Posts Tagged ‘tj’

TJ’s Bite Size Everything Crackers – Food Review & Recipe (sort of)

01/30/2011

 As you might expect, if it’s from Trader Joe’s, it’s just a little different.

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Super Snack Bowl – XLV

01/29/2011

One week and counting down.  What will you do with those twenty people coming over?  Keep them fed.

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Top 10 – Wine Review

01/23/2011

It’s always dangerous to rely solely on one’s memory.  However it’s even more dangerous to have 10 open bottles of wine and try to rank them.

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Gaetano D’Aquino Chianti Riserva – 2006 – DOCG

01/22/2011

Seal and all, this is about the highest classification for wines in Italy.  e Garantita – guaranteed.  And it’s still only $5.79.

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Charles Shaw – Merlot – 2009 – Wine Review

01/13/2011

Carefully look at the picture of the bottle.  It’s mostly empty.  Know what that means?  Someone actually drank the wine.  That should be the new scale for rating any wine.  The emptier the bottle, the better the wine.

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Trader Joe’s Spanakopita – Food Review – Triangles – filled with spinach, feta, ricotta

01/08/2011

Refresh your geometry with TJ’s Spanakopita.

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Les Caves Joseph – Bordeaux – 2008 – Wine Review

11/06/2010

The best red yet reviewed.  I’m about 90% sure this one also came from Trader Joe’s.  So look there first. (more…)

Trader Joe’s Coastal Zinfandel 2007 – Wine Review

09/06/2010

One description of a Zinfandel is, “A powerful wine known for its pepper, spice and tannins …”.   Forget about the pepper, spice and other flavors attributed to any type of wine.  I’ve never been able to taste them.  TJ’s Coastal Zinfandel is powerful with heavy tannins.

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Trader Joe’s President’s Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Food Review

08/22/2010

Trader Joe’s President’s Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil is:  Italian, cold pressed, good looking, good tasting, the right price and is surprisingly difficult to photograph.  The only thing that could make it more perfect would be a picture of Sophia Loren.

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