Category: food
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5 Fandom Friday: Cross My Heart
Oh my clever title…this week’s topic is “Crossovers that would cause my heart to explode” (get it?) and while I’ve never been one for the crossovers (Why does Angel gotta come back to Buffy? LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE NOW), I can think of a couple that might be fun to watch… 1. Sailor Moon / Buffy…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Chunky Artichoke & Jalapeno Dip
Trader Joe’s Chunky Artichoke & Jalapeño Dip Tastes Like: It’s not as spicy as you would imagine! But it is EVERY bit as chunky as the name suggests. It’s not so much a “dip” as it is a “scoop” or maybe even a “spread” – use a fancy little butter or cheese knife to put…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Biotin
Trader Joe’s Biotin 5,000 mcg Tastes Like: Don’t taste it, just swallow it. This is a dietary supplement that I’ve been taking for over a year now, and let me tell you. My hair used to fall out every time I washed it, there would be a whole Wookie worth of hair in the tub. …
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Cheddar and Horseradish Flavored Potato Chips
Trader Joe’s Cheddar and Horseradish Potato Chips Tastes Like: Your new favourite potato chip. Extremely cheesy, with a spicy aftertaste. Look, these chips absolutely deliver on that flavor promise in a BIG way. Great With: Cold beers, seltzer, and possibly plain sour cream as a dip, but these are delicious all by themselves! Perfect For: …
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: String Cheese
Trader Joe’s String Cheese Tastes Like: The perfect string cheese – strings delicately, not too much of that “processed” chemical taste, light and cheesy! Great With: moar cheese Perfect For: Folks who forage the fridge for a tiny, quick snack Must Know: Not vegan. Costs: $3.49 for twelve sticks. Gone in a flash.
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Rice to Riches
After hearing nothing but AMAZING things on the internetz about Rice to Riches in Soho, I finally had the chance to check it out last weekend!! And it is everything you could dream of and more!Their signage boasted many flavours. But I was still shocked to see so many flavours available and guess what? All…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Gluten-Free Plain Bagels
Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Plain Bagels Tastes Like: These, you guys, are the best gluten-free bagels I have ever eaten! The texture of bagels usually comes from extra gluten, so making bagels that hit close to the right texture without gluten is tough. They usually taste like dry sponges. But these, guys, are so good I…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Brown Rice Pasta Fusilli
Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Pasta Fusilli Tastes Like: Pasta! You probably would never know the difference if I snuck this to you on the sly and never tipped my hand. The uncooked brown colour fades and the pasta looks like regular wheat pasta…if maybe a little more translucent. Great With: Anything you normally pasta with. …
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Salt Water Taffy
Trader Joe’s Salt Water Taffy Tastes Like: Taffy! Very sticky, if you’re a stickler for texture. The Red Licorice flavour is, surprisingly, my favourite! Followed by the Watermelon, which is just a bit more unique than average watermelon flavour. The Strawberry Banana is just this side of cloying (still good!) and the Sour Apple flavour…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Vegetable Panang Curry
Trader Joe’s Vegetable Panang Curry Tastes Like: Slightly sweet (coconut?) surry with a nice medley of vegetables over AMAZING RICE. I am not usually a rice fan, but when rice is done well, it’s excellent. And this rice that you cook in the microwave is excellent. Great With: A little extra-firm tofu thrown in. Or…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip
Trader Joe’s Tomato and Basil Hummus Dip Tastes Like: Sweet, creamy tomato sauce! This is the THING! Great With: Carrots, corn tortilla, maybe even crickets! Just kidding. Maybe. Perfect For: Hummus ennui – when you think you’ve been around and had it all, and can’t tell the difference anymore. This is a game-changer to shake…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Black Bean & Cheese Taquitos
Trader Jose’s Black Bean & Cheese Taquitos Tastes Like: Tiny little super-crunchy chewy tacos. These were My First Taquitos (awww!) so if you have had taquitos before, you may find them similar to what you’re used to. Flavorful filling, not too spicy, perfect corn tortilla that crunches up beautifully. Great With: Salsa, guacamole, and rice…
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Jiminy Crickets!!
To most of us in the 20’s-30’s age range, weekends are a time to do stupid stuff. Stupid, weird, bonkers, ill-advised stuff. We go wild! Like, really wild! Like, eating bugs wild! Well, don’t you? It all started with a conversation between my boyfriend and his roommate about eating bugs. No stranger to bug-eating, my…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Fireworks Chocolate Bar
Trader Joe’s Fireworks Chocolate Bar Tastes Like: HOT, HOT, HOT! First, there’s the crackling popping candy. THEN comes the pepper heat! You want fireworks? You got it, dude! Great With: A glass of milk – to cut the heat factor and help cleanse the palate so that each bite is a WOW! Perfect For: SERIOUSLY…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Brooklyn Brine Whiskey Sour Pickes
Brooklyn Brine Co. Whiskey Sour Pickles Tastes Like: These are THE ULTIMATE PICKLES. Okay, it’s not necessarily a TJ brand, but I found them here and without a moment’s hesitation, after seeing the look in my boo’s eyes holding them, I knew they were coming home with me. They are sour, garlicky and HOT! The…
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Small Town Charm: Owego & Corning, NY
When you live in The Biggest City On Earth (well, at least The Most Important Big City On Earth), sometimes it’s nice to get away from it all. That’s why Brooklyn exists! J/K Brooklyn, you know I love ya, betch. So when I go upstate to visit family, I always insist on stopping in my…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: 100% Cranberry Juice
Trader Joe’s 100% Cranberry Juice Tastes Like: Tart, tart, tart! If Bette Midler was a juice, it would be this bright, sassy, bold concoction. Great With: Seltzer to water it down a little bit – my favourite is the Trader Joe’s Raspberry-Lime flavour, but feel free to use any kind you like. Perfect For: Cocktails,…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Organic Polenta
Trader Joe’s Organic Polenta Tastes Like: Corn sausage. Cornmeal patties? Polenta is kind of a world unto itself. Great With: Tomato sauce, salsa, cheese, curry powder – corn is a great blank-slate to sauce it up on! Perfect For: Gluten-free “pizza bites” – we did this with tomato sauce and black garlic on slices of…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Whipped Cream Cheese
Trader Joe’s Whipped Cream Cheese Tastes Like: Not-sweet Cream Cheese frosting. Or, whipped cream cheese. There really is no mystery here. Sometimes it’s nice to get just what you expect. Great With: Bagels and blackberry jam. Oh you’ve never combined cream cheese and blackberry jam? I’m so sorry about that LIFE YOU’VE NEVER LIVED SERIOUSLY…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Salsa Verde
Trader Jose’s Salsa Verde Tastes Like: Lime, actually! It’s not so much spicy as it is tangy. Great With: Soy Chorizo – offset the heat nicely! And everything else – eggs, nachos, polenta, anything you put salsa on. Perfect For: Sufferers of salsa ennui. Must Know: Texture is a little thin – not as chunky…