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REVIEW – Trader Joe’s Chicken Sausage and Cornbread Stuffing

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December 1, 2013 | Post a Comment
Box of Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing
Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing

We tried some of Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage and Cornbread Stuffing as a side with some turkey.

We warmed it up just following the microwave instructions on the back of the box.

The dominant flavors in the stuffing were celery and pepper, and I didn't really like the texture of the little celery pieces. I couldn't really taste the chicken sausage because I just tasted pepper.

The stuffing was OK, but wasn't great.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Rating: OK
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REVIEW – Kraft: Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix

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December 1, 2013 | Post a Comment
Box of Kraft StoveTop Stuffing Mix
Kraft StoveTop Stuffing

We have been using Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix to make stuffing to go with our turkey dinners for the past three years or so. The taste of the stuffing is a balance of the sweet cornbread and salt (it's a little more on the salty side), but it still makes for a pretty good stuffing every time. It isn't too mushy or too dry, and there is no weird texture.

Tips for making the Stove Top stuffing (using the microwave):

  • We usually follow the microwave instructions for microwaving the Stove Top stuffing, except we use less butter. The recipe directions on the box state to use 4 Tbsp. of butter, but we usually only use one tablespoon of butter.

    • Adding butter to the StoveTop Stuffing

  • If you are wondering if you should use salted or unsalted butter.... do not use salted butter! (Unless maybe you love extremely salty food..) We accidentally used salted butter to make the Stove Top stuffing once and it was way too salty. It was like eating bread with a heap of salt on it. We couldn't eat it and had to throw it away. Now we know to pay attention and make sure to always use unsalted butter.

  • When adding the butter in, shave the butter into pieces and distribute the pieces over the stuffing.

  • After microwaving the stuffing, the plastic wrap poofs up -- be careful not to burn yourself with the steam!

    • Kraft StoveTop Stuffing after microwaving

  • By transferring the stuffing into a different bowl after microwaving it, you don't have to fluff it with a fork!

    • Overall Rating:
    Good
    Food: Kraft StoveTop Cornbread Stuffing Mix
    Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
    Price: $1.25 (sale price)
    Rating: Good

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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
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