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01Jan

John Soules AmaZings

With some big-time sporting events just around the corner, we were interested in taste testing the new John Soules Foods Fully Cooked AmaZings Bone-in Chicken Thighs, which they claim “Eats like meaty wings!” Available in garlic parmesan, buffalo style, honey BBQ, and lightly seasoned flavors, we were most intrigued with...

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01Dec

Marie Callender’s Duos

Marie Callender’s, a frozen ready-meal line ubiquitous with comfort and value pricing, recently added “Duos” to its line of heat-and eat entrées. Duos is currently a three-variety line featuring a combo of two favorite dishes in one box. We opted to try their Italian-inspired chicken alfredo/chicken parmigiana duo, especially considering...

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01Nov

Thousand Hills Barebeque Shredded Beef Brisket

A plethora of products have harnessed the popular barbecue flavor. When we spotted refrigerated Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed 100% Grass Fed Beef Barbeque Shredded Beef Brisket featuring Triple Crown Organic BBQ Sauce, not only did the barbecue flavor appeal to us, but so did the shredded beef brisket. Traditionally, barbecue brisket...

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01Oct

Force of Nature Wild Boar Beef Sausage

People today are open to new and exciting flavors more than ever before. When we spotted Force of Nature Wild Boar and Beef Sausage, the idea of having an exotic meat in a traditional sausage piqued our interest. Created by “conscious omnivores,” Force of Nature is on a mission “to improve...

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01Sep

Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Brined Half Chicken

Trader Joe’s is known for its loyal shoppers who seem to have love affairs with many of their products. We recently learned of their refrigerated buttermilk-brined half chicken, which “comes already marinated in a brine of buttermilk, salt, vinegar powder and rosemary extract, and is ready to be cooked straight...

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01Aug

Applegate Naturals The Do Good Dog

Given the timing of this feature and knowing hot dogs are eaten most often between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we purposely wanted to see what was new in this popular category. We found the recently introduced Applegate Naturals’ The Do Good Dog, which it touts as “Made with regeneratively...

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01May

White Castle Chicken & Cheese Sliders

Many of us have fond memories of those affordable, small and square hamburgers at White Castle, which some hesitantly admit to liking (especially late at night). Back in the late ‘80s, we could even buy them in our local supermarket to enjoy anytime at home.  Fast forward to today —...

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01Mar

Perdue’s ThanksNuggets Turkey Breast Nuggets

Although we do not usually highlight a limited edition product, we were intrigued with Perdue’s ThanksNuggets Turkey Breast Nuggets, which we spotted in our grocers’ freezer prior to the holidays. The colorful, eye-catching bag claims “It’s all the flavors of Thanksgiving packed into one perfect bite.” (more…)

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