The pasta sauce aisle’s answer to “I want authentic Italian flavors but I’m wearing yesterday’s pajamas and it’s Tuesday” Confession time: I bought this because the jar looked fancy enough to make me feel like I was doing something sophisticated for dinner, but not so fancy that I’d feel guilty about eating it with frozen […]
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The frozen food aisle’s attempt at British comfort food, or: How I learned that some shortcuts lead straight to disappointment Here’s something I never thought I’d admit: I actually make shepherd’s pie at home regularly because it’s one of those perfect “dump everything in a dish and let the oven do the work” meals. But
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The frozen pizza aisle’s latest import experiment, or: How I learned that sometimes change isn’t always an upgrade Here’s something that’s been keeping me up at night (okay, not really, but it definitely bothered me through two separate dinner attempts): Trader Joe’s went and replaced their perfectly decent pepperoni pizza with this new Italian version,
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The frozen food aisle’s answer to “I want my mom’s spaghetti but I’m wearing yesterday’s pajamas and it’s 2 PM” Purchased: Trader Joe’s Kirkland, WA with my own money (no sponsorship here) Confession time: I bought this because I was standing in the frozen section at 6:30 PM having one of those internal conversations that
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The frozen food aisle’s answer to “I want pizza AND mac and cheese but I’m too tired to make decisions” Purchased: Trader Joe’s Redmond, WA with my own money (no sponsorship here) Here’s something I never thought I’d admit: I bought this because the name alone made me laugh out loud in the freezer section.
