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| It looks good enough in the bag, eh? |
We served this with left-over pre-roasted Brussels sprouts
(reviewed 2 days ago here http://traderjoes365.blogspot.com/2015/09/day-260-brussels-sprouts-roasted.html) and zucchini cooked with TJ’s 21 Seasoning Salute
(a product we discovered this year and really like, reviewed on day 184 http://traderjoes365.blogspot.com/2015/07/day-184-21-seasoning-salute.html ).
Strangely, this dish has both the SCENT and the TASTE of
BACON, yet bacon is not listed on the ingredients. It is a bacon-less, bacon-tasting
product. I guess that that flavor comes
from the smoked cheese.
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| Doesn't it look sorta gross cooking? The cheese looks like individually wrapped slices of Kraft American! (It was NOT American cheese, I am just sayin' it looooks like it when you take it out of the bag.) |
The COLORS are pretty – a bit of pumpkin and some
greenery. It is easy to make. I ate it with a big spoon (David forked
it).
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| Here it is on our plates. It looks better than it tastes. |
David said, “If you like brown rice – this is your
guy. The flavors are quite nice. The consistency is great. Even the al dente-ness of the spelt is quite
good. It is just that it is SO FIRM and
so, soooo – healthy… It’s
just not my cup of tea. I cooked it
longer than it says to cook it to make sure that the spelt would be soft but it’s
still… It’s not RICE – let’s not kid
ourselves…”
We both agree that we will be fine if we do not eat this
one again.
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| If you still want it after reading this review you can find it in the freezer section. |
On a happier note – after visiting 18 Trader Joe’s stores
in 10 states (plus one more in a District) so far this year (in only 9 months
folks!) we have FOUND THE BEST EMPLOYEE WORKING AT A TJ’S FOOD SAMPLING
STATION! Yes siree, I can safely say
that CECILIA, who works at the
Trader Joe’s store at Bailey’s
Crossroads in Falls Church, VA is the friendliest, most knowledgeable, and
honest TJ’s employee we have met. She steered
us away from one product (not to worry, manager, she just replaced it with a
BETTER one in our cart!), gave us tips on other products, served us something we
had never had (Kefir, to be reviewed soon!), and we ended up with at least 3
products in our cart that we would NOT
have purchased had it not been for Cecilia!!!
And get this – when I told her I was doing a blog, she KNEW ABOUT
IT! Yup, she made me feel like a rock
star for a second. (But that is NOT why I
am calling her out as the best tasting sample employee ever. Nope. She
totally deserves that title on her own merit.)
Management of the Bailey’s Crossroads Store – please take time to pat
Cecilia on the back, tell her she is appreciated, and give her a raise. Heck, give the lady a PROMOTION. She is a great ambassador for your store. I wanted to include her photo here but she
wasn’t keen on that idea.
Back to the spelt.
Sadly, it was not nearly as amazing as Cecilia was.
Price – $2.99
Rating – 2.75
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