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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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Trader Joe’s Traditional Latkes

February 8, 2020February 6, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Traditional Latkes

There are a lot of things I love to make by hand. And then there are things that are time consuming, and well, messy! The older I get, and the …

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Trader Joe’s Chicken Taquitos

February 8, 2020January 26, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe’s Chicken Taquitos

Or Trader Jose Taquitos we should say, that’s the name the punny name the product sells under for $4.49 (January 2020). Ten taquitos come packaged inside the plastic box, but …

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Trader Joe’s Aloo Chaat Kati Pockets

February 8, 2020January 19, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe’s Aloo Chaat Kati Pockets

Two Kati Pockets come inside the cardboard packaging (one shown here as my appetite beat the camera on this rare occasion…). Each pocket is wrapped separately so you don’t need …

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Review: Trader Joe’s Julienned Root Vegetables

September 21, 2019April 20, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Julienned Root Vegetables

It’s not unusual for me to sneer in self satisfaction at pre-prepped veggies in the store. Fajita veggies precut? Please. Mashed potatoes already mashed. Cmon! Who doesn’t have time to …

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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: 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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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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