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Lipton Sidekicks just knocked loose a memory of my own: I used to eat what I think was the Kraft version of that. I think it was Kraft, cuz it was somehow connected to KD in my mind. Creamy garlic, alfredo, maybe something with sun-dried tomato? Everything had sun-dried tomato in the late 90s.

They were a staple in my university pantry. What easier way to make a tasty creamy pasta dish! Whip up one of those bad bois, and add that university staple green: blanched broccoli. Feeling lush? Sauté up some chicken while the pasta cooks.

That was when the only chain grocery I shopped at was Dominion. I’d walk up to Bloor every couple weeks to buy toilet paper and shelf stable items to go with all the fresh stuff I bought in Kensington.

In later years, my then boyfriend and I would sometimes drive to a Loblaws, and then I could get the President’s Choice Mac & White Cheddar. That stuff was student food GOLD.

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you get me!! god the white cheddar mac. why was it so much better than the orange one?

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