12/25/2010 by steveo
If you’re currently a carnivore, don’t try this. If you’re currently a carnivore thinking about a vegetarian path, really don’t try this. If you’re currently a lifelong vegetarian who thinks this is what Italian sausage tastes like, keep on believing.
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Tags: calories, food, italian, italian sausage, italian sausage-less sausage, price, review, reviews, sausage, tj's, trader joe's, vegetarian
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12/18/2010 by steveo
After a long, long wait, the first disk of Doctor Who, Season 5 finally arrived from Netflix. For Doctor Who fans, you won’t be disappointed.
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Tags: bbc, dr who, dr who season 5, review, reviews, tv, tv series
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12/18/2010 by steveo
A recent trip to TJ’s proved disappointing this week. Gone from the shelves were my favorite Chianti Artisan Salami as well as its cousin Pinot Grigio Artisan Salami. I hope this a temporary aberration. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: chips, food, frozen box lunches, italian, prices, review, reviews, salami, tj's, trader joe's, update, wine
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12/17/2010 by steveo
520 calories and no pig fat. I hope exercise is part of this diet, because a diet of this Pad Thai is going to require a fair amount of exercise.
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Tags: calories, food, pad thai, price, review, reviews, tj's, trader joe's, vegan, vegetable pad thai, vegetarian
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12/12/2010 by steveo
The national dish of England. Huh?
What happened to fish and chips, kidney pie and warm ale?
Has the whole world gone bonkers?
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Tags: calories, chicken tikka masala, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian, lunch, price, review, tj's, trader joe's
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12/11/2010 by steveo
The recipe was supposed to make about 60 of these. You’re looking at my total yield. However there is salvation.
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Tags: cheese appetizers, cooking, filo dough, food, greek, recipe, recipes, rolls, spanakopita, tiropites, triangles
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12/11/2010 by steveo
Even though I always pick up a bottle or two of Charles Shaw wine when at Trader Joe’s, I’ve never written about one. So here goes. It’s a head-to-head taste test between the Charles Shaw Shiraz and a D’aquino Gaetano Sangiovese. California versus Italy. Good thing this isn’t soccer.
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Tags: charles shaw, charles shaw shiraz 2008, food, inexpensive wines, price, review, shiraz, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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12/09/2010 by steveo
Whatever possessed me to try this? And then, whatever possessed me to try this 3 times? And worse, whatever will possess me to try this one more time?
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Tags: baking, bread, cooking, food, italian bread, recipe, recipes, vegetarian, yeast
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12/04/2010 by steveo
Trader Joe just can’t be happy having one very good olive oil, he has to confuse us with a second one.
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Tags: calories, comparison, extra virgin, food, olive oil, Penelope Cruz, price, review, reviews, spanish, spanish olive oil, tj's, trader joe's
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