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REVIEW – Campbell’s SpaghettiOs with Sliced Franks

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March 6, 2012 | Post a Comment
Can of Campbell's Spaghettios
Bowl of Campbell's Spaghettios

I was craving something easy to make that was soupy and tomatoey, so when I went to the grocery store I decided to try the SpaghettiOs that I saw. I thought I remembered disliking the meatballs in the normal kind (although I haven't had SpaghettiOs in years), so I tried the ones with sliced Franks.

I warmed the SpaghettiOs in the microwave, and overall, it tasted OK, as it halted my craving for something soupy and tomatoey. The tomato sauce was kind of sweet & watery, but it didn't taste that bad. The O's (pasta) were very soft, as expected, and they were OK, as well. However, I did not like the franks at all. The franks didn't really taste like anything and were just chewy discs that didn't belong. I ended up not even being able to eat the franks and threw them away.

Overall Rating:
Blegh
Food: Campbell's SpaghettiO's with Sliced Franks
Source: Fry's Food Stores (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Rating (Pasta Os in Tomato Sauce): OK
Rating (Franks): Disgusting

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REVIEW – Chilean Sea Bass from AJ’s Fine Foods with French Green Beans & French Baguette from Trader Joe’s

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February 15, 2012 | Post a Comment
Chilean Sea Bass with Green Beans and French Baguette

For our Valentine's Day dinner, we cooked some frozen Chilean Sea Bass (aka Patagonian Toothfish) from AJ's and had it with French green beans and a French baguette from Trader Joe's.

How we cooked the 1 lb of Chilean Sea Bass:
We cooked the fish in a foil pan and also covered the pan with more foil. We cooked it on a 3-burner gas grill with the grill cover closed for about 8 minutes (4 minutes on each side). We put it on top of the middle burner which was off, while the left and right burners were on high. The sea bass was delicious. It was very soft, moist, and flaky. It was probably the tastiest fish I have ever had. It also had a strong fishy smell, which I love.

Trader Joe's French Green Beans (Haricot Vert):
We microwaved all 24 oz of the French green beans in a bowl on high for a total of 6 minutes (stirring it a little bit after 4 minutes). We also sprayed a little bit of PAM butter flavor spray on them. They came out tasting slightly sweet, crunchy, and delicious.

Trader Joe's French Baguette:
Unfortunately, the French baguette tasted more bland compared to other french breads/baguettes I have had. The texture of the bread was hard on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside, but it basically tasted like Wonder Bread with a hard crust to me.

Overall Rating:
Delicious
Food: Chilean Sea Bass/Patagonian Toothfish
Source: AJ's Fine Foods, Tucson, AZ
Price: $36.99 per pound
Rating: Super Delicious

Food: Extra Fine French Green Beans (Haricot Vert)
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Price: $1.99 per bag (24 oz)
Rating: Delicious

Food: Artisan Bread: French Baguette
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Price: $2.29 per baguette
Rating: OK
from Trader Joes

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REVIEW – Nong Shim: Neoguri Packaged Noodles (Spicy Seafood Flavor)

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January 29, 2012 | Post a Comment
Packaged Neoguri Noodles - Seafood flavor
Neoguri Seafood Noodles on a fork

I had some Neoguri packaged noodles (spicy seafood flavor) from Fry's for lunch.

You can boil the noodles or warm them up with water in the microwave. The noodles only took 8 minutes on high warmed up in the microwave, and they came out great.

They are listed as Udon type noodles, but they do not really have the texture of Udon noodles, however, they are thicker than the standard packaged ramen noodles. The noodles had a very flavorful, spicy taste, and they didn't really have too much of a seafoody taste. The noodles were delicious, and I ate it all up pretty quickly.

Overall Rating:
Delicious
Food: Nong Shim Neoguri Packaged Noodles (Spicy Seafood Flavor)
Source: Fry's Food Stores (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Price: $1.99 per package
Rating: Delicious

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