Episode 85: Trader Joe’s Cannelés De Bordeaux

21 Apr, 2009

Posted by: Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

Today’s guest is Lisa Creech Bledsoe from TheGlowingEdge.com and she surprised me with a French dessert that had all the makings of an amazing treat. This is mainly due to the fact it had alcohol in it!

The Trader Joe’s Cannelés De Bordeaux may sound fancy. But does it live up to it’s fancy name?

Links and References in Today’s Episode
Lisa’s website: www.TheGlowingEdge.com
Lisa on Twitter: @glowbird
Stella Doro Nipple Cookies
Chinese Mooncake
I said, Bottlecaps but I meant these
Gummy Bears Theme Song

NOTE: Due to the fact that it looks like I didn’t follow the directions correctly, I have stripped the rating tag below off of this product review. It just isn’t reasonable for me to think I can rate this product accurately if I didn’t prepare it right.

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View Comments to "Episode 85: Trader Joe’s Cannelés De Bordeaux"

1 | Pat

April 21st, 2009 at 5:35 pm

canneles (pronounced cah-nah-lays) and
Bordeaux == BORE-DOH!! as I’m pretty sure you know.

Also, I think you were supposed to defrost for 20 minutes and THEN heat for 20 seconds! No shortcuts unless maybe you use your microwave defrost cycle for like fish.

2 | Ben

April 21st, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Come on man Gary Vaynerchuk will be mad you don’t know how to pronounce Bordeaux. Just like Pat said Bore-Doh

3 | Stefanie

April 21st, 2009 at 10:07 pm

Dude, you guys! Pat’s right. The instructions are:

1. Defrost 20 minutes.
2. Eat at room temperature OR heat 20 seconds to serve warm.

You guys interpreted it as:
1. Defrost 20 minutes and eat at room temperature OR
2. Heat 20 seconds to serve warm.

The defrosting is non-negotiable! Oops. These look super tasty though.

4 | Flo

April 21st, 2009 at 10:49 pm

Hey Greg,

I’m a big fan of your show, although I am from Germany and cannot buy anything of the stuff you show
Alas, I just love the style of your blog… it does not depend on being able to actually eat what you’re presenting.

On a sidenote: For the last three weeks, I have been learning like a maniac for my university exams, which I finished yesterday (I’m an MA now). During this time, I watched about 50 episodes of your blog, which in a way really helped me to calm down and stay focused.

So, thanks for helping me finishing my M.A.!

You rock.

5 | Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

April 22nd, 2009 at 1:07 am

Wow. Pat and Stephanie, you guys are probably right. Well, chalk this up to poor directions then.

Typically products dumb it done with pictures and written directions for a reason. So that hacks like me follow the directions better. I have stripped the rating tag off of this product and amended my post above in red.

Hmmm. Maybe Lisa and I need to review this product again….

6 | Bear Silber

April 22nd, 2009 at 2:31 am

They make “Nipple Cookies”? No one told me about this.

I love how you put the links to both Stellas and the wiki for Chinese Mooncakes.

Sage move on taking the stars down….I’d say just an update after proper preparation would suffice. Don’t worry sir….it happens to the best of us as times

Really enjoyed Lisa (she kicks butt…literally , check that girls website everyone, she’s intense). I took a few boxing lessons once and mad was I tuckered…you’d think hitting a bag wouldn’t be hard but after an hour I was exhausted….I think more than I’ve ever been.

I’m really enjoying these guest reviews, very lively and lots of great interaction.

7 | Madison

April 22nd, 2009 at 2:57 am

You win some, you lose some–it’s appropriate that you’ve got a sporty co-host!

8 | Enrica Steiner

April 22nd, 2009 at 6:00 am

yeah u really messed up the bordaux. lol.
i’m an exchange student and living near bordaux now, and they make those little cakes here FRESH! lol. they’re awesome!

love ur show. it’s so funny…

9 | Enrica Steiner

April 22nd, 2009 at 6:03 am

oh crap, i managed it to write bordeaux wrong… jesus… *hide* REALLY awkward..

10 | Bear Silber

April 22nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm

BTW..forgot to mention it earlier. Nice Gummi Bears reference! I’m a huge fan, I loved that show growing up and got the series on DVD!

Now if only I could find a store that sold Gummi Juice!

11 | Lisa Creech Bledsoe

April 22nd, 2009 at 12:20 pm