Archive for the ‘food’ Category

Trader Joe’s Aged Sumatra Coffee 2015 – Food Review

12/16/2015
Aged Sumatra Coffee Trader Joe's

Aged Sumatra
Coffee
Trader Joe’s

This is the 2015 edition according to the label on the can.  The label speaks to the special aging process the coffee goes through.  The beans are aged for two years before roasted and sold.

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Cameron’s Breakfast Blend – Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review

10/22/2015
Cameron's Breakfast Blend

Cameron’s Breakfast Blend

It would’ve been the third morning without Joe.  Joe being, my cup of.  Well, not exactly three mornings.  One morning was supplemented with Mac.  Mac being, Mac’s Joe.  The chances of getting to the Trader to restore the empty stores of coffee in the cupboard before the sun rose on the third morn were zero.  Too late, the store was closed.

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Jarlsberg Cheese – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

09/04/2015
Jarlsberg Cheese  Trader Joe's

Jarlsberg Cheese
Trader Joe’s

September 4, 2015

This is what we call in the US, Swiss cheese.  However, this time the cheese is made in Norway.  So don’t call it Swiss.  Call it Jarlsberg.

The cheese is; soft but firm, easy to cut, mild, and tastes like a mild Swiss cheese with sometimes just a very little hint of sweetness.  It cuts easily into chunks which are perfect for a cheese tray or noshing.  Trader Joe cuts and repackages this cheese from a wheel.  The new wrapping is just a bit loose, so don’t store it in your refrigerator too long or parts will dry out a bit.  It’s a good cheese and not horribly expensive at $7.49 per pound.

Price $7.49 per pound     Calories 100 per ounce (28 g)

Red Hot Riplets – Food Review – ALDI

08/04/2015
Red Hot Riplets

Red Hot Riplets

Hot, Hot, Hot!

If these were labeled gourmet or craft chips, we’d easily be paying 3 times their current price.  But they’re not.  So get them while they’re hot, hot, hot.

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Choceur Dark Hazelnut Crisp – Food Re-Review – ALDI

07/21/2015
Choceur Dark Hazelnut Crisp ALDI

Choceur
Dark Hazelnut
Crisp
ALDI

Still the same, even if the name is not.

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Schogetten Dark Chocolate – Food Re-Review – ALDI

07/07/2015
Schogetten Chocolate Front 2015

Schogetten Chocolate Front 2015

Silly me.

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Meijer House – Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review

07/06/2015
 Meijer House - Whole Bean Coffee - Medium Roast

Meijer House – Whole Bean Coffee – Medium Roast

Always on the lookout for a good less expensive coffee, I came across this one on a recent trip.

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Savoritz Baked Woven Wheat Crackers – Food Review – ALDI

06/16/2015
ALDI - Savoritz Baked Woven Wheat Crackers

ALDI – Savoritz Baked Woven Wheat Crackers

Have some crackers with your salt?

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Trader Joe’s Goat Milk Brie – Food Review

06/16/2015
Trader Joe's Goat Milk Brie

Trader Joe’s Goat Milk Brie

Cheese, crackers and wine – what’s not to like?  Plenty.

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Trader Joe’s Honduran Coffee – Whole Bean – Food Review

05/28/2015
Trader Joe's Honduran Coffee

Trader Joe’s Honduran Coffee

Here’s another good whole bean coffee from Central America and Trader Joe’s.  This is labeled as both Fair Trade and organic.

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