02/23/2017 by steveo
February 23, 2017
There’s not much on the cork. In the glass there’s a deep red to purple color and not much aroma. This is a medium-light bodied simple red wine that tastes good and is easy to drink. There are a few tannins around to give the wine a little character, but not enough to upset very many people. There are no negatives.
There’s little information on the bottle or the internet about the grapes or process used to make this wine. Since it’s a Bordeaux, we can assume most of the grapes used in this wine are Cabernet and Merlot. Most other reviews on the web give this average ratings (3.5 out of 5). It’s a fairly mild red wine and should pair well with most foods except the most delicate. I could sip this all night – regrets in the morning of course. Price $8.99.
Tags: 2013, bordeaux superieur, chateau haut-sorillon, french wine, price, red wine, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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02/23/2017 by steveo
February 23, 2017
We buy this all the time. We use it mostly on salads and “Italian” dishes. Most recently it was used on some homemade pizza. This is a low-moisture part-skim milk (assumed cow’s milk?) shredded mozzarella cheese that’s pretty much indistinguishable from similarly priced mozzarella cheeses elsewhere. It has a mild taste.
Although the price seems to vary with the market, it’s generally priced competitively with sale prices of similar cheeses at other stores. The only negative about this is, my ALDI store keeps moving it around, so it’s hard to find.
Price $2.99 (16 ounce bag) Calories 80 per 1/4 cup (28g)
Tags: aldi, calories, cheese, food, happy farms, price, review, shredded mozzarella
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02/17/2017 by steveo
February 17, 2017
Andy Warhol would be proud!
Here we have another two mundane food items up for review. It’s a chicken noodle soup-off between ALDI’s Chef”s Cupboard Chicken Noodle Soup and America’s sweetheart Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup. And while the ties are still in the dry cleaner for spot removal, the winner is Andy Warhol’s poster child, Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, with the one exception of price. Campbell’s costs significantly more. But I’m guessing you knew that already. So click the “read more” button below to further unravel the noodles.
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Tags: aldi, calories, chef's cupboard, chicken noodle soup, compare, food, nutrition, price, review
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02/17/2017 by steveo
February 17, 2017
A warning: while this is labeled as medium heat there are touches of hot dispersed throughout.
Along with the strange heat characteristic is the strange taste characteristic. The strange taste which comes across as a form of bitterness appears to come from the diced tomato in the salsa. Getting back to the strange heat, this appears to come from very small pieces of garlic in the salsa. Whether that heat is native to the garlic or the garlic just absorbed the heat from some of its neighbors is up for debate. The texture is thick like a paste. This is not a chunky salsa, if that’s your preference. The salsa is labeled as organic.
If you’re willing to give this a try, buy a jar of your usual salsa to go with it. That way if this turns out to be too radical for your taste, there’ll be a backup plan on the shelf to go with the chips. Price $1.99 Calories 10 per 2 Tbsp. (31g)
Tags: aldi, calories, casa mamita, chipotle lime, food, nutrition, price, review, reviews, salsa
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02/11/2017 by steveo
Ominous figures arise from the shadows.
Want to shadow others? Click here.
Tags: nature, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, shadow, tortoise, weekly photo challenge, zoo
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02/11/2017 by steveo
February 11, 2017
Today we fudge off three “no sugar added” frozen chocolate pops. Having only 35-40 calories per fudge pop and total carbohydrates per pop under 10 g, these are a quick pop of chocolate for people wanting to watch their carbohydrate consumption. There are also “sugar added” versions of these pops, so look at the label carefully if you want to avoid the extra sugar.
As you may have guessed, with no added sugar, artificial sweeteners including sugar alcohols help to sweeten the deal. So do check out the ingredient labels just in case you have an aversion to any of the ingredients. As a matter of truth in testing, two testers (with totally different tastes) fudged off for this review.
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Tags: aldi, calories, compare, food, fudge pops, fudgsicle, market pantry, no sugar added, price, review, target
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02/06/2017 by steveo
‘Yes they’re sharing a drink they call “Loneliness”
But it’s better than drinking alone’, Billy Joel – Piano Man
Loneliness isn’t really the same as solitude, although the two often go together. But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about the inner geek in people (well in me – not sure that qualifies as people). On my phone I have a camera app that allows manual control (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, etc.) of the phone camera including saving the image as a RAW file (DNG). See what I mean by inner geek?
While waiting for the food during our weekly dinner visit to the neighborhood bar (pub sounds so much better), I decided to try the new camera app. With some post processing, here’s the result of that inner geek solitude. And yes, Piano Man is on the jukebox.
Want to feel the solitude? Click here.
Tags: bar, hdr, phone camera, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, pub, solitude, still life, weekly photo challenge
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02/06/2017 by steveo
February 6, 2017
I couldn’t find the bacon cheddar, but I did find this. I’m not disappointed. A crumbly, little bit sharp, nice cheddar cheese forms the base of this product. To it is added caramelized onions. That may not sound good, but it is good – really good. The onions add a contrasting sweetness to the more earthy taste of the cheddar. It’s a nice flavor treat for the mouth. For a modest price, this is a nice cheddar cheese with an interesting contrast that works well. Price $8.99 per pound Calories 110 per ounce (28g)
Tags: calories, caramelized onion, cheddar, cheese, england, food, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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02/06/2017 by steveo
February 6, 2017
I’ve been drinking this for a couple of weeks now as my daily coffee fix. I’ve got nothing bad to say about it. It’s a pretty decent coffee, and for a little less money than my usual brew (TJ Tarrazu).
This is not a very dark, dark roast. Trader Joe does a pretty good job on their dark roasts. They manage to leave out most of the bitterness that some other dark roasts have. There is some bitterness in the coffee, making this coffee less smooth than my normal coffee. But it’s still not objectionable. If you’re looking for a Starbucks-like dark roast, this ain’t it.
The beans come from Ethiopia and Brazil which may explain the difference in size of the beans in the can. The coffee is not listed as organic or fair trade, if those things are important to you.
Price $4.99 (13 ounce can)
Tags: Brazil, coffee, Ethiopia, food, price, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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February 23, 2017
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