heat + eat = review

[merigayle]

You know what is really good? Tah-Dah i think is the brand, they have a falafel harrisa wrap.

[redkitty]

Had Butoni fresh ravioli tonight. Did not like it. DH did not like and my 21 month old daughter, who loves just about every ravioli there is, did not like it.  I give it two thumbs down.

[Ice Cream]

I like the shepherd's pie from Trader Joe's.  That is one of the few ready made dinners I buy.

[mango]

you guys, guess what I found in the lobby this morning:



it's almost as if God took pity on me and granted me some free foods, from Trader Joe's no less.

so, has any of you had any of these? are they any good?

[JBM]

I buy the TJ's roasted red pepper tomato soup and it is yum. I can't ever go back to Campbell's. With that said, sometimes the low sodium soups aren't quite the same, but if you don't know the difference you might like them.

[ZiggyStardust]

mango, where do you live that so much random food shows up in your lobby??? I ask not to cast aspersions, but because I don't ever recall living anywhere that the lobby had free-for-the-taking foodstuffs.

[witchypoo]

mango, where do you live that so much random food shows up in your lobby??? I ask not to cast aspersions, but because I don't ever recall living anywhere that the lobby had free-for-the-taking foodstuffs.

i just assumed she lives in a safeway.

[Magic Microbe]

The TJs tomato and roasted red pepper soup is a staple in our house. But the low sodium version is not good.

[Ice Cream]

The TJs tomato and roasted red pepper soup is a staple in our house. But the low sodium version is not good.

I used some the other day, and had a bit left over.  We used it as a sauce for rice the following day, and it was good, too.

[mango]

mango, where do you live that so much random food shows up in your lobby???

in the land of the free, where the haves and have-nots live side by side.

it did seem rather providential, I must say, that these soups showed up at just that moment, though, for I had just returned from my run, and could surely have used some warmth in the heart.

i just assumed she lives in a safeway.

ah, if only... cause then I'd always be safe and on the way.


anyway, I tried the butternut squash one first, and it was all right.

it actually reminded me of hobak jook, so I added some rice.

Big Mistake. Big. Huge.

but otherwise, the soup was fine.

so, would I buy this soup myself? I would, but only if the price is right. 


coming up next: creamy tomato soup (not to be confused with tomato and roasted red pepper soup JBM and MM mentioned).

[merigayle]

DD likes the McDougall boxes of soup, preferrably the organic black bean and the organic  lentil. She also like the tortilla soup one, but i find it lacking in ingredients and add beans to it.

[mango]

coming up next: creamy tomato soup sweet potato bisque

and the verdict is: okay, fine, whatever.

very similar in taste to butternut squash soup, except much thicker, less cinnamon-y, and less sweet.

I didn't add rice to it this time (thank goodness), but thought these sae-al-shim, which are made with (sweet) rice flour:



would've been a nice addition to the soup; on its own, it felt rather lacking.

anyway, one and a half boxes of soup later, it dawned on me that I'm not really a soup person.

so, no more soup for me -- not again anytime soon anyway.

[Ice Cream]

and the verdict is: okay, fine, whatever.

very similar in taste to butternut squash soup, except much thicker, less cinnamon-y, and less sweet.

I didn't add rice to it this time (thank goodness), but thought these sae-al-shim, which are made with (sweet) rice flour:



would've been a nice addition to the soup; on its own, it felt rather lacking.

anyway, one and a half boxes of soup later, it dawned on me that I'm not really a soup person.

so, no more soup for me -- not again anytime soon anyway.

Do you have a recipe for sae-al-shim?

[mango]

Do you have a recipe for sae-al-shim?

not really, but I know how to google.

1. the dough = 1 cup of sweet rice flour + 1/4 cup of hot water + a bit of salt

2. make the dough into small balls -- like these monks!



3. "cook" the balls in boiling water (kinda like pasta before you add 'em to something or other).

see also hobak-jook with sae-al-shim for step-by-step instructions -- in Korean but with pictures.

[mango]

back to frozen foods, I tried this today: Mama Rosa's Mini Mama's 4 Pizza Pack Deep Dish Style Original Pizza

yes, that really is the name of this product -- quite a mouthful, eh?
 
so, how did Mama Rosa's Mini Mama's Deep Dish Style Original Pizza fare?

in a word, fairly well.

the crust in particular was quite sticky and chewy (which I guess is what they meant by "deep dish style"), and delightfully so; it actually reminded me of ddeok.

which is to say I liked it quite a bit; this pizza surprised me.

or maybe I just miss home.

either way, Mama Rosa did all right.

[blue sleep]

Trader Joe's.

Ignore directions that say to put it on a pan.  Instead cook directly on rack. Unbelievably good.

[caribougrrl]

a few weeks ago I bought a pack of President's Choice (canadian store-brand) fresh pumpkin filled ravioli (triangoli, the package says... because it's triangular ravioli??)... it was on quick-sale, half price, so I bought it and tossed it in the freezer



on the weekend, I boiled 'em up, then tossed them with kale sauteed in olive oil and garlic

if I ever see them half price again, I will buy them again... in the meantime, I'm off to google pumpkin ravioli recipes

[diablita]

Trader Joe's.

Ignore directions that say to put it on a pan.  Instead cook directly on rack. Unbelievably good.

I tried the wild mushroom flat bread from TJ's last year.  delicious.  But the nutrition profile was not quite what I like.

[Run Amok]

I tried the wild mushroom flat bread from TJ's last year.  delicious.  But the nutrition profile was not quite what I like.

I find this to be almost universally true. Delicious... but fatty. 

[diablita]

yes!  and no