REVIEW – Trader Joe’s: Spring Onion Rice Noodle Soup Bowl

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June 2, 2014 | 1 Comment
Trader Joe's Spring Onion Rice Noodle Soup
Trader Joe's Spring Onion Rice Noodle Soup Bowl

For preparing this spring onion rice noodle soup bowl from Trader Joe's, I added in all the seasoning from the packet, however, I only put in a little bit of the optional oil that came with it.

Trader Joe's Spring Onion Rice Noodle Soup Packets

I followed the microwave instructions that stated to pour water to the lower inside ridge and microwave the bowl for 2-3 minutes. I microwaved it for 3 minutes since 2 minutes didn't seem like it would be long enough, and it came out fine.

The soup base was a little bit sweet, and it was also a little peppery, but I liked that neither the sweetness or peppery-ness was overbearing. The texture of the rice noodles was also good and went well with the soup taste.

The overall taste and texture of the noodle soup bowl was better than the average non-ramen noodle bowl from a grocery store.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Spring Onion Rice Noodle Soup Bowl
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Rating: Good
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REVIEW – Upper Crust Bakery: Double Chocolate Chip Cake from Fry’s

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June 1, 2014 | Post a Comment
Upper Crust Bakery Double Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake
Upper Crust Bakery Double Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake

We were looking for a chocolate cake at Fry's (Kroger) and the Upper Crust Bakery's double chocolate chip cake sounded good and looked like a nice, small chocolate cake.

Unfortunately, the cake didn't taste as good as it looked. It had a weird, excessive vinegar taste that swamped out all the chocolate. I'm not sure if something was wrong with the cake or if it was actually supposed to taste that way. I also don't know why the cake is called chocolate chip because there were no chocolate chips on top or inside the cake.

It tasted so disgusting that both my boyfriend and I were unable to eat more than two bites of the cake (we each took second bites because we couldn't believe the first bite tasted so bad).

Overall Rating:
Disgusting
Food: Upper Crust Bakery Double Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake
Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Rating: Disgusting
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REVIEW – Panda Express: Orange Chicken with Bacon

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June 1, 2014 | Post a Comment
Orange Chicken with Bacon from Panda Express

I'm not really sure why Panda Express decided on making orange chicken with bacon, and it actually sounded kind of gross, but since I like their orange chicken I still tried some.

I couldn't tell any difference between the orange chicken with bacon and just plain orange chicken. My boyfriend said he thought he could taste a bacon flavor. Even when I ate a piece of bacon by itself the bacon flavor was swamped out by the orange chicken sauce.

Orange chicken with bacon pretty much tastes like orange chicken to me.

I guess if the orange chicken is out and you don't want to wait for it to be replenished, you could see if there's some orange chicken with bacon left.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Orange Chicken with Bacon from Panda Express
Source: Panda Express, Tucson, AZ
Rating: Good
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