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StarAnise Foods Garlic Lemongrass Simmer Sauce review

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 by Stuart Melling
StarAnise Foods Garlic Lemongrass Simmer Sauce

I often shy away from cooking sauces in this format; time and again my experience is that the preservatives used to keep the sauces shelf stable make for a lackluster …

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Categories Cooking Sauce, Grocery, Pantry, Sauce Tags StarAnise Foods 2 Comments

Sam’s Club 100% Angus Beef Burgers

October 11, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Sams Choice Angus Beef Burgers

I’m a little leery about buying frozen burgers. Much like the mysteries of certain cheaper hot dogs, frozen burger patties immediately give me uneasy feeling – exactly what’s in this …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery Tags Sam's Choice, Walmart 9 Comments

Review: 365 Breaded Chickenless Nuggets

February 8, 2020October 5, 2019 by Stuart Melling
365 Breaded Chickenless Nuggets

With all the noise around new meat free brands like Beyond Meat and Gardein, it can be easy to overlook some of the store brands like these meat-free chicken nuggets …

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Seapoint Farms Riced Edamame

October 4, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Seapoint Farms Riced Edamame

In today’s more health conscious world of cooking, riced vegetables have started to become something of a superstar side dish. Riced cauliflower usually takes all the headlines and plaudits, often …

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Alexia Organic Yukon Select Fries

April 8, 2020October 4, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Alexia Organic Yukon Select Fries

The search for the perfect home cooked French fry is undoubtedly an endless quest. At the farthest end of the spectrum, the ideal fry requires a deep fat fryer, exacting …

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Bovine And Swine sausages review

June 9, 2020September 25, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Bovine And Swine sausages

Disclosure: this quartet of sauces was sent to us directly by Bovine And Swine for free, for review purposes.Our thoughts below are our own. There’s an old joke about two …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated Tags Bovine And Swine 2 Comments

Whole Foods Vegetable Potstickers

February 8, 2020September 24, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Whole Foods Vegetable Potstickers

Despite a long standing, “well that was far less impressive than I’d hoped for” malaise when it comes to pot stickers – the attractively clean packaging and $3.99 price point …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Whole Foods 3 Comments

Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauce review

October 20, 2019August 26, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Nando's Peri Peri Sauce

Disclosure: this quartet of sauces was sent to us directly by Nando’s USA for free, for review purposes. Our thoughts below are our own. Back in in my home country …

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Categories Cooking Sauce, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce, Smart Buy 1 Comment

Tyson Naturals Chicken Breast Nuggets

February 8, 2020August 25, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Tyson Naturals Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets

The packaging promises a superior nugget. The clean packaging, the “Naturals” branding and gluten free labelling – all come together to suggest a much more higher end nugget than some …

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Sarayo Sriracha Mayo

September 21, 2019August 25, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Sarayo Sriracha Mayo

Love mayo? Love sriracha? You’ll love sriracha mayo! So goes the premise behind this squeezy sauce from Sarayo. The sauce definitely leans more creamy than spicy. If you’re a fan …

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