Archive for the ‘Trader Joe’s’ Category

Tuella Douro – 2012 – Trader Joe’s – Wine Review

06/09/2015

Tuella_DouroToday’s review is a wine from Portugal.

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Presswork Shiraz – 2011 – Trader Joe’s – Wine Review

06/04/2015
Presswork Shiraz 2011

Presswork Shiraz 2011

A slightly sweet aroma escaped the bottle as the screw cap was removed.  That was unexpected along with the very pretty arterial blood-red color in the glass.

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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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Trader Joe’s Olive Oil Potato Chips – Food Review

05/28/2015
Trader Joe's Olive Oil Potato Chips

Trader Joe’s Olive Oil Potato Chips

Why olive oil?

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Trader Joe’s Kenya AA Coffee – Food Review

04/21/2015
Trader Joe's Kenya Coffee

Trader Joe’s Kenya AA Coffee

There’s nothing wrong with this coffee.  But then there’s also nothing that jumps out about this coffee either.

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Trader Joe’s Vegan Tikka Masala – Food Review

04/21/2015
Trader Joe's Vegan Tikka Masala

Trader Joe’s Vegan Tikka Masala

This is another fine Indian-style frozen entrée from Trader Joe’s.  At $3.49 it’s a little on the pricey side when compared with other frozen entrées, but not pricey when compared with going out for lunch.

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Trader Joe’s Goat’s Milk Gouda Cheese – Food Review

04/07/2015
Goat Milk Gouda - Polder Blanc - Trader Joe's

Goat Milk Gouda – Polder Blanc – Trader Joe’s

This is a rather nice medium soft cheese with a little bit of tang to the taste (TTTT).  It’s not the same kind of tang as an aged Gouda, nor is it as difficult to cut.  I’m going to assume this tang comes from the goat’s milk.

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Trader Joe’s 1,000 Day Gouda Cheese – Food Review

03/20/2015
Trader Joe's 1,000 Day Gouda Cheese

Trader Joe’s
1,000 Day
Gouda Cheese

Well it’s been at least 1000 days (2.74 years) since I first saw this cheese advertised and now, when I’ve finally found it in Trader Joe’s cheese cases.

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Tommolo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC – 2012 – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s

02/27/2015
Tommolo Montepulciano  d'Abruzzo

Tommolo
Montepulciano
d’Abruzzo

The first taste is sort of tannic, fruity and watery at the same time.  All in all, it’s not a taste that’s impressive.  Neither is it a taste that’s abusive.

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

02/20/2015
Trader Joe's Ethiopian Coffee

Trader Joe’s Ethiopian Coffee

There are several firsts for me with this coffee.

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