I had this jam years ago in Paris and it is still the best strawberry jam I have ever eaten.
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Wild Strawberry Jam Andresy All natural French jam pure sugar cane 9 oz jar Confitures a l'Ancienne
I had this jam years ago in Paris and it is still the best strawberry jam I have ever eaten.
Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard, 0.25-Ounce Packages (Pack of 200)
We travel a lot and it is not always easy to find Dijon mustard. You would think most restaurants would have it esp. Sandwich shops but many don't. So I keep a ziplop bag of these in the glove box of the car so I am always prepare for my families need!
Olli Norcino Salami, 6 Ounce
meh. It was OK. A pretty strong flavor, which is generally good, but there was a hint of sourness to it, so not the greatest, but better than any lower grade salami
Shropshire Blue (8 ounce) by igourmet
I have ordered this cheese several times and every time I am delighted. It is packaged and shipped very well and is always at the correct point of ripeness. I am almost embarrassed to admit that it has replaced Stilton as my favorite cheese. And it is a good bargain too. I love this cheese.
Reserve Du Chateau 6 Week Wine Kit, Italian Pinot Grigio, 55-Pound Container
This kit contains 6 gallons of juice--not a concentrate. It is so easy to make,and it appears to be a great wine. I will need to age it for a year to be sure of the wine,but it sure does look good.
Frankly I wasn't expecting much for the price so I'm a bit surprised. I think of this variety as a strictly 'summer' wine. It will be a winner at any backyard bbq birthday or anniversary that happens to occur. I bottled 24 in wine bottles & put the balance in recycled beer bottles. Beer bottles are more convenient for camping trips. The best people in America are to be found in campgrounds during summer and this wine should make a nice ice breaker while meeting new friends.
April 14 six weeks from start tried my first beer bottle of this wine. Dominant smells and taste are citrus and banana. As a rule banana is not approved in my list of smells/flavors. Can't tolerate an artificial pretense. But this banana is real and not over expressed. Just enough of the real deal to be noticable. As I implied in the first instance this wine screams for a summer evening outdoor party. Pool party BBQ whatever. For the love of God get on with it. You still have time. Buy it. Do it. I'm astonished at the quality vs stuff I ever bought before.
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Love the product.... we have bought from this company before and we really enjoy it...... Can't wait to try the other wine kits...The kit is good. My wife and I drink a lot of Pinot Grigio at meals, etc and this one came out pretty well. I say pretty well because I think I discovered something with a subsequent kit....the chitosan and kielesol used to clarify the wine leave a chemical taste. I used it in the first batch of this wine and we can taste it, but the wine itself is very good.I say first batch because I am buying another kit and using something else for finings...possibly will experiment with gelatin or something. The reason? Right after doing this kit I did another kit and decided to try leaving out the chitosan and kielesol and the wine came out really REALLY good....2 1/2 cases evaporated once my friends tried it. So I think I will either leave it out in the future or try gelatin, bentonite, or something else.
Back to this kit....
I ran the initial fermentation for 3 weeks, then secondary for 2 weeks. I then fined it and let it sit for about 3 more weeks. I then ran it through my Vin Brite filter into bottles, and went out of town. My wife called me to say, "Not bad!", and liked it enough to drink it relatively soon after bottling.
So it passes muster for the grapes and kit in general, but I think I want to either use something else for fining or try letting it settle for a month and then filtering it into the bottles. This after, of course, initial and secondary fermentation with transfer to a carboy once or twice to help clarify it some.
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Made this wine and aged it 3 months. Thought I would give it a try and it was delicious. Between myself, friends and family, I am down to my last bottle and it hasn't even been 6 months.6/30/2013
I made the 6 gallon Cabernet kit and that turned out great too. Now I just started another pinot grigio. I'm going to try to age this one a little more.... if I can keep my family and friends away from it.
Back to the Roots Oyster Mushroom Kit
We have grown many mushroom kits with fabulous success, so even with the poor reviews, we bought this kit. Having followed the instructions exactly (soak 24 hours, mist twice or more daily) we got a great burst of little mushrooms. They grew, we misted. We misted and they dried up!So, unwilling to throw $17.00 away, we read everything we could find on the web on Oyster Mushrooms. Then we cut 1/4 off the block and seeded a couple pounds of fresh, damp coffee grounds with the "seed".
We soaked the remainder for 48 hours This time we re-sealed the block in our vacuum sealer, cut an opening and covered the block with a clear plastic bag --placing it in exactly the same place in our kitchen. Mushrooms happened again! And again, even with the plastic bag serving as an incubator, they dried up.
Meanwhile, the mycellium in the fresh coffee grounds have taken off!
So, unwilling to give up, we resoaked the "Brick" and put in under a plastic cube. Mushrooms are forming again -this time we think they will make it!
After much thought, it seems clear that some "bricks" of used coffee grounds are too compressed and dry to take on adequate moisture. We love the concept of re-use and think the developers of this product are on to something. The bricks are innoculated with ample spores, however the substrate at least in some cases is too compressed to have mushrooms survive -even in a humid environment. If you try this kit, soak it for a long time and put it in a plastic cube or bell jar from the outset. Good luck!
We contacted customer service (twice) since they state on the site that they guarantee their product. After 2 days, no response.
UPDATE: 1/15/12
Last Tuesday January 11, the company finally contacted me and said they were committed to customer service, would replace it if it was dead and could I please send pictures. So I sent pictures, and they told me it was still viable but just a "late bloomer" and to send pictures again on Tuesday, 1/17. If the kit still didn't show any mushrooms, then they'd send me a new kit.
Wouldn't you know it, yesterday morning the kit started showing significant signs of mushrooms after about 14 days, and today they're much bigger (and more of them).
So, at this point, I would say it's a ok kit, but I just think they need to revise their marketing materials and change the "mushrooms in as little as 10 days" part. I was VERY close to throwing it away twice.
Bottom line, be patient. If you get this kit and you don't have any luck, email the company with pictures of your kit(feedback@backtotheroots.com). They probably won't get back to you the next day, but hopefully they will within a few days.
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(#1 REVIEWER)These mushroom are fun to watch and tasty to eat! I just cut the package, sprayed twice a day with a provided mister, and in about 10 days got the mushrooms! I got 4 crops out of one package, with each successive crop being a little smaller than the previous one. Note that the mushrooms don't like drafts, so keep them away from fans and air conditioners.Oyster mushrooms are mild in flavor, have a slightly nutty taste. The oyster mushroom absorbs other flavors well and change their flavor to go well with whatever you are cooking. You can use the whole mushroom the cap and the stem. They are easy to use in many different ways. They taste great just sauteed in butter. I saute and then add them to pasta. I also add them to stews or as ingredient for any sauce I make for cooking chicken. I also found they go great with any Indian sauce, like Pataks: Pataks Vindaloo Curry Paste 10 Oz
In this order you will receive 1 package of mushrooms (even though three packages are shown in a photo). However the product description does say that the total weight of the package is 2.6 pounds, and the title says that each kit is 3-pounds. So the info is there, but could have been more clear.
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Be careful on this one. I followed all the instructions: soaking it 24 hours, misting twice a day, keeping it out of direct sunlight... and all I grew was a lot of white mold. And guess what, there's no guarantee or return policy at all, so a moldy brick of coffee grounds which promises, but does not deliver mushrooms, goes for $20 on Amazon and the buyer is SOL. Very disappointing buy.Want Back to the Roots Oyster Mushroom Kit Discount?
I received this as a Christmas gift and was delighted. I followed directions EXACTLY presoaking, misting, temperature range correct, lighting correct. No mushrooms ever appeared from the "front" of the box several stems tried to grow from the covered sides, withered and died. I harvested one mushroom from "side one." As directed, I repeated the presoak, misting, etc on the second side of the box, with the same results.... nothing from the "back", but several stems weakly tried to grow from the sides, withered and died. One mushoom harvested from that side as well not a cluster a single mushroom. I'm so appreciative for the thoughtfulness of the gift givers, but extremely disappointed that the kit was a complete failure. Don't waste your money.
Brix Chocolate Extra Dark - 8oz
I saw this chocolate at my local Earth Fare, and I thought they were crazy for asking $8 for 8 ounces of chocolate. However, being a fan of both wine and chocolate, I finally caved in and bought a brick: I had to see what a chocolate formulated to complement wine would taste like.Though I can't believe I'm going to say it, it was worth every dime.
I can't say I'm a connoisseur, and admittedly, I have a somewhat unsophisticated palate. I cannot tell what type of barrel a chardonnay was aged in, or how long, and I am not adept at determining the notes in types of wine. (Berry? Cherry? Maybe. Spice and chocolate I can generally tell.) However, I can say with confidence that the chocolate goes perfectly with every full-bodied red wine I've paired it with. Don't try it with white, however, unless you have a sweet tooth from hell.
http://shop.brixchocolate.com/Brix-Medium-Dark-Chocolate-Bar/p/BRIX-002038Great chocolate, with or without the wine; I like it with the wine best. Looking forward to trying other flavors.