Posts Tagged ‘review’

Apothic Red – Wine Review

02/05/2016
Apothic Red Wine

Apothic Red
Wine

If you’re on your way to an event you may not have really wanted to go to, short on time, feeling guilty that you have nothing to bring with you, don’t want to bring the usual MGD, and are stopped in a convenient place along the way – like Walgreens – rest assured there are worse wines on that wine shelf.  But that’s about all the rest there is to be had.

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Belmont New York Style Cheesecake – ALDI – Food Review

01/28/2016
ALDI - Belmont New York Style Cheesecake

ALDI – Belmont
New York Style
Cheesecake

Is it?  Not really.  But it’s pretty darn close, and about as good as you’re going to find in a supermarket freezer.
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Starbucks Sumatra Whole Bean Coffee – Dark Roast – Food Review

01/26/2016
Starbucks Sumatra Coffee Dark Roast Whole Bean

Starbucks
Sumatra

Want your pee to smell like coffee?  This will do it.

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Trader Joe’s Aloo Chaat – Kati Pouches – Food Review

01/26/2016
Aloo Chaat Trader Joe's

Aloo Chaat
Trader Joe’s

Think of these as hot, hot pockets – but with a twist.  The first hot meaning spicy.  The second hot meaning, well, hot – as in more than warm.

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Colombia Supremo Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

01/06/2016

Colombia Supremo Whole Bean Coffee Trader Joe's

Cigarette butts and stale ashtray.  That’s the smell that came out of the can.  The message was clear, this is going to be different. (more…)

Clancy’s Microwave Butter Popcorn – Food Review – ALDI

01/06/2016
Clancy's Butter Popcorn ALDI

Clancy’s Microwave
Butter Popcorn
ALDI

Popcorn is the reason we go to the movies.  And we go to the movies almost every weekend.  That addiction extends to the home.

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Trader Joe’s Aged Sumatra Coffee 2015 – Food Review

12/16/2015
Aged Sumatra Coffee Trader Joe's

Aged Sumatra
Coffee
Trader Joe’s

This is the 2015 edition according to the label on the can.  The label speaks to the special aging process the coffee goes through.  The beans are aged for two years before roasted and sold.

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ALDI – Specially Selected Caprese Pizza – Food Review

11/20/2015
ALDI Caprese Pizza

ALDI
Caprese Pizza

This is another interesting pizza from Germany.  Yes, Germany.  That’s not an auto spelling correction gone wild.

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Bali Blue Moon Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

11/11/2015

TJ_BaliBlueMoonCoffeeIf you’re the only coffee drinker in the house, stick your nose in the can for about 10 seconds each morning for a pleasant wake up.  This is one of the best smelling coffees.  There’s a brief hint of chocolate when first opened.  After that there’s a very nice aroma that actually smells like coffee and not burnt toast.  That aroma continues with each opening until the can is emptied.

 

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Cafe Pajaro Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

11/11/2015

TJ_PajaroCoffeeIf you like a Starbucks style coffee, you’ll like this more.  The can says extra dark roast.  That it surely is!

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