Tai Pei Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls Review

It's a beautiful cool fall morning, but I wasn't very happy to see it come so soon. I just wanted to keep right on sleeping this morning, but I have things to do. Luckily I don't have 2 little ones to chase after today. Yesterday, I felt the same way, but the girls were coming. They got here before I'd had a chance at breakfast. I a biscuit with butter and dutch apple jam with my coffee. I mixed in a little peppermint cocoa mix. The girls had eaten a little before they got her, but Lexi had a sausage & cheese biscuit anyway (she didn't eat the sausage). Mary nibbled on a cracker, but didn't really want anything else.

I fixed a tortilla casserole with the last of my Easy Mexican Rice. I added a little water, some Mexican oregano, MSF crumbles and extra garlic to the rice and heated it on the stove. I put some course crushed tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl, then I spread the rice & bean mixture over the chips. I put a later of the bite sized tortillas on top of the rice & beans, sprinkled them with shredded sharp white cheddar and a few jalapeño slices. I put it in the microwave just long enough to melt the cheese. This was really pretty good. I will have to remember to do this when I eat the leftovers from the freezer.

I had the rest of my blizzard. After spooning the ice cream out into the bowl, I licked the spoon. This was a mistake. My top lip stuck to the outside of the spoon and I didn't realize it. when I pulled the spoon away, you can guess how that went. Well, I had a hard time eating the ice cream and anything else since then.

I made Tai Pei Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls for dinner.

Nutrition Facts 

Serving Size 2 rolls (68g)  

Amount Per Serving

Calories from Fat 70  Calories 140   % Daily Values* Total Fat 8g 12%   Saturated Fat 0.5g 2% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 320mg 13% Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%   Dietary Fiber -   Sugars -   Protein 3g    

Vitamin A -

Vitamin C -

Calcium -

Iron -

*	Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

 

I had planned to get some broccoli slaw to go with my spring rolls, but they didn't have any for some reason, so I just bought broccoli and had a salad with it, some carrots, cucumber and some Asian Toasted Sesame dressing. The egg rolls were pretty good. They didn't get quite as crisp as the Chungs Mini Egg Rolls, but there was more filling, I think. They had a good flavor. I actually think they were more like egg rolls and the Chung's were more like spring rolls, but either way the filling was basically the same. I also believe the Tai Pei rolls were a little short and fatter. I would choose either one, of course I did prefer the crunchier wrap of the Chung's, but that's just the junk food junkie in me. I didn't try the sauce for these, because I had some sauce packets that needed to be used, but I'll update on the sauce as soon as I try it. I'm giving these 3.5 stars since they didn't wow me, but they are good.

I had a few of Lucas' spicy seasoned sweet potato fries. My injured lip wasn't really liking the spices, but the rest of my mouth love these.

 I'm late again, sorry. I got sidetracked at the last minute. Happy Saturday!!! No proof reading, I guess.

Chungs Mini Vegetable Egg Roll Review

It's a chilly morning, the same as yesterday. I remedied the chill yesterday with a cup of coffee. I had a small cup of Sunny D, the original Sunny D, while waiting on my coffee to brew.

 

I had coconut sugar in my coffee. It doesn't taste at all like coconut. It reminds me of brown sugar. I didn't think to take a picture of it. (Updated to include photo.) I may add one later. Coconut sugar is better for you. It's naturally low on the Glycemic Index, which has benefits for weight control and improving glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes (type 1 and type 2).

I had half decaf/ half regular coffee. I loved the coconut sugar in my coffee, but a large cup of coffee was a bit too much. About 2/3's of the way down in the cup, I could really feel the caffeine. I am caffeine sensitive I suppose. I think a regular cup would be enough. I just love the taste of coffee. I guess I'll just have to have mostly decaf. Do you like how I go for less sugar in my coffee and have a sugary glazed donut on the side? Well, every little bit helps, I suppose.

This was in the freezer. I had no idea what kind of donut it was and after eating it, I still don't. I suppose it was just a plain glazed cake donut. I really need to remember to label things; most of the time I do. It must have been from Krispy Kreme though or it wouldn't have had all that glaze. Luckily, I think it was the last one in the freezer.

We went to Mom's yesterday while she & Lynda were gone. We raided their frig and obviously their candy bowl. I had a Reese's peanut butter pumpkin.

We cut grass, watered plants, turned on the heat, and watched television. I found Chung's mini vegetable egg rolls in the freezer to fix for lunch.

I also found MorningStar Farms garden veggie patties...

...and seasoned fries.

I fixed the egg rolls which Dale helped eat. These were very good. They did take a bit longer to cook than the package directions, of course that may be the oven or it may be my preference of a slightly crisp outside. These did seem to be mostly wrap and very little veggie inside, but you have to consider that these are a mini version of the egg roll and so there isn't a lot of room inside. I just gave them a 4, since I don't necessarily think all that wrap is a good for you, but these are good. The duck sauce that came with them was pretty good too. I also used the sauce for my veggie patty, it was great.

I had a garden patty and some of the fries with my egg rolls and several packets of duck sauce. The veggie patties, btw, are very good with an Asian themed dinner. They are made with a blend of mushrooms, water chestnuts, onion, carrots, green and red bell peppers, black olives, brown rice, and rolled oats. Dale & Lucas had General Tso's Chicken which they also found in the freezer. We still had Sunday dinner at Mom's, but without them. Thanks Mom & Lynda, sorry you missed it!!

There was also a fortune cookie on the table. I ate that too.

Here's the fortune inside.

I had my two slices of leftover Kashi Mediterranean Pizza for dinner. I wasn't very hungry, so this was enough.

I was able to get everything finished up early last night, but I was still a little later getting to bed than I should have. I didn't get a lot of reading done yesterday during the day. I'd taken my ereader with me to Mom's but didn't realize the battery was nearly dead and I didn't take the charger. It's getting down to the end of the book, where all the interesting stuff takes place, so when I finally did get to read, I really just kept wanting to read more. I finally forced myself to put it down and go to bed. I've only about 18% left. Maybe I can knock that out today. Are you into a good book? What are you reading?

Jade Dragon Vegetable Egg Rolls Review

This morning is filled with the names of those, who lost their lives on 9/11 as I watch the television broadcast of 9/11: America Remembers. There were so many. It makes writing this morning difficult. God bless those who lost their lives and all those effected by this tragedy.

I'm late this morning getting started. My alarm only went off once, I thought I'd hit the snooze button, but apparently not. I overslept about an hour and a half.

Yesterday I had half an everything bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and as good as it was, I was missing my fruit.

 

After breakfast Dale and I went to the flea market. It was the first time I've been since the old one burned down and the new one opened. It was a lot nicer than the old one. The best part was how clean everything looked and how nice the bathrooms are, although there was still no soap in them. Note to self, be sure to take hand wipes or sanitizer when going to the flea market. I did see a few of the old vendors that I liked going to. All I got was a big bottle of Dawn dish soap while I was there. I use to get produce cheaper at the flea market, but since the new buildings have gone up, so have the prices. There were a few things I can still get at a bargain. I should have bought some vanilla extract while I was there. I saw it, but didn't realize I was just about out at home.

By the time we got back I was starved. All through the flea market you could smell food, of course the main smell was hot dogs......not interested. We need a vegetarian food vendor at the flea market please or at least one with several vegetarian options. Fries do not count, sorry. 

I went for something quick as usual when I got home. The quickest being leftover pepper & onion pizza with leftover salad from Blue Bay.

I heated the pizza in the toaster oven (6 minutes, 5 would have been enough), while I put the salad on my plate and cut up the thick slice of tomato that came with it.

 

I used light ranch dressing on my salad with the last minute addition of dried dill and black pepper.

 

Later I had a few wheat crackers spread with cream cheese. I used the dill again along with a sprinkle of garlic powder on the cream cheese inside the crackers for a little extra flavor.

 

We went to Save A Lots in the afternoon. I bought these vegetable egg rolls. I didn't realize there were only 3 to a pack. They came with both microwave and conventional oven directions. I did 2 of them in the microwave. Although I did not place them on a paper towel as directed they were soggy when they were done. Somehow I'm just not sure if the paper towel would have helped. I then place the egg rolls without wrappers into the toaster oven for a few moments to crisp them up. This worked nicely.

Jade Dragon - Vegetable Egg Roll

Servings: 1 egg roll  Servings per container: 3

Calories	70	Sodium	530 mg
Total Fat	2 g	Potassium	0 mg
Saturated	0 g	Total Carbs	11 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fiber	1 g
Monounsaturated	0 g	Sugars	3 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	2 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	30%	Calcium	2%
Vitamin C	25%	Iron	2%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Even though the egg rolls and I got off to a soggy start, I was pretty impressed with them otherwise. They had a very nice flavor. They also came with 3 packets of sweet & sour sauce, one for each egg roll. The sauce has a slightly spicy flavor, which reminds me of horseradish. It wasn't what I expected, when described as sweet & sour sauce, but I did like it.

I had the egg rolls along with some of my spicy Asian vegetable soup.

I'd hoped to finish off the soup, but after eating one bowl and 2 egg rolls, I was too full to finish off the rest.

I did manage to get to bed by 11:30 last night. I didn't get much reading done. I spent too long playing games and fooling around on the internet. Hopefully I can stay on track tonight and be able to squeeze in a little reading. Happy Sunday!!