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Review: Trader Joe’s Channa Masala

September 21, 2019February 17, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Channa Masala

Any trip to Trader Joe’s isn’t complete for me until I’ve stood around the Indian frozen food section and loaded enough meals into my cart to cause onlookers to give …

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Review: Trader Joe’s Shrimp Stir Fry

September 21, 2019February 17, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Shrimp Stir Fry

If you’ve read more than a handful of reviews covering Trader Joe’s product line, you’ll no doubt have heard repeatedly about how reliable the brand name is. It’s true, it’s …

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Review: State Fair Beef Corn Dogs

March 27, 2022February 17, 2019 by Stuart Melling
State Fair Beef Corn Dogs

Who doesn’t love food on a stick? Thats right – no one. The moment you prod anything with a little stick and twirl it around, well, that food just became …

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Review: Gardein The Ultimate Beefless Ground

May 9, 2022February 14, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Gardein The Ultimate Beefless Ground

My experience with Gardein spans the gamut. There are more than a few items I don’t care for, and some I’m obsessed with; essentially those based on soy protein, I …

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Review: MorningStar Farms Tex Mex Burger

February 25, 2019January 16, 2019 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Tex Mex Burger

Over the past 12-18 months it’s been fascinating to watch MorningStar Farms iterate and evolve their popular product lines. In the face of the rapidly growing vegan product space, I’ve …

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Review: Trader Joe’s Vegetable Fried Rice

July 13, 2021January 14, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice

Truth be told, I don’t think I’ve ever had much luck with pre-prepared frozen fried rice. It just doesn’t seem to be a dish that translates all that well to …

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Trader Joe’s Garlic Naan brings the restaurant to your home

May 7, 2021January 7, 2019 by Stuart Melling

Until I finally purchase my own personal tandoor oven – this Trader Joe’s product will remain a year around staple of my freezer. On pretty much every point, this is …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegetarian Tags Indian Food, Trader Joe's 2 Comments

Review: Trader Joe’s Lamb Vindaloo

July 21, 2021January 3, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe’s Lamb Vindaloo

I’d estimate at least 10% of me is curry at any given time. In fact that’s probably an underestimation. Lets just say, I’m a curry fan. Dopiaza to Dhansak, Korma …

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Review: Tandoor Chef Tandoori Chicken Samosa

September 23, 2020January 2, 2019 by Stuart Melling

I find that Tandoor Chef are one of the more reliable pre-made Indian food products around. I’d go as far as saying they even best some sit down full service …

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Review: Trader Joe’s Pork Shu Mai

September 21, 2019January 1, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Pork Shu Mai

These small Chinese dim sum are sold with a little brevity under the branding of Trader Ming’s. You’ll find them in Trader Joe’s of course amongst all the other frozen …

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