Posts Tagged ‘price’
10/09/2016
October 9, 2016
For a Cab, the color is a medium-red. This one tastes like a Cab. Mild tannins, a little bit of oak and the grapes add the character and the dryness of a Cab. There are no off-tastes unlike this recently reviewed wine. This is a fairly good wine, but not a very good or great Cab. There’s still quite a bit of roughness about this one. It’s not as smooth as a better Cab.
Cabs are on the stronger side of the wine taste scale. If your preferences run towards milder wines, this one is probably not for you. It would be hard to find an everyday food that would overpower this wine. On the other hand, this wine would overpower most milder foods. This was a September ALDI’s Wine Of The Month. However, it also seems to be a regular on the ALDI wine shelves. At $6.99 a bottle, this is a value price compared to a similar quality California Cab elsewhere.
Tags:aldi, cabernet, cabernet sauvignon, california, central coast, price, review, wine
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10/01/2016
September 30, 2016
The large dark brown oily beans produce a bitter and somewhat watery cup of coffee. The bitterness has a short delay before hitting the sensory input of the brain. The initial bitterness subsides quickly after the first sip or two. However that’s replaced by a less noticeable lingering general bitterness in the whole mouth. It’s not a horrible coffee, it’s just not my cup of tea.
Of note is the new packaging. At least this is new to Trader Joe’s. The outside of the bag is a semi shiny paper. At the top is a resealable “zipper” style slot which allows access to the beans inside. However the zipper isn’t located on the top seam so the bag can’t be opened wide. The zipper placement makes it more difficult to get a scoop in and out to extract the beans. As the bag empties, the difficulty increases. Small hands are an asset here. Inside, the bag is lined with the usual plastic coated shiny foil. The bag is larger than a “normal” 12 ounce coffee bag. It’s somewhat surprising that TJ didn’t take some space on the bag to describe in their usual flowery language the new bag. Price $7.99 (12 ounce bag).
Tags:coffee, dark roast, food, price, review, tanzania coffee, tj, tj's, trader joe's
Posted in coffee, food, Recipes, food, cooking and related items, Trader Joe's | 4 Comments »
10/01/2016
September 30, 2016
There’s nothing very special going on here. These were on the shelf for what used to be ALDI’s Oktoberfest, but in September. That generally means they won’t be around until next spring (Mayfest?) and next autumn. As stated on the label these are shortbread cookies. They’re a little on the sweetish side for shortbread. Additionally, as you can see, they’re half coated with coconut sprinkled milk chocolate. If you like shortbread cookies, and shortbread crumbs on your shirt, blouse or sweater, these will suffice just as well as any.
Price $1.99 per box (12 cookies) Calories 140 per cookie
Tags:aldi, calories, coconut spritz, cookies, food, price, review, shortbread
Posted in ALDI, cooking and related items, food, Recipes, food, cooking and related items | 19 Comments »
09/20/2016
September 20, 2016
This is perhaps the best everyday wine I’ve had this year.
Not that it means much, but on opening the pop from the cork was almost up to champagne standards. There’s a very nice deep purple color on the cork which complements the deep red color of the wine. The aroma is that of a full-bodied wine with fruity overtones. The tannins leave a dryness in the mouth, but not very much. No burn in the throat. This is something one could sip on all evening. Paired with an anchovy, Italian sausage, bacon pizza – it held its own. Honestly however, this is one wine that should be and is worth drinking by itself.
Price – $7.99
Tags:2013, cabernet sauvignon, Chile, colchagua valley, marchigue, price, reserva, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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09/20/2016
September 20, 2016
No, the label has not been photoshopped. The cheese has a strange taste to be sure. There’s a little bit of apple taste at first followed by a mild cheese taste followed by a little bit of sting on the tongue. The consistency is similar to a Muenster cheese, semi-soft and somewhat crumbly. This is not unpleasant overall and certainly very interesting. In fact after getting over expectations of what a cheese should be, it’s hard to stop eating. This is sure to be a conversation starter at any gathering. And if you’re by yourself, it’s likely to start a self-conversation.
Calories 110 per ounce (28g) Price $9.99 per pound
Tags:apple pie cheddar, calories, cheddar, cheese, food, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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09/18/2016
September 18, 2016
Uniquely dippable, even straight out of the refrigerator, that’s what this product is. Some might call it thin, but that depends on your needs and likes. The consistency is almost as fluid when cold as at room temperature. If you like your nachos hot, it also heats up well in the microwave on tortilla chips. Little pieces of jalapeno in the yellow/orange cheese add the heat which is about right for the claimed medium rating on the label. Unless you get a little piece of jalapeno, it’s not very spicy at all.
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Tags:aldi, calories, cheese dip, compare, food, price, review, salsa con queso, snacks
Posted in ALDI, food, Recipes, food, cooking and related items | 15 Comments »
09/04/2016
September 4, 2016
The rice is nice, not as nutty as I like. The sauce is awesome, like a golf foursome. The heat is neat, but will sweat your feet.
The first taste starts as a nice multiflavored tomato based sauce which fools you into a sense of complacency while the heat starts to build in the mouth over the next minute to a level that will have most people calling the nearest fire department. The rice actually tastes better after a mouthful of high heat and helps somewhat to mediate the fire in the mouth. However, it’s best to have a glass of ice water around to help put out the fire. Phew!
The lamb comes in big chunks and is tender to a little tough depending on the piece. In contrast to some other recently reviewed frozen entrées from Trader Joe’s, there’s more meat than rice here. For people who like very spicy hot Indian food, this is a very good frozen entrée.
Calories: 390, Serving: Size 1 container Price: $3.99
Tags:calories, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian food, lamb vindaloo, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
Posted in food, Recipes, food, cooking and related items, Trader Joe's | 1 Comment »
08/20/2016
Silky smooth versus little crunchies, that’s the choice between these two white chocolates. Both of these were rescues. That’s right, in helping reduce food wastage both were rescued from the clearance rack. These will fill you with love almost as much as that rescued pound puppy while tasting considerably better than that lick on the lips. And I’m sure that works equally well from the puppy’s point of view.
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Tags:aldi, calories, cookies and cream, food, moser roth chocolate, price, review, white chocolate, white cookies, white stracciatella
Posted in ALDI, cooking and related items, food, Recipes, food, cooking and related items | 1 Comment »
08/20/2016
August 20, 2016
The beans are large and dark with a satin sheen provided by a moderate amount of oil. The beans have a ‘roast’, but not burnt, aroma. Lacking is a real coffee aroma. First sip of the brewed coffee is bitter. The coffee remains bitter throughout the cup with the usual lessening due to the coffee cooling and the mouth adjusting to the bitterness. The bitterness overwhelms any other characteristics of the coffee. This is not a cup of coffee I look forward to having tomorrow. Comparing to my review of another Trader Joe’s Sumatra coffee from 2015, this appears to be a very similar coffee. A very coarse (chunky) grind and strictly controlling the brew time helps eliminate some of the bitterness producing a better, but still bitter, cup of coffee. Nice can design.
The coffee is labeled fair trade and organic. Price $7.99 for a 13 ounce can.
Tags:coffee, fair trade, food, organic, price, review, sumatra, tj, tj's, trader joe's, whole bean
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08/07/2016
This is an ALDI “Beer Of The Month”. I’m not sure what month, probably July or August. But will it be on the shelves next month? I hope so because it’s easily worth the price.
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Tags:aldi, ale, beer, belgium, food, price, review
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October 9, 2016
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