03/12/2011 by steveo
Creamy, slightly sweet, slightly spicy, this will have you booking on the earliest ship to the islands.
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Tags: bisque, caribbean, caribbean surimi bisque, cooking, exotic, food, imitation crab, imitation lobster, recipe, recipes, soup, surimi
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03/05/2011 by steveo
Syrah. Shiraz. Schnozzle. Once again we’re faced with the question, what’s in a name?
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Tags: 2008, price, review, reviews, shiraz, syrah, tj, tj's, trader joe's, trader joe's coastal syrah 2008, wine
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03/05/2011 by steveo
I felt guilty (sort of) writing up this recipe first with the traditional risotto cooking method. So here it is, slightly modified, and cooked using the simple risotto method.
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Tags: easy, italian, recipe, recipes, risotto, simple, simple spicy vegetarian risotto, vegetarian
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02/26/2011 by steveo
Here’s another place to save 80 cents towards your kid’s college education. But you might want to save both the 80 cents and the wine for a couple of years.
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Tags: chianti, Chianti 2009 DOCG, Gaetano D'Aquino, Gaetano D'Aquino Chianti DOCG 2009, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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02/26/2011 by steveo
Heavy on the pot, low on the luck, this is another attempt at cleaning out the freezer.
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Tags: black bean sauce, cooking, easy, food, potluck, recipe, recipes, simple, vegetable stir fry, vegetarian
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02/20/2011 by steveo
It turned out not as comforting as the non-vegetarian risotto, but I still couldn’t stop eating it.
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Tags: arborio rice, comfort food, cooking, italian, recipe, recipes, risotto, spicy, vegetarian
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02/19/2011 by steveo
What difference does 80 cents make? Here’s a DOCG Chianti for $4.99. That’s 80 cents less than my favorite (to date) Chianti. Should you save that 80 cents for your kid’s college education? Read on.
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Tags: Aquila D'Oro, Aquila D'Oro Chianti DOCG 2009, Chianti 2009, docg, review, reviews, tj, tj's, wine
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02/12/2011 by steveo
Chicken soup for the soul. A heaping mound of mashed potatoes. Mac and cheese. Risotto is every comfort food rolled into one unique dish. And, it’s pretty quick and easy.
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Tags: arborio rice, basic, cooking, food, italian, recipe, recipes, rice, risotto, simple
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02/06/2011 by steveo
At last, a wine label that’s fairly easy to photograph. And, an easy to drink wine to go with it.
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Tags: $4.99, 2009, montepulciano d'abruzzo, montepulciano d'abruzzo 2009 villa cerrina, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, villa cerrina, wine
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02/06/2011 by steveo
Could the crisis be over? Have TJ’s chips found their identity?
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Tags: calories, food, multigrain tortilla chips, price, snack, tj, tj's, torilla chips, trader joe's, trader joe's multigrain tortilla chips
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