Posts Tagged ‘trader joe’s’

Trader Joe’s Avocado Salsa Verde – Food Review

09/08/2010

Trader Joe’s Avocado Salsa Verde bites.  But bites in the good way.

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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 Corn & Chile Salsa (Tomato-Less) – Food Review

09/04/2010

The jar says, “A sweet combination of corn, red peppers, onion and a touch of heat.”  And that it is.

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Trader Joe’s “Tortilla Chips – with an Identity Crisis” – Food Review

09/04/2010

This is what happens when you don’t look closely at what you pick off the shelf.  If I had stopped and actually read the label, I probably would’ve left them on the shelf and looked for a “normal” tortilla chip.

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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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Trader Joe’s Black Bean & Cheese Taquitos – Food Review

08/14/2010

Once again.  It was cardboard boxes before.  Now it’s cut off pieces of plastic wrapping.  It’s not a bad picture.  It’s in focus.  I had to work little to get the glare off the plastic wrap label.  I could’ve spent more time getting the light even.  But taking pictures of labels, is that what life should be about?  I guess so.

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Spanakopita – the real thing – recipe

08/07/2010

It was a little bit ago that we reviewed Trader Joe’s Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) and found it good, but not as good as Mama used to make.  Since Mama actually never made spanakopita, that left it up to me to find a recipe and see how Mama would’ve made it, if she had.  So here’s Mama’s spanakopita recipe.

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Trader Joe’s Chianti Artisan Salami – Food Review

07/24/2010

Having been low on wine for at least a month, I made a long overdue trip to the Trader today.  While there, of course, it’s impossible to just come out of the store with what you thought you were going in for. So here’s a tasty extra which goes pretty good with the wine. 

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Trader Joe’s Eggplant Cutlets Parmigiana

06/26/2010

If I had ever looked ahead and discovered I’d eventually be taking pictures of cardboard boxes,  I never would’ve bought the camera.  But here I am again.  First it was the box of Trader Joe’s Spanakopita, and now it’s a box of Trader Joe’s Eggplant Cutlets.  But to make something good out of something bad (taking the picture of the box is bad, not the cutlets themselves), there are two very interesting things about the box.  Read on. 

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Trader Joe’s Spinach Pie – Spanakopita

06/12/2010

It’s not like Mama used to make.  But then, Mama never made Spanakopita.

The most amazing thing with this product is that it’s baked in the cardboard box it comes in.  And I’m not talking about microwave baking.  I’m talking about a real oven.  Right in the cardboard box, and no flames.

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