Peter Stromquist

Tag: Trader Joe’s

  • Trader Joes Angus Burger Review

    I keep searching for a frozen burger patty that meets with my personal tastes. They come in a few different forms, raw patties on their own, pre-cooked patties, or a complete pre-cooked hamburger sandwich. I’ve previously tried Ball Park, Steak & Shake, Fatburger, White Castle, Advance Pierre, Trader Joe’s “Kobe Style,” some various store brands. […]

  • Trader Joe’s Frozen “Kobe Style” Burger Patties

    Geez, FINALLY.  Truth in labeling about a  “Kobe” burger.  You know those restaurants where you are shelling out $10-$20 for a “kobe” burger?  It ain’t “Kobe.”   It’s American beef in the kobe style, whose actual name is Wagyu.  The full explanation is in Wikipedia, so I won’t delve into it at this point.   It’s akin […]

  • Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Pizza Margherita

    It’s going to be an enigma until the day I die – the frozen pizza industry in the US is dominated by a few big players that probably account for 99% of all frozen pizzas sold; and then there is Trader Joe’s, which might account for – a miniscule proportion, yet their product stands alone […]

  • Eating My Way Around the World

    During my “career”, I was fortunate to be able to live and travel all over the globe, and try all sorts of exotic and wonderful cuisines.  One of my ex-wives (and there have been many, because I’m “difficult”) said I only did the work so I could eat great food at other people’s expense.  Might […]

  • Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Shepherd’s Pie

    Ok, it wasn’t “cooking”, but rather,”heating.”   We picked up a frozen Shepherd’s Pie at Trader Joe’s last week, and Mrs. BurgerDogBoy had a hankering for it last night.  It seemed like the perfect comfort food choice for a snowy night in Portland. Having lived in London, I’ve consumed my share of shepherd’s pie, good, bad, […]

  • Trader Joe’s – Fully Cooked Beef Roast

      I love that Trader Joe’s does so much R/D work to bring new products to the public.  Wandering around a store the other day, I found their 1# “Fully Cooked and Seasoned Organic Beef Sirloin Roast,” and was eager to try it.  At $8.99 for one pound, it’s a little spendy, but most things […]

  • Home Cookin’ – Trader Joes Frozen Pizza

    Trader Joes, that marvel of a grocer that I have written about before, has come up with another winner with their Pizza Olympiad, two small frozen pies in a box, 15 oz total. with Kalamata olives, feta and mozzarella. The crust and toppings on this sucker are divine, and it bakes up swell, reminiscent of […]

  • Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Mushroom “Pizza”

    Whenever we are feeling fat and sassy on the domestic scene, Mrs. BDB and I include a trip (just for an item or two) to our local Trader Joe’s, and invariably come home with a basket load of groceries, as I imagine most patrons do. We go primarily for their coffee beans, juice spiked sparkling […]