Archive for the ‘Trader Joe’s’ Category
03/18/2016
Trader Joe’s English Coastal Cheddar
March 18, 2016
This is a very fine cheddar cheese imported from England (Dorset coast).
The cheese has a pale off-white color, not the usual yellow color found in US produced cheddar. This is not a “hard” cheese. It’s relatively easy to cut and a little crumbly. The cheese has a nice nutty flavor with a little bit of a tang. It’s not a sharp taste as might be found in a New York sharp cheddar, but still a very flavorful cheese. It reminds me a little of an aged Gouda, but not as hard. Similar to an aged Gouda you can feel (and hear) a few little cheese crystals crunch between your molars as you chew. Because of the pale color it’s difficult to see them in the cheese. I could easily get to like this. And I do.
Calories 120 per ounce (28g) Price $7.99 per pound
Tags:cheddar, cheese, dorset, england, english coastal cheddar, food, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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03/12/2016
Trader Joe’s
California Estate
EVOO
Trader Joe’s
California Estate
EVOO
back label
March 12, 2016
This is a good olive oil. However the recently reviewed ALDI Carlini Extra Virgin Olive Oil is just as good or better for less money.
Trader Joe’s California Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil is not as buttery as either the Carlini Extra Virgin Olive Oil from ALDI or my favorite olive oil, Trader Joe’s Spanish Extra Virgin (also less pricey per ml). There’s not much of an olive taste to this oil as compared with the other two oils. The color and viscosity are about the same as the TJ Spanish oil.
The thing that distinguishes this oil from the other two is some bitterness on the tongue after a few seconds. Neither of the other two oils has that characteristic.
Price $5.99 (500 ml) Calories 120 per Tbsp (15 ml)
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03/07/2016
Gluten Free
Rice Pasta & Cheddar
Trader Joe’s
The gluten is gone, and with it the flavor.
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Tags:calories, cheddar, food, gluten free, mac and cheese, price, review, reviews, rice pasta, rice pasta and cheddar, tj's, trader joe's, vegetarian
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02/18/2016
The White Ribbon
Shiraz – 2014
Since following the The Wine Wankers, I’ve made an effort to pick up a bottle of Australian wine when stopping at the wine shelves. The Wine Wankers would probably agree that along with boxed wine, Shiraz is considered the national wine of Australia. In other parts of the world Shiraz is generally known as Syrah.
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Tags:australia, hunter valley, price, review, reviews, shiraz, syrah, tj, tj's, trader joe's, white ribbon shiraz, wine
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02/18/2016
Vegetable Panang Curry
Trader Joe’s
A gob of sticky rice, a mess, a few green things and a tasty sauce describes this microwave boxed meal. Trader Joe needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.
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Tags:curry, frozen entree, jasmine rice, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, vegan, vegetable panang curry, vegetarian
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02/11/2016
Fort Cellars
Merlot 2012
Trader Joe’s
There’s a hint of vinegar on the cork and a medium-dark ruby color in the glass. The aroma of a crude red wine fills the air in the glass. Adding to the impression of a crude red wine is the dryish mouth feel of tannins, eventually leaving a semi-arid climate on the roof of the mouth. A more than bearable taste follows that. This is a classic table wine. A wine that’s not “refined” but ready for a tussle with a hearty bowl of stew and a chunk of bread torn from a long loaf. How would it stand up to a bowl of chili? The thought had never crossed my mind until now. Probably very well.
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02/11/2016
Dark Chocolate Chunk
and Almond Cookies
Trader Joe’s
If you don’t like sweets, you may like these. Or, if you want to curtail your intake of sweets for whatever reason, these may be a blessing. That’s not to say these are so bad you wouldn’t eat them. They’re actually good in their own way.
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Tags:almond, calories, chocolate chip, cookies, food, price, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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01/26/2016
Aloo Chaat
Trader Joe’s
Think of these as hot, hot pockets – but with a twist. The first hot meaning spicy. The second hot meaning, well, hot – as in more than warm.
Tags:aloo chaat, calories, food, indian, indian food, kati rolls, price, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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01/06/2016
Cigarette butts and stale ashtray. That’s the smell that came out of the can. The message was clear, this is going to be different. (more…)
Tags:ashtray, coffee, colombia, colombia supremo, price, review, reviews, supremo, tj's, trader joe's
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12/16/2015
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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