Archive for the ‘cooking and related items’ Category

Belmont New York Style Cheesecake – ALDI – Food Review

01/28/2016
ALDI - Belmont New York Style Cheesecake

ALDI – Belmont
New York Style
Cheesecake

Is it?  Not really.  But it’s pretty darn close, and about as good as you’re going to find in a supermarket freezer.
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Moser Roth Chili Chocolate – ALDI – Food Review

03/20/2015
Moser Roth Chili Chocolate

Moser Roth Chili Chocolate

This one doesn’t work for me.  The dark chocolate is excellent and totally hides the chili until about a minute later when the heat from the chili starts to warm the throat building up over the next two or three minutes to a low burn and mild chili taste.   My preference would’ve been that the chocolate taste linger.  While chocolate and chilies may work in a mole sauce, it’s not a combination that works for me in this chocolate bar.  

 

 

 

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Steak & Ale Pies – Trader Joe’s – Food Review

02/17/2015
Trader Joe's Steak & Ale Pies - Front

Trader Joe’s Steak & Ale Pies – Front

This is basically a stepped-up pot pie without the aluminum pie pan reinforcement.

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Crofton Kitchen Scale – ALDI – Food Review

01/24/2015
ALDI Kitchen Scale

ALDI Kitchen Scale

Clearance is my favorite word.  I had never intended to review this purchase.  I had little actual intention of ever buying one.  But clearance, that old Siren, had me hooked, set and reeled in.

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Bellavitano Gold Cheese – Sartori – Food Review – ALDI

01/08/2015
Sartori Bellavitano Gold Cheese

Sartori
Bellavitano
Gold Cheese

This is one of those odd, seemingly out-of-place, things that pops up at the local ALDI for some unknown reason.

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Beef Pho Soup – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

01/02/2015
Trader Joe Beef Pho Soup Front

Trader Joe
Beef Pho Soup
Front

There’s a great smell coming from the microwave.  The cause is Trader Joe’s Beef Pho Soup.

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U.S.A. GMO Issues – December, 2014 – One Grocer’s Thoughts

12/12/2014

Several readers have posted comments inquiring about the GMO status of various products reviewed on this blog.  A recent comment on our favorite tortilla chip prompted me to ask the grocer via email what the GMO content was for the tortilla chips specifically and their GMO policy in general.  The reply appeared well thought out and further briefly explained specific U.S.A. (United States of America) regulations (and non-regulations) which affect the food grown and consumed in the U.S.A.  As the grocer points out below, these regulations affect many other retail grocers in the same way.

So hopefully without me getting in the middle of the GMO debate, here is one retail grocer’s take on the status of GMO products in the U.S.A.  Note also the reference to USDA National Organic Standards mentioned in the reply (linked here).  Hope this helps you find the product(s) you want.

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Coffee-Off – Medium Roasts – Food Review

08/29/2014

TJ_TarrazuCoffeeCoffee is the new wine.  Actually it’s been that way for some time now.  Where there used to be several national brands and a few regional brands which all delivered a pretty satisfactory cup of Joe in the morning to get the day going, there is now a bewildering array of “specialty” brands, blends and bedlam.  To complement this there is also a bewildering lexicon of creative befuddlement which ultimately takes your mind off the fact that you may actually be drinking a fairly bad cup of coffee.

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