Jeanette Hurt

Milwaukee

Writer at Freelance

Jeanette Hurt is an award-winning author and writer who specializes in cocktails, food, wine and travel.

Articles

This $4.99 ALDI Freezer Find Tastes Homemade

4 days ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock My sister, Karen, is famous for her stuffed shells. After I gave birth to my son, that’s the homemade dish she made especially for me. Though I do crave her shells from time to time, she lives in another state, so it’s hard for me to get a fix of her homemade cooking.
My 1-Ingredient Upgrade for Better Tuna Salad

4 days ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Getty Images Key Takeaways• Dried cranberries give a sweet-tart flavor to muffins, green salad, and even tuna salad. • Add 1/4 cup dried cranberries per can of tuna and stir in your usual fixings, such as mayo. I love some of the deli salads—especially the various tuna salads—at Whole Foods. They’re fresh, gorgeous, and delicious, but they cost more than $10 per pound, and the nearest Whole Foods is more than 30 minutes away from my house, so they're not a reliable option for me.
The $2.99 ALDI Find I’m Adding to My Pantry

5 days ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes We adore asparagus in my family. Though we try to eat it seasonally in the spring, we enjoy having it year-round. So, when I spied a jar of white asparagus on the shelves at my local ALDI, I had to try it and see if it’s something I should stock in my pantry during the cooler months when the fresh stuff is hard to find.
A Tonic And Mixers Company Now Uses All-American-Made Packaging

5 days ago | forbes.com | Jeanette Hurt

A switch in bottle sizes has led a Midwest tonic and mixers company to not only reduce its carbon footprint but to source nearly all of its ingredients and packaging from the United States, particularly the Midwest. Top Note Tonic just switched from 8.5 ounce bottles to 10 ounce bottles this past month, leading the brand one step closer to fulfilling their goals of becoming the “most sustainable mixer brand in the market,” says Mary Pellettieri, co-founder.
The $10 ALDI Find That Totally Passes as Homemade

1 week ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock One of my favorite comfort foods is quiche. But making a good quiche takes planning and time, two things I have in small quantities these days. That’s why I love ALDI’s La Terra Fina Classic Lorraine Quiche. La Terra Fina Classic Lorraine QuichePrice: $9.99 for a 23-ounce quicheWhy I Love It: Studded with bacon, chives, and cheese, this hefty quiche tastes as good as a homemade one. I especially love the hint of nutmeg and pepper in the creamy filling.
The $3.29 ALDI Freezer Find So Good I’m Buying 2 at a Time

1 week ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Getty Images If there's anything my son loves, it's a strawberry pastry. Any strawberry pastry will do, but recently, I found one at ALDI that's become a family favorite. I spied Specially Selected Strawberry Rhubarb Blossoms in the "here today, gone tomorrow" freezer at my local ALDI, and had to grab a package. For only $3.29, you get two "blossoms" or pastries; each pastry weighs a little more than a quarter pound.
The $3 ALDI Frozen Find That Makes Weeknight Dinners So Much Easier

1 week ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Getty Images When I grocery shop, I’m always on the lookout for shortcuts that help me get a great meal on the table in under 30 minutes. I recently discovered a fantastic meal completer at ALDI: Ready to Roast Mediterranean Vegetables. ALDI Ready to Roast Mediterranean VegetablesPrice: $2.99 for a 16-ounce bagWhy I Love It: It’s a quick, affordable way to add delicious, perfectly seasoned vegetables to any meal with almost no effort.
The $4.49 ALDI Find I’m Serving All Summer Long-It Feeds a Crowd

2 weeks ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock With a growing 15-year-old athlete who often has friends over to play volleyball in the backyard, we go through a lot of food at my house. I make sure to have plenty of snacks on hand, and ALDI is my hero grocery store for this. And while its latest seasonal offering might be targeted towards people hosting Memorial Day gatherings, for me, it’s also perfect for everyday teenage feasting.
There’s a New $4.95 Must-Try ALDI Freezer Find-Get It While It Lasts

2 weeks ago | simplyrecipes.com | Jeanette Hurt

Simply Recipes / Getty Images Just when I think I’ve tried every possible pizza combination from the Mama Cozzi lineup at ALDI, a new flavor appears. I’ve been a longtime fan of the brand’s take-and-bake pizzas and flatbreads, so when I learned that they came out with a new Bacon Cheeseburger flavor, I had to try it.
Best Paloma Recipe With a Twist

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jeanette Hurt

May 22 might be World Paloma Day, but this tequila based cocktail is great to sip any time of the year. This light and lively cocktail is easier to make than a Margarita, and it’s becoming a fast favorite. Made with tequila, grapefruit soda and lime juice, it’s also gaining in popularity. According to Datassential, this simple cocktail has grown in popularity on American menus by 81 percent in the last few years. For this reason, grapefruit sodas have also grown in popularity.