Posts Tagged ‘tj’s’

Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC – 2009 – Villa Cerrina – Wine Review

02/06/2011

At last,  a wine label that’s fairly easy to photograph.  And, an easy to drink wine to go with it.

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Trader Joe’s Multigrain Tortilla Chips – Food Review

02/06/2011

Could the crisis be over?  Have TJ’s chips found their identity?

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Trader Joe’s Chicken Vindaloo – Food Review

02/04/2011

There’s a nice bit of heat in this frozen box lunch from Trader Joe’s.  At $ 2.49, it’s another thing that will be hard to pass up on your next visit.

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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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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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Alexander & Fitch – Cabernet Sauvignon – 2009 – Wine Review

12/31/2010

There is a difference between a $3 bottle of wine and a $7 bottle of wine.  And it’s not just the nice heavy bottle the $7 wine comes in.

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Aquila D’Oro – Toscana – 2009 – Wine Review

12/26/2010

Lightening can strike twice for $3.99.  This Golden Eagle has landed.

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