Posts Tagged ‘food’

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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Moser Roth Chili Chocolate – ALDI – Food Review

03/20/2015
Moser Roth Chili Chocolate

Moser Roth Chili Chocolate

This one doesn’t work for me.  The dark chocolate is excellent and totally hides the chili until about a minute later when the heat from the chili starts to warm the throat building up over the next two or three minutes to a low burn and mild chili taste.   My preference would’ve been that the chocolate taste linger.  While chocolate and chilies may work in a mole sauce, it’s not a combination that works for me in this chocolate bar.  

 

 

 

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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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Steak & Ale Pies – Trader Joe’s – Food Review

02/17/2015
Trader Joe's Steak & Ale Pies - Front

Trader Joe’s Steak & Ale Pies – Front

This is basically a stepped-up pot pie without the aluminum pie pan reinforcement.

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Crofton Kitchen Scale – ALDI – Food Review

01/24/2015
ALDI Kitchen Scale

ALDI Kitchen Scale

Clearance is my favorite word.  I had never intended to review this purchase.  I had little actual intention of ever buying one.  But clearance, that old Siren, had me hooked, set and reeled in.

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Bellavitano Gold Cheese – Sartori – Food Review – ALDI

01/08/2015
Sartori Bellavitano Gold Cheese

Sartori
Bellavitano
Gold Cheese

This is one of those odd, seemingly out-of-place, things that pops up at the local ALDI for some unknown reason.

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L’Oven English Muffins – Food Review – ALDI

01/07/2015

English_Muffins_ALDIThey really do come six in a package.

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Simply Nature Organic Corn Tortilla Chips – Food Review – ALDI

12/29/2014
Simply Nature Organic Corn Tortilla Chips ALDI - front

Simply Nature
Organic Corn
Tortilla Chips
ALDI – front

Ask and ye will have.

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Belmont Pumpkin Pie – Food Review – ALDI

12/23/2014
ALDI - Belmont Pumpkin Pie

ALDI – Belmont
Pumpkin Pie

Well, originally, I wasn’t going to review this.  It’s such a mundane thing.  But then I thought, what are future generations going to do when they face the same problem we did this year –  What to bring to the family Thanksgiving dinner?  We were assigned the pies.

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Deutsche Kuche Liqueur Cake Bites – Food Review – ALDI

12/17/2014
ALDI - Liqueur Cake Bites - 1

ALDI – Liqueur Cake Bites – 1

High expectations were met.

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