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03/05/2011
Syrah. Shiraz. Schnozzle. Once again we’re faced with the question, what’s in a name?
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Tags:2008, price, review, reviews, shiraz, syrah, tj, tj's, trader joe's, trader joe's coastal syrah 2008, wine
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03/05/2011
I felt guilty (sort of) writing up this recipe first with the traditional risotto cooking method. So here it is, slightly modified, and cooked using the simple risotto method.
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Tags:easy, italian, recipe, recipes, risotto, simple, simple spicy vegetarian risotto, vegetarian
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02/26/2011
Here’s another place to save 80 cents towards your kid’s college education. But you might want to save both the 80 cents and the wine for a couple of years.
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Tags:chianti, Chianti 2009 DOCG, Gaetano D'Aquino, Gaetano D'Aquino Chianti DOCG 2009, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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02/26/2011
Heavy on the pot, low on the luck, this is another attempt at cleaning out the freezer.
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Tags:black bean sauce, cooking, easy, food, potluck, recipe, recipes, simple, vegetable stir fry, vegetarian
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02/20/2011
It turned out not as comforting as the non-vegetarian risotto, but I still couldn’t stop eating it.
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Tags:arborio rice, comfort food, cooking, italian, recipe, recipes, risotto, spicy, vegetarian
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02/12/2011
Chicken soup for the soul. A heaping mound of mashed potatoes. Mac and cheese. Risotto is every comfort food rolled into one unique dish. And, it’s pretty quick and easy.
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Tags:arborio rice, basic, cooking, food, italian, recipe, recipes, rice, risotto, simple
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02/06/2011
At last, a wine label that’s fairly easy to photograph. And, an easy to drink wine to go with it.
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Tags:$4.99, 2009, montepulciano d'abruzzo, montepulciano d'abruzzo 2009 villa cerrina, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, villa cerrina, wine
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02/06/2011
Could the crisis be over? Have TJ’s chips found their identity?
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Tags:calories, food, multigrain tortilla chips, price, snack, tj, tj's, torilla chips, trader joe's, trader joe's multigrain tortilla chips
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02/04/2011
There’s a nice bit of heat in this frozen box lunch from Trader Joe’s. At $ 2.49, it’s another thing that will be hard to pass up on your next visit.
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Tags:calories, chicken vindaloo, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian food, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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