Brookside Dark Chocolate Crunchy Clusters

As member of Crowdtap, I was given a free sample of Brookside Dark Chocolate Crunchy Clusters to try out. All opinions expressed are my own.

I'm a grade-A chocolate snot. When I heard recently that Cadbury had changed out the chocolate used for their fabulous Creme Eggs, I was sorely, sorely disappointed. So in the interest of complete disclosure, I'll say that I didn't expect much from Brookeside's Dark Chocolate Crunchy Clusters.

Well, just like Taylor Swift was mad, mad, mad, I was wrong, wrong, wrong because these things are delicious. They come in a resealable bag, though they really don't need to because it's hard to stop eating them once you start. They're an excellent blend of good quality dark chocolate, crunch, and fruit. (Yes, dried fruit. But it's not at all gross! It really, really works!) The clusters are quite variable in size, with some the size of my palm and others itty bitty teeny weenie. (So keep the big ones for yourself and give the kids the smaller pieces.)

The only downside is that they're on the pricey side, but the flavor is All. There.

If I could recommend these twice, I would. So yeah... go buy some!

Campbell's New Products

As a member of Crowdtap, I was given free samples of Campbell's products to test and review. Views expressed are my own.

Skillet Sauces

I'll be honest: I was skeptical about Campbell's Skillet Sauces. How could something from a pouch possibly taste good? Isn't homemade better 100% of the time? But I gave the creamy parmesan sauce included in my Crowdtap sample package a spin. Per the package instructions, we cut up and cooked roughly one pound of chicken in a pan on the stove.

Once the chicken had browned a bit, we added the sauce. Again, when I squeezed every last bit of the product out of the packet, I still wasn't sure what to make of it. Honestly, it kind of looked a little like something I'd feed my cat. (Sorry, but the truth hurts sometimes.) It blended well with the chicken, and soon, it was ready to be plated.

It smelled fine, just like creamy parmesan cheese. So I took a bite, and wow, the flavor just exploded in my mouth: very cheesy, extremely bold and flavorful. Even my picky husband exclaimed --without me prompting him for a review-- "it's good! I like it!"

So that's what I'd say about the creamy parmesan skillet sauce: it's good! We like it! Try it!

Chunky Beer-N-Cheese Soup

I am, in general, a big fan of Campbell's Chunky Soups. I'm an even bigger fan of anything that involves cheesy goodness, so I was mega excited to try this soup. In fact, it was the first thing I opened when I received my box of products to try. I could. Not. Wait to pop open that can and suck it all down.

Well, as we all know, disappointment is part of life, and the best part of this soup was the can.

The beer flavor is overwhelming. I'll admit that I'm not a huge fan of beer's flavor, but I figured the cheese would cut (haha, pun not intended, but we'll go with it) the taste a little. I was wrong. Totally, ugly wrong.

If you love love love beer, this may be the soup you're been waiting your entire life to try. I don't know. But for me, it's a fail. I'll stick with meaty, potatoey Chunky soups and be happy.