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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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Categories Frozen, Frozen Meal, Grocery Tags Trader Joe's, Trader Ming'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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Categories Candy / Desserts, Grocery, Pantry, Snack, Vegetarian Tags Trader Joe's Leave a comment

Review: Trader Joe’s Zucchini Spirals

October 20, 2019September 16, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Zucchihni Spirals

If you spend any amount of time in the kitchen, you no doubt spend another good portion of time rummaging through cookbooks or on recipe websites. As such you’ve probably …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Trader Joe's 1 Comment

Review: Trader Joe’s Gyro Slices

April 24, 2022August 7, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Trader Joe's Gyro Slices

I’m somewhat lucky that my home city has a vibrant Greek community. This means we have an endless supply of Greek restaurants offering decadent and luscious gyro meat. From gyro …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated Tags Trader Joe's 4 Comments
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