Xylophone Break

The Crumbl cookie brand is offering an Olivia Rodrigo inspired cookie in the Twin Cities Metro area and Alyssa had to secure it and plonk away at these xylophone keys.

Alyssa discusses the merit of a 16 oz can of anything, especially Wild Berry Poppi. And a slower Xylophone Break, this time.

Subway released three new "sidekicks" - footlong churros, pretzels, and chocolate chip cookies - and Alyssa tries them all!

As we know following this most recent year (especially in film), pink goes with everything. Apparently including produce.

After much finger crossing and Ebay cruising, Alyssa secures a teeny bag of novelty Mustard Skittles released over the summer.

After a months long hiatus, Alyssa is back to describe the McDonald's Holiday Pie - after it eluded her for literal years.

Alyssa heads back into the wilderness to forage for lilacs to make this flavored seasonal drink. Is it worth the time and labor? Is it even GOOD? We'll see/hear.

Usually Alyssa will swipe whatever most chaotic item from the grocery store SHELF, but this week she's gone straight into the wilderness to forage for a snack. This week's episode features a review of dandelion fritters, based on the recipe by Blackforager on Instagram. Dandelion fritter recipe and so much more - Alexis Nikole 🌾🍀 (@blackforager) • Instagram photos and videos

Another corner of Tiktok has proved too intriguing to ignore in this episode of Xylophone Break. Videos featuring water "recipes" made by mixing flavored powders and syrups have become popular, and serve as this week's topic.

Before we know it, Summer 2023 will have arrived and this week's Xylophone Break is here to ensure we aren't overwhelmed with new ice cream offerings, reviewing the current most prominent ones. This episode covers McDonald's new Strawberry Shortcake McFlurry, DQ's Churro Dipped Cone, Talenti Mini Sorbetto bars, and Tiktok's popular Fruit Roll Up and ice cream hack.

Crisp a little cheese on a skillet, add a pickle plank, and what does one have? An unofficially-named internet phenomenon recreated and discussed in this week's episode of Xylophone Break.

Alyssa failed to talk herself out of trying Van Leeuwen's Ranch flavor, the ice cream company's collaboration with Hidden Valley. In this episode, she braves this savory pairing and discusses its merits in a variety of presentations. Will this be the final Van Leeuwen chaotic flavor she'll try? Time will tell.

Does anyone else remember Scarlett Johansson endorsing those boujee pizza bites everywhere? Alyssa couldn't stop thinking about it and finally picked up a bag of them from the freezer section. Are they THAT much better than our childhood favorite, traditional Pizza Rolls? We'll find out!

The tried-and-true members of the Girl Scout cookie family have added a berry and chocolate flavored wafer, Raspberry Rally. This week, as a former scout herself, Alyssa deems whether it is worthy of its spot in the line-up. 

Shower snacks, specifically citrus, are having a moment on the internet. This week Alyssa tries the trend (again) to see what all the fuss is about. 

In this first episode of Xylophone Break, Alyssa tries Pepsi's new lemon-lime soda, Starry. Does it truly rival Coca Cola's Sprite as Pepsi intended?? We'll see!