point I have to eat it in little bites – no complaints about that. 10/10
-Lemon Bar: The cookie itself is a bit too “sandy” for me. I’m a fan of lemon curd (unlike Agent Danish), so that was fantastic. 5/10. And for a lemon aficionado like me, that says a lot.
Agent Danish’s view on the flavors:
-Carrot Cake: Not bad. It reminds me of carrot cake, but I also think the buttercream was a bit too much as well. 7/10
-Iced Oatmeal: Good, agent Blondie stole too much of this one for me to develop a complete opinion though.
-Double Fudge Brownie: Much cookie, very chocolate. This one was also the best texture, Nicely baked while still remaining soft. 10/10
-Lemon Bar: It doesn’t have a ton of the aftertaste I’ve experienced from other lemon curd but it’s still there. Also I’m not a fan of the ultra doughy/sandy texture. 4/10
Alright, time to go! See you guys soon!

Trip to Brunswick

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So, we decided to take a little trip in March. First stop: Brunswick. Why? Because of the stew, of course. Did you know that Brunswick, GA, claims to be the place of origin of the stew? Apparently, Brunswick county in VA also claims that. We’ll have to investigate further someday in the future.

But let’s focus on what we have right now.

We went to Marshside Grill and ordered the famous stew. Boy, it was GOOD. Even Agent Blondie, who is not much of a fan of soupy type of foods liked it. So, we both recommend the experience in case you are passing by this small town.

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Next stop: Pinball Palace. Agent Danish really loves pinball, so this stop was mandatory. Unfortunately, it seems that they don’t have the Big Lebowski table out for play, but the amount of different pinball machines that they offer is still rather impressive.

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Agent Danish’s favorites: South Park, Revenge from Mars, The Hobbit, Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle, and Funhouse
Agent Blondie’s favorites: Roller Coaster Tycoon, The Simpsons, Aerosmith, and South Park

Third and last stop in Brunswick: The Pot
We stopped to see the pot that was used to make the first Brunswick Stew. Here it is.

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Unfortunately, the farmer’s market that was supposed to be held on the day we visited the stew pot was not there, so that’s all we got. The Pot. Still, good memories.