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Trader Joe’s Pastrami Style Smoked Atlantic Salmon

March 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Pastrami Style Smoked Atlantic Salmon

Trader Joe’s offers a range of smoked salmon products and this particular one comes with a little extra kick. Not huge mind you, but enough to make things a little …

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MorningStar Farms Original Chix Patties review

August 21, 2021March 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Original Chix Patties

One of the latest products in the MorningStar Farms range to see the new vegan update are these faux chicken patties. Of all the vegan-remakes in the line up this …

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MorningStar Farms Popcorn Chik’N Veggitizers review

October 18, 2020March 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Veggie Popcorn Chik'N

June 2020 update MorningStar Farms has rebranded and repackaged these as “Veggitizers. I don’t believe anything else has change, so our original review below stands. By way of completeness here’s …

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Great Value Steak Cut French Fried Potatoes review

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Great Value Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes

Before I started sampling every which last frozen potato product in the freezer aisle, I had naively believed – all frozen French fries are created equal. How wrong could I …

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Jose Gourmet Smoked Small Sardines review

May 8, 2022February 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Jose Gourmet Smoked Small Sardines

One of the hottest trends in foodie world right now are “conservas”. To me and you – fancy tinned fish. Everything from clams and mackerel through to tuna and my …

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Lightlife Plant Based Sausage review

August 27, 2020February 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Lightlife Plant Based Sausage

Lets get it out of the way up front, this product is clearly Lightlife’s answer to the exceptionally popular Beyond Sausage. In going up against the heavyweight, price is the …

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SeaPak Shrimp Poppers review

February 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
SeaPak Shrimp Poppers

I’m usually a little leery when it comes to commercial shrimp products. Take a few minutes to look at some of the practices involved in modern fishing; everything from labor …

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Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips review

February 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling

Chicken strips, perfect for a range of occasions! Straight from the freezer to microwave to mouth for a quick snack, or maybe as part of a bigger meal. This updated …

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Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast

February 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast

Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC – Utah’s biggest and oldest online food magazine; I’m also a former restaurant …

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Star Anise Foods Lemon Basil Vietnamese Simmer Sauce

February 6, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Star Anise Foods Lemon Basil Vietnamese Simmer Sauce

This is the second jar sauce we’ve tried from Star Anise and again I was attracted to the unique flavor profile. The sauce tasting promising fish from the jar but …

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