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Tostitos Artisan Recipes: Bonus Spring Break Review

March 29, 2011 By Laura 4 Comments

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As this publishes, I am wandering the Strip District in Pittsburgh.  Have you been there?  Foodie Heaven.  An excellent fallback choice for Ohioans on Spring Break with nothing else to do.  If you like to eat anyway.

I was not sure I had quite enough traditional recipe posts to fill my week, and I knew I needed to get a review of these chips in, so it seemed as good a time as any.  Now as most of you know I don’t normally accept processed foods to review because for the most part my family does not eat them–and even when we do, this is a cooking blog, not a grocery blog.  But when Food Buzz offered us a crack at Tostitos’ new Artisan Recipes chips, I could not say no. I am a tortilla chip fiend.  There I said it.  They are the one junk food we always have around, usually just flavored with salt.

When we got the chips, I was a little skeptical.  The Fire Roasted Chipotle left me, frankly, underwhelmed.  They tasted like Doritos without enough Doritos flavor.  Pass.

But then we opened the Roasted Garlic and Black Bean.  Oh my these are delicious.  And, I am excited to report, they are no worse for you than regular tortilla chips.  The fat, fiber, calories and salt are all comparable–better in some cases.  The ingredient list seems long, because of the many grains used, but I recognized all of the words and mostly recognized the ingredients (oregano extract as an antioxidant through me a loop, I confess).  This was a terrible discovery, because now I felt justified–and now I own 3 super sized bags from Costco, with more to follow no doubt.  Oh dear.

Fine Print: I got these Tostitos free from Food Buzz as a part of their Tastemaker program.  I was not compensated in any way for the review (other than the Tostitos themselves) and the opinions given are my own.

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    March 30, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    If you are still in Pittsburgh, you MUST eat at Church Brew Works. It’s actually on Liberty Avenue, just down from the strip district closer to downtown. It sits somewhere between 34th and 36th on Liberty. It’s a micro brewery in an old church. Mildly sacreligious but INCREDIBLE food!

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  2. Sue B says

    April 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    Another vote for the Church Brew!!! Fantastic food, great atmosphere. Where else can you sit in a pew & drink beer?

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  3. Sue B says

    April 1, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Another vote for the Church Brew!!! Fantastic food, great atmosphere. And where else can you sit in a pew & drink great beer??

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  4. Amanda says

    April 4, 2011 at 8:41 am

    That was the consensus at our house too! BTW did I mention I love the font on here now? I do.

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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