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
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REVIEW – Firebirds Wood Fired Grill: Mixed Green Salad with Wood Grilled Chicken

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February 12, 2012 | Post a Comment
Firebirds Mixed Green Salad with Chicken

I went to Firebirds, and I tried a mixed green salad with wood grilled chicken added to it.

The grilled chicken on the salad was delicious. It was very well seasoned, and it tasted great. The chicken was also tender and juicy and not dry at all.

The salad came with lettuce, diced tomatoes, sugar roasted pecans, and jicama. I usually ask for dressing on the side with my salad, but this time I forgot to, and the salad came too overdressed with the cilantro-lime vinaigrette. It started out tasting OK, but after eating the salad for a while, it became soggy, and the sweet, limey taste was overpowering. I liked the taste of the dressing, however, there was just way too much of it. Next time, I will definitely not forget to ask for the dressing on the side.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: Mixed Green Salad with Wood Grilled Chicken
Source: Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Tucson, AZ
Price: $12.00 ($7.00 salad, $5.00 chicken added)
Rating (Wood Grilled Chicken): Delicious
Rating (Salad + Dressing): Blegh
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REVIEW – Mango & Cream Bars from Trader Joe’s

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February 11, 2012 | Post a Comment
Box of Trader Joe's Mango Cream Bars
Trader Joe's Mango Cream Bar

The Trader Joe's Mango & Cream bars had a nice, sweet mango taste, but the mango taste was not super strong. The bars were pretty small and not your regular size ice cream bar or popsicle. The white part of the bar is the cream part, and it tasted like a cream sickle. The mango taste with the cream taste was pretty good together.

One negative thing about the mango bars is that they can be a little messy, and my fingers were a little sticky afterward.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Mango & Cream Bars
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Price: $3.49 per box (8 bars)
Rating: Good

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