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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 Triple Ginger Cookie Thins

October 20, 2019December 20, 2018 by Stuart Melling

Nothing says Christmas time like Wintery warming spices. Nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger speak to flames licking a fireplace log, twinkling lights bedecking a fresh Christmas tree, and soft fluttery snow …

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Review: MorningStar Farms Chick’N Nuggets

June 29, 2019November 14, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Chick'N Nuggets

These Chick’N free nuggets are easily one of my favorite meat substitutes on the market currently. Indeed, they’re the rare case where the copycat somehow manages to beat the original. …

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Field Roast Miniature Corn Dogs review

August 21, 2021October 28, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Field Roast Miniature Corn Dogs 2021 package

This post updated August 2021 to reflect the new packaging – the product remains unchanged. For the longest time I thought this would be the first Field Roast product I’d …

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Review: Echo Lake Foods Scrambled Egg Patties

September 21, 2019October 27, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Echo Lake Foods Scrambled Egg Patties

Frozen scrambled eggs. I can’t say they’re something I’d ever find myself reaching for ordinarily. The sheer notion just seems so fraught with potential for things to go poorly. Through …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegetarian Tags Echo Lake Foods 9 Comments

Review: Gardein Home Style Meatless Meatloaf

October 28, 2018October 16, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Gardein Home Style Meatless Meatloaf

Every once in a while I’ll grab an item on a whim and it’ll end up in the back of the freezer or pantry; gathering ice crystals or dust, never …

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Review: Field Roast Smoked Tomato Deli Slices

October 14, 2018September 26, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Field Roast Smoked Tomato Deli Slices

Hands up, I confess, I had worries about this one. I’ve had such wonderful success with Field Roast products I’ve been waiting to come across the product that breaks my …

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Review: Gardein Skillet Meals Asian Style Chick’n Fried Rice

April 13, 2019September 25, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Gardein Skillet Meals Asian Style Chick'N Fried Rice

I was caught completely unawares by this product. As far as I knew, Gardein was solely in the business of making standalone meat substitutes: burgers, breakfast sausage, faux chicken and …

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Review: Hoosier Hill Farm Gourmet Original White Popcorn

October 20, 2019September 24, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Hoosier Hill Farm Gourmet Original White Popcorn

If you’re craving a healthy snack, you can do worse than fresh, home cooked popcorn. Forget reaching for the pre-popped stuff on the shelves of your local grocery store – …

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