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REVIEW – Trader Giotto’s: Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes from Trader Joe’s

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January 23, 2015 | Post a Comment
Bag of Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes
Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes Components
Cooked Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes

We bought some of the pesto & tomato linguine from Trader Joe's.

The bag came with little frozen bird's nests of linguine with discs of sauce and a few tomatoes. I just followed the microwave instructions, except I microwaved them for 30 seconds less on the second cycle (2.5 minutes instead of 3 minutes).

The linguine pasta came out nice & soft, but not mushy, and the sauce was a nice and rich, pesto and olive oil. While there weren't very many tomatoes, the tomatoes that were there went with the sauce and linguine pretty well. It was fairly substantial and worked nicely as a meal for two.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Trader Giotto's: Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Rating: Good
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REVIEW – Gluten Free Boulder Canyon Sweet Potato Chips from Costco

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January 18, 2015 | Post a Comment
Bag of Boulder Canyon Gluten-free sweet potato chips from Costco

I bought some of Boulder Canyon's sweet potato chips with sea salt from Costco since it's hard to find sweet potato chips in a big bag, and the bag at Costco was bigger than others.

The sweet potato chips had a nice sweet potato flavor along with the sea salt, but, unfortunately, the sweet potato chips were way too hard. I don't know if it was supposed to be that way or if something was wrong with the bag of chips, but each time I ate a chip, I had to really crunch down, and I felt like my teeth would break off.

I really wanted to like these chips because I love sweet potato chips, and it's hard finding them in a big bag, but since I couldn't eat them, I ended up returning them to Costco.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods: Gluten-free sweet potato chips from Costco
Source: Costco, Tucson, AZ
Rating: OK (good, if you don't mind breaking your teeth.. and bad, if you do.)
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REVIEW – Simple Truth: Natural Sweet Potato Chips from Fry’s/Kroger

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August 31, 2014 | 4 Comments
Bag of Simple Truth Natural Sweet Potato Chips from Fry's/Kroger
Simple Truth Natural Sweet Potato Chips from Fry's/Kroger

I felt like buying some chips so I decided to try the Simple Truth Sweet Potato Chips from Fry's (Kroger). The chips were like regular ridged potato chips, but sweeter. The sweet taste was good and not overbearing. The chips weren't too salty or oily, either (even though 2 of the 3 ingredients are oil and salt). They seem to be relatively healthy compared to a lot of other chips. The texture of the chips was also a little thicker and tougher than other potato chips.

They were delicious, and I would buy them again. The only negative thing was that they didn't come in a larger quantity.

Overall Rating:
Delicious
Food: Simple Truth Natural Sweet Potato Chips
Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Price: $3.39 for 6 oz. bag
Rating: Delicious
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