Because I have one in my neighborhood now and because I can't afford to shop much in the foodie shops.
Great stuff I have tried:
The trail mixes (especially "Simply the Best" w/cranberries, cherries, cashews, almonds, pineapple, etc.)The tamales (cheese > chicken > beef imo)Seeded Whole Wheat Bread (the one that looks kind of like a knockoff of "The Baker")European Style Whole Milk Yogurt (plain)Swiss Dark ChocolateGyoza Dumplings (esp. pork)
Good/Decent:Hofbrau Bock beerPollo Asado (the pre-marinated one you cook yourself)Salmon Roulettes (frozen)Fajita BurritoEnchiladas VerdesCrab PattiesQuesadillas (the non-frozen ones)Natural peanut butter (hard to fuck this up)Whole Wheat Blueberry MuffinsFrench Vanilla Ice Cream
Meh:Wild salmonVegetable BurritoSome kind of frozen vegetable medley with weird flavored-butter melty clumpsMost of the other jarred pasta sauces
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
It's a bit disturbing how easily Trader Joe's has lulled me into eating so much frozen food. But I guess law school is partly to blame for that.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
classic: lb bag of pecans for $6sourdough breadhard-to-find red-label california style sourdough breadfocaccia ($2.99)seasonal spiced apple drink with cloves and thingsdud: recalled peanut productsnot selling individual avocadossome weird kind of carrots that sound delicious but you get them home and they're just more frozen carrots with weird lumps of ginger infused butter that you eat on their own, just a bowl of carrots whose refined charisma you thought might carry them.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
chili mango slices <3
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
some weird kind of carrots that sound delicious but you get them home and they're just more frozen carrots with weird lumps of ginger infused butter that you eat on their own, just a bowl of carrots whose refined charisma you thought might carry them.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:16 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark
Yeah, that! It was gross!
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
classic:
salmon pattiespeanut butter filled pretzelsi will second gyoza dumplings and seeded whole wheatone of the bacons they sell, can't recall details
dud:
andouille sausage (this made me feel fucked up)
i don't have a microwave so large swaths of their frozen stuff is useless to me.
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
The cioppino is the absolute most refined, delicious, and clutch frozen dinner I have ever had. Throw it on some spaghetti and you have an even bigger meal.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
do you have to microwave that?
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
s: that white cheddar w/ the carmalized onions in it (<---- my favorite shit ever)
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
s: mango mochi
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 03:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
classic:vege medley w/balsamic butter dressingvege medley w/potato wedges^both great tossed with spag and oilvegan choc chip cookiesalmond caramel clusterschocolate ice cream (some of the best ice cream and it's CHEAP)hashbrownsfrozen vege lasagna
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
i wish trader joe's was not so crowded so i could go more often and buy cheap delicious things.
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
their fresh fruit is shit - every time we get stuff from there it goes rotten in a couple of days
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
no one's mentioned the dark chocolate ginger pieces...they're...delightful
― dbro, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh i had a party and put out the dark chocolate covered almonds rolled in dark cocoa and ppl were like omg nommmmm
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
lacey cookies A++++++ not sure if they're TJ brand though
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, produce is generally hit or miss. I like buying their big bags o' mixed chard or "southern greens." I love cooking greens and cleaning/cutting them is such a pain, especially in my tiny-ass kitchen.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
As far as crowds -- best time to go is 10AM or earlier on a weekend (well, excluding going on a weekday during work hours, which you probably can't do). Another good time -- dinner hours, Friday evening.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
the way they treat their apples makes me want to cry. you can paw through a whole shelf of apples and find none that aren't bruised
i always feel sorry for the people who are holding the signs that shepherd the line. at first i thought it was a pretty good lazy job, then i realised that it's queueing, ALL DAY LONG, never getting anywhere. when you're at the bank and there's a massive line, you always rely on that schadenfreude of other people piling up behind you and having to wait longer. but if you're the trader joe linesman ... always at the end of the line.
they also call it 'twelve items or fewer' which is nice
― deveraux billings (schlump), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:02 (4 years ago) Permalink
I always find the cashiers super nice -- do they pay unusually well or something?
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
their bagged greens do seem to last really well - we get the baby spinach a lot, it's a big bag and stays fresh for close to two weeks.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
dinner hours?? no way. that is also known as 'after work' when everyone in the world goes!
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
omfg
― can u do me a kindness (jergins), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
But Friday night it seems to work, like maybe 7:30 or later.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
good:
breadpeanut butter (also almond butter)three cheese frozen pizzasole filetssharp cheddar (cheap!)chocolate-covered edamametomato soup (okay, not as good as Amy's)
always disappointing:
anything salsa-relatedproduce
i stay away from the frozen dinners and pre-marinated crap too, and the overpriced meats.
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
they have nicely prized frozen meats. i prefer whole foods' frozen fishes.
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
cheeapest clif bars off the net!
― can u do me a kindness (jergins), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
"good:
bread"
But not good, the plain-old "Whole Wheat Bread" (the one with very small slices) -- cardboardy. Same with the bread that comes in imitation Alvarado Street Bakery packaging.
It's funny how TJ will have like five different brands of the same product that are all TJ's and all knockoffs of other brands, and then they compete against each other.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
classic x100: free samples of coffee
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
Suggest Ban Permalink― deveraux billings (schlump), Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:02 PM Bookmark
I have never seen this
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like the "New Zealand Grass Fed Organic Cheddar" -- very cheap! (not as yummy as Cabot, but, you know, in this economy...)
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
i have never bought any of the cheese/fresh meats because the line wraps around the store and makes it impossible to get to anything in that case
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
do you live in somewhere with a breezy, unencumbered open plan trader joe's? like one in arizona where they test out new products?
i think there is a bit on the website dedicated to regional variations, if anyone is keen for more idiosyncratic tj innovation
― deveraux billings (schlump), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like the "New Zealand Grass Fed Organic Cheddar" -- very cheap!
That stuff's good -- it's a little earthy-tasting, though. I usually just get the Wisconsin sharp white cheddar.
You know what's pretty good, and new I think (at least in my neck of the woods)? The edamame hummus.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
My favorite of their hummuses is the Mediterranean Hummus
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
should be its own thread/poll, but i have come to the conclusion that all other houmouses are bullshit. i have been burned too many times. original is BEST, though red pepper is sometimes acceptable.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
Do you specifically mean Trader Joe's original or are you just against flavored hummuses in general?
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard)
One of my all-time faves too. I put it on rice at first but it's even better on pasta. And you can cook the seafood/sauce in a pan - no microwave necessary.
Also the Chicken Gorgonzola in the frozen section is classic. Make a sandwich with their cibatta.
― nickn, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 06:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
A lot of their frozen stuff works in the toaster oven if you can wait around for a little while.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 06:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
their veggie meatballs are awesome. also, their wheat tortillas are shit for everything EXCEPT making enchiladas, we discovered today, in which case they are the best tortillas you can possibly buy.
― akm, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 06:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
Do the frozen stuff (entrees & such) on the stovetop with a little oil, maybe a little water--set it on medium-low and stir.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 06:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
best: chocolate covered pretzelschocolate mint hot chocolatechocolate covered fruitlacey cookiesbrie - good price compared to Whole Foodssome of the frozen appetizers - mushroom turnovers I remember being pretty yummy, though I haven't had them in awhilegreek style yogurtdecent prices on fancy brand hard liquorbig jugs of juicespiced apple cider
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 07:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
agreed - Whole Foods has frozen soft-shell crab. They spent almost a year building a Whole Foods down my block, and I resented it a lot. Then I saw the frozen soft-shell crab. Best sandwich I've ever had was a soft-shell crab prepared burger like. Sorry to derail TJ thread with WF talk.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 07:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
I fuck w/ the mushroom turnovers
― as per diddy's twitter (The Reverend), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 07:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
i don't really buy stuff from the freezer aisle much, but the frozen naan is classic! dud: i bought some frozen egg rolls recently and they came out kinda mushy and greasy. but classic: frozen puff pastry. and their pizzas aren't half bad, esp. the roasted vegetable one.
i'm stoked that they have the winter loaf fruit and nut bread right now! it's super-delicious, esp. the bits of candied orange peel.
one of my other favorite things is the nitrate-free pastrami, which has a very beefy/briny flavor.
if i buy pre-sliced sandwich bread at all, i buy the milton's whole grain bread or the new repackaged TJ's version of it (it's cheaper).
the cheese selection is somewhat meh, but i'm all about that cotswold cheddar. and i've been keeping little hunks of their grana padano around to grate on pasta, etc.
they used to have these triple-shot cans of iced espresso at a very good price. i'm deeply dismayed that they've stopped carrying them.
― NYSE:JAH (get bent), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 07:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
so many things i've had from TJs were good or great the first time, horrible the second. the veggie chorizo, for instance. i hardly buy anything but staples there these days, the occasional lazy can of veggie chili... my wife loves their frozen pizzas. i find them pretty disgusting. they got rid of a lot of my favorite stuff in the past year or so.
quinoa bread - yum. not good for toast, though, just making sandwiches. everything bagels are okay. i'm really straining to think of anything exciting... um, chili-lime pistachios.
the balsamic veggie medley - blarrgh. canned soups - blarrgh.
― WEREWOLF CONGRESS (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 08:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
when has something called a "veggie medley" EVER been good?
― NYSE:JAH (get bent), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 08:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
they had this half-round of sourdough bread, might've been whole wheat sourdough that was awesome.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 08:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
maybe if it was fried veggie medley, it'd be good. However, most things called "veggie medley" tend not to be fried.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 08:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
veggie medleys/mixed vegetable mixes are never good, this is true
pretty good -moroccan salted olivesgreek yogurtbaby beetsginger cookies, the small ones that come in a round plastic containersome of the frozen enchiladas (chicken chile verde)relatively inexpensive walnuts, almonds, also almond butter
― football consultant, oakland raiders (daria-g), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 11:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
yes:veggie meatballs (addicted to these)garlic hummus dipcoffee
no:produce (obviously)"soy nuggets"
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 11:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm still into soy nuggets, though my girlfriend has gradually lost interest in them.
Other likes, with caveats:
margarita pizza (though it's no substitute for the great goat cheese pizza, which has since been discontinued)
frozen mildly spiced vegetable burritos (though I stopped buying them after I realized how calorie-laden they are)
fresh mild salsa (though it tends to get overly acidic after a couple of days)
I guess I have no complaints about the frozen seafood I've bought there.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
My gf also just walked into the room and said, "Did you mention BRITISH MUFFINS?" I said no because I don't give a shit about them, but for posterity, I should mention that she eats the cinnamon raisin variety pretty much every day.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
^different from English muffins?
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
Not that I can tell.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
Wait, I take that back: I guess they don't have Thomas-style nooks and crannies.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
That's the Welsh influence.
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
Undoubtedly.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
decent prices on fancy brand hard liquor
where do you live that they do this? i want to move there.
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
should mention that i've grown past charles shaw (hooray i am old!) but i still like to buy wines at their wine shop cause they're about $3-8 cheaper for most things than the shop in my neighborhood.
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
they dont have liquor or wine @ the bk outpost
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
tbh i have not really been feeling tjs lately after eating nothing but stuff from their store all thru college
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
will ride for the chocolate covered peanut butter filled pretzels tho
those Maple Cream cookies are out of control good.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
that sounds absolutely disgusting
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
These are not being appreciated enough.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
I've ventured into Trader Joe's out of curiosity, but I always get frustrated and leave empty-handed. I can't stand the in-no-way-intuitive layout (soy sauce is stocked in the freezer section next to eggrolls?) and there are huge gaps in what they stock (Thai rice sticks were the only non-Italian noodles I could find). But I don't buy prepared foods or snacks, so maybe TJ wasn't meant for me.
― lindseykai, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
ugh, we got the chili mango slices and found them GROSS.
BUT WHY TJ DID YOU STOP SELLING THE CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS? My gf asked, they said they weren't selling. WTF
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
But I don't buy prepared foods or snacks, so maybe TJ wasn't meant for me.
Possibly. CHILXor dan m. has said the same. I don't really go nuts with all of the snacks and cookies and shit, either, but there are two things that I eat with a great deal of regularity -- cereal and sandwiches -- and TJ's is definitely good for things like cheese, soy milk, condiments, etc.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
bread talk: quinoa bread is some crumbly shit.the half-loaves of sourdough are great though. i don't really understand wholewheat sourdough, but the white loaves. also the tuscan panes and similar little seeded breads.
i remember someone speaking up for soy chorizo a while ago and being curious, because i don't really go in for faux-meat stuff. but the backlash has dissuaded me. are veggie meatballs good: for real?
also: little cherry tomatoes. can't really find them anywhere cheaper.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
― dan selzer, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:07 AM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark
Someone told me they have some kind of fairly strict system where they rotate out the bottom x% of products (in sales terms).
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
If you don't like prepared foods it's true that TJ doesn't have a lot to offer besides staples. It's definitely not a store for true foodies or cooking enthusiasts. Produce at the little green markets in the area is equally cheap and generally better. And Sahadi's and Damascus Bakery are good for specialty items.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
got to chime in for this lemon pepper w/ grinder trader joe's sells. my mom bought it for us randomly and it took my wife and i a couple months to actually try it, but now we cannot live without it. which is a problem because we're running low and we live in a state with no Trader Joe's. Mom?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
still so sad that tjs discontinued the flax pasta. brown rice and whole wheat is proving to be no substitute. the flax one ended up being just the right consistency -- not to chewy, but still on the firm side that let you know it was a bit more healthy than white flour. one of the managers told me a few months back they'd be trying out another flax variety, but no dice so far.
― robotsinlove, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
may god help me if they ever get rid of darrell lea black licorice
life without it would be bleak
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
omg that reminds me the 25 seasoning salute is like a gift from the heavens!
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
Third on the veggie meatballs...also:
-super lazy but the three-packs of frozen brown rice somehow microwave perfectly every time and are great on-the-fly
-boil-in-bag Indian dal (nice w/ their mango chutney)
-GARLIC NAAN (not frozen)
-strawberry kefir (drinkable yogurt)
-red pepper-tomato soup in the carton thingy
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 17:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
O yeah the carton soups have generally treated me well.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 17:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
third the carton soups - the red pepper/tomato is a fave of mine too
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
big fan of these.
Also, A ________ Walks Into a Bar
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
the red pepper/tomato is pretty good, but honestly i kind of live on Amy's low-fat cream of tomato.
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
Also:
Green apple granolaVegetarian sushiLentil wrap
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
Vegetarian sushi
Should've mentioned this earlier as a do-not-want. It's kind of gross.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
my boyfriend loves those soy nuggets - we discovered, by accident (lol), that the trick is to totally overbake them (45mins at 400)
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
It's lettuce, rice, squash and a little bit of tofu. What makes it gross?
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm on the fence about soy nuggets.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
xp They're a little sweet, which isn't something I want in sushi. I'm guessing it's preservatives.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh those fruit leather things w/ fiber added :)
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
i haven't been to tj's in like, months, though.
we discovered, by accident (lol), that the trick is to totally overbake them (45mins at 400)
Wow, you have far more patience than I do. If I'm eating soy nuggets, it's because I don't want to spend more than 5 minutes preparing a meal. (I just microwave them.)
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
frozen mac n cheese is amazing
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
expensive tho
you can make real food in 45 minutes!
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^Yeah, that's my point!
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
i KNOW that - but cooking is one of my least favourite activities, esp since me and my bf and pretty much polar differences when it comes to tastes.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
;_;
if you come visit i will teach you to <3 cooking :)
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
i don't have either the patience, efficiency or creativity to ever really enjoy cooking. the whole thing just stresses me out!
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
This is mad tasty (although I prefer the tandoori naan) but I end up freezing it anyway because otherwise it goes bad v quickly
xps: yeah, as someone who doesn't enjoy cooking at all (although my capabilities in that department are pretty good, tbh), TJ's is a godsend
― The-Reverend (rev), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
me too, rev - i CAN cook, and often do a reasonably good job of it. i was cooking family meals for 5 most week nights from the time i was 12-13. but i hate thinking about food and how to make it. which is also why tj's is so good - i can eat prettily healthily without putting much effort in.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
Recent TJ's classicness:Asparagus Risotto (might be too salty for some, but this is pretty much all I'm getting from the frozen aisle)German Mountain cheeseChicken sausage and polenta lasagna
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
Love:Columbus Salame Co. coldcuts (although these are not TJs exclusively)Cheaper prices on vino and booze, even if maddingly inconsistent stocking of beer brandsFlavored pita chips - OMMFG.
Hate:Milk - sour in like, 4 daysProduce - just not well-looked after, even in CA
On the whole, TJ for froze and pre-packaged, and bread if I'm feeling meh about Von's selection. As detailed on numerous other threads, the South Pasadena area has an embarassment of riches when it comes to grocery stores - WF, TJ, Vons, Ralphs, Bristol Farms and Pavillions all within 2 miles, and a BevMo in the mix, as well.
You pretty much can cook anything you want on an hour's notice.
― Barackin' In the Free World (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
never had problems with TJ's milk
― The-Reverend (rev), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
i can eat prettily healthily
Not to sound self-righteous -- because God knows I'm not the healthiest eater -- but if you're buying anything that's prepackaged (unless it's just like frozen green beans or whatever), you're definitely sacrificing a certain amount of healthiness. Trader Joe's items are usually better than what you'd find at a mainstream supermarket (I don't recall seeing high-fructose corn syrup in any of their products, for instance), but any ready-to-eat product is still going to have way more sodium and other chemical preservatives than if you just made it yourself.
This is a big part of why I gave up those TJ's burritos. For a while I told myself they were a cheap, healthy meal -- vegan even! -- and then I read the nutritional info more closely. TJ's also has a tortilla soup in a jar that I had a couple times and liked but stopped buying when I realized it contained like 80% of your RDA of sodium.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
IIRC, South Pasadena has a pretty good farmer's market on Thursday.
And yeah, TJ's produce is uniformly poor but I do like those big tubs of fresh basil.
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
that's why i said 'pretty healthily' - i do realise i don't have the most amazingly nutritious diet, but i have to make a compromise: i could eat super healthily and feel stressed about it every day and dread coming home to cook, or i can do what i'm doing now.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
and then I read the nutritional info more closely
this is where you went wrong, I think
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
god please bring one of these yuppie huts to walkable distance from my jersey city home thanknig u in advnce
― WOOKIE JOHNSON (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
xxp Totally. I feel much the same way, J.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
xp: tehresa - Trader Joe's has booze in the locations I go to - the San Francisco one, one in Emeryville, CA and new one in Oakland, CA. I think they're trying to open a store in Berkeley, and the city is hassling them about selling hard alcohol because it is on a street homeless people frequent, and Berkeley is concerned that Trader Joe's selling booze will somehow enable their already existant substance abuse problems. So maybe your TJ's lack of booze is the product of some city zoning issue.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
the half-loaves of sourdough are great though. i don't really understand wholewheat sourdough, but the white loaves. also the tuscan panes and similar little seeded breads.
It's sourdough bread made w/whole wheat flour. Or is it that you don't understand why this product would exist? I think the bread I was thinking of was the tuscan panes, though. I'm not a fan of pre-sliced bread, but I struggle to use up a whole loaf before it goes hard. The tuscan things actually last quite a while.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
So maybe your TJ's lack of booze is the product of some city zoning issue.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:56 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark
In NYC I think it's a limit on the number of liquor sale licenses in a geographical area. The Brooklyn one has beer but not wine or liquor.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
(although I have a feeling they get away with beers that approach wine-levels in ABV)
I think they're trying to open a store in Berkeley, and the city is hassling them about selling hard alcohol because it is on a street homeless people frequent
as opposed to every other street in the city. god I hate berkeley sometimes - opening up that trader joe's is the nicest thing that could ever happen to that area. (I used to live a few blocks away)
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
in ny though there are rules about selling both beer and wine, that's why it's always one or the other and not both.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
There's a lot to loathe about berkeley. However they do have the best record store, video store, and book store in the East Bay.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
There's already a TJ's on College. How many do you need?
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
In NYC I think it's a limit on the number of liquor sale licenses in a geographical area
California has these limits, too. There's a liquor license market and liquor license brokers. Parts of San Francisco are at the geographical limit, such that if you wanted to open a liquor store or restaurant/bar/club you would have to buy someone else's liquor license.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
The new one is going to be on University where the Firestone tire place was (I think). I was surprised they opened the one on Lakeshore because there was one on College and the Emeryville one, though the Lakeshore one is a really good location. Probably my best TJ's shopping experience was after happy hour at the Easy Lounge across the street - tipsy TJ's shopping. Had to really focus on buying things other than chocolate covered snacks and sausage.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 21:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
the one on college is shit - it's close to my work, but the other one is closer to where i live - and the one time we went there they were out of practically everything.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
I would rather they open something else up at the Firestone lot. There has got to be something else that could go in there and be of use. 2 Andronicos, 1 Berkeley Bowl, 2 Safeways, 1 Whole Foods, and 1 Trader Joes seems like plenty of grocery options to me.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
I've never been to the one on College. I tend to avoid that area, except for Zachary's Pizza.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
if you don't have a car in berkeley, the college one is way too far away. don't think I've ever even been?
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
You guys need a bicycle with a basket, I think.
Anyway, off topic, my apologies.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
If I worked in downtown Berkeley, I could see going to the Firestone trader joe's to get lunch. That Berkeley Bowl, Whole Foods, and Andronico's are so close together seems like overkill, but where I grew up 3 of the 5 supermarkets for the town were within 5 blocks, and that was where the supermarkets were, perhaps the same logic as putting all the car dealerships in one area - though that logic applied to supermarkets is not airtight.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
you see the same thing in new zealand too - all the big chain supermarkets along one street.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah, the town where I grew up was home to the first super-Walmart in Northern California. I think it might have as many big chain retail stores as the city I live in now that has 8x as many people.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Last night's dinner was one of those metallic bags of Trader Joe's Dal Makhani, over leftover rice, with some frozen mixed veggies. The veggies were totally unseasoned, but the Dal Makhani more than compensated, and we both sat there eating going, "Oh wow, this is gooood."
This was prepared entirely with a microwave and two bowls.
― kenan, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 23:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
Second the booze-loving. Big bottle of Walker Black (the 1.75L) for $7 cheaper than the BevMo, and you probably even a greater discount over liquor stores. Bought some bourbon and some good wines there the other day, I look forward to one tonight.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 23:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
this thread totally was the only reason I made the uphill trudge to trader joe's today
I decided to buy the 'simpler times' beer because I am crazy poor and it is crazy cheap! is it any good?
― iatee, Thursday, 12 March 2009 02:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
It's less complicated.
― kenan, Thursday, 12 March 2009 02:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
it's certainly drinkable, though it needs a more hilarious label to suit the name.
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Thursday, 12 March 2009 02:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
ah yeah, i just don't really understand it based on having eaten it. all the familiar sourdough taste was missing. the tuscan panes are real good.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Thursday, 12 March 2009 03:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
lovelovelove (and would marry) the chocolate raspberry sticks.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Thursday, 12 March 2009 04:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
So I was in Trader Joe's the other day with my son, who's 3 1/2, and really likes the ready-to-heat chili mac in the refrigerated section, and my son runs over to the refrigerator case, grabs a box of chili mac, hoists it over his head like the Stanley Cup, and bellows "CHIIIILLLLLIIIII MAAAAAAAAC!" to the great amusement of all nearby TJ employees.
So, chili mac.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 12 March 2009 04:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
the trader joe's near me is just this side of being too far to conveniently walk to for regular shopping expeditions, so it's been a while since i've partook of their stuff
that being said, something about their snacks always seemed slightly "off" to me-- their hummus, chips, salsa etc.
i remember their greek yogurt being awesome, though
plus awesome cheap beer, olive oil, nuts...
― laceychabertfan@aol.com (dell), Thursday, 12 March 2009 18:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
it's hard to go wrong with chocolate-covered fruit products - raspberry sticks are my fave after the milk chocolate covered pretzels.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
jaymc, i had a nightmare about astronomical sodium levels last night, thanks to you
― just1n3, Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:02 (4 years ago) Permalink
Haha, sorry.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
the TJ's in berkeley is going to be like three blocks from my house so Yes to that (although I don't see how anyone is going to park, maybe they're doing underground parking or something). This is the former location of the supermarket immortalized in that Ginsburg poem, incidentally.
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^ really? For some reason I thought it was the Safeway in the Marina in SF.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
no.
also, yeah, there are a lot of supermarkets in berkeley, but not as many as lots of other places, and anyway, andronicos and whole foods are prohibitively expensive for lots of people these day, and north berkeley safeway is fucking gross (though i shop there all the time)
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
anyway now I saw somewhere else that it was about something on college, but the daily planet in berkeley had an article a while back that stated it was about a supermarket that used to be on that lot. Gisburg lived on Milvia, right down from where I live now, which is where Howl was written.
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
ok here it is: http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-05-22/article/30062?headline=Reader-Report-Requiem-for-a-Berkeley-Strip-Mall
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
the ginsberg thing... wow, weird.
i hung out one night with a guy who worked at trader joe's. he was friends with a dodgy ex-roommate of mine. at one point he was like, "oh i'm going outside for a second to smoke some crack". i thought he was joking but he was totally and completely serious. it was kind of horrifying. such a nice young man, too...
― laceychabertfan@aol.com (dell), Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
I thought it was the Trader Joe's parking lot in Berkeley that Delroy Lindo got into an altercation at, but it looks like it was Whole Foods. (I think Adamrl mentioned this a while ago.)
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Thursday, 12 March 2009 19:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
there is no trader joe's in berkeley yet so it must have been, if it wasn't berkeley bowl
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 20:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
the berkeley bowl parking lot probably has more altercations than any Berkeley supermarket.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
berkeley bowl is an overrated pain the ass. it'll be good when they open the new one, but seriously, it is just groceries, and not even cheap groceries.
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^ agreed.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
go shop at grocery outlet for some real entertainment though
― akm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
I saw a lesbian furry couple at Whole Foods a couple weeks back. Okay, only one of them was wearing a tail, the other had a fake fur animal print jacket. I saw them again the other day, not in furry garb.
― what happened? I'm confused. (sarahel), Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
i realized after a trip to fairway the other day that their products are like 10x plus awesome than trader joe's.
― yur twit (tehresa), Saturday, 14 March 2009 17:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
I don't even know what fairway is, but I know that's a lie
― iatee, Saturday, 14 March 2009 18:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
In NYC I think it's a limit on the number of liquor sale licenses in a geographical area. The Brooklyn one has beer but not wine or liquor
Wine and liquor can't be sold at grocery stores in New York State (and food can't be sold at liquor stores, I think), although there has been talk to allow wine to be sold.
― tokyo rosemary, Saturday, 14 March 2009 19:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
Fairway is pretty great. I wish it weren't all the way down in Red Hook.
― lindseykai, Saturday, 14 March 2009 20:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
i went to the 72nd street one!
― yur twit (tehresa), Saturday, 14 March 2009 21:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Since this is such an East Bay flavored thread I'll give a shoutout to the TJ's on Concord Ave in Concord. It doesn't get too crowded and there's never stuff out of stock. You need a car though.
― Maltodextrin, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
I've noticed that cereal can be really cheap at Trader Joes. My favorite cereal, Nature's Path Organic Heritage, costs about half as much there as it does at the nearby Lucky.
― Maltodextrin, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
boo outer east bay
― iatee, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
2 Andronicos, 1 Berkeley Bowl, 2 Safeways, 1 Whole Foods, and 1 Trader Joes
+ another berkeley bowl soon
― iatee, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
the chilis are real yum
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 14:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
beef, chicken, veggie, WHATEVEr
fairway is incredible. i miss it (both locations).
― battlestar elastica (get bent), Monday, 23 March 2009 17:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
the red hook location is cool because you can go out back and have a lovely waterfront view while you enjoy a coffee and bagel.
― battlestar elastica (get bent), Monday, 23 March 2009 17:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Fairway is better, but they're slightly different concepts. TJ's is really no-frills and cheap -- emphasis is basically on lowest prices possible without completely giving up a few little yuppie pleasures. Fairway is more of a bargain gourmet store (although their staples are very reasonable) -- cheese counter, fresh fish, fantastic store-brand olive oil, etc.
― Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
my mom is a total stan for the lox at fairway
― battlestar elastica (get bent), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
i got these mini spinach pizzas from TJ's last week - they didn't taste too bad but MY GOD THE SMELL. i just couldn't bring myself to eat them.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
then how do you know they didn't taste too bad?
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
i managed a few bites, smarty-pants
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
these trader joe's avocados i bought are the worst avocados i've ever had :(
― corps of discovery (schlump), Monday, 20 April 2009 23:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
their wheat thins equivalent is godlike
― zurück zum Traphaus (donna rouge), Monday, 20 April 2009 23:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
trader joes produce = sketchy, at best
― Dr. Johnson (askance johnson), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 00:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
uh huh. the way they treat their apples is criminal. it is not really the emphasis, i guess, and the cherry tomatoes are o k enough and cheap enough to be useful. i am feverishly ploughing through their bread range, still; all the variations of the panes that have like, pumpkin seeds or honey or poppy seeds etc are terrific.
― corps of discovery (schlump), Tuesday, 21 April 2009 00:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
i've gotten some decent tj's avocados, but avocados here generally suck anyway so maybe they weren't really that great?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 21 April 2009 02:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
their mexican blackberries are awesome. never had a problem with their avocados, either. or at least no problem i haven't had with avocados from anywhere.
― GÖTT DAT SCHING (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 04:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Struck out for the first time with Trader Joe's indian food. The palak paneer is horrid. When people say, "I hate indian food," this is what they're talking about. Super stinky, extra runny, much too dark, really a nightmare. I'm having a cup of miso just to get the taste out of my mouth. I'm drinking to forget.
― tits akimbo (kenan), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 17:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
Chocolate covered pretzels: Like CRACK, I tell you!
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 18:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
ny avocado bashing = ??you just have to spend time choosing them. there's a place near my house that regularly has SPECIAL OFFER $1 AVOCADO offers because they've forgotten about a box and you can almost run them through your fingers like sand they're so soft. but i think they're easy enough to find. i saw an avocado tree for $75 in california recently though and ... that's probably the way to do it.
― corps of discovery (schlump), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 18:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
Tempting Trail Mix: aptly named
― tits akimbo (kenan), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 18:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
The TJ's Punjab Cholley is one of the better Indian foods I've tried from there.
And I'll go on record as loving the frozen cheese and potato Pierogi (they spell it Perogi). One of these days when I do the pan frying step, I'm going to use the fat left over from frying the cubed Pancetta that they sell (or maybe some ordinary bacon fat) rather than the olive oil I usually use.
― nickn, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 23:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
i saw an avocado tree for $75 in california recently though and ... that's probably the way to do it.
my grandparents have had an avocado tree for over twenty years. total avocado yield, approximately 15, half of which were gnawed by roof rats. commercial avocados are all grafted, though, and if your tree isn't you may get practically inedible fruit.
― GÖTT DAT SCHING (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 23 April 2009 02:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
you could feed me bad avocados non stop and it still wouldn't displace the story i heard about someone with an avocado tree, pulling them free and spreading them like butter.
― corps of discovery (schlump), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
im not gonna lie i mostly eat frozen TJs food for everything
good: mini chicken tacosfour-cheese pizzapesto flatbreadjo-jos of any sortgorgonzola gnocchignocchi florentina (what i just ate LOLOLOMG)chicken vindaloolil pistachio cookies
medium: kung pao chickenpunjab spinach sauce
bad: taquitos horrible eww
― 69, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
the chicken/udon noodle stirfry is damn good
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
― Dr. Phil, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^^ are these actually good? I am suspicious of TJ cereal.
― iatee, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like them, but I like most cereals I've tried there. They're not made by TJ; I've seen Barbara's cereals elsewhere. How wrong can you go for @2.99?
― nickn, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
I bought the strawberry yogurt o's or something and it was kinda gross so I'm just hesitant to try again. I like sugary junk food cereals.
― iatee, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
puffins are harder than driveway gravel, man.
i really like the (new?) TJ's frozen indian thing that has paneer but isn't palak paneer. paneer masala or tikka, i think.
― GÖTT DAT SCHING (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 23 April 2009 07:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
puffins are amazing
― tehresa, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
hell yes they're good
^ far from it. u maddddd
― Dr. Phil, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
maybe i got a bad box or somethin
― GÖTT DAT SCHING (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 24 April 2009 03:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
hehe
― Dr. Phil, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, Joe's O's taste like sawdust, so I haven't bothered with a whole lot of TJ's-brand cereal. Nature's Path does me good, though.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Saturday, 25 April 2009 05:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Best TJ cereal is the granola in the bag, with Brazil nuts. It's the "Tropical" variety of some type they carry that has a couple other types (which are good too, but Brazil nuts!)
― nickn, Saturday, 25 April 2009 05:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
I still miss the pumpkin granola TJ has in the fall. Why the hell are pumpkins seasonal? Some folks want it year round!
― Carroll Shelby Downard (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 25 April 2009 06:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
trader joe's is like the centre of american pumpkin festivity. it goes CRAZY come pumpkin harvest.
also puffins suck but maybe i think that because i bought the peanut butter kind (asking for trouble).
― corps of discovery (schlump), Saturday, 25 April 2009 15:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
god the green chili/cheese tamales are good
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
I shoulda figured this out by now considering that they're the second item mentioned on this thread.
4 of these + microwave + guacamole = all I need in life
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
AVOID. If it's a matter of poverty, cheap vodka and soda has got to provide a more satisfying buzz.
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
Eh, I think it's alright.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha I like it a lot actually
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd probably drink it over anything else in its price range, especially since it's over 6%
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
right now it's 3 bucks for a 6 pack at my trader joe's, so I don't think anything else in its price range even *exists*
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
regardless, it's the 2 buck chuck of beer - maybe not objectively *good*...but good ENOUGH
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
context: I am 22 and v. v. poor
― iatee, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
i can't do "bad" alcohol; totally not a snobbery thing, 100% a "more likely to make me sick" thing. is this beer skunky at all?
― elliot easton ellis (get bent), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 04:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
i put seasoning salute in my eggs today and they tasted like yellow magic.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 17:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
instant miso soup: on par w/ miso soup in most average japanese restaurants! includes dried mushrooms, too!
― tehresa, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
also just bought a new jar of 21 seasoning salute bc i managed to go through an entire one in like, 3.5 months!
― tehresa, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think i love the idea of trader joes more than the actual thing
― Cousin Larry Soetoro (jeff), Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
i like some of their foods a lot more than the idea
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
they're hit or miss. some are amazing, some not so much. i like to experiment. btw do not get the seafood sausages.
― tehresa, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha, gross.
found out their microwave popcorn is surprisingly good. also i've been getting the Simpler Times beer because it is ridiculously cheap, and the chicken tikka masala has become my fallback lazy dinner.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
^^^^^ have had that exact meal multiple times
― iatee, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm curious about the beer btw...it says it's made by a brewery here in wisconsin, but is that true for trader joe's everywhere? or do they get different local breweries to make beers for their brands?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
says it's from wisconsin in the california TJs too
― iatee, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
also there is this alternate $3 beer that they have at some TJs - I forgot the name, but wow, it was godawful stuff
― iatee, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah i think i tried that (once)
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
they have some decent booze that i have a hard time finding elsewhere.. rear admiral joseph gin, monopolowa vodka
― hyperstudio (skeletor), Thursday, 8 October 2009 23:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
and they tend to play pretty good music in tj's
― hyperstudio (skeletor), Thursday, 8 October 2009 23:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
they have some decent booze
tj's, sadly, cannot sell booze in Oregon. I do like their dried fruit and nuts. Charles Shaw plonk is classic plonk. I drink it religiously, in conjunction with tj's scrumptious Body of Christ wafer cookies.
― Aimless, Friday, 9 October 2009 01:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
damn this 'spicy smoky peach salsa' is hella good
― iatee, Friday, 9 October 2009 21:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dudes, have any of you tried Trader Joe's cornbread? I've made it twice now, and it's excellent. Just the right amount of sweetness.
― kshighway1, Saturday, 10 October 2009 04:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
guys have we discussed the cinnamon and sugar pita chips?
― Winky (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 10 October 2009 15:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
I just spent $175 at trader joes! I hope my freezer is big enough.
― Jeff, Saturday, 10 October 2009 18:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Jeff, Sunday, 11 October 2009 03:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Black bean and roasted corn salsa, so good.
― Jeff, Sunday, 11 October 2009 20:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Not the real Village People, Monday, 19 October 2009 04:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
the beer bread mix is tasty!
― bonus beats (ojo), Monday, 19 October 2009 05:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'll be making some Trader Joe's cornbread later tonight. So so so good!
― kshighway1, Monday, 19 October 2009 05:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Serious questions for those of you who feel positively towards TJ's cornbread and pumpkin bread, etc: how do these mixes stand up against scratch versions of these various quickbreads? What are you supposed to add to the mixes ?
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Monday, 19 October 2009 13:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
i am a fan of tj's cornbread. i've never been quite able to make it quite as delicious myself, and it's just eggs, oil, and mix. (i think) not being a huge cornbread fan in general, though, i could have low standards.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Monday, 19 October 2009 13:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
I trust your opinion, Amanda! I can potentially make pretty good cornbread, but it's not very consistent and the best recipe I have requires the use of the food processor, which is a pain in the ass to get out and clean and put away. Okay, I think I will expand into the quickbread mixes on my next TJ's trip.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Monday, 19 October 2009 13:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
― iatee, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:19 (1 week ago) Permalink
Red Oval. DUD. Go with Simpler Times, much much better. The Simpler Times pilsner is almost sweet tasting, but I like the lager better. Excellent cheapie beer.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Monday, 19 October 2009 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm not savvy enough to make cornbread from scratch, but I can say that Trader Joe's cornbread is the perfect consistency and tastes just sweet enough. Way better than the premade shit I was buying from Shaw's bakery before.
― kshighway1, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 01:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
OMG the cornbread!!! this thread pushed me towards buying it, i just made it and it is so good. "Just the right amount of sweetness." is exactly right.
― armed with swords and hash (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 16 November 2009 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow so new 'dark chocolate lover's' 85% tj brand chocolate is goooood. fruity tasting. rich. and cheap!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 1 December 2009 06:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
red oval beer tastes better than simpler times and is cheaper
― max, Monday, 4 January 2010 02:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
$2.99 for a six pack its like--how can you NOT buy this beer
in bulk
yeah i had some on new year's and it was pretty tasty
― leave garbage snickers eat snickers leave garbage (jeff), Monday, 4 January 2010 02:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
in the frozen appetizer section: arancini with fontina cheese --> delicious
DELICIOUS!
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Monday, 11 January 2010 23:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
I made a special trip to TJ's on Sunday to get a pint of their chocolate sorbet and the fucking hippies stopped carrying it.
― Darin, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Their honey-sesame coated cashews are to die for.
― Darin, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
I wish that TJ's delivered, like Pea Pod, because I'm just far away enough from a TJ's to make getting there a pain in the ass, but boy do I miss having a freezer full of food that requires nothing more than a couple Ts of water and the application of heat to turn it into dinner.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries <3 <3 <3
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
products i have mourned: coconut sorbetpuff pastry that is not rolled, but lies flat in a sheetcoconut cashews (RIP homies, i loved u truly)
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
wtf soooo not otm
― iatee, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 01:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
u have no taste buds imo
― max, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 01:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
simpler times tastes like bad coors lightred oval tastes like bad red stripe
― max, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 01:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh man i am sort of one of those anti-prepared food people but this thread just makes it sound so good. (is it really?)
― Maria, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 01:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
yes. And what isn't good is made up by the fact that your not preparing food, which is priceless.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
I used to buy frozen burritos from TJ's every now and then until I got freaked out by all the sodium.
― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
Like I said on the Friday night thread, TJ's gluten-free ginger snap cookies are CRACK IN A BISCUIT.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't give a crap about sodium but I like tj's for easy solutions to common problems: quick cook steel cut oats, cheap and decent olive oil, samosas I can make in my toaster oven, shit like that. Also decent cheap wine. (not chuck, but lots of other $3.99 brands)
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
ehh...turns out the nearest trader joe's is pretty far anyway. (10 miles, but probably almost a 30 min drive due to traffic lights, etc.)
― Maria, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Darin
this is my husband's main addiction. they were still carrying it at our TJ's but he is trying to wean himself off.
also: i highly recommend this pizza thing (i forget the name/brand), that is a super thin crust, caramelized onions, couple cheeses and prosciutto. it's amazing.
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 03:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
I will confirm -- that flatbread thing IS good.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 03:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
arancini with fontina cheese --> delicious
these taste surprisingly like the ones my mother-in-law cooks
― velko, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
anybody know what happened to the cocoa powder covered hazelnuts? last seen maybe 5 years ago. :/
― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
can't tell if that's an endorsement or not (xpost)
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
she's italian so yeah, tj's are better than i would expect
― velko, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like these too, they're not called pizzas, um, tarts maybe? Some kind of French-ish name.
I like the made-in-Italy pizzas, they have a few types, thought they seemed to have stopped carrying my favorite, the goat cheese and black olive one.
― nickn, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
they have this new product that's polenta balls, spinach, and peas in a tomato cream sauce. i bought it based on trying a sample a few visits ago, and it's fuckin great. will buy again.
― The Détourn of the Depressed (get bent), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
"fuckin great" may be an overstatement, but it is pretty nice.
― The Détourn of the Depressed (get bent), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
also i just saw those arancini mentioned upthread and wondered how they were. however, trying to steer away from carby/cheesy things in the new year and toward the resolution cliche of veg/fruit/grains.
― The Détourn of the Depressed (get bent), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
if you're looking for healthy options at tj's, you could do much worse than the frozen soba noodle dish. it's vegan, 250 calories or something (their pad thai has 600!) and tasty enough for lunch if you add a little soy sauce/sriracha.
i don't mind it at least.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 17:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Will try that, A.
― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 17:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
i am a big fan of the annie chung's miso soup bowls, which they have at TJs and other grocery stores. they're low-cal also (i want to say like 220 calories) and filling, though they're probably pretty high in sodium, given that it's miso soup
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 17:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
i like those! the udon is my favorite. i always add hot sauce and spinach.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 17:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
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― bnw, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 18:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I had the Chicken Enchiladas in the refrigerated (not frozen) section last night and they were fantastic.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 18:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
the trader joe's instant miso soup is great and v low cal but also v v v high in sodium.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 20:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
also: i highly recommend this pizza thing (i forget the name/brand), that is a super thin crust, caramelized onions, couple cheeses and prosciutto. it's amazing.I like these too, they're not called pizzas, um, tarts maybe? Some kind of French-ish name.I like the made-in-Italy pizzas, they have a few types, thought they seemed to have stopped carrying my favorite, the goat cheese and black olive one.― nickn, Monday, January 11, 2010 8:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
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Been munching on these a while now. I love the black truffle flatbread, great for 2-3 people depending on what you eat with it.
The prosciutto one is more of a true tart - cracker-thin crust, but the rest are more like thin pizzas. All very good.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
DUD: Trader Joe's brand Comte cheese. Tastes like cheese-flavored candle wax.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
miso is naturally very high in sodium to begin with so...
― dyao, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
their frozen mac n cheese is truly amazing
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
i have two boxes of their mac in the freezer.
― The Détourn of the Depressed (get bent), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 03:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
Have not had best luck with TJ's cheese - although the "Italian Truffle Cheese" is hard to stop eating.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 03:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Old Amsterdam Gouda is pretty good, but Their Stilton was sub-par (but half what a good one costs). It's not really a place for high-end cheeses.
― nickn, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 04:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, the cheese section is 2nd rate, i mostly go for the cheap booze and some stuff my kids like
― velko, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 04:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
They don't have many, like "real" cheeses in the chese snobby sense - like the kind that stink a lot and taste better when you leave them out.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 04:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
I wouldn't say 2nd rate, just not top-end. I also like the Black Diamond Swiss (sliced), and most are acceptable (and priced accordingly).
x-post
― nickn, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 04:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
I have only recently starting going to TJ's, here are my yays and nays:
nay:
Vietnamese sandwich-style wrap (it was just gross)
eh:
candy-cane jojos (they were good but a bit too minty)microwavable pad thai (sold in a little blue take-out container, tasty but it was all noodles and sauce, some veggies would have rounded it out nicely)
yay:
vegetable masala burger (indian spiced veggie burger, YUM)goddess dressing (i use it as sauce for a wrap i make with the masala burger)spice chai latte powdered (chai powders are so hit and miss, theirs is very very good)
I bought a wrap at a coffeehouse in san francisco that I loved, and I recognized the veggie burger and found the right dressing so I could make it myself. i make it at home with a tortilla, tomatoes, spinach and red onions, it's delicious.
― musically, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
The frozen chana masala is pretty yum, as are the boxed daals and curries in the pouches.
The frozen mac and cheese is so holy shit yum.
― kate78, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 07:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Cornbread is way too sweet. I prefer mine more savory.
― Jeff, Monday, 25 January 2010 02:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
It taste like a breakfast muffin.
vegetable masala burger (indian spiced veggie burger, YUM)
These are pretty crappy imo. Much cheaper than most veggie burgers but they really aren't the same thing. 1st ingredient is potatoes; v. little protein.
― smothered in country gravy (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 25 January 2010 02:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
if you want protein eat a real burger.
― musically, Monday, 25 January 2010 04:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Frozen avocado halves: sounded like a bad idea, was a bad idea.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Monday, 25 January 2010 04:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Two things have been getting to me lately:
1) How everything has so much packaging (like why do I need to buy two zuchinnis on a little tray with plastic wrap -- can't you just sell me zuchinnis?)
2) How bad I feel from eating too much of their frozen stuff - probably because of fat and sodium. This is not actually healthy food.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Monday, 25 January 2010 04:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
1) otm2) but it's tasty!
― iatee, Monday, 25 January 2010 04:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
spice chai latte powdered (chai powders are so hit and miss, theirs is very very good)
yeah I luv this stuff, it was out the last time I went :(
― iatee, Monday, 25 January 2010 04:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
they have a frozen pesto tortellini that's quite nice. yeah i know frozen food is not great for you but i keep some things around for nights when i don't feel like cooking.
― The Détourn of the Depressed (get bent), Monday, 25 January 2010 06:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey my trader joe's had a sign up that said they are going to start offering more individual fruits and vegetables in an effort to be more eco-friendly. the only problem w/ this is that they sell them individually, not by weight, which probably makes things more $. but maybe not. anyway, i think my store is about half and half now in terms of loose vs. prepackaged produce.
― bwoling and drifting (tehresa), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 06:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
my TJs has gone in the other direction. kiwis in plastic trays! how am i supposed to tell how ripe they are?
― international slackness (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 06:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
i bought a tray of bran muffins from tj's a few days ago and just noticed the mold growing on them. serves me right for not checking the expiration date?
― from peanut to president (get bent), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 07:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
fucking obsessed with the "Soy Nuggets"
― you have to forgive me (surm), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 08:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
considering how incredibly busy our local TJs is, i'm always surprised by how often we buy stuff from there that is moldy.
classic: the frozen lava cakes
― just1n3, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
i bought some baaaad oranges the other day ;_;
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 16:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
i got some bad tomatoes a few weeks ago :(
― bwoling and drifting (tehresa), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 17:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
This is why, although I like many of the things the sell, I find myself going there so infrequently; because I'd have to go to another food mart anywa to get fruit/veggies and some other staples.
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah tj's produce has fucked me over on enough occasions that i only go there for about three things now
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm guessing that it's a matter of location. when i lived in ny, the veggies were terrible, but in wa, they are pretty good. they are my go-to for zucchini, spinach, blackberries, apples, red peppers, artichokes (in summer). and their brussels sprouts are generally better looking and cheaper than safeway.
― bwoling and drifting (tehresa), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
i dig their tomatoes tbh
― you have to forgive me (surm), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
I liked trader joe's a lot more before moving to ny.
I mean I still mostly only shop there, but the process has gone from 'annoying' to 'incredibly stressful'...maybe this will be better when they open the chelsea and uws shops
but yeah the overall variety of stuff + produce + shopping experience was way better in california
― iatee, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
They have a new type of mustard with mustard seeds. I like it. I also like their multi-grain or whole wheat pretzels and their peaberry coffee and their cheap coffee filters and their low sodium whole wheat bread and their low sodium tongol tuna, which must be a unique Trader Joe's species. I bought some Granny Smith apples there last weekend and they are pretty good and not too bruised. However, their bagged oranges were much worse than the ones they have at Shaw's.
― youn, Friday, 12 February 2010 00:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
At the Trader Joe's in Irvine, I bought La Crema Pinot Noir, which was pretty good -- balanced, elegant -- but that is not a Trader Joe's brand.
― youn, Friday, 12 February 2010 00:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
Search: beer bread box mix. It's delicious and super easy!
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Monday, 22 March 2010 15:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
there used to be excellent tom yam cashews <a href="http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2009/07/trader-joes-chewy-crisp-tom-yum-cashews-like-a-drug.html";>that were like this</a> but TJs discontinued them, for no good reason. anybody know where i can get more? those motherfuckers were incredible.
― the artist formerly known as (remy bean), Monday, 22 March 2010 15:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
i bought those once! they were delicious. that's two delicious cashews that have been cancelled. the other were coconut cashews and they were DIVINE. RIP.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Monday, 22 March 2010 15:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm addicted to those frozen lava cakes. so amazingly good.
― just1n3, Monday, 22 March 2010 22:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
i just discovered they have chipwiches! i used to freaking love chipwiches.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 04:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
i had to buy ice cream sandwiches in honor of greenberg, which i saw today. i got white wine instead of whiskey, though.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 04:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
UNGH I am soooooooooooo loving this Triple Berry-O's cereal. I am really excited about the Soy Chorizo in my fridge, too, and the Roasted Garlic Marinara I caved and bought (I haven't purchased jarred tomato sauce in abt 3 years but I have a hunch this one is rly rly good). I also have the Vegetable Masala burgers in my freezer which I already love.
― sassy boy, throwin' shade (Stevie D), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
oatmeal. raisin. cookies.
― altered dominant (get bent), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
I live by one of these now, however it's too full to get IN THE DOOR most of the time. Is it worth my taking a couple of hours off work to try to do some shopping? Am on super-tight budget for a while longer, maybe I should be looking at TJ's...?
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Triple Berry-O's cereal = yesss, I just restocked on this yesterday.
― iatee, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
The best TJ's shopping experience Jeff and I had was when we went late on the Saturday adjacent to St. Patrick's day and in a snow storm. There was room to move around in there!
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is it worth my taking a couple of hours off work to try to do some shopping?
yes...unless you mostly buy produce
― iatee, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol @ city folks, my average trader joes shopping trip from walking in to walking out is ~5 min
― emotional radiohead whatever (Jordan), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
That TJs on Lincoln/Grace is expanding into the old CB2, fortunately.
― HOOS zing-steen (jaymc), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
I know! That's super exciting.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
i meant to offer my support for the panang curry sticks. they're delicious and so quick in the toaster oven.
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 20:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
making their nitrate (etc) free hot dogs tonight, along with their chicken sundried tomato sausage.
― altered dominant (get bent), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 21:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
me n the gf ate considerably more than half a box of ginger snaps yesterday night. I think that might be my POO: tj's answer
― iatee, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 21:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
i still haven't kicked my tj's tikka masala habit and i've added their nan to the problem.
― emotional radiohead whatever (Jordan), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 21:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've found a good time to go to TJs in order to beat the insanity is late on weekends. Like after 7 on Saturday or Sunday Nights. This requires you, like me, be super lame, however.
― crazy ass between (askance johnson), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 21:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
laurel, if you go by on friday night around 9pm, you'll be good! just plan a shopping trip before your friday night goings out since you never go out til like 11 or 12 anyway!
― tehresa, Thursday, 15 April 2010 02:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
knew a guy who used to drive out of the city to CT, where TJs shopping was a whole other roomy aisled experience. i actually like getting to zone out in lines for a long while.
― Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful (schlump), Thursday, 15 April 2010 11:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
i actually like getting to zone out in lines for a long while.
you, sir/ma'am, are a masochist.
― sassy boy, throwin' shade (Stevie D), Thursday, 15 April 2010 12:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
For real.
It's not even the lines that are the hassle. It's being unable to stand anywhere that is not in somebody else's way/not be able to go anywhere else because somebody else is in your way. Like, I want to compare the ingredients list on the ging carrot soup and the butternut squash soup, without having to grab a box of each and go huddle in the corner by the vitamins to read.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Thursday, 15 April 2010 12:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
monday nights around 9pm are the best time to go to our local TJ's with a car -- we can actually find a parking space.
― altered dominant (get bent), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
The checkout lines here can wrap all the way around the perimeter of the store and back out onto the sidewalk, but they actually move pretty fast. The even bigger problem is what Jenny said -- it takes probably 4x or 5x as long to do ANYTHING because you can't move until the person in front of you does, and she can't move until that man's cart moves, and so on.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i usually go on mondays around 11am and the place is literally crawling with children/mothers. many of these kids enjoy pushing their own carts and it's chaos sometimes trying to get ava/sophie/hank to move his cart, pls.
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Pro tip to Chicago TJ's shoppers: I try to go in one of the far left lines, over by the beer. They're usually shorter.
― HOOS zing-steen (jaymc), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
ava/sophie/hank
Haha.
― HOOS zing-steen (jaymc), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Pro tips to TJs shoppers: try to embrace serenity; think of the line as an extension of yourself, a spiritual family extending forward from your heartspace. The children are our future and learning to push miniature shopping carts is a valuable lyfe skill. Reward your own patience with free samples of mango lemonade.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
i know i knowthe shopping has to get done sometime
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
We are going to stop going to TJ and pay other ppl to do the shopping for us.
― Jeff, Thursday, 15 April 2010 13:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
cool, more room for me and my kids ava, sophie, and hank
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 15 April 2010 14:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
one time i saw a confrontation between a mom, her ava and a girl she was friends with in high school. they were all like HIEEE, HOW ARRRRRE YOUUUU and then mom introduced ava and said she had another one on the way and friend pretended to be happy, but i could tell she wanted out of that conversation prontoit was a scene from a nicole holofcener moviethis was in the yogurt area btw
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, 15 April 2010 14:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
don't forget little max and taylor.
― altered dominant (get bent), Thursday, 15 April 2010 14:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
No Dylan?
(and don't forget Madison)
― nickn, Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's usually Hunter at my TJs. "Hunter, stop that or no balloon!"
― drinkin a carton of peace juice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
Where's Mason?
― kate78, Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hunter and Madison are too old to care about having their own baby carts. Josephine and Aloysius can't walk yet, so they can't push a cart.
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, 15 April 2010 17:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
So, the soyrizo TASTES amazing but it just crumbles to bits when I take it out of the plastic. Is there a way to avoid this, really? Or is the product just basically ground "meat" packaged in a plastic sausage casing?
― (Rice Dream) (Stevie D), Monday, 17 May 2010 19:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's great for tacos. I think the flavor might even be too intense as an actual encased sausage?
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 17 May 2010 19:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hunh, this just popped up:
http://www.utne.com/Environment/The-EcoMyth-of-Trader-Joes.aspx
The Eco-Myth of Trader Joe’s5/14/2010 12:40:08 PM
by Danielle Maestretti
― Don Homer, I have baked a special donut just-a for you (kingfish), Monday, 17 May 2010 19:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
the eco-myth? you can't buy an apple at tj's without getting 2 pounds of plastic.
― iatee, Monday, 17 May 2010 20:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
when did they ever claim to be eco-conscious?
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 00:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
projection from their primary audience, i'd imagine
― Don Homer, I have baked a special donut just-a for you (kingfish), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 00:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
One thing that bugs me about TJs is how a lot of their frozen Mexican items contain a lot of extra ingredients that aren't covered by the product name. So you'll get like a "Black Bean and Cheese" burrito and it'll also have pieces of tofu and broccoli in it. Which isn't necessarily bad, but they should call it a Veggie Burrito or something. And sometimes I just want beans and cheese and nothing else. But I am boring.
However I had the green chili and cheese tamales for the first time last night and those are dang good and don't have a bunch of weird vegetables in them.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah all their tamales are solid
― iatee, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
I used to get their Vegetable Burritos and they were delicious, but there were two burritos per package and I almost always found myself eating both and then feeling guilty about it.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
(Oh, I guess I mentioned this upthread.)
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
you felt so guilty you mentioned it 2x
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
uncrystallized candied ginger is off the hook
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
holy shit yes
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
are the trader joe's hot dogs (nitrate/nitrite-free, hormone-free, etc) just repackaged hebrew national? they're pretty good.
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 03:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I just had some of that filled pasta, think it was prosciutto in little pasta bundles. It wasn't good.
― Not the real Village People, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
i never get to go there unless someone drives me and i hate frozen food but the best thing they have is that bread with the pumpkin seeds in it!!!! nice and dense and yeasty-tasting
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
also yeah the retarded packaging drives me nuts. bell peppers on styrofoam trays w/ shrink wrap why? so i can't look at them or buy odd numbers of them?
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
everyone knows this i have just been there like 4 times in my life
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
its because they dont have scales. so they have to make sure theyre selling the same weight of each product
― max, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
there aren't any of these in my immediate neighborhood -- there's one at Union Square, but i've never been in there.
― Aspergers Makes My Pee Smell Funny (Eisbaer), Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
the paneer tikka masala makes a wonderful 11 p.m. dinner. not that anyone should be eating dinner at 11 p.m.
― Pies and Whispers (get bent), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh please, I rarely eat dinner before 11 pm. Do ppl actually pay attention to, like, times of the day you should and should not eat food? Is that shit even real?
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uSTXn4H5jY (Stevie D), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
i do like to sleep at night, yes.
― Pies and Whispers (get bent), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Cosign on paneer tikka masala. Dope, imo.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Thursday, 8 July 2010 06:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
paneer was my shit for a long time, now i start to feel queasy when i think about it. i think i ate it three times one week, though, so maybe that's it.
― I DRIVE A PORSCHE! WHAT DO YOU DRIVE?! (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 8 July 2010 12:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
almond meal: awesome!
― tehresa, Friday, 23 July 2010 22:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
You guys big upping that corn bread mix, man, I totally disagree with you on "right amount of sweetness." That cornbread was as sweet as Funfetti.
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Friday, 23 July 2010 22:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
soy nuggets til i drop yo
― janice (surm), Friday, 23 July 2010 22:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
I didn't like the cornbread too much either, but I'm a fan of southern style, aka not sweet at all, cornbread.
― sinister chemical wisdom (Jenny), Friday, 23 July 2010 23:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
Same here. I usually make cornbread to eat with salty pinto beans & it was a terrible, terrible combination. Like Funfetti with salt pork on top.
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Friday, 23 July 2010 23:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
soy nugs always and forever.
― A B C, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
have any of you guys tried the souffle balls yet?
― A B C, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
That sounds absolutely horrid.
― tehresa, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
YO waht are soy nuggets; i want them
― Lexaprotend (Stevie D), Saturday, 24 July 2010 02:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Love the chilie mango slices.
― Jeff, Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
white bean and basil hummus oh man
― iatee, Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
the mango-something 'gel' cups (not bone gelatin) are good
― colored breens (tremendoid), Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
peanut butter cups put reeses to shame
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
have nyc ilxors been going to the new chelsea one? lots of open space, easily the most bearable nyc trader joes outside of the queens one (which is in the middle of nowhere)
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
possibly just cause people don't know it exists...
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
Normally I have a tough time eating someone else's corn b read.
― Shut Up. Kenny G. Etc. (u s steel), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
the chipotle salsa has a nice kick to it
― welcome back, ma$ed god (The Reverend), Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
i picked up some "double rainbow" (lol rite) brand sorbet the other night -- mango/tangerine flavor. hella yum.
― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
i can't believe they make 100% cranberry juice. i really can't. i've been waiting my whole life for someone to do that. its my dream come true. i can now die happy and fulfilled. we are talking straight up cranberries in juice form. no water no nothing. of course i'm no hero, i cut it with seltzer or ginger ale and its heaven on earth. its makes me want to buy a case of vodka and i don't even drink vodka.
― scott seward, Sunday, 22 August 2010 11:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ooh how much is it? I've been getting not-from-concentrate cranberry for years but it is always $$$$$$
― tehresa, Sunday, 22 August 2010 16:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
its not that much. i dunno, four bucks or something for a big glass juice size. someone brought it to our house and left it in the fridge and i sipped some thinking it was regular cran juice and my eyes lit up and i saw god!
― scott seward, Sunday, 22 August 2010 17:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
i can't believe they make 100% cranberry juice. i really can't. i've been waiting my whole life for someone to do that. its my dream come true. i can now die happy and fulfilled.
ditto. the unmolested cranberry is a thing of beauty.
― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Sunday, 22 August 2010 19:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
fascinating article on Trader Joe's history and market strategy: Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's. Includes juicy bits on where some of their food comes from (their pita chips come from Stacy's, a division of Frito-Lay) and how they choose their locations (one way is checking out an area's gourmet food magazine subscription numbers).
― her breath came in short pants (sciolism), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 08:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Store managers, "captains" in Trader Joe's parlance -- the nautical titles are a holdover from Coulombe (newly promoted captains are commanders; assistant store managers are first mates) -- can make in the low six figures, and full-time crew members can start in the $40,000 to $60,000 range. But on top of the pay, Trader Joe's annually contributes 15.4% of employees' gross income to tax-deferred retirement accounts.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Uh... That's pretty good starting pay and do I love Trader Joe's enough to consider a career change?
― Jenny, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wow, jeez, no kidding.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
I heard it's a cult. You make money but give up so much more.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Like, your very soul? Or something less than that?
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
iirc to officially become a 'captain' you have to kill a whole foods worker
― iatee, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
Whoa. I have extensive grocery and retail experience.....dotdotdotdotdotdot
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Even some retail management experience.
Done and done.
― Jenny, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
ha, yeah, i once overheard a conversation in a video store (back in the olden days, when that was a viable business model) between two employees. the one guy was like 'oh, man i loooove trader joe's. they have the best food and it's so cheap' and the other guy kept saying 'i don't know, man, i just feel like there's something bad about that place. you KNOW there is, there's gotta be a catch!' 'you mean, like, they treat their employees bad?' 'nah, not necessarily, just something. it's too good to be true, man.'
― dell (del), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
my favorite trader joe's story involves hanging out with some guy that my roommate at the pal-ed around with. at one point she took off, and the guy was like, 'hey do you mind if i just hang out here with you? i don't feel like going home just yet' and i was like 'sure, whatever'. we proceeded to hang out and drink beer and listen to music while he regaled me with stories about growing up in la and skateboarding and being in some gang or something. there was also talk of his job at trader joe's. and his wife. anyhow, at one point, he tells me that he needs to step outside 'i gotta go smoke some crack!'. i thought he was just being silly and that he was just going to run down the street to buy some cigarettes or whatever. silly me, it turns out he actually went outside and...smoked crack.
anyhow, according to him trader joe's was a great place to work!
― dell (del), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
I would like a job that would both accommodate a crack habit and pay enough to maintain it.
― Jenny, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
there is a trader joe's down the street from my house now so it's a twice-a-week stop. my vote goes for the peanut butter cups.
― akm, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
also yeah some people are pretty paranoid about trader joe's since their parent company (in Germany) is so secretive. the founder just died actually like two weeks ago, I think. But I don't think it's like, linked with the Masons or anything. (unlike, say, Bay Area vegan restaurants CAfe Gratitude, which is completely hooked up with the Forum).
― akm, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
there are probably more of those opportunities than you think...plus just imagine the residuals from your eventual augusten burroughs-style tell-all! it could buy a LOT of greek yogurt and trader giotto's evoo
― dell (del), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
does cafe gratitude still exist? that was possibly the worst dining-out experience i've ever had. it simultaneously made me angry and creeped me out.
― dell (del), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
hate that place so much
― iatee, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh man. What a load of bullshit. Never have I hated hippies more than after my meal at Cafe Gratitude. I walked by tons of great taco shacks to eat there. NEVER AGAIN!
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 17:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
just made a margarita with tj's 100% agave reposado tequilanot bad at all
― Max Armstrong (buzza), Monday, 30 August 2010 05:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Guys wtf is Cafe Gratitude and why so hated?
― don't hate the playa, hate the del carmen (Stevie D), Monday, 30 August 2010 05:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Did they print their menu in Papyrus or something?
― don't hate the playa, hate the del carmen (Stevie D), Monday, 30 August 2010 05:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
bay area vegan restaurant
here's what the menu is like:
COOKED SPECIALTIES
Available in select locations
I AM TRUSTING TAMAL PLATE $12 A handmade corn tamal made with stone-ground heirloom masa and filled w/seasonal vegetables served with beans, salsa verde & Mexican cilantro coleslaw Add avocado $2 or “cheese” $2.25
I AM TRANSFORMED TACO PLATE $12 Two handmade corn tortillas with brown rice, beans, salsa verde, guacamole & cashew nacho cheese. Served with a side salad with fig balsamic dressing Add avocado $2, sautéed mushrooms $2 or sautéed onions $1
I AM WISE QUESADILLA PLATE $12 Two handmade corn tortillas w/bean puree and macadamia cheddar cheese served with guacamole, salsa roja & cilantro spiced Mexican coleslaw
I AM VIBRANT SAUTEED GREENS $7 Seasonal greens sautéed with garlic and pumpkin seeds
I AM FORTIFIED STEAMED VEGETABLE BOWL $12 Organic quinoa or brown rice topped with steamed seasonal vegetables and choice of sauce: garlic tahini, Indian curry or Thai coconut Add avocado $2, “cheese”$2.25, black beans $2 or extra sauce $1.50
― iatee, Monday, 30 August 2010 05:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
so to order the disgusting $12 tacos you actually say "I'd like one 'I am transformed' please"
― iatee, Monday, 30 August 2010 05:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Cafe Gratitude is our expression of a world of plenty. Our food and people are a celebration of our aliveness. We select the finest organic ingredients to honor the earth and ourselves, as we are one and the same. We support local farmers, sustainable agriculture, and environmentally-friendly products. Our food is prepared with love. We invite you to step inside and enjoy being someone who chooses: loving your life, adoring yourself, accepting the world, being generous and grateful every day, and experiencing being provided for. Have fun and enjoy being nourished.
― iatee, Monday, 30 August 2010 05:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
and apparently you're not ~allowed~ to ask with shortcuts, e.g. "i'll have the steamed vege bowl" - you HAVE to say "I AM FORTIFIED".
― just1n3, Monday, 30 August 2010 14:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
it goes without saying that people are mortified to work there or no?
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Monday, 30 August 2010 14:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
I AM WISE QUESADILLA
― schlump, Monday, 30 August 2010 14:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
I AM SATISFIED SMALL CAFÉ SALAD $9 Mixed greens, carrots, beets, tomatoes, sprouts, Brazil nut Parmesan & teriyaki almonds [I AM NOT QUITE SATISFIED, SO PLEASE] Add avocado $2 or hummus $3.50
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Monday, 30 August 2010 14:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
Who puts hummus on mixed greens?! That does sound like a good salad, though.
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Monday, 30 August 2010 15:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
I hate that restaurant so much.
― Jenny, Monday, 30 August 2010 15:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
Me fucking too. That must be what I look like to really socially conservative types.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Monday, 30 August 2010 15:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
I remember stopping by the Berkeley branch of Cafe Gratitude and reading the menu, and feeling, as I never have before while reading a menu, that there was something EERIE about it. Now I know why.
But look, let's stick to the real issue -- why have we not mentioned that Trader Joe's is now making tater tots? So excited.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 30 August 2010 15:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
A Trader Joe's is under construction 3 or 4 blocks from my house. It looks like it might be absolutely enormous, as they are doing new construction at the same time as they are gutting a former Barnes and Noble right next door, indicating to me that it could all be one giant Trader Joes. Which would be great.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Monday, 30 August 2010 15:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am super excited about this development, as this TJ's will be .6 miles from my apartment!!!
― Jenny, Monday, 30 August 2010 15:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
chicken gyozas are too garlicky and kind of salty. i'll stick to the chinese store's
― the girl with the butt tattoo (harbl), Friday, 3 September 2010 16:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
but organic bolivian blend coffee is very good
in general i find trader joe's products to seem great in theory, and pretty ok upon first purchase...but three or so buys in and it all tastes gross to me, i dunno why, but i have had that experience with almost everything they sell. hummus, salsa, whatever. i burn out on their stuff really quickly
also they are notorious for suddenly discontinuing favored items. they used to sell really fucking good vegan raviolis. oh man.
if you live in a part of the world where you can purchase alcohol there then tj's is a godsend, though.
― momus comes out of the sky and he stands there (del), Friday, 3 September 2010 21:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
chalk it up to the soylent green factor, i guess...
― momus comes out of the sky and he stands there (del), Friday, 3 September 2010 21:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
i was looking for frozen ravioli a couple weeks ago and they only had the 2-serving size in the cheese section. i don't care about most of their premade foods though. i mostly just get bread, coffee, yogurts, and canned stuff.
― the girl with the butt tattoo (harbl), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
the canned cuban-style black beans are a staple of my household.
― corn smut (get bent), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
but i have had that experience with almost everything they sell. hummus, salsa, whatever. i burn out on their stuff really quickly
i'm this way with the frozen food, where it seems the more exotic the 'dish' the more salty and unsubtle they make it and it gets old, but the commodity type stuff (hummus, peanut butter etc) holds up pretty well for me. we have an indian garbanzo bean dish in the freezer almost makes me queasy to look at now.
― Mr. or Ms. Narc-on-the-couch (tremendoid), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
i usually get a bunch of their indian dishes and mix them up in a pan with tofu and/or rice. it's a good, hearty weeknight dinner.
― corn smut (get bent), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
i mostly just get bread, coffee, yogurts, and canned stuff.
that sounds like a good strategy. i haven't bought their yogurt in years but i remember it being pretty great. i imagine their coffee would be good, too. and i had their canned refried black beans recently as part of some nachos concoction and i was surprised by how good it was
i usually get a bunch of their indian dishes and mix them up in a pan with tofu and/or rice.
are you talking about their frozen stuff or the tasty bites-style stuff that comes in the pouches? if the latter, i am always pleasantly taken with how good that stuff is
― momus comes out of the sky and he stands there (del), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
harbl otm re: bolivian coffee. it is pricier than crap coffee but not as pricey as *fancy* coffee and it tastes really good and is not too acidic <3
― tehresa, Friday, 3 September 2010 22:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
i buy both.
― corn smut (get bent), Friday, 3 September 2010 22:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
i tried the bolivian coffee and it's really really goodthanks for the rec!
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 10 September 2010 14:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
got the 100% cran :D :D :D
― tehresa, Friday, 10 September 2010 23:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
did that expose article confirm that the tasty bites stuff was actually repackaged tasty bites?it's got me curious now what all the other items are.i think they used to carry kashi cereals; maybe they still do, but under disguise?
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 10 September 2010 23:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yup, it's Tasty Bite. I think the black bean and veg enchiladas are Amy's.
― Jenny, Saturday, 11 September 2010 02:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
The pre-packaged tuna curry meals are back! Bought one tonight but haven't eaten it yet. Packaging looks essentially the same, but they've been gone for over a year.
― nickn, Saturday, 11 September 2010 04:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
the greek yogurt is delicious, but my god, 60% rdv of saturated fat? in one serving?
― corn smut (get bent), Sunday, 12 September 2010 00:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
i always get the 0%. still delicious.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 12:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
got genuinely excited yesterday when i saw that puff pastry is backit's the only puff pastry i can find that is packaged flat
now i can make little goat chz and onion galettes for a weeknight dinner (no tedious dough-making) and gazillions of other delicious warm flaky things
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 12:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
The location of the TJ on Lincoln in Chicago has always been something of a mystery to me. I'm never in the area and every time I am, I feel like it's like spotting a ghost ship. I'm looking forward to a new one opening on my walk home.
― Jesse, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 14:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
that's the one I go to like 3x a week. It's three blocks from my house.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 14:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
ITS LOCATION IS A MYSTERY
― Jesse, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 14:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
to jesse
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 18:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
I drove there without looking at a map first so it can't be hard to find.
― Jenny, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 19:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's like the Island on LOST to me.
― Jesse, Tuesday, 14 September 2010 19:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
FOUND IT!
I was riding down Lincoln tonight and there it was.
Wound up going to the one on Clybourn b/c it was closer to where I was going. The Masala Lentil Dip is great! Despite having lost all sense of smell, and therefore most sense of taste, this dip tastes great and it has a weird effect on my tongue. Probably the hot spices, but it feels different from just plain hot.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 02:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
grrr stupid new Flickr
photo.JPG by Jesse1, on Flickr
the chili mango slices and peanut butter cups are their tastiest treats yet! and they have the best overpriced almond butter in town
― babygirlwc, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
They were out of chili mango slices (they had pineapple) so I bought the "juicy" dried mango slices and put cayenne on them and it was wonderful.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
xp
ya the stuff with flaxseeds is amazing. and i assume you mean overpriced in general and not overpriced in comparison to other almond butter prices, cus 5 dollars for a 16 oz jar is probably as cheap as ive ever seen it
― /\/K/\/\, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
I like the for real mozzarella cheese sticks. A+
― Jenny, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
loved this place when i lived in california... we only have some indie-ish places and whole foods here in denver. whole foods blows beyond belief.
― lieutenant jimmy john (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
I love the almond butter/peanut butters with flax.
I've been liking the Dunkelweizen a lot lately (I think it says Josef Brau on it but it looks identical to the beers that say Trader Joes).
We're sort of addicted to the sliced goat cheese that comes in the blue pack.
Today I tried their newer frozen spinach lasagna and it actually had like a lot of spinach in it, which is good.
― Ground Zero Mostel (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
This Paneer Tikka Pasala with spinach basmati rice is pretty great. Can't complain about the $3 Red Oval, either.
― Green Manalishi (Viceroy), Friday, 17 September 2010 00:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
*Masala
I noticed the Red Oval had been renamed to Name Tag in my TJs last month. Same graphics but a different name (the brewery name also changed). I assume they didn't get permission to use the older name.
― nickn, Friday, 17 September 2010 00:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
i noticed that the tuna curries were back! i have a few boxes in the kitchen that i can hardly wait to dive into.
― microtonal hall & oates (get bent), Friday, 17 September 2010 00:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
I got the TJ vegetable gyoza and they were OK, but the inside was sort of gummy. The ingredients list shows a couple kinds of flour and a couple kinds of starch, so I guess that's why. Overall OK, but could do without the paste.
― dumplings (Jesse), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 02:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
vegetable ones are so-so, i like the chicken ones
― buzza, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 04:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
Lol at the Cafe Gratitude stuff upthread. I miss Berkeley!
― Oh man, schnitzelwich (admrl), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 04:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
tj's has an awesome sweet potato gnocchi w/ sage and brown butter. i wasn't expecting it to be this good.
― that's so percussion (get bent), Monday, 4 October 2010 02:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
and the kennebunkport pumpkin ale is decent if a little sweet for my taste.
― that's so percussion (get bent), Monday, 4 October 2010 02:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
Chile spiced pineapple may be better than chili spiced mango.
― Jeff, Saturday, 16 October 2010 23:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
Best to buy both and eat at the same time.
So Red Oval Lager has now become Name Tag Lager. Anyone know why they changed the name? I have a feeling it has something to do with the name/logo being very similar to Red Stripe and the Red Stripe folks weren't very happy about it.
― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
But the logo is still similar. I assumed whoever owned the original Red Oval hadn't actually given them permission to resurrect it. It was an existing brand some decades ago, I thought.
― nickn, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
OIC I didn't know Red Oval had a history to it...
― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
used their bolivian coffee to make turkish coffee this afternoon. i like! not too acidic, has kind of a desserty flavor.
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
i've been drinking joe's dark bc it was cheaper but i think i really have to go back to bolivian.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wheat Berry Salad was kinda good. Not everything with a sweet component needs bleuueue or goat cheese to "balance" it, though.
― BENDLESS WOOKIEE (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
i made the chicken egg rolls with dinner -- i can't get them as crispy as i want them, but i did get them tasting great by finishing them off in a skillet with oil, soy sauce, turmeric, and black pepper.
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
I had the frozen Chicken Tikka Masala today and it was not bad at all. Probably about on the level of an average indian buffet.
Bolivian coffee is the best one I've had so far too, although I can't say I'm thrilled with it. My last purchase I spent $12/lb on some Crop to Cup Ethiopian and it was hugely better. I'll still probably mostly drink the TJ's to save cash.
― Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh, btw the brown rice blend with daikon radish = YUM.
― Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
suddenly addicted to their "spicy chai latte" powder
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 21:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
meanwhile i've had to wean myself off the chicken tikka masala boxes, since i don't have a microwave anymore
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 21:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
I just bought a box of JOE's Os (instead of Cheerios) - test-drive tomorrow AM
― bad boy for life (m coleman), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 21:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
did i get excited about the return of their puff pastry yet? because i am excited about this. SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 22:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Adult Gummy Multivitamin Dietary Supplement is the bee's knees.
― avant-sarsgaard (litel), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 02:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
thumbs up on the cha siu bao (pork buns). would buy again!
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 23:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am big into their bags of freeze dried bananas or starwberries. I never got over my childhood idea that food they eat in space is probably the most glamorous food.
― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
thumbs aloft on TJ's frozen edamame
― bad boy for life (m coleman), Thursday, 28 October 2010 10:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
wasabi peas, what's up?
― once a remy bean always a (remy bean), Thursday, 28 October 2010 10:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
One thing I have to say, pretty much all their frozen stuff has WAY too much sodium, and I always get this weird tingling on my tongue after I eat one (is that sodium or MSG) and feel a little crappy.
― don't hassle deerhhof (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 23:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
I mean maybe that's just the only way to make a frozen thing taste good, but still I think they could go a little easier.
― don't hassle deerhhof (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 23:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ran in and grabbed a caprese salad today for lunch - these are pretty good: mozzarella fresca, cherry tomatoes, giant pile of arugula, basil vinaigrette. When I got back to the office to eat it, I noticed something odd about the mozzarella. At first I thought it was moldy around the edges, but no: it had somehow turned a pale purple-gray where it was touching the arugula.
― Jaq, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 21:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
That post was short, but it was still a roller-coaster ride of skepticism, appreciation, and disgust, then relief.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
Have I mentioned that their pre-made sushi is profoundly horrible, even by the low standards of grocery store sushi? The rice is mealy and mushy.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I made the sushi mistake one time only. Not worth it even in sushi desparation.
― Jaq, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
no, it is patently disgustinggluey
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
have i mentioned that i love their $3.99 turkey & swiss sandwiches? one of the best lunch deals in town.
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
rice cakes, but I wish they had an unsalted version
dijon mustard
tuna, which is a kind that is neither white nor non-white, and comes unsalted
coffee filters (very cheap)
I bought two boxes of excellent peaches from Trader Joe's this past summer.
― youn, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
ha, my only TJ experience involved their horrible sushi. guhhhhh
― Unfrozen Caveman Board-Lawyer (WmC), Thursday, 4 November 2010 00:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Their dark chocolate peanut butter cups are awesome. Also, boxes of frozen naan and garlic naan... and their three layer hummus. Very sad I can't go to Trader Joe's more often. Very glad my friend shops there often and brings snacks to my house.
― Sara R-C, Thursday, 4 November 2010 05:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
My local chain market started carrying naan and so does Target...still not as good as restaurant naan but I love it when supermarkets make so-called "hippie" food available, like when old people can buy soy milk and couscous not just people in cool urban areas.
― like you really know who trisomie 21 is (u s steel), Thursday, 4 November 2010 08:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
I miss Trader Joe's. I don't know where the best places to shop are down here in the sticks.
― Melissa W, Thursday, 4 November 2010 08:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
what i know is that they have veggie potstickers (frozen) that are AOK
and that you should never buy their soups, because they are extremely nasty
and that they have sesame crackers that are the best ever, but often not in stock
and that they have nice cabot sharp white cheddar for cheap, which you cannot otherwise get on the west coast, yes!
and that they are otherwise mostly worth avoiding
― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Thursday, 4 November 2010 09:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm getting very aggravated with TJ's overnaming or misnaming things, particularly in cheese For eg.
The only actual made in Italy mozzarella is labeled by the brand name not what it is whereas everything from string cheese to grated industrial rubber gets labeled as mozzarellaGrana Padano Parmesan, two names, one label, which is it?
OK so these are the only two I noticed yesterday but its annoying.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 4 November 2010 12:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
maybe it's a blend of grana padano and parmesan?
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Thursday, 4 November 2010 19:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
does not compute in block form
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 4 November 2010 20:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
which is it?
Probably neither? If you want Parmesan in the US, gotta make sure it says "Parmagiano Reggiano" or you could get whatever the maker considers "parmesan".
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 4 November 2010 20:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
This was, on closer inspection of the label, Italian Padano.
I know I'm a stick in the mud European and think things should be labeled as what they are and where they come from. The California Ersatz "Mozzarella" is pretty good really. Domestic parmesan is pretty awful though.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 4 November 2010 20:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
There's one place I know of in Wisconsin that does a decent parmesan, but yeah most are geared to emulate Kraft parmesan rather than Parmesan parmesan.
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 4 November 2010 21:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
f all u all, tj's parmesan is delicious and also the best deal in town
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 4 November 2010 21:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
TJ's actual italian parmesan is the best deal in town, and he padona is good too, I just object to the label.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 4 November 2010 21:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
tbh i haven't been to a tj's in many moons cause if i only ever want either some cheap shit at a place w/a huge selection (supermarket) or quality food that i'm splurging on (whole foods). any time i go to tj's i get like 20 mediocre things and mayyybe 1 or 2 legit "hey you need to try this shit" tasty things. i was just reminded about the choc-covered edamame tho so think i'll have to go back and give the place yet another try.
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 4 November 2010 21:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://greenlagirl.com/cafe-gratitude-los-angeles-now-under-construction-opens-feb-2011/
― the moray eels eat the (get bent), Friday, 5 November 2010 06:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
i generally go to tj's first for my staples, and then fill in the rest from whole foods and other local stores. i've found that food costs around here are ridiculous, but i can generally get staples cheapest at tj's. i know i can count on getting my yogurt and canned goods and coffee and lemons, etc.
they've just opened in my parents' town, after at least a 15 year wait. i think it will be too mobbed for them to actually shop there :( (this also happened when whole foods opened).
― tehresa, Saturday, 6 November 2010 15:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ok really guys, the fucking sodium. A little-ass thing of curried lentils should not have 60% of my daily sodium.
― portrait of the artist as a yung joc (Hurting 2), Monday, 15 November 2010 22:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yum!
― Jeff, Monday, 15 November 2010 23:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Haha. Agreed to both Hurting and Jeff.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Monday, 15 November 2010 23:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
It is delicious, but it makes me feel awful.
― portrait of the artist as a yung joc (Hurting 2), Monday, 15 November 2010 23:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeh for someone who is starting to have trouble with hypertension, It would be nice if they let you salt the shit out of the food yourself.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Monday, 15 November 2010 23:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
you could just cook the food yourself.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 01:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
Adding water to a package and applying heat IS "cooking food myself" for the most part. If I don't get take-out, I have succeeded.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 03:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
I actually really like cooking, but only with others. Cooking for just myself is just a chore, and I usually just bake a potato or sautee some vegetables. I would literally prefer doing laundry or doing maintenance on my files.
― SEXY HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN PORTUGAL (Jesse), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 03:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dark chocolate mint UFOs. Frozen mac & cheese. Another vote for tamales, yogurt, and paneer tikka masala (until I get tired of it).
It is almost candy cane joe-joes time.
― teeny, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh hell yes. I devour a box of those every year, then buy another box and eat four of them and forget about it. BUT MAN THAT FIRST BOX.
― you're not là-bas of me (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 05:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
Chocolate covered raspberry sticksPeanut butter pretzels
Cannot fuck with TJs on either front
Paneer tikka masala cosign
― That is the stench of tyranny (VegemiteGrrrl), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 06:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
I would literally prefer . . . doing maintenance on my files.
Is that a euphemism?
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 13:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm currently enjoying a bagel topped with cream cheese and TJ's pumpkin butter, which is very good. I also like the pumpkin muffin mix, which is even better if you cream half a block of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, and an egg yolk together and plop a teaspoon of that in the middle of each muffin before you bake them.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 13:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
I wanted to buy pumpkin butter but the girl vetoed it cause we didn't have anything to put it on. I will pretty much buy pumpkin anything, tho.
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 13:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Me, too! Now you know that it is good on bagels, so you can get some bagels and some pumpkin butter.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 14:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh did I not mention the flax-seed peanut butter? So good.
― portrait of the artist as a yung joc (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 14:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dark chocolate sea salt caramels (holiday seasonal item): I LOVE YOUthese shits are so good
chocolate - high qualitycaramel - buttery and smoothsalt - salty and from the DEAD SEA (purportedly)
anyway, these candies are divine and i'm tempted to buy a bunch just to keep for later when they become unseasonal again
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Just had the pesto pizza. It was delicious! They can do no wrong with their personal-bake pizzas, IMO, but the pesto just became my new favorite.
― Ignore Me! (Viceroy), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
pesto pizza is of our lazy backup dinners
I have had a lot of pesto pizzas...
― iatee, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Anyone know about the brandy beans? Will they get you drunk? They look really good.
― Ignore Me! (Viceroy), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
"is one of our"
― iatee, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
i buy the raw pizza dough (in the refrigerator section) fairly often. i like to bake it up with a bit of olive oil brushed on for extra crispness.
― and then peaced (get bent), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
cranberry spiced cider!
― tehresa, Saturday, 4 December 2010 23:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
splashed in glass of seltzer is awesome. also nice hot.
mango chicken sausage
― positive reflection is the key (harbl), Monday, 17 January 2011 20:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
When the hell will the TJ down the street ever open?? I never see workers there anymore when I walk to or from the bus. I see some signs of activity, at least - ducts and pipes get moved around - so at least I know they haven't given up. I keep delaying certain purchases until it opens.
― also, that Christmas tree has a dildo on its head (Jesse), Monday, 17 January 2011 21:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rumors on Yelp said they would open in January, which is clearly not possible.
cilantro/jalapeno hummus
― hubertus bigend (m coleman), Monday, 17 January 2011 23:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
YES! The cilantro jalapeño hummus is amazing.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
That sounds great but I don't know what I would use it for. My appetite feels like it just got off the bus in Times Square in 1976.
― Slade Venom Secret Police (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 08:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
i have a few different tj's frozen dinners i can choose from tonight:
-mac & cheese-paneer tikka masala-pesto tortellini-sweet potato gnocchi -polenta provencale
i am spoiled and i don't know what to choose!
― PWN: The Paul Winfield Network (get bent), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Pander tikka masala ftw
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ohhh but Mac n cheese
Yep, you're screwed
mac n cheese is the BEST
you know what i am really loving from tj's is the lavender dishwashing detergent
― just1n3, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
polenta provencale is my favorite!
― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
isn't it good?
― PWN: The Paul Winfield Network (get bent), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
saw a cauliflower & romanesco frozen veggie thing in a butter sauce that looked tempting but i just had the most amazing romanesco courtesy of my local farmers market the other day so why bother
― buzza, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
Have decided to drastically reduce my consumption of TJ's prepared foods. They're great but they make me feel bad and get fat.
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
prepared meaning frozen/boxed
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
so sad I didn't buy more holiday vintage ale though
i like their frozen (and unadulterated) flat beans (green and yellow). they're great caramelized with some onions and fennel and topped with your seafood of choice.
― ergonomically chromium plated fish slice (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
saw a cauliflower & romanesco frozen veggie thing in a butter sauce that looked tempting
i've had this. def good for a weeknight side dish.
(btw i went with the sweet potato gnocchi tonight.)
― PWN: The Paul Winfield Network (get bent), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Romanesco look both delicious and loathesome in a trypohpia-inducing way.
― also, that Christmas tree has a dildo on its head (Jesse), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
trypophobia, that is
anyone buy lactaid milk at trader joe's? they used to stock the hormone free kind, I'm positive, but now I can't seem to find any.
― akm, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
never mind I'm retarded, it's right there on the side.
right now my neighborhood trader joe's is selling off all their christmas cookies for like, 99 cents.
― akm, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 04:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
(it is kind of disgusting there are cookies from two months ago around, but you know, when you want cookies...)
Tj's is great for losing weight because everything is prepackage with nutritional information.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 13:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
The one in Brooklyn has these "Taster's Packs" of Unibroue beers for $8 right now -- it's 4 different strong ales in the 8-9% alcohol range. Drinking a Don De Dieu right now, a belgian-style golden ale. Quite good.
― The Corner Stander, The Suggest Ban Hammer (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
As beers go, I don't recommend the Vienna style lager. The knockoff Corona however is almost as good as the real thing.
― calstars, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
The Trader Jose's thing? That shit is tasty!
― wizards of wonder are the keepers of knowledge (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
Almost as good as Corona is not high praise in my book.
― The Corner Stander, The Suggest Ban Hammer (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
I do think the TJ's Dunkelweisen and Hofbrau Bock are pretty good.
wait are you talking about la playa? bc that was shit.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
but i think that is fake tecate, which is also shit.
no longer finding the mint chocolate UFOs or the quart of strawberry yogurt at my TJs, this is very disappointing.
currently loving the little dry pint pack of little sweet peppers. Picked up these goofy pea puff snacks today, they are like cheetos but made with peas, they are very snacky. $$ for basically air though. My 2 yo girl loves the dried seaweed snack, the other day she was no-nap delirious, naked on the kitchen floor doing the curly shuffle while cramming seaweed in her mouth, I was dying.
― teeny, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 03:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
The go-to cheap TJ beer is Name Tag (Red Oval).
― nickn, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 04:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
green curry tuna >> red curry tuna
― hauntological-hysteric theater (get bent), Saturday, 5 March 2011 21:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
The one in Brooklyn has these "Taster's Packs" of Unibroue beers for $8 right now -- it's 4 different strong ales in the 8-9% alcohol range. Drinking a Don De Dieu right now, a belgian-style golden ale. Quite good.― The Corner Stander, The Suggest Ban Hammer (Hurting 2), Tuesday, March 1, 2011 3:27 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark
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I hope (fer yer sake) there is at least one Fin du Monde in there, because that shit is some golden fucking ambrosia
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 5 March 2011 22:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Bought the Unibroue assortment a couple weeks ago and it was great. and, yeah, there's a fin du monde in there. (plus maudite, don de dieu and one I can't remember).
― first it smells like donuts, then it smells like don't ask (askance johnson), Saturday, 5 March 2011 22:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
trois pistoles? that's their strong dark one, also v.good
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 5 March 2011 22:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, there's a Trois Pistoles
― bury my heart at wounded nerd (Hurting 2), Sunday, 6 March 2011 00:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
― nickn, Monday, February 28, 2011 9:30 PM (5 days ago)
Definitely. Drinking it right now. Though the $2 upgrade to Trader Jose is worth it -- if you like cerveza.
― Threadkiller General (Viceroy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 01:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah that red curry tuna wasn't that good
― los blue jeans, Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
I enjoy the red and green curry tuna packs.
― Jeff, Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
sweet potato gnocci however - not too bad at all
― los blue jeans, Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
do you heat up the tuna? I had it room temperature - this could have been the problem
?? I always heat up the tuna curry, both colors, and it is always delicious.
― first it smells like donuts, then it smells like don't ask (askance johnson), Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I use a rice cooker with a steamer basket. Rice in bottom, two tuna packets on top in the basket. All done at the same time.
― Jeff, Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
ah. good idea. might give that another shot.
― los blue jeans, Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
There's a refrigerated thing that I think is new, with hummus, some kinda little chopped up salad, tahini and pita/falafel. It's pretty good, especially if you're too lazy to make your own falafel. And oh, am I.
― Aquarian Necromancer Octopus (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 6 March 2011 07:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
i just cook the rice and mix it up with the room-temp tuna.
― hauntological-hysteric theater (get bent), Sunday, 6 March 2011 09:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
The tuna also good on noodles, and they don't have to be Thai noodles, I usually just use fettucini.
― nickn, Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
Lincoln Park TJ's construction update: The lights are on inside and they've installed many shelves, freezers, and fridges.
― Jesse, Monday, 7 March 2011 02:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I actually thought the tuna curry was kinda gross, but whatev.
― jaymc, Monday, 7 March 2011 04:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
Were you eating it cold right out of the pouch with your bare hands while sitting in a dark room alone and crying? Because you should really heat those tuna things up first.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Monday, 7 March 2011 04:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
TJ's funyons are really good!
― first it smells like donuts, then it smells like don't ask (askance johnson), Monday, 7 March 2011 04:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
toasted oatmeal flakes ++
― gravity tractor VS asteroid B612 (m coleman), Monday, 7 March 2011 10:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Sweet & Spicy Pecans are delicious. Problem is I could eat the whole tiny bag, which contains 5 servings. Normally, I could care less, but it just seems excessive with 950 calories and 85 g of fat.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 01:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
lemongrass chicken sticks, om nom.
― minsktrans.by (get bent), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 22:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ooh I got those for 1st time recently. Problem is my oven doesn't get hot enough to cook them. Thinking about combo microwave and toaster to finish off the package.
― go peddle your bullshit somewhere else sister (Laurel), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 23:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
TJ's butternut squash ravioli for breakfast. Normally I'm down with the squash+pasta combo, but this is cloyingly sweet for something that should be savory. Too much brown sugar?
― minsktrans.by (get bent), Monday, 14 March 2011 14:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
― butterfield earth (get bent), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
does anyone else get as excited by good pretzels as i do?
(it's a depressing world; gimme *something* to live for.)
― butterfield earth (get bent), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
the other night i had a big pretzel craving but the only ones within walking distance of me were rold golds :/
― Sittin' Fran (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
The sweet potato gnochi were kind of meh. Maybe I over-cooked them.
― nickn, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 07:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
They had these pretty tasty little Mexican chicken pizzas. And now they're gone because the masa crusts turned out to have trace amounts of wheat. Damn you, gluten intolerants!
― GLOWER METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 08:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Those pretzels are amazing! I'm always afraid of cracking a tooth, but that makes me eat them slowly. So good.
I have been totally enjoying the not-from-concentrate cranberry juice. So tart and clear-tasting!
― Ralpharina (La Lechera), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 12:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was really into these honey-wheat pretzels rolled in sesame seeds. Can't remember what brand, but they were damn good. Would stan for pretzels! Especially because I love mustard and they are an excellent vehicle.
― quincie, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 15:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
I ate a box of the maple leaf cookies in one day
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 15:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
TJ's makes a dark chocolate peppermint patty. I am in big trouble.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 15:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
they also have a new frozen palak paneer (in an orange box) that's very good. yup, spinach is still my fav vegetable.
― butterfield earth (get bent), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 05:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
si si
― electrophonic gin & tonic (m coleman), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 09:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh my god you guys. The non-dairy mochi (chocolate/coconut/mango, made with coconut milk) are so good.
― GLOWER METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 10:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
I have eaten (and continue to eat) a shocking number of graham crackers for someone who is not 6 years old. Trader Joe's cinnamon grahams are the #1 best. Store brand and Honey Maid -- you are in trouble. They taste like cookies. If only they had some with some ginger in them, whoa.
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 14:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dud/destroy: TJ's gourmet jelly beans. Like, some things you just can't make with natural flavors.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 15:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yay! First shopping trip to the brand new, very local TJ. The experience was horrible (went right after work and without the slightest list or plan, plus I left my heavy gym bag in the cart, so I didn't want to let it too far out of my sight, making navigating hard), but I enjoyed a tuna curry and got a bunch of other crap like chili peppered pineapple and frozen mango, which is great in the Greek yogurt with a little honey.
i meant to offer my support for the panang curry sticks. they're delicious and so quick in the toaster oven.― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:59 PM (1 year ago)
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:59 PM (1 year ago)
What are these? Chicken sticks?
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
they're like little spring rolls.
― Nardil the Human MAOI (get bent), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
ugh, their greek yogurt isn't that good.
wine, salads, soda water. that's it.
― it is his "enigmatic signifier" (the table is the table), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, they are like wee spring rolls that taste like panang currythey're probably gross if you think about them too hard, but what prepared frozen appetizer isn't
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 13:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
their greek yogurt is not the best greek yogurt on the market, but it is definitely the best for the price (ugh chobani)
― tehresa, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 13:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
They should just bring back the beer bread. Dammit.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 13:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
Tbh I haven't tried TJ's Greek yogurt, I just meant the mango would be good in it in general.
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 13:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
<3 the very cherry frozen berry mix
― tehresa, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 15:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
The chili pineapple chunks are the only things I've ever bought from TJ's that I chucked out shortly after buying.
I like the multigrain pita chips.
― Bryan, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 16:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
omg chile mango fruit floes <3
― tehresa, Friday, 13 May 2011 04:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dammit - I tried one of the curry tuna things and loved it - it's better than some of the local pan-Asian take-out I would get, but at a fraction of the price. But then I went back tonight and they told me that the vendor wouldn't be able to provide it for the foreseeable future.
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Friday, 13 May 2011 04:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
The choc-van-caramel ice cream with the cone on the container is way too sweet.
― hated old moniker, too tired to think of a clever new one (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 May 2011 05:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
two buck chuck cabsalt and pepper potato chipsany kind of cheese - best prices for great cheese!
― Wiggywoo, Friday, 13 May 2011 05:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Last time those curry tuna things vanished they were gone for about two years, Imo stop by a TJs on the way home tomorrow and stock up if there's any there.
― nickn, Friday, 13 May 2011 06:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Damn, that is bad news about the curry tuna!
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 13 May 2011 13:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
Why is this happening to ME? Why NOW? I guess I could dump curry sauce on tuna, but it just wouldn't be the same ;__;
Being serious tho, the two guys who checked into the tuna sitch were very helpful and knowledgeable. And the one guy had the greenest eyes I've ever seen.
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Friday, 13 May 2011 13:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's pretty easy to make half-assed curries at home (please don't judge me vis a vis authenticity) - preferred amount of jarred curry paste fried w/ onions, add one can of coconut milk, then add a protein (I usually use TJ's frozen tilapia filets or leftover roasted chicken or tofu) and cook/heat, then optionally add some frozen peas or other mixed vegetables.
HOWEVER that is nowhere near as easy as putting tuna curry pouches in the steamer basket of the rice cooker while rice cooks below, resulting in a hot meal in ~ 20 minutes without me having to do anything other than measure rice and water and open a box.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 13 May 2011 14:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
You're totally right. When I lived in the Vietnamese hood, I would buy lots of tins of curry paste and coconut milk, and then slop them together with whatever I had around the house. It never occurred to me to slop curry on tuna, however. That's madness!
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Friday, 13 May 2011 14:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
cinnamon crumb coffee cake mix & cornbread mix are wicked good
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Sunday, 15 May 2011 15:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
My attempt to be witty with a TJ's clerk went real bad and embarrassing today. I took the bus, and there was a guy on the bus who was ranting very congenially about local architecture, and saying hello to people, and just generally being loud and totally inappropriate and crazy but in a really amicable way so it was pretty easy to just tune him out (as opposed to the typical racist, paranoid, dangerous sounding rants). So but he came to Trader Joe's and approached shoppers to say hello and ask them how they were doing and whether they liked Trader Joe's and it was pretty clear he was not acting in a socially acceptable way but the line between inappropriately friendly crazy person and helpful TJ's employee is kind of thin, you know, so people were responding to him, albeit hesitantly.
ANYWAY I was checking out and bus dude came up behind me, waving and yelling hello to everybody, and the cashier catches my eye and gives me that "please tell me we are on the same page about thinking this other person is crazy" look and I return the look and say out loud, "We rode the bus here together. He's very enthusiastic, but ultimately harmless." And the clerk was like, "OH! Great! I love it when people are enthusiastic!" and I was like, "No, we did not ride the bus TOGETHER, we were just on the same bus." And the clerk is like, "OH! Okay! Ha, great! How do you like these vegetarian sausages?"
About that time, a manager comes over to corral the bus dude, and the clerk asks me if I'm walking or driving (for grocery distribution purposes) and I say, "Taking the bus. Maybe with my friend over there." And the clerk's eyes got all wide and he was like, "OH YEAH, that is great! He is really friendly! That is awesome, to be so friendly. I really respect that." And I was like "HE IS NOT REALLY MY FRIEND. And yes, he is friendly, but he is pretty clearly pathologically friendly."
Anyway, way to not get my delightfully dry sense of humor, excessively sincere Trader Joe's clerk.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
Re: the vegetarian sausages, while he was asking me about them, he was also scanning my many meat purchases (chicken breasts, pork chops, steaks, and Canadian bacon) and I said in a totally "I AM MAKING A REALLY DUMB JOKE" tone, "Well, as a vegetarian, I really like them," and he was just all, "Totally! I'm a vegetarian and I love them, too!!!!"
And there was also a different clerk who was talking about how much bacon his TJ's location sells, and I was like, "Well, we are the hog butcher to the world" and he was like, "Really? That is so cool!" but it would be kind of awful of me to judge somebody for not getting that dumb joke.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
(Note: I totally judged him for not getting that dumb joke.)
I got judged for not getting a hog butcher Chicago joke, right here on the ILX.
― free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol. once in the freezer section there was a sign next to the pork buns with a picture of tj's employee 'ben' saying that they were his "pick" with the quote "i eat them every day!" so when it was time for checkout, bf recognized him as one of the cashiers and insisted we get in his line, then proceeded to ask him about the pork buns and if he really did eat them every day because we thought it probably wasn't that healthy. he admitted it was probably more like 3 times a week. he also said he was from hawaii and he never thought he'd find pork buns anywhere else so he was so excited about them. uh... have you tried chinese restaurants, dude?
― tehresa, Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Abbbbbs, I would never judge a non-Chicagoan for not getting a hog butcher Chicago joke! But I mean, if you have a job selling pork products in Chicago, it seems like that should be in the employee training manual.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Last time I was at Trader Joe's the clerk asked me what my spiritual guide animal was, which was unusual small talk, but also interesting enough. I told her a magpie because "I am easily distracted," and she said, "why does that make you a magpie?" So I grabbed a shiny pen and said, "A magpie would be distracted by your shiny pen and take it," and she grabbed the pen out of my hand. She did not like my object lesson.
― free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Ben's Bun's story is kind of like the seamy underbelly of TJ's super friendly employee policy. I am imagining Ben's manager forcing him to memorize some stock patter about the pork buns. "But they are available in Chinese restaurants! Why should I say I could never find them outside of Hawaii? I'm from Bayonne!"
xp LOL
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha - last trip to TJ's in NYC I left thinking "jeez these check-out people sure are FRIENDLY - maybe they're imported from California?"
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Monday, 30 May 2011 01:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
the line between inappropriately friendly crazy person and helpful TJ's employee is kind of thin, you know
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― self diagnosed personality disorders I have googled (los blue jeans), Monday, 30 May 2011 03:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
FRIENDLY - maybe they're imported from California?"
Was going to say that where I live in California is like a whole town of TJs employees. And the TJs employees are terrifyingly friendly.
― Star Trek II: Sweater Guy Goes to Tennis Planet (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 30 May 2011 04:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
My hell.
― Jeff, Monday, 30 May 2011 14:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
friendly AND sincere it's like apple store employees and tj's employees are trained via same methodology but apple store employees get an extra module on how to deal with dry humour
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 30 May 2011 14:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
did a big shop with two friends at tj's in sf and we were musing about whether we could split the bill between 3 cards and the cashier guy was like 'no problem at all' and was so chill about it (it wasn't a crazy busy time of day). i was impressed.
we had a bbq and i tried the veggie sausage and they were okay, but the pork sausages were way better. weirdly, that tj's had only one kind of pork sausage (bratwurst) and like 50 kinds of chicken sausages.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 30 May 2011 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Chicago TJ employees seem to fall into the "wacky" friendly type, which is perhaps the worst kind of friendly. This isn't Seinfeld, no one wants wacky friends when they are buying groceries.
― Jeff, Monday, 30 May 2011 14:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
For some reason when it opened in Portland it was like they were offering free samples of heroin or something - flocks of people. No parking.
― Latham Green, Monday, 30 May 2011 14:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Seagull people
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Monday, 30 May 2011 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
no - cat people!
― Latham Green, Monday, 30 May 2011 15:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
and then...
― Latham Green, Monday, 30 May 2011 15:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
<3<3<3
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Monday, 30 May 2011 16:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
That song is so OTM.
I just got back from a trip to tj's and my checkout person gave me a high five after he checked my Id and realized that i am a fellow Virgo. Then we had a nice conversation and I think he gave me a free apple.
Sometimes these convos are painful, but today it was nice. Not busy, didn't seem pained at all. They always ask me what I plan to do with the fennel, and this guy just chatted with me like a human being.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Monday, 30 May 2011 16:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
I remember once at Hannafords the checkout guy saw our leeks and wa s like "Oh I love these" and proceeded to rub his huge nose u pand down them, snorting in their oniony goodness. Didn't he ever go to nose school? You don't slide your nose on other's tubers.
― Latham Green, Monday, 30 May 2011 16:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha trader joe's in video is the trader joe's we went to (more than once) in SF!
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 30 May 2011 18:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
or at least the insane parking lot is
Second dud ever for a Trader Joe's product- the chicken sausage with garlic, spinach and fontina. It wasn't due to expire for another month, but it smelled soooooooo bad when i took it out of the package. I still cooked them and it made my house smell like dead hooker vag. Or what I would assume...
― Yerac, Monday, 30 May 2011 21:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
weirdly, that tj's had only one kind of pork sausage (bratwurst) and like 50 kinds of chicken sausages.
that was the case at the tj's i was at yesterday -- no idea about the pork sausage, but there were many chicken sausages to choose from. i went with the spinach/fontina/roasted garlic ones and they were delish.
xp hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha
― cee-lo v. city of new london (get bent), Monday, 30 May 2011 21:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't think they smelled like dead hooker vag, but i am a bit congested.
― cee-lo v. city of new london (get bent), Monday, 30 May 2011 21:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah hopefully not from your memory there Yerac. Today I wrote Jennis Macaroons to tell them they taste like vomit
― Latham Green, Monday, 30 May 2011 21:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
The garlic and herb chicken sausages are really, really good on a crusty roll with sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions. And mustard. And I throw a little red wine in with the shrooms and onions. I'm classy.
― Star Trek II: Sweater Guy Goes to Tennis Planet (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 30 May 2011 22:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
my daughter excitedly bought "yogurt beans" - yogurt covered raisins - boy was she sad when she tasted them. Also a boxed soup languished in our cuppboard for a year and then was executed to the trash
― Latham Green, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 12:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
dead hooker vag
rejected DJP screen name
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't buy much produce at TJ's but the jumbo-size packages of blueberries are consistently plump & juicy. product-wise my son now reps for the jarred marinara sauce. it's OK.
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like wild Maine blueberrieshttp://www.wymans.com/
you can get em frozen and thaw the delight
― Latham Green, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 18:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought the Donut O's and they are not that great.
I love the horseradish hummus.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 01:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is that a donut flavored cereal?!?!
― free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 01:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
No. Trader Joe's Old Fashioned Donut O's are donut holes.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 02:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
THE CURRY TUNA IS BACK. BACK AGAIN. TUNA'S BACK. TELL A FRIEND.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
really liking the pistacho/white chocolate cookies and i'm by no means a white chocolate head
actually, most of their cookies are pretty boss
― creme de cassie (donna rouge), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 01:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
i will have some now, in fact, having just eaten TJ's pork gyoza
― creme de cassie (donna rouge), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Do they have gyoza sauce?
Their sweet chili sauce is kind of underwhelming. Plus I'm used to paying $1.75 for a big ass jug of the good stuff in "Little Saigon" and it bothers me to pay any more.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
idk, i have sriracha
― creme de cassie (donna rouge), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
My lips are pursed in disapproval.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
they do sell gyoza sauce. i've never bought it. damn i have some of their sweet chili in the cupboard (unopened). sad to hear it will be not awesome.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's OK, but I like the real deal.
Why can't I buy salt or white sugar there? I guess I know why, sort of, but I still want it.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
them
They have salt at TJs. A bit plastic tube of sea salt, with a kind of inconvenient spout.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 04:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's blue
they usually have sugar, too, but i find that stuff is always getting moved round and isn't always in the most obvious place.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 04:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
uh, "big" plastic tube of salt. hey guess what else, trader joes has. booz
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 05:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
when I'm walking by a trader joes I stop in for a little coffee
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
I worked a job earlier this year where my main duty was to buy the best things from trader joes that I could
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
i have four (4) boxes of the red curry tuna in my kitchen. they didn't have any of the green curry this time, or the last time i checked.
― are you are missing whiney (get bent), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 07:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just want plain old salt. I'll stick with my local crappy little overpriced supermarket for that.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 10:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
They only pepper they carry comes in a little plastic pepper grinder, which I get goes with the whole TJ's ethos, but that is also annoying.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
pepper is evil
― Latham Green, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's weird.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 15:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
The pepper grinder is not bad. The top unscrews too, so you can dump it into a nicer grinder.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 16:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Unlike a giant plastic tub of pepper that I bought at Costco which had a built in, unremovable grinder, so I had to take a hacksaw to the thing. Annoying.
― unmetalled world (wk), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's what I did, but it felt very wasteful with all that unnecessary excess plastic and parts.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 18:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
okay, so i don't know what they did, but this jar of dijon is hands-down the most vinegary, sinus-clearingly painful dijon i've ever tasted. i like things spicy, but it's too much. i don't remember my last jar tasting so crazy. anyone else have this experience with the TJ's Dijon?
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh i love that stuff!but their brown/grainy mustard tastes like shit to me.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like their dijon -- makes great salad dressing!!
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
btw have we discussed the roasted seaweed snacks? totally a delivery method for salt and sesame oil but low calorie (most of the cal is from fat, sigh) and deliciously addicting.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
weird! maybe i'm just becoming more sensitive or something? i could hardly eat my tuna sandwich just now, every bite made my eyes water and snot come pouring out my nose.
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
i maintain what i'm guessing that i said upthread, but am too lazy to cntrl-f to confirm. basically, any trader joe's premade product or snack or whatever kinda tastes great on the first five or so intial buys, but after that, burnout sets in quickly. this holds true even though they will sell umpteen varieties of stuff, so iow across the flavor range. doesn't matter-- hummus, salsa, whatever, it all gets gross too quick. not sure exactly what this speaks to; am entirely willing to entertain notions that my palate is just dumb or i am simply crazy in this particular sphere of life.
― dell (del), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
table, I feel the same way--I have to use the TJ dijon really sparingly. usually end up using it w/chinese...too strong for my usual sandwich needs.
― bentelec, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
i feel that. there are things that i used to LOVE that now i just buy occasionally. i don't think i ever consciously thought, 'this doesn't taste so great anymore' but maybe they taste SO good originally that yeah, you burn out/overdo it and then learn to taper off.xpost to dell
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
i am all about that dijon, ditto on the salad dressing uses
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
i pretty much only buy a few things at TJs— condiments, salad greens, almondmilk, bubble water, chips— so i don't really get fatigued that easily. imo their hummus sucks, and most of their veggies are below par (ie i'm a california vegetable snob, sorry). i also never, ever buy pre-fab food, it just grosses me out too much.
― whenever the vein was to throb (the table is the table), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm on a horseradish mustard tip lately, so with all due respect, you dijon assholes aka ppl can all go SUCK IT
cheers
:D
― dell (del), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
do not feague with trader joginger !
― coffeetripperspillerslyricmakeruppers (Latham Green), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I stopped buying TJ's "imported" dried pasta (.99/lb) after two consecutive batches had the faint but definite taste of cinnamon
― backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I probably eat their filled pasta (ravioli etc.) once a week so I've tried a bunch of different ones.
Really good: Arugula & Prosciutto Ravioli, Spinach Ricotta Ravioli, Portabello Mushroom Ravioli, Artichoke Ravioli
Not so good: the one with chicken, the spinach tortellini
― mike and the quantum mechanics (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 00:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
The folks and my (and Jenny and Jeff's) brand new local TJ are not quite as preternaturally gregarious as at others I've been to. Which is fine, just a little bit of a surprise. Still pretty friendly and helpful though, a stark contrast to the brain dead, gruff staff at my local non-chain store.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Bistro biscuits are great afternoon coffee cookies, if you're into that sort of thing.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 01:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Soy chorizo burrito is about as good as microwave burritos could possibly be. I actually like the chorizo in it much more than the kind they sell in the store.
Also like the Tofu Spring Rolls.
― Concierto Para Bongo (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 09:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have two exciting announcements:
(1) smoked sea salt (sure, it comes in a grinder, but it's cheap compared to the Maldon smoked sea salt I would have to order ON THE INTERNET) Excited about this(2) floral pepper (also in a grinder, but you have to be kidding me -- pepper with flowers ground up in it? am i dreaming?!)
Both are tasty (I just tasted them plain, not on anything) and I'm pretty psyched to use them in dinners.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
and lunches and breakfasts and let's be honest, straight from the container when i need a little boost of salt or pepper
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh shit, I saw those new grinders and thought they were ridiculous and ignored the salt since I hate salt grinders on principle but I didn't realize it was smoked. now I'll have to try it.
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
chocolate and coffee beans sounded interesting but I could just wash out an empty pepper grinder and try that myself.
I saw the smoked stuff the oth day!! Will try it soon. What kind of foods/dishes do you suggest for actually noticing the difference over other salts? On crudite with simple flavors so the salt can come through?
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes -- on simply cooked veggies on simple whitefish or salmon with herbson saladsin olive oil dip for breadshrimpeggsi could go on
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
also, i have a little salad kit at work with oil, vinegar, and salt/pepper grinders so that i don't have to bring anything to dress my salad, i can just throw some veggies in a container and eat it at work without much worry/fuss.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
You're good, you make individual meals. I make one pot of something with the flavors all mixed together and eat it for 4 days. :) But maybe fancy salts will make me eat fresher!
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like soy chorizo more than i like most meat substitutes. and having recently looked at the ingredients of a package of real chorizo*, i'm willing to give up the authenticity of greasy animal guts for something less queasy-making.
*which, don't get me wrong, is delicious
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
ALSO I am now a fan of their little sampler of Spanish meats. The anchovies they sell at my TJs are pretty good too. Cento? I think? Their sardines are bad though.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 21:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
ok i am getting some of this salt. they've had it at my local tj's for ages and i never realized it could be so great!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
potatoesgreensratatouille or little individual vegetable pile-ups might be gross or might be crazy good on watermelon?!
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
anything that adds a lot of flavor with little to no effort is worth trying in my bookit's also only $1.99 so it's not really much of a gamble, not like the half bag of scallops i lost to freezerburn ;_;
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I make meals but I also make parts of meals and then assemble them in different ways. A crock-potted batch of black beans can yield a lot of different things. This salt would taste REALLY good in a pot of black beans, I think.
― it was pleasant and delightful, just like (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 22:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
i bought the smoked sea salt.
also bought some fresh mozz, jarred pesto, "tuscan pane" bread -- thinking of adding roasted zucchini & tomato and making some crostini for dinner.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 23:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
have been eating tons of the frozen wild coho salmon for the past 2 years and it's great and cheap but last week whole foods had fresh coho for 8.99/lb and omg the difference is insane. i will be sad when i have to go back.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 00:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like the enormous bags of frozen chicken boobs and thighs. It's nice to have a couple around so I can make a huge basic curry, freeze it, then add various vegetables later.
― weakness for Cinnabon; rampant heterosexuality (Je55e), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 01:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
i make very good "healthy" (yeah, i know) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches using tj's stuff. milton's multigrain bread, unsalted organic peanut butter, reduced-sugar preserves (apricot's my fav), maybe some sliced banana if i'm feeling elvis-ish.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
bought a bag of the sweet potato corn chips & am proud of myself that i did not house the whole bag over last wkend
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 19:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
"trader ming's kung pao noodles & sauce" is sorta bad, but i expected it to be. everything i've bought from them that has come with an "asian" sauce has been bleh -- cloyingly sweet. i redeemed it by adding a little sriracha.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Thursday, 4 August 2011 19:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am in luuuuuuuve with their individual frozen meals. Decided not to cook or buy groc for the last week b/c of heat and because I'm going away tomorrow, and their little pasta-with-spinach frozen bricks have been AWESOME.
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Thursday, 4 August 2011 19:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am a big fan of those for lunch. They are better tasting and more satisfying than your standard frozen dinners. I love the green chili chicken burritos, the Indian food options, the green chili chicken enchiladas, and there was a tofu and shitake mushroom one that's really good, too.
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Thursday, 4 August 2011 19:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Their frozen meals (including burritos, etc.) are kind of expensive, aren't they? I cheap out when it comes to that stuff, which is dumb b/c I have no problem spending way more on equivalent take-out.
― weakness for Cinnabon; rampant heterosexuality (Je55e), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
i mostly just get the frozen indian food, cuz they do that well. sometimes the frozen vegetables, if they're something that's not in season.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp I don't think so. More expensive than cooking food yourself and freezing individual portions to eat through the week but way cheaper than takeout. Not as cheap as like $1 Marie Callendar garbage but I am okay with that.
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah I feel their frozen dinners aren't too bad, compared to takeout or something. Looking forward to the new one opening up two blocks from my office!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 4 August 2011 21:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
The ones I got were like $3 and $3.69 or something. That's cheap to me! The alternative is trying to buy food in Midtown, Manhattan, so I'm fine with three bucks.
― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Thursday, 4 August 2011 21:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
the green chili chicken enchiladas
probably my all-time favorite of the tj's frozen items. admittedly i have not had a ton of them.
― tehresa, Thursday, 4 August 2011 22:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
These here, right? http://heateatreview.com/2007/07/06/trader-joes-chicken-enchiladas-verde/
They are super delicious. Pro tip: bring leftover rice (from when you made rice and curry tuna the night before, perhaps) and use that to soak up the extra sauce.
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Thursday, 4 August 2011 23:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
tj's frozen edamame are way tastier (and of course cheaper) than the ones at my local organic grocery. i also buy lots of tj's frozen strawbs & bluebs for my wife and kid's smoothies. (never been much on smoothies, personally.) tho it does feel weird to buy frozen when berries are in season.
― chief content officer (m coleman), Thursday, 4 August 2011 23:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
they were selling fresh rainier cherries at my local tj's for $3.99 a quart (which is unheard of), but it was only for like a week or two. now they're gone, but the season ended around early august anyway.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Thursday, 4 August 2011 23:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
but they're the most delicious cherries: they're tart but also have a nectarinish quality.
― orinoco flowbee (get bent), Thursday, 4 August 2011 23:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
mmmmm. i think all the cherries we get on the east coast are from michigan
― chief content officer (m coleman), Thursday, 4 August 2011 23:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
finally got around to trying the tuna curry. holy shit, you guys weren't kidding!
― tehresa, Friday, 5 August 2011 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
they have the green curry tuna at the toluca lake tj's! i thought it was gone forever.
my lunch was one of their lentil wraps. i scarfed it down while waiting at the bus stop and spilled a little of the tahini sauce on my dress, giving me a lewinsky-like stain that i was embarrassed about on the ride home. i hope no one saw it.
― dance cook (get bent), Thursday, 11 August 2011 00:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
If they did, they probably just thought you were a sloppy prostitute.
― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Thursday, 11 August 2011 01:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
that's a relief.
― dance cook (get bent), Thursday, 11 August 2011 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
chile spiced mango is :O
― dayo, Saturday, 10 September 2011 11:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Okay the green curry tuna. Whoah.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Saturday, 10 September 2011 11:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
vegetable masala burgers are A+
― dayo, Saturday, 10 September 2011 16:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
i am perplexed by the "seaweed snacks" -- i got the wasabi kind and i found that it was basically pieces of seaweed with wasabi powder on them.
pros:tasty/zestywould be excellent crumbled on rice with edamame, avocado, tofu, whatever else you likewould make an interesting base for a light appetizer so long as it would hold upsort of satisfies the need to eat salty/crunchy snax
cons:packaged with desciccant (ew)is basically like 12 pieces of seaweed in a box in a bagthe crunch does not satisfy like a good chip or cracker would, or even a carrot
mixed feelings about the seaweed snacks
― i drive a wood paneled station dragon (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 September 2011 16:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh I saw those yesterday and that's just their version of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori
sanpaku advocates them as an alternative to snacking on chips since they are very low calories
but yeah they are expensive for what you get since it's real seaweed and we don't do a lot of seaweed harvesting in the US! you also kind of need the dessicants, it turns into a chewy rubbery mess if you let it sit outside for even a day.
― dayo, Saturday, 10 September 2011 17:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
fwiw nori will be much cheaper at just about any asian supermarket you go to, which could make it more economical. if you want to sprinkle it over rice or something you could try to get http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aonori in a shaker
― dayo, Saturday, 10 September 2011 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
right -- i think i'll get it at my asian market instead, if i ever buy it again. they are very low calories, but also i would not rate them high on the crunch satisfaction scale. cucumbers or celery or even a bunch of lettuce is crunchier than these things.
i have nori in a shaker (2 kinds!) and i love it. lunches are so easy and don't need to be refrigerated if you save up soy sauce packets from takeout.
― i drive a wood paneled station dragon (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 September 2011 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh wow apparently nori is really high in b12, relatively speaking. I wonder if vegans utilize this fact?
― dayo, Saturday, 10 September 2011 17:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
random nori trivia:nori gets lumped in w/seaweed but it's in fact marine algae (i guess "seaweed" is more marketable than "algae"). is also high in iron for you vegans out there
― quaff the spud you warbling milkbag (outdoor_miner), Saturday, 10 September 2011 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Bought some of the smoked sea salt LL recommended and am enjoying it immensely.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Saturday, 10 September 2011 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh yeah its really is good
― Aerosol, Saturday, 10 September 2011 21:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Too much smoke, not enough salt.
― Jeff, Saturday, 10 September 2011 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
dark chocolate almonds w/ turbinado sugar and sea salt are unfair imo, you have to eat the whole box
― dayo, Sunday, 11 September 2011 00:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
The three potato medley chips (unsalted) with the smoked sea salt are really good.
...until one day you buy a box of 'em and then realize (after you've eaten one) you're sick of them and never want to see them again. I think they're still frozen into the back of my fridge somewhere.
― The actor that played Jesus made some odd choices. (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 11 September 2011 02:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
That seems to happen to me with most frozen foods that I ever like.
― Jews Did Irene (Hurting 2), Sunday, 11 September 2011 05:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's been a while since I priced out the seaweed but when they first came out with them it was a lot cheaper than what you can buy at asian markets around here. At least as far as the toasted nori snacks go. you can't really compare it to big sheets of untoasted nori.
really? I was surprised at how subtle it is. when you first smell it, the smokiness seems overwhelming, but when you cook with it, it's not really that noticeable imo.
― the wheelie king (wk), Sunday, 11 September 2011 06:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just ate it raw on cucumbers, so do cooking.
― Jeff, Sunday, 11 September 2011 14:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
No cooking
I've used it on the chicken the last two times we've had chicken for dinner.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Sunday, 11 September 2011 14:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
FYI
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Sunday, 11 September 2011 14:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
So raw too much smoke, cooked I can't taste it at all. All around product fail.
― Jeff, Sunday, 11 September 2011 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
i really like the seaweed! and it's 99 cents!
― tehresa, Monday, 12 September 2011 23:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
i got the smoked salt - it was great on salmon
I thought the green curry tuna was too sweet. Disappointed.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 00:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
really feeling these pretzel rolls lately
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 01:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I hope you buy them when you're done.
― it was as good of a time as any to show a lighter side of 9/11 research (Je55e), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 02:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 02:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
trader joe's thai green cury is pretty good for something you just pour from a jar and heat
― partistan (dayo), Saturday, 17 September 2011 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
holy shit those wasabi seaweed snax are SPICY!
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 September 2011 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 September 2011 22:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
the lamb vindaloo = relatively spicy for a tj's product!
― debenture banhart (get bent), Sunday, 18 September 2011 21:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
ooh is this frozen or like their tasty bites?
― tehresa, Sunday, 18 September 2011 22:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
frozen. in a purple box!
― debenture banhart (get bent), Sunday, 18 September 2011 22:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
i may have to try this!
― tehresa, Sunday, 18 September 2011 22:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
*adds to list*
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Sunday, 18 September 2011 22:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
turns out trader joe's is owned by aldi - not surprising! no middleman. I love both!
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Monday, 19 September 2011 11:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
but the line between inappropriately friendly crazy person and helpful TJ's employee is kind of thin
so OTM btw
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Monday, 19 September 2011 11:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Aldi and TJ are actually two separate business groups -- the two arms of Aldi were ran by brothers, one of whom recently passed away. The US Aldi stores are completely separate from TJ afaik.
― mh, Monday, 19 September 2011 14:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have a loyalty to Aldi that I do not have for Trader Joe's. If I want "health food" I am willing to pay $10 for an Indian frozen dinner or a $28 dollar bag of coffee and feel snooty. On the other hand it is hard to turn down 99 cent pasta or frozen veggies.
― We Still Have Communism in This World (Mount Cleaners), Monday, 19 September 2011 14:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
TJ's does have 99 cent pasta...
― tehresa, Monday, 19 September 2011 17:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
― mh, Monday, September 19, 2011 10:28 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
ok whatever! they still seem to share a lot of business ideas. and maybe even suppliers - the peppercorn grinder I bought from TJ's recently is exactly the same as the one I bought from Aldi a year ago, except for the label! and maybe the TJs one was a little more expensive
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Monday, 19 September 2011 18:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
mango lassi was disappointing! i just assumed mango + yogurt would taste awesome. the mango yogurt gummies are pretty good, though.
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 19 September 2011 19:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
german sensibilities
― mh, Monday, 19 September 2011 19:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
so what are the good TJ beers? I was overwhelmed by the choice!
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Monday, 19 September 2011 19:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
last time i got beer at tj's, i just went with moretti (the italian beer). i haven't liked any of tj's own-brand beer yet.
― the tyrone power mixtape (get bent), Monday, 19 September 2011 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like the Bohemian lager tbh! I hardly ever get it only because it's so heavy to carry home w all my groceries.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Monday, 19 September 2011 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
name tag lager was on sale for like $3 for a sixer, should have got some
― mh, Monday, 19 September 2011 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
steinlager (from new zealand) is okay too.
― the tyrone power mixtape (get bent), Monday, 19 September 2011 19:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol that's not the sale price!xpost
― tehresa, Monday, 19 September 2011 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Trader Joe's Product Discussion, Whole Grains Edition
Harvest Grains Blend - it's in a bag in the shelf-stable aisle. I love this stuff. It's really easy and if you make it per package instructions (butter, broth/water, grains) it's a nice change from rice. A couple of nights ago we made this in one pot with with carrots, celery, onions, and leftover roasted chicken. A+. Also, it's cheap.
Rolled Oats - regular oatmeal, not Irish oatmeal or instant oatmeal or frozen oatmeal. Just a bag of oatmeal. I guess I've eaten too much Quaker Oatmeal in my life, because this stuff is weird. It doesn't lump together like proper oatmeal and I actually had to strain the excess water out of it because I didn't want oat soup. I could see some people liking this, if this is how you like your oatmeal, but I'm going back to Quaker after I finish this bag (and I see a lot of oatmeal cookies in my future to try and use this up).
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 12:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Rolled Oats tl;dr: I'm spunky. I like my oatmeal lumpy.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 12:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
jenny you should use the oats to make granola -- it's easy!
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Or maybe they would work in the litter box.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's a good idea. Do you have a fave recipe?
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
They don't clump!
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
oooh i have a rolled-oats recipe for you (cookies)
1 c rolled oats1 c dessicated coconut1 c sugar1 c flour
mix
1/4 c golden syrup (or maple syrup)100g marg/butter
melt together
2tbsp warm water1 tsp baking soda
mix everything together. roll into balls. place on parchment lined cookie sheet, flatten with wet fork and bake at 325 for 22 minutes. let cool completely before eating.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Coconut! Awesome.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 16:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
the spanish deli meats are pretty good
their rice pudding is better than that at Whole Foods
― sarahel, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 17:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
their packaged deli meats are so expensive! i've taken to buying prosciutto at my local market because it's like 1/3 of the price and much better quality freshly sliced. i love prosciutto/jamon serrano, though, and eat it more than the average person should probably.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
back to TJ's chatty checkout clerks: today this wholesome-looking young african/american dude said he played in a "punk/no wave duo."
― worship someone who actively despises you (m coleman), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Or maybe they would work in the litter box.They don't clump!― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:56 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:56 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
Maybe they could work like the safflower seeds system I use.
― Je55e, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
i went from liking the char siu bao to not liking it to liking it again. i think i just got a bad batch that one time.
― gorillex (get bent), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 19:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
is it really sweet?
― dayo, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 20:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's a bit sweet.
― gorillex (get bent), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 20:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
The chili-lime cashews are one of the best foods in life, not just trader joe's
― san lazaro, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 23:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
edamame hummus is actually pretty good! strongly flavored, thought it would taste grassy but it's actually got a nice forward presence.
picked up 'stockyard oatmeal stout' and it's pretty good, but maybe I just like oatmeal stouts and I'm not capable of distinguishing between good ones and bad ones
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Monday, 3 October 2011 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
SOMEONE FED ME EDAMAME HUMMUS LAST WEEK and I've been proselytizing for it ever since. Nice garlic kick and a tangy creaminess that is so close to mayo, it's remarkable.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
the jalapeno hummus is awesomealso whatever the green one is at the bottom of the tri-color hummus... like the jalapeno but more awesomer and i wish they sold it individually!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 03:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Apple and almond stuffed pork chops: I was really skeptical of these because apple stuffing is a thing I can do and do well, but these were really tasty. For the love of god, don't cook the pork chops in the oven for the entire 20 minutes as suggested on the package, unless you like overcooked pork.
Country potatoes with haricots verts and wild mushrooms: This is one of those things that could be okay or could taste overwhelmingly like Generic Trader Joe's Packaged Prepared Food Flavor (tm). It's actually pretty good, better than I thought it would be. It's one of our regular frozen vegetable side dishes now.
And yes, we ate the pork chops and the potatoes for dinner together last week, and we'll do it again, I'm sure.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 12:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
― ███★★★███ (PappaWheelie V), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 13:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
sometimes i'll throw the boxed indian stuff together with some rice and make a biryani. yay for cheap meal extenders!
― ms. c flat (get bent), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 18:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:34 AM
good lord these things. STILL ONLY 10% CONTAINED
― tremendoid, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 19:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
the espresso pillows are unreal
http://zomgcandy.com/2010/01/08/trader-joes-espresso-pillows/
― ms. c flat (get bent), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 19:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
the toffee seems like game over. kinda glad in a way i miss so much walking through the aisles
― tremendoid, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Generic Trader Joe's Packaged Prepared Food Flavor (tm)
That is exactly how I would describe the frozen cauliflower & romanesco w/ basil. Another D: Sweet Potato Tortilla chips. I mean I knew they would be bad when I was in the aisle but sometimes I just need to prove things to myself. Maybe they would be OK crushed over soup but not as a salsa delivery device; not only are they too sweet, they are about 2mm too small to fit in the neck of Trader Joe's narrow salsa jars.
― heavy vibes at the estate sale (los blue jeans), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah what is up with the narrow salsa jars! why don't they just put everything in the wide mouth salsa jars.
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
pour it in a bowl, you uncivilized goons
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
There is such a thing as a bowl!
― nickn, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
"why don't the cans of soup come with a straw?"
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
pouring is messy
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Speaking of sweet potatoes, I tried the sp gnocchi (frozen section) a few months ago and it was pretty bad. But the butternut squash pasta (ravioli?) in the refrigerator section is very good. I had it with olive oil and garlic, no red sauce.
― nickn, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
the sweet potato gnocchi tasted pretty good as a sample but i can def. see how it would get old fast.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
not putting salsa into a small salsa bowl for eating is disgusting savagery!
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
ya xp ive used the sweet potato chips crushed over some soft tacos i made w/ feta & a vinegrette as ingredients so the sweetness & texture went well w/ the bitter i think
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
i pour my salsa into the brim of my sombrero
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
just inject it into my veins
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
salsa jars too narrow for a syringe
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
you're the koala
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
have admit that I've been spooning salsa into a bowl lately but that's cause of the narrow neck
problem: portion control. spoon too little and you're respooning every 5th chip. spoon too much and you feel obligated to overload the chip or to waste salsa. nobody's suggesting that the leftover salsa be poured back into the jar, are we gentle men and women?
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
you could spoon salsa individually onto each chip, you dainty little man
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
that was rude and i apologize.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
just use mindwaves to get the salsa onto the chip and the chip into your mouth and you will find that it's easy to keep your hands/bowls clean
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am interested in those espresso pillows. Do they have any of that bitty grainy texture that normal coffee beans have? I can't stand that.
― kinder, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh wait "but they lack the grit of actual beans"
― kinder, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
they are less gritty. but i like the grit of the regular beans!
― ms. c flat (get bent), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
some salsas are so good i can eat them with a spoon. but mostly they are the salsas i make on my own
― remy bean, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
still laughing at "you dainty little man"
The cilantro/jalapeno hummus is like crack
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 01:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
roasted tomato salsa is way too sweet. i doctored it w/ a splash of hot sauce and vinegar but ew.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 03:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't want to put salsa in a bowl and dirty up a bowl.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 03:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
When I lived at home I always used a bowl for salsa. I continued doing that when I moved to my own place, but eventually when I started to pick up dirtbaggy loner habits that went out the window.
― heavy vibes at the estate sale (los blue jeans), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
is there a special bowl for salsa or is it just a regular bowl repurposed [via bricolage and other french post modernist theories] for salsa
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
shopped at TJ's twice now
very bizarre experience, it's like living inside a very boring RPG
haven't really checked out a lot of their products aside from generic stuff (meats and cheeses and what not)
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
if y'all had POV or POX TJ products, that would be kinda dope
you could pretend to be authentic and put it in a molcajete.
― ms. c flat (get bent), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
chocolate covered almonds with sea salt
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
that sounds amazing
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
idk the thing about TJ's is that it's just basic things (like peanut butter or olive oil) done right - no additives, weird chemicals, minimal preservatives, at a price comparable to conglomerate labels. and they're not afraid to try new shit.
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
lmao @ trader joe's employees as boring RPG characters
― iatee, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
shopped at TJ's twice nowvery bizarre experience, it's like living inside a very boring RPG
haha - I don't quite understand, but my gut says OTM.
― Je55e, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
i actually was going to ask, since i kind of didn't feel like doing the research
it's no bullshit that TJ's meat & produce are "better" than the shit you'd get at a normal grocery store, right? i'm justified in going to two grocery stores so i can get healthy, quality products at TJ (while buying goldfish and shit at the normal grocery store)
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
I would play a Trader Joe's RPG.
― I'll show you the power of laughter! (Abbbottt), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
the final boss is the line
― iatee, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
i just meant that everyone is very cheery & happy and all of the products are essentially made up
i guess "it's like 'the sims irl'" would be a more accurate description than "boring RPG"
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
no, the final boss is the checkout cashier who engages you in super friendly conversation
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
nu'uh jord - trader joe's is the place where the dope goldfish and shit is, the healthier produce and whatever you find elsewhere
― iatee, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's kinda more like you're the final boss, because you get to say "i'm walking this home, so you better figure out a way to fit all this shit in two bags"
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
both times i've been to TJ's it's been after work & i've been kinda tired and just wanted to get my shit and get out so i haven't spent tons of time just strolling the isles looking at stuff
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha I totally
a. went to trader joe's today b. asked someone to fit it in two bags
― iatee, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
It might be interesting to visit TJ while shrooming. But really, the ultimate would be to do it at Ikea. Pretty sure it would be unbearable. xp
more xps - I like TJ for having cheap rice milk, goat cheese, and frozen chicken breasts, and a bunch of yummy convenience foods. I don't know about the "healthiness," since a lot of the convenience stuff is pretty loaded with sodium, which is, sadly a concern for me now (not that that concern has resulted in an iota of change in my eating habits.)
xp again - exactly
― Je55e, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
basically by healthy i mean that they're not feeding their cows chicken shit & stuff
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh.....yeh, they project the kind of image that would suggest that, but I dunno.
― Je55e, Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
they probably are tho
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah :-/
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 01:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
if you wanna get good stuff
beef: get grass-fed beefchicken: get free-range chicken (no guarantee they haven't been fed other chickens or cows though)pork: not sure what the feel good version of pork is
best of all is to become a vegetarian tho
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
kosher pork
― iatee, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't really like pork
was actually looking for a butcher shop around me but haven't come across one just yet
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
wasn't chicago the center of the meatpacking industry
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
hog butcher 2 da world
― I'll show you the power of laughter! (Abbbottt), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Things I go out of my way to get @ TJs: coffee, wine, frozen samosas, chili mango popsicles, cheese, meat, frozen puff pastry (seasonal, sadly)
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just got frozen veggie samosas!
their coffee is pretty good for what it is, but I wish they would offer more beans in medium roast and not medium dark roast
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Some of the Chicago thread folks know of good butcher shops. I've seen a couple in the....is it actually called the meatpacking district? It's in the West Loop around Lake and Halsted where there are warehouses and trendy restaurants....
― Je55e, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Fulton Market, not meatpacking district. Anyway, my commute takes me past a butcher and a seafood wholesaler. See: http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/travel/03surfacing.html
― Je55e, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's no bullshit that TJ's meat & produce are "better" than the shit you'd get at a normal grocery store, right
what? no? maybe? I don't understand this comment at all. they carry like 5 pieces of mediocre prepack meat in the back. do people really buy their expensive average beef?
― remy bean, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
costco's grass-fed beef is better and cheaper.
― ms. c flat (get bent), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
or it used to be; i haven't bought it in a while.
― ms. c flat (get bent), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Veggie samosas + carrot ginger soup is my go-to lazymeal.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also nuts & dried fruits are things I always get at tj's. For making cookies/scones/other baked goods, granola, oatmeal additions, w/e
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
produce is not that good at TJ's, possibly better than random megasupermarket (cheaper,more organic options)
― larvae o'dooley, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah there's a farmer's market in the playground of an elementary school literally half a block from me on saturday mornings, so i can get good produce pretty easily thankfully
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh j0rdan...that farmers mkt will not likely last all year. Is this your first Chicago winter?
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha, yeah
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
well for a few weeks anyway, then
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, October 5, 2011 10:38 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
j0rd i think you live on my old street!
― horseshoe, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
do i?????????
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
well i guess you could live on any number of parallel streets between broadway and sheridan?
― horseshoe, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
or broadway and halsted?
but the school is n3ttleh0rst, right?
is it bad for me to be broadcasting where you live on ilx? my bad.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i live b/w broadway & halsted
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's okay
i lived on aldine between broadway and sheridan. y'all can have your thread back now!
― horseshoe, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
but yeah, that's the school
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
grass fed blah blah blah
― Jeff, Thursday, 6 October 2011 02:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's all I can muster at this point, carry on.
We used to live right there, too, at Broadway and Addison. You're like a block from Whole Foods if you want better meat. The produce at Treasure Island is pretty good and cheap. That grocery store is fun.
NOW you can have your thread back. :)
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Thursday, 6 October 2011 03:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol treasure island looks super skeezy
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 6 October 2011 03:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's the perfect balance of skeezy enough to be interesting but not so skeezy that it's bad times in there. Also, it's Chicago's most European supermarket, whatever the hell that means. I miss shopping there. It is perfectly weird.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Thursday, 6 October 2011 03:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Aww jordan I envy you in getting to know a cool new city . That shit is the best
― Aerosol, Thursday, 6 October 2011 03:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha oh man that place i never knew what to make of it. lol at "Chicago's most European supermarket."
― horseshoe, Thursday, 6 October 2011 03:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Some days I would go to Jewel, Treasure Island, and Whole Foods in one fell swoop.
― Jeff, Thursday, 6 October 2011 12:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Thai kao soi frozen soup, pretty sweet but also admirably spicy. Bit pricey at $4 a box though. I like the tom yam soup too but I get a little disgusted about how everything is in its own little plastic bag.
― teeny, Saturday, 8 October 2011 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
soy chorizo - why do they put it in a casing? when you take it out it looks like ground meat (being generous) or babyfood. pretty good though
― dayo, Saturday, 8 October 2011 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
pumpkin cream cheese!!!
― sarahel, Monday, 10 October 2011 21:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have since learned that chorizo is supposed to come in a casing? not sure though.
-goat cheese and sundried tomato ravioli - boring! kind of salty, no flavor, no tanginess of the sun dried tomatoes.
― 2001: a based godyssey (dayo), Monday, 10 October 2011 22:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
usually it does -- mexican chorizo does usually come in a casing imedon't most sausages come in a casing, regardless of whether you eat it in or out of the casing?
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 10 October 2011 22:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
isn't that what sausages are?
this one said you had to remove the casing. it was plastic, I think.
― 2001: a based godyssey (dayo), Monday, 10 October 2011 22:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah you totally have to squeeze it out or cut it out or whatever. it really does not do any favors to the texture of that stuff. i have eaten it, but i can't recommend it.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 10 October 2011 22:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
fucking heavy w/ LEMON CRISP cookies... little lemon cookies with powdered sugar & chocolate. and i don't really like sweets.
also, brioche rolls: dope
was kinda pissed that my store didn't have CHORIZO, which is the only sausage i really like. they had SOY CHORIZO or some some such nonsense tho. also their fresh fish selection is kind of wack... it's mostly just salmon, at least out here. also they sell grated parm for $6 or something which i mean c'mon.
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 23:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm not really into their fish selection although i bought some of the frozen swordfish steaks the other week and they were dece
― theosophy b. hawkins (donna rouge), Friday, 14 October 2011 00:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
The grated parm I get is like $4, which is probably what a can of bland kraft parm costs.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 October 2011 00:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
buy a block and a grater for $5 and grow some arm mucles
― 2001: a based godyssey (dayo), Friday, 14 October 2011 00:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
…you dainty little man.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Friday, 14 October 2011 01:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought a fucking stalk of brussels sprouts at TJ! amazing. wondering if I can just roast the stalk whole. what a weird plant! so noise.
― 2001: a based godyssey (dayo), Friday, 14 October 2011 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Let it be known: puff pastry season has begunI bought some this week, haven't decided what I want to do with it first.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
pumpkin ale is shit
― dayo, Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
what a weird plant! so noise.
you could convincingly post that in whatever weed thread is on the noise board imo
― mid-song laughing elvis (schlump), Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
How much did you pay for puff pastry? I've only seen it frozen in Whole Foods for like $10. I was so disgusted I actually made some and it was successful! Still have some in the freezer: TARTLETS TIME
― kinder, Friday, 21 October 2011 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
The only way I got myself to do the shopping this eve was by promising myself edamame hummus.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Friday, 21 October 2011 01:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've been buying/cooking those brussels sprouts like crazy.
i really like the vegan trail mix cookies. it is hard not to eat more than one at a time.
― --Pablo, investment banker (get bent), Friday, 21 October 2011 01:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's like $3.99 maybe? Not $10 for sure. It's totally tartlet time.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Friday, 21 October 2011 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
There was a regular old normal looking young woman eating carrots and TJ's edamame hummus next to me on the train this afternoon.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Friday, 21 October 2011 01:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm incredibly intrigued by this hummus
― J0rdan S., Friday, 21 October 2011 01:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
i wish everything there was able to taste
the dark chocolate bar w/caramel and sea salt is great, though I feel like it would be even better if it was thicker/firmer? I keep them in the fridge, too.
oh and i was gonna post about how awesome the meyer lemon thin cookies were the day ilx went down.
― sarahel, Friday, 21 October 2011 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
that bar is a poor substitute for the christmastime dark chocolate covered caramels with sea salt. they are thicker! the bar is v messy and we even tried cutting w/ knife but it still broke weird and got all messy.
― tehresa, Friday, 21 October 2011 02:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jordan, rode the Red Line more and you might be able to get to try the hummus.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Friday, 21 October 2011 03:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Since my move I only get to TJ's every few weeks or so. Do they have the holiday ale yet?
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Friday, 21 October 2011 03:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:06 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark
*furiously scribbling notes*
― J0rdan S., Friday, 21 October 2011 03:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lord, you are a champ for even being able to parse that sentence.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Friday, 21 October 2011 03:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
S: Truffle brownie mix. So delicious, probably because you add your own melted stick of butter at home. I've made brownies from scratch plenty and they are a huge pain in the ass and never as good as this box mix.
D: The pre-made, as in just open an envelope and pour it out brownie mix. It's pretty gross. Caveats: I put the batter in the oven directly after removing a roasted chicken and accidentally turned the oven off. I didn't realize it until the timer went off, at which point I restarted the oven and baked them until a toothpick came out cleanish. This might have impacted the texture. Also, putting them in right after the chicken made them taste vaguely like roasted chicken, which was really awful. However, the truffle brownie box mix is so easy that I haven't felt compelled to try this brownie mix again to see whether it was me or the mix.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Sunday, 23 October 2011 16:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
the hybrid corn-wheat tortillas are not half-bad! they've managed to last a few days without getting the rancid-corn smell.
― phill nilbog (get bent), Sunday, 23 October 2011 20:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
my favorite are the chili flour tortillas.
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
"spicy, smokey peach salsa" really livened up tonight's boring old grilled chicken breasts
― dismissible objects one fucks with (m coleman), Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
habanero and lime salsa too salty, lime flavor doesn't keep well in the jar
― dayo, Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
potstickers are really good
their normal salsa sux
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah I'm not wild about jarred salsa in general but the peach (w/tomato) was pleasant surprise
― dismissible objects one fucks with (m coleman), Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
The potstickers are as good as any from the Asian restaurants and stores, but the gyoza sauce is terrible. Gyoza sauce is such a simple thing (soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic) and I think TJ ruined it by trying to jazz it up.
― Je55e, Monday, 24 October 2011 19:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
most of tj's chinese/japanese sauces are terrible. just make your own; it's so easy.
― phill nilbog (get bent), Monday, 24 October 2011 20:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
the sauce for their korean chicken wings was a disgrace.
― phill nilbog (get bent), Monday, 24 October 2011 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
better/cheaper sauces at asian mkt, not difficult to stock up periodicallybut the gyoza themselves are pretty good i think -- shrimp are my favorite, first pan fried then steamed to heat through
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 24 October 2011 21:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
And for Eastern European gyoza, the pierogies are very good if you make them per instructions - boil ~ 3 minutes to heat through then pan fry (in bacon grease for that extra touch). I like the potato and cheese ones better than the chicken.
― nickn, Monday, 24 October 2011 21:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
I miss living near the big pan-Asian supermarket (Pacific Sun?). I would regularly stock up on Srirachia, gyoza sauce, sweet chili sauce, and 1/2 gallon jugs of soy sauce. And peeled garlic! I wish they sold gyoza sauce in enormous jugs. Those little bottles don't last long. Or I wish my homemade sauce tasted as good. It is super simple, but it is never quite right.
― Je55e, Monday, 24 October 2011 21:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
get bent otm - spend money on different varieties of soy sauce instead
― dayo, Monday, 24 October 2011 21:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Golden Pacific! I like Tai Nam these days though.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 24 October 2011 21:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Last time I was there, I tried a new cheese. I don't know if they've always had it? Or not. But it was AWESOME and also like THREE DOLLARS for a wedge! It's called Toscano, I think?? Tastes like parmesan but less dried, but still having crunchy bits in it, and the rind is soaked in red wine. WOULD EAT ALL OF.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Monday, 24 October 2011 21:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
In fact I did eat all of. Now I have to go back for more.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Monday, 24 October 2011 21:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
more stuff that I kinda knew was not going to be good but I am dumb:the applegate turkey baloney.just don'twhy did ii don't know
― heavy vibes at the estate sale (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 01:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Actually, you know what? This will be a good experiment in Sandwich Theory. Is the turloney capable of redemption through advanced application of condiments, cheese, and bread?
― heavy vibes at the estate sale (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 01:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'd try frying, everything is better fried.
― nickn, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 02:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
grilled/fried turloney w/cheddar/gruyere hybrid
― sarahel, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 02:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Good:Nantes carrotslavender sachetsbrussel sprouts (bagged; have seen but not tried stalk)recycled toilet paperrice cakesbananasbran flakescanned tunapeppermint soapDijon mustard
Bad:fruit flies in the summer months
― youn, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like those lavender sachets, too.
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 22:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
WARNING THIS IS ABOUT TAMPONSI have to say their organic cotton tampons are like 50% cheaper than everywhere else they're for sale, or even cheaper than that. And they have applicators unlike most of the organic cotton ones I was buying. I don't even know if the organic makes a difference but it's a product where it's easy to pretend. Plus I feel posh handing them out to other ladies.
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 02:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've never understood tampons w/out applicators.
― Je55e, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
You just stuff them up there with your finger. No biggie.
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
i have no desire to do that.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
They don't actually GO very far. Applicators ime make it seem like a bigger distance than it is because they're much longer than they probably "need" to be.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean allowing for human variation, obv. I just think applicator-selling companies have maximized the "ew, gross" value and made them long enough that you barely even have to touch yourself.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
SORRY, TRADER JOE'S THREAD.
What I don't know about the distance in a bajingo could fill a bajingo (which I assume provides a tremendous amount of volume).
― Je55e, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
In other news I remember theirquinoa due with vegetable melangebeing quite enticing as an in-store sample, but at home it's just a pile of mushy blah.
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe it's only awesome in tablespoon-sized servings.
At the sample station at my local TJ the other day
― Je55e, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 04:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
You can't really make out the blue text, which reads "So watery...And with just a smack of ham!"
― Je55e, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 04:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
frozen eggplant curry was extremely disgusting
― dayo, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 10:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hot Ham Water! <3<3<3
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
omg that's amazing!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
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― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Sunday, March 6, 2011 10:53 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
No, but I think I was eating it as-is, with no accompaniment.
So! I am happy to report that I bought it again and prepared some couscous and sauteed some fucking mushrooms and broccoli, and I had a really easy and tasty meal of which I'm now eating the leftovers.
― A Lip in the Blandscape (jaymc), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's good on the lemon-pepper pappardelle pasta they sell. Or on rice, of course.
― nickn, Friday, 28 October 2011 20:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
ooh i love that stuff but it's so much pricier than the other pastas i can't justify buying it.
― tehresa, Friday, 28 October 2011 22:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Their frigging vanilla & cinnamon black tea is BACK. It has a confused lemur on it and it's my very favorite. I think drinking it all day was the only thing that got me through six weeks of training at a call center this time last year. Then I discovered it was seasonal and my job was once again a pit of despair. How long do you guys think tea stays good/drinkable if you don't open it because my Mormon food-hoarding instincts are at five alarms.
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 November 2011 23:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
the box also has a chameloeona
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 November 2011 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean a chameloen
you know what I mean
i obviously don't know how to store tea properly (lol american) because all the tea i've hoarded is now over-tannic and bitter.
― enchilada sauce (get bent), Saturday, 5 November 2011 23:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh! I love that tea! It's delicious and every time i take the box out of the cupboard I'm like, "Heh. Lemur." I was just shopping at TJ's today and I didn't think to see whether it was back. That's okay because I forgot tofu and Brussels sprouts so now I have another reason to take a return trip tomorrow.
As I was buying both browning mix and pumpkin bread mix, the cashier clued me in to this recipe: http://www.traderjoes.com/recipes/recipe.asp?rid=91 (spoiler alert: you mix them together!!!)
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
abbbottt, oxidation is the enemy - vacuum seal! or use a straw and a ziplock bag. or freeze?
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
My freezer is full of yarn and green chile – two of my already favorite things – so adding a third favorite thing sounds AWESOme.
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha I have an image of you opening your freezer in a year to find a spicy sweater that you can dip into hot water to make tea with.
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
now i want a green chile sweater. :-(
― enchilada sauce (get bent), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
not green, but:
― enchilada sauce (get bent), Sunday, 6 November 2011 00:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Why is there yarn in your freezer, I need to know.
― bear has little fear of hades (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 6 November 2011 03:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm bringing a lot of TJ's lunches to work now that I'm trying to save money. Best ones: Spinach Lasagna, Chicken Tikka Masala, Fajita Burrito
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Sunday, 6 November 2011 03:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
What does that little "g" logo on that tea box mean? The pareve hesher I get.
― quincie, Sunday, 6 November 2011 15:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
It means glutern-free iirc
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Sunday, 6 November 2011 15:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
freshly out of oven, waiting to cool: i took the tj's apple bread mix and added some cranberries.
― enchilada sauce (get bent), Sunday, 6 November 2011 18:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
tj's raised some of their booze prices lately : (
― buzza, Sunday, 6 November 2011 18:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
dark chocolate peanut butter cups are some kind of advanced new drug
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
bulleit bourbon still only $19.99!
― sarahel, Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
man, i can't believe they have spirits at your TJsif mine had bulleit i would never run out of bourbon
― Yasmine Teeth (La Lechera), Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha the bourbon is right next to the front of the checkout line
― sarahel, Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
They do not have liquor at mine, but Costco has Bulleit for that price, here.
Net result:
― mh, Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
awesome! bulleit bourbon is my go-to potluck contribution.
― sarahel, Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Green tuna curry back in stock! Wine-soaked toscano cheese not in stock. ;_;
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
newish item (or one i just noticed the other day) the mini sourdough boules are pretty great.
― sarahel, Sunday, 6 November 2011 20:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Note Joy of Cooking and Bittman's book in edge of photo
― mh, Sunday, 6 November 2011 21:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
is that st. peter's organic ale behind those bottles
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 21:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
pumpkin bread/muffin mix is good
tj's produce is inconsistent; bought a bag of "rainbow plums" last week and they refuse to ripen - taste like little wooden plum-shaped sculptures
― chief rocker frankie crocker (m coleman), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yes, why??
My local just ran out of both the green and red. Not looking good, either, as they took down the shelf tags and filled the space with other products.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
As I was buying both browning mix and pumpkin bread mix, the cashier clued me in to this recipe: http://www.traderjoes.com/recipes/recipe.asp?rid=91 (spoiler alert: /you mix them together/!!!)
I Ickes the link just to make sure that "browning" was a typo. Glad yet disappointed to see it was.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Sunday, November 6, 2011 5:33 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
it's probably good for the species
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
might need a subthread for TJ cookies imo
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought the tea because of ILX and think I will grow to like it because of ILX.
― youn, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 22:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
My enemy the casemaking moth (eater of wool) has shown up in my house and I put my 'spensivest yarn in there to protect it. A "deep freeze" will kill moth eggs. My freezer doesn't get cold enough to kill them but I figure the last place moths are hanging out in is the freezer.
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 22:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh man I wonder if it's a good idea to freeze my suit once in a while
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05599.html
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Has to reach 0ºF or lower for 72+ hours
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
but apparently what I'm doing helps! Thx CSU extension
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
aw jeez
hmm
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 23:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
btw wondering what the LD50 is for dark chocolate peanut butter cups
I have lost favorite suits to the moths; now engage in chemical mothball warfare. Hate the smell and wish I had a walk-in freezer for freezing all the clothes and foods.
― quincie, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 00:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
I determined today that the vanilla Greek yogurt is probably my favorite yogurt ever.
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
they have a potato chip called "trader joe's ode to the classic potato chip" which idk if it's new or something I hadn't tried it but holy fuck this is a quality potato chip
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
what kind of oil? say peanut say peanut
― patio hunter (get bent), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
sunflower
they also have an olive oil potato chip, which is also outstanding & was actually the reason I was in the potato chip aisle when suddenly I was blindsided by this outstanding new chip
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like sunflower. tj's sunflower seed butter is a revelation.
― patio hunter (get bent), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
have i mentioned here how much i love their pumpernickel pretzel sticks? i served them at a party recently and people were all "woah this is an exciting new development in pretzel technology."
― patio hunter (get bent), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh man those are the hotness, I burned out on 'em pretty bad when I first found out about them though. pumpernickel + a pretzel is basically a siren call to me.
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
they have virgin coconut oil available now
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
also does anybody else, after coming home from TJ's, open immediately every single prepackaged item in order to have a taste
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sometimes I start eating the dark chocolate mint squares on the train on the way home.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I used to open all the packages until they became familiar.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
i do this with the cheese, esp. the double gloucester
― patio hunter (get bent), Sunday, 13 November 2011 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
new innovations in pasta technology: corn pasta
dnw, tyvm
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 13 November 2011 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Classic Holiday Candy Mix, now on sale for 50 cents, is an unbelievable bargain.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 23:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also, the Balela chickpea salad is very good, if a bit oily.
The eggnog-coated almonds are 99 cents now, another good deal.
― nickn, Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
got scared when the packaging changed on the nature's path heritage flakes. still the same product though.
the nature's path flax flakes = not nearly as good.
― reconstituted pork offal slurry (get bent), Thursday, 5 January 2012 01:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
― reconstituted pork offal slurry (get bent), Thursday, 5 January 2012 01:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
― nickn, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 4:40 PM (41 minutes ago)
!!!!! brb
― sarahel, Thursday, 5 January 2012 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
nature's path heritage flakes
Jesus. I mean heritage flakes.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Thursday, 5 January 2012 03:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Does the package in the background say HEIRLOOM WHEAT??
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Thursday, 5 January 2012 03:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
AND "ANCIENT GRAINS"
All together, it's ridiculous enough to be kind of awesome.
yeah the marketing is a little silly but the product tastes good and it's not loaded with sugar
― reconstituted pork offal slurry (get bent), Thursday, 5 January 2012 03:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
The best of the 'natural' cereals sold there imo is Barbara's Shredded Spoonful's -- created in the same evil laboratory that brought you Life
― Oh shit, that's my bone! (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 January 2012 04:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh I'm sure. I love that kind of thing, just saying it was pretty extreme granolery. xp
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Thursday, 5 January 2012 04:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think i tried that, hurting, but i've never really gotten into shredded wheat. too much work for cereal.
― reconstituted pork offal slurry (get bent), Thursday, 5 January 2012 04:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Their low sugar flake cereal is good too, but it took a while to get used to. Can't remember the name but it's obvious from the packaging.
― nickn, Thursday, 5 January 2012 05:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm a stan for tj's toasted oatmeal flakes. my wife likes the honey almond & flax 9 whole grain cereal. and our son wolfs down the euro-style yogurt.
― no longer the deli llama (m coleman), Thursday, 5 January 2012 10:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
blue cheese and roasted pecan dip is very very good
― bob loblaw people (dayo), Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
― choucrüt (get bent), Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm pretty fond of the cheap beer at TJ's. right now I think my favorite is the jumping cow amber ale, it's light and fruity without being sweet. and I like the stockyard oatmeal stout too.
― dayo, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Trader Joe's 2011 Vintage Ale is really excellent this year. It's from Unibroue and is very similar to their Maudite or Trois Pistoles but much cheaper.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
shit, really? I need to see if we get that here. I suspect we don't get most of their beer selection, for some reason
― mh, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
The eggnog almonds are great at first but I find I cant eat more than 4 in a sitting or I get a little queasy.
― calstars, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
you not alone in that! but eggnog almonds are cheaper than regular almonds (!)what other TJ foods are cheaper with a coating of some sort?
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
They're cheaper because they're "out of season" and they want to dump them. They sold for $4.99 before Xmas/New Years, I was told.
And junk food that's hard to eat a lot of is the best kind, IMO.
― nickn, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm this way with dark chocolate -- it's so satisfying in small doses that i never want/need to go overboard with it.
― m white btw (get bent), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 04:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
And i stopped in on the way home today, and both the eggnog almonds and TJ vintage ale is not stocked anymore. The holidays are over. ;_;
― nickn, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 04:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
RIP puff pastry too ;_;
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
joejoes ice cream should be $2 still...
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
fyi:
enjoy w/a bit of jam or lemon curd. not at the level of danish pancakes you might find at, say, broder in portland or elsewhere, but imo these are excellent.
― omar little, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 08:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm soaking a bag of their 17 bean and barley mix for tonight. anyone tried it?
― m white btw (get bent), Thursday, 26 January 2012 21:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've had a bag of those is the panty for awhile now
― Aerosol, Thursday, 26 January 2012 21:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
California Slab Apricots Blenheim Variety aka apricot of the gods
― demolition with discretion (m coleman), Thursday, 26 January 2012 21:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
really
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Thursday, 26 January 2012 21:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Aerosol, Thursday, January 26, 2012 3:36 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmarksorry but lol
― La Lechera, Thursday, 26 January 2012 22:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have made the bean and barley soup a number of times and I'm a fan, though that could just as easily be due to my superior soup making skills as the TJ's product.
If you eat meat, I highly recommend bacon/ham. If not, I suggest kale.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Thursday, 26 January 2012 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Blood oranges back in stock! Oh yeah
― bentelec, Thursday, 26 January 2012 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh lol xxp
― Aerosol, Thursday, 26 January 2012 22:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't think my TJ's sells dry beans
― dayo, Thursday, 26 January 2012 23:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ours sells ones you can dry yourself.
― Jeff, Thursday, 26 January 2012 23:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought a Braeburn apple at TJs, took two bites and found a mealy brown center. Sigh.
Otoh I bought some of the pomegranate limeade and OMG this shit is nectar of the gods
― tropical mall lady (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 27 January 2012 13:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
The produce pretty much sucks at the local TJ's, quality-wise.
― mh, Friday, 27 January 2012 13:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
My tj's started carrying bags of kale finally!
― tehresa, Friday, 27 January 2012 14:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah my experience w produce at TJs has never been great but it seems to be getting better.
― ENBB, Friday, 27 January 2012 14:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think if you were in a TJs while they were restocking you would see people throwing apples across the room onto the shelves, it's cool buying salads &c but anything bruisable is always crushed
ps this sounds like i am blaming staff & i'm not, i guess they just don't have good transport or w/e
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Friday, 27 January 2012 14:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's not even just that, here. The produce is not really damaged, just kind of weak!
― mh, Friday, 27 January 2012 14:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
well you live in a place not easily accessible by ships?
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 15:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
dayo, do you think that the majority of produce in the US is moved by ship?
― mh, Friday, 27 January 2012 15:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
the bagged kale is my jam though. Smoothies all of the days!!!
― tropical mall lady (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 27 January 2012 15:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
in the winter time, yes! xp
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 15:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
or maybe you don't live close to a good railline
Um I think it's all trucked tbh.
Also, does most produce travel by ocean or by air? I've always assumed air for anything perishable because sea takes...a long time.
― one little aioli (Laurel), Friday, 27 January 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
pretty sure produce from south america travels by ship
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean it's trucked within the country and airfreighted from other countries to here.
it's very expensive to airfreight
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Strangely enough, I've noticed that. But ocean from Asia is like 4 weeks, plus another week to cross the USA by rail or truck, and what can keep for 4-6 weeks in a shipping container? Maybe I don't understand this kind of agriculture.
― one little aioli (Laurel), Friday, 27 January 2012 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
some kinds of produce don't start going bad the minute it's picked
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
When I lived in Texas I used to watch banana containers unloaded from ships in the port; lots of bananas would fall into the water and bob around.
― quincie, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I already miss the puff pastry.
― La Lechera, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
If we thought daily about how long ago things were actually picked we'd cry
― mh, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
apples don't go bad for like, a year
― dayo, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
frozen vegetables are actually fresher!
― tehresa, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
and, as a documentary I saw showed, juices from concentrate probably end up with more actual juice content (and definitely more fresh-frozen juice content)
― mh, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Laurel, did you ever read "East of Eden"?
― sarahell, Friday, 27 January 2012 20:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
the containers are often refrigerated
― sarahell, Friday, 27 January 2012 20:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
the peanut butter filled pretzels don't have enough pretzel. there's too much air inside.
― textile in thighville (get bent), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I haven't had any for days but I still cannot get over the pom limeade
― tropical mall lady (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Simpler Times seems to be gone from the TJ's by my office nooooooooooooooooo
RIP $4 six-pack of 6.2% of drinkable beer in Manhattan
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 15:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I drank the last of my lemur tea hoard today. ;_;
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
i had the meatless orange chicken last night. it wasn't bad. i stir-fried it with some broccoli florets and added soy sauce, chinese five spice, and the juice of a cara cara orange. i usually don't like tj's asian sauces, but with my modifications this one worked.
― textile in thighville (get bent), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 16:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
the fake speculoos and nutella (almonds not hazelnuts, wtf) are a little weird, but the dark chocolate candy bars with speculoos paste inside are pretty good.
― peter grasswich, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 17:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
wtf is a speculoos
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
weird kinky fetish iirc
― mh, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 19:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
in a chocolate!
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculoos
― textile in thighville (get bent), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 21:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
so they're dutch windmill cookies! i love those.
― textile in thighville (get bent), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 21:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
more specifically: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculoos#Modern_paste_version
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 21:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
CHOOSE WISELY: EURO-NOIZE SANDWICH SPREADS OF THE GODZ SMACKDOWN
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't see any speculoos when i was there today, but i wasn't looking too hard either.
the falafel chips are pretty good.
― textile in thighville (get bent), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 00:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Has anyone ever won their raffle?
― rayuela, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
the chocolate-covered potato chips were promising, but not salty enough, and the chocolate isn't v good quality.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
i accidentally bought salt-free potato chips today and they are DIRE
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
ugh that sounds horrible
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
they're revolting pieces of flavorless cardboard and i hate them
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
bake them in a casserole
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't want chocolate anywhere near my chips tbh
― buzza, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was trying to think of alternate uses for them -- crunched up on top of something would be goodmaybe even on top of a salad?
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
tonight i made some tj's cod that turned out to be possibly the worst piece of fish i've ever eaten. so disappointed. so weird because i've had the same cod before and it was wonderful.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
scrod
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 03:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
far too many times (ok, like three times) i have done this with butter and spent the next three months disconsolately sprinkling salt on my buttered bread...
― bentelec, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 04:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
So much of Trader Joe's packaged stuff is just garbage and so loaded with salt I don't bother with it anymore.I used to like the green curry tuna until I looked at the salt content. The salt free chips being shit seems right -
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/22/FDT41MR2SM.DTL
That paper tests a lot of food products and TJ's stuff is usually always at the bottom.
― svend, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 04:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
How about using them as breading for fried chicken?
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 04:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Give me all your salts
― Jeff, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 04:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
i had some disappointing potato chips a few months back and i used them to add texture to my mac & cheese.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 05:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
The three-potato unsalted potato chips are pretty good if you microwave them a little bit. And sprinkle salt on them. I use the smoked sea salt.
― the box cutter killer from the calcutta gutter (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 09:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
Why not just pour salt into the bag??
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 09:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't think the salt would stick as well? You'd just wind up with a bunch of salt on the bottom of the bag.
― the box cutter killer from the calcutta gutter (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 11:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Use vinegar too.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 12:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
― buzza, Monday, February 6, 2012 10:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
but sweet-salty is a thing now
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
― bentelec, Monday, February 6, 2012 11:00 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
unsalted butter is generally all around better - I think they only invented salted butter to help it keep better in the days of no refrigeration
TJ's fish is the absolute worst. Will not buy.
― happiness is the new productivity (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
some boston newspaper ran an investigation into fish-labeling and only TJ's and Wal-Mart consistently had correctly labeled fish
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
labeled correctly as 'crap' and 'refuse eating bottom-dweller' and 'something that looks like cod, but probably isn't' and 'potentially salmon; at the very least salmon-colored' and 'frozen chunk of aquatic protein supporting many nigh-invisible pin-bones at regular intervals at what we can only suppose is a sternum'
― "renegade" gnome (remy bean), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
the only fish ya'll should be eating are sardines imo
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Fishist
― Jeff, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
2 out of 10: http://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/2012/02/trader-joes-pasta-with-sockeye-salmon.html
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 13:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Tried a sample of the beet and carrot juice. Was gross.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 14:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I said I was going to cut back on buying the orange chicken
bought more orange chicken
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 14:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Story of my life, right there ^^
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Only not with orange chicken. That's a freezer emergency staple though, I'll admit.
see, I tell myself that, but then it mysteriously ends up cooked, in my mouth, within a few days
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
can we talk about the people who buy frozen, precooked white rice? like the lady in front of me who bought 12 boxes so she'd get a discount? that is so odd to me. unbelievable and lazy. how hard is it to make rice? i mean
take ricewash itput it in a potwaiteat
or
buy a rice cookerdump rice in, with watereat
― "renegade" gnome (remy bean), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't even know frozen, precooked white rice was a thing you could buy!
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am ashamed to say I bought some once because I was impatient and thought... oh who knows what the hell I thought.
rice cooker ftw
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, pre-cooked white rice is the one bridge I won't cross w/r/t food prepared by Joebots in the Trader Joe's Nutrient Processing Facility where all this stuff gets made.
I am not judging other people's pre-cooked white rice purchases, however. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw frozen pizzas, etc.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am going to have oven-baked ham & cheese puff things for lunch (with a giant salad). Was scanning fridge for things I could leave in the oven while I took a shower this morning, since I didn't cook anything last night and won't be home for the next 3 nights in a row.
They were very greasy when I took them out of the tray this AM. A little afraid they will be ham-flavored rocks in my stomach tbh.
― one little aioli (Laurel), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Um, if you are a single dad in grad school, the frozen (brown, for me) rice is a life saver.
I will rep for my rice cooker but too often I don't even have time for waiting/cleanup etc. Sad but true.
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
Tried the veg. orange chicken this week and found it to be flavorful but the consistency was kinda unexpectedly...soft/mushy? Can someone advise on how best to cook these so they crisp up on the outside a little? (I sauteed in pan w/ sauce packets, stir-fried w/ broccoli....)
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Bake it on a cookie sheet.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
my new lazyman rice trick is: put lots of rice in cooker, unplug it when done, feel free to add a little more water and plug back in as long as it's less than 24 hours later
I didn't admit to this and will not acknowledge this post in the future
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
also, yeah, baking is the only way to get the orange chicken to warm to the correct consistency
hahaha
thank you both
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just seems kinda weird baking Chinese food I dunno. But so is the whole thing, so.
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Pro tip:Cover the cookie sheet w/ foil and spray that with cooking spray. No stick easy cleanup.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
ya'll have me intrigued as to this orange chicken
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Precooked rice is for people eating a cheaper, semi-DIY lunch at work where you only have a microwave, which around here I suspect is a very large percentage of Trader Joe's customers.
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 18:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
the plant I used to work at had two large rice cookers going every day for lunch!
― ┌∩┐. I . A . (Aerosol), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought rice at TJ that was not only pre-cooked but SHELF STABLE.
Though I recognized it as a shameful moment for me, given my level of not-busyness, I would not begrudge others - especially single parents - ultra convenient foods.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I always thought the nonfrozen precooked rice was for camping or fallout shelter stocking or something
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Iirc rice is the number one carrier of food poisoning, so ignore mh!
― just1n3, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 19:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
really?? sometimes i leave rice in the rice pot for a day or two. setting: keep warm. this is bad? i thought this was quite normal
― rayuela, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 19:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Idk I could be making it up, but I heard it somewhere and now I reheat rice thoroughly. I guess an't be that bad if neither of you have gotten sick.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
really? I mean, I guess the fact that it's at a bacteria-friendly temp for so long could do that, but I actually make it return to boiling temp before eating again. Of course, then the rice turns into a formless slurry after you do this more than twice, so... uh, yeah.
baking the orange chicken might seem odd, but remember that you are NOT making chinese food: you are heating prepackaged chinese-style food that has a fried-esque coating.
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
anecdotal evidence is kind of b.s., it's true until we DO get sick
Food safety aside, it seems like it might be bad to leave a small appliance on and unattended or only occasionally attended for a day or two.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
meh, a rice cooker is basically a crock pot
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wouldn't leave a crock pot on for a day or two, either!
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
what about just like 12 hours?
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Which...is how long you're supposed to leave a slow-cooker on for. Roughly. Anywhere from like 4-12 hours, so....
― one little aioli (Laurel), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am probably too paranoid to leave a slow cooker on while I'm at work, which I know defeats the purpose but our drier caught on fire about a year ago and I'm still jumpy about appliance-related fire safety. But I definitely wouldn't exceed the manufacturer's recommendations on a slow cooker.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
ALSO a rice cooker is not a slow cooker, so what might be considered safe for a slow cooker might not be considered safe for a rice cooker.
a rice cooker, once it hits the target temperature, clicks into warming mode that is actually lower than the higher settings on a crock pot
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
You will never convince me, but I will stop trying to convert you to my Safety First worldview. Leave it on for weeks! Use it in the shower! Live on the edge.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
If I have extra rice I put it in the fridge and microwave it when I want to eat it again. (Don't own a rice cooker, seems superfluous).
― nickn, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
nickn otm; you all with your rice cookers must have lots of counter space.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
hmm. i feel like 99% of the korean families around me growing up left rice in the cooker w/o worrying about fire hazards or food safety and i have continued this great tradition.
― rayuela, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
tbh I put it in the fridge and microwave most of the time
the korean standpoint leads me to believe you can leave it going, unless you have a fan going and the windows are closed, in which case everyone dies
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was pretty dubious about rice cookers, but i came to believe they had value and now that i have one i really appreciate it. the automation is the thing that makes it indispensable (or at least really useful) for me. i gave up on non-quick-cook rice ages ago b/c i always forgot about it and it burned.
besides being dummy-proof, i like that it has a basket for steaming vegetables, etc. also very nice: throwing some spinach or meat or whatever in with the rice so you have jazzed up rice for later meals.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 21:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i cook large batches of rice and then divvy them up into zip lock bags, which i freeze and microwave later.
i do this w/ a lot of foods, actually: bacon (i bake a couple packages), pasta, pasta sauce, chicken, etc.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 21:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_cereus
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 22:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
a rice cooker costs like $12
I have used the micro-bags of brown rice to eat with the TJ's cheapo indian box food that doesn't have rice already in it. It still works out to like $3 for lunch.
― happiness is the new productivity (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
the frozen palak paneer is maybe the best thing ever (also, the full tray is like 3/4 of your daily sodium intake)
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 22:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is one of those times where it's kinda hard to justify posting bc it's so vague but: yeah apparently reheating rice is bad, someone explained it to me once and said the rice wear little jackets and they disappear during cooking & it's bad to eat rice that doesn't have its protective jacket on, unless you just cooked it. like hopefully someone will swoop in with some real science, but apparently it's bad. i still reheat rice sometimes, risotto especially, because there are lots of things that are 'bad' that don't have noticeable or immediate ill-effects, or like you shouldn't use a metal spoon to stir something because it conducts heat but it isn't like your spoon/pan is particularly efficient anyway so it's fine. but just so you know, even though you don't because i didn't prove anything, i just remembered, at you, apparently rice is bad to reheat
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I eat reheated rice all the time
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Me, too. Am I going to die?
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe we already have
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah it looks like if it drops below 140 degrees, it is bad. I am thinking that having the rice cooker constantly on makes it stay at a good temp
if you are a moron like me and reheat it, you will likely get food poisoning. I credit my past prodigious liquor consumption for a lack of poisoning
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Us rice reheaters must just be ticking time bombs.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 23:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Well, I have better historical luck avoiding food poisoning from reheated rice than I do avoiding fires due to household appliances, so I'm going to stick with the reheating method.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 00:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
For the veg/fake orange chicken, bake them in a toaster oven, then remove and finish them off in a pan for two minutes with the sauce and a small amount of grapeseed or vegetable oil. Probably works with the regular too although I haven't had it yet.
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 00:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Spencer bringing the wise decisions
― valleys of your mind (mh), Wednesday, 8 February 2012 02:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's exactly what I do - bake it in the toaster oven first. Sisters.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Wednesday, 8 February 2012 03:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jar of speculoos paste is fucking silly.It's like DIY Nutter Butter...out of anything.
― high five delivery device (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also: what do I do with this coconut oil?
― high five delivery device (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
rub it on your skin and hair
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
good for popping popcorn with xp
― Aerosol, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
popping popcorn in coconut oil is good if you like popcorn that tastes like sunscreen instead of popcorn
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've been using it as lotion xp
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
What do you do with it in an eating capacity?
― high five delivery device (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Baking! I use it in fudgey chocolate-cherry-chili-walnut cookie recipe
― just1n3, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
when I bought my jar, the lady suggested I use it to fry porkchops in
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 22:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
the japanese fried rice (with hijiki, edamame, tofu) is delicious.
― popcorn (get bent), Monday, 20 February 2012 22:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
that sounds yummy... How's the sodium content? They have a bibimbop thing now but I'm scared to even look!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 00:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
the wasabi roasted seaweed snacks are dope
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 01:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
How's the sodium content?
i haven't looked, but it's probably terrible.
― popcorn (get bent), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 01:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh good. I grabbed a pack on impulse tonight.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 01:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Are those just the thin seaweed pieces? I had issues with those.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeh. I haven't opened them yet.
I got a big-ish bottle of green tea. That will be nice to throw into a water bottle w/ ice for morning commutes. Had to restrain myself from drinking more than a few mouthfuls tonight.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 02:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I bought some of the Japanese fried rice on the way home today (per JBR's recommendation, better be good!), and they are 450 mg sodium per 1 cup serving, 3.5 servings per package. Don't know if that's good or bad, but it's 19% of the daily rec value.
― nickn, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 04:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Love that Japanese fried rice, too, I throw in some faux-beef, spring onions and snow peas. Tasty.
― Will the waveform be unbroken? (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 04:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think I regularly go into 2000/3000 mg of sodium per day territory :/
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Amateur.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://consumerist.com/2011/03/do-not-drink-an-entire-bottle-of-soy-sauce.html
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY (dayo), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think the food I made (homemade) yesterday ended up being close to a salt lick as far as sodium content. I might see if I can make more rice/vegetables and blend it in.
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
i usually end up throwing a bunch of other veg into any of their rices to try to cut it a bit - makes a better meal and you eat less of the sodium rice.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Use it like any cooking fat. Sub 1:1 for butter/crisco in baking. I like the flavor, so use it for stir-fries etc especially with pork. But it doesn't go well with garlic/onions imo.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
their chicken broth sux
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Today I am snacking on radish wedges dipped straight into the smoked salt, so I know from sodium.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
their soy chorizo is quietly remarkable
― desperado, rough rider (thomp), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
You KNOW, you're right! I had it at a taco-making party, served by a real Mexican woman (my friend Laura) who is vegetarian and LOVES it and she was right, too!
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like to mix it up in a rice dish with corn, peas, various chiles, frozen gandules, w/e. also good in tortillas/frittatas/egg dishes
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
trader joe's soyrizo is pretty much an a+ product
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah. I had no such issues. I ate the whole package in like five seconds (which isn't difficult).
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
This exact thing is an all-time snack in our house.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
nthing the soyrizo love. i like making breakfast burritos with it.
― popcorn (get bent), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 04:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am here to recommend the frozen proof-while-you-sleep mini (not chocolate) croissants. Holy crap are they good. Croissants are expensive too, so I am glad to know that if I want one, I can get EIGHT and bake them in my own oven.
You can trust me on this because I don't eat shitty croissants and also I just gobbled two (2) of these, so the memory is flaky, buttery, and fresh.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Saturday, 25 February 2012 16:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
O snap I just did this yday! On the (not amazing but still p tasty) habanero lime tortillas, w eggs and beans and mexi cheese and (not at all great) roasted garlic salsa
Has anyone taste tested the soy milks? They have the quart carton, the half gallon shelf stable "extra", and then the refrig
― I have one thing to say: "Roxanne Shanté" (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 25 February 2012 16:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like their unsweetened soy milks - cheap, too.
― just1n3, Saturday, 25 February 2012 16:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
their chicken broth sux― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:39 (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:39 (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The stuff in sachets? Yes it does.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 25 February 2012 16:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
Can't speak to soy milks but their rice milk is good. Probably private labeled Rice Dream, imo.
― carl agatha, Saturday, 25 February 2012 17:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
i get their refrigerated unsweetened soy milk all the time. the shelf stable stuff is good, too.
― tehresa, Saturday, 25 February 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
I get vanilla and I like the shelf stable purple carton. The almond milk is not good, sadly
― I have one thing to say: "Roxanne Shanté" (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 25 February 2012 20:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
jordan loves the almond milk!
― just1n3, Saturday, 25 February 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh they have coconut milk, too, and it makes me wildly nauseated. I don't normally have a problem with coconut or coconut products so I have no idea what that's all about.
― carl agatha, Saturday, 25 February 2012 21:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp I got the chocolateluscious did not have the luscious chocolate-covered almond flavor of Almond Breeze
― I have one thing to say: "Roxanne Shanté" (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 25 February 2012 21:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
is that the brown-box one? he likes that.
― just1n3, Saturday, 25 February 2012 21:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
the wasabi roasted seaweed snacks are dopeOh good. I grabbed a pack on impulse tonight.― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Monday, February 20, 2012 7:55 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkAre those just the thin seaweed pieces? I had issues with those.― Jeff, Monday, February 20, 2012 7:56 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Monday, February 20, 2012 7:55 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Jeff, Monday, February 20, 2012 7:56 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Alas, I too had issues with them. The texture was one that I hate.
Oh well, I'll crumble them into some miso soup.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Saturday, 25 February 2012 22:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
i love those!
― tehresa, Saturday, 25 February 2012 22:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Italian beer Apechio is good ($3 for 1/2 litre). Usually not impressed with Italy in this regard.
― nickn, Saturday, 25 February 2012 23:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
I use the boxed "Soy Essentials" soymilk on cereal on the regular.
― Ascot Fitzgerald (jaymc), Saturday, 25 February 2012 23:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
local tj's selling "irish bangers" this weeknot bad, not real authentic but tasty enough
― buzza, Thursday, 15 March 2012 07:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
sipping a mug of tj's dark roast coffee right now. it's perfectly acceptable, better than their (bland) medium roast but not good enough to become my go-to
― demolition with discretion (m coleman), Thursday, 15 March 2012 10:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
ThLike I tend to dominate w suggestions of what we do/watch/whatever,
Was gonna ask abt these! Seriously not impressed w the rst garlic chicken sausage
― Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 15 March 2012 13:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Roasted vegetable pizza. Much better than I expected, for a pizza with no cheese. Definitely not a meal pizza, more like a snack pizza.
― Jeff, Saturday, 17 March 2012 18:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Has anyone tried the Kim Chi Fried Rice? I'm curious as to how spicy it is.
― benernienie taumaupin (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 25 March 2012 06:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
That had little samples the other day and it was pretty yummy. It wasn't exceptionally spicy. I didn't buy a bag because I know I would just eat the whole thing by myself in one sitting.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Sunday, 25 March 2012 16:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
breaded chickenless nuggets are oily but a good sauce delivery protein vehicle
was the TJ branded vintage ale mentioned upthread? tasty, wonder if anybody will actually buy it and let it age a few years before drinking.
― dayo, Sunday, 25 March 2012 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just made this kimchee fried rice, better than the TJ's stuff imo.
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
You get PAN CRISPINESS
― Marilyn Hagerty: the terroir of tiny town (Abbbottt), Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't understand why TJ's doesn't just get a good coffee producer to make like one decent blend for them. IDK, Jim's Organic, Larry's, someone who makes good coffee but isn't as trendy right now as Stumptown and Intelligentsia. I'd pay more for it, even regular high-end coffee price, just to have it as a one-stop-shopping thing and not have to go somewhere else every time I need beans.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Sunday, 25 March 2012 20:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
The dark chocolate candy bar w/speculoos butter is YUMMY. Even though I *still* can't stop thinking that it sounds like it's made of ground speculums.
― Did you drop some flug in my cup? (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 23:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
REMAINDERED ICE TREATS ALERTif you enjoy mango chile fruit floes, they are now 49cents for a pack of four (regularly $2)i don't even like em that much but it's 49 cents so i got like three, and even though the chile adds a strong spice,you know what's a stronger spice? BARGAIN.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 23:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
If I see them that cheap, I'll probably just buy a stand alone freezer so I can fill it up with them.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
pretty much hate you guys for putting the idea of the thai chili lime peanuts in my head because:1. they are delicious2. they are 180 calories per serving3. there are 15 (!!) servings per bag?
― mh, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
CASHEWS, I mean.
― mh, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah no i can't have those things around
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have like two beers and want to go into bodily combat with the bag and rip it open and eat them all
― mh, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
literally the exact experience i had with them
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
7.5 nuts 4 u
I'm still enjoying the frozen rise-overnight croissants a lot. They're delicious for tiny frozen croissants.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Mango cream bars are good. But very tiny.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
vegetable pakoras are yum. a bit of heat with a nice long finish.
― tits or kitfo (get bent), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I got the lemon scented kitchen hand soap. The lemon smells like a food additive rather than something that would be used in a lotion or soap. But at least it isn't harsh and drying; I don't think it's warm enough for that yet.
― youn, Friday, 20 April 2012 01:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Frozen fusilli w/ pesto and veggies was good but not great.
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 April 2012 01:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
I can't get enough of the turkey meatballs! They are shockingly good.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
is this new 'hazelnut chocolate' spread actually rebadged nutella?
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think their chickenless mandarin chicken and breaded chickenless tenders are actually gardein products - but at half the price.
― just1n3, Friday, 27 April 2012 02:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
I liked the chickenless tenders but man, they were really oily after baking in the toaster oven.
― dayo, Friday, 27 April 2012 02:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol that's what i like about them!!
― just1n3, Friday, 27 April 2012 02:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
going nuts on these buffalo chicken meatballs right now
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 27 April 2012 05:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Whoa omg want
Fruit & Nut Trek Mix bars are p good but way too cranberryish, but still a nice deal at $2.50/box of 6
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 27 April 2012 05:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
just bought valencia peanut butter w/ roasted flaxseeds -- what to eat with it? unfortunately all i have is an orange.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 17:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
breaded eggplants cutlets are my new jam.
― kate78, Friday, 27 April 2012 17:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
those are great.
― Sgt. Dee Dee The Brass Cupcake McCall (get bent), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Agreed. So good and actually sort of healthy.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 27 April 2012 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
OK, I will be in TJs in an hour or so, I am low-carbing as mentioned on another thread, and I need a good snack. If I eat another package of buffalo chicken meatballs I will likely turn orange. ADVISE ME ILE.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 27 April 2012 20:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
is chocolate a carb? the chocolate-covered almonds with turbine? salt seem to be cheaper than even plain roasted almonds (but it could be they put it in a subtly smaller carton).
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
chocolate usually has tons of sugar and almonds have some carbs of their own, but i'll check the label
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 27 April 2012 20:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Real mozzarella sticks
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Friday, 27 April 2012 20:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
buffalo jerky
― kate78, Friday, 27 April 2012 21:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
I find the breaded eggplant cutlets to also be oily :(
― dayo, Friday, 27 April 2012 21:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
rip dayo. he found things to be oily.
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Friday, 27 April 2012 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Philip Nunez, Friday, April 27, 2012 1:39 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is the fucking best.
Um, get some bread?
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Friday, 27 April 2012 21:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
couldn't find any bread -- ended up dipping a nature valley granola bar in it. it had more of a jam consistency than i expected but it was still delicious. i wonder if i can freeze the peanut butter by itself and make a peanut butter bar...
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 22:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Their fig butter is awesome!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
OK, I will be in TJs in an hour or so, I am low-carbing as mentioned on another thread, and I need a good snack.
Frozen palak paneer if you want something hot. Cheese and various salumi for something cold. The super high % dark chocolate bars aren't too bad w/r/t carbs if you can limit yourself to eating 2 or 3 sections. Avocados.
― Jaq, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
The frozen paneer is great too. Certainly the best prepackaged version I've had.
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
meant to say "*is* great."
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
not low-carb, but: the raisin-rosemary crisps are amazing. i wish i was having a party soon so i could pass these around.
― Sgt. Dee Dee The Brass Cupcake McCall (get bent), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Wasabi seaweed snax!
― tehresa, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am a big fan of the frozen palak paneer
― dayo, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
most of these suggestions came too late, will try next time, esp wasabi seaweed snax which sounds amazing. In fact I didn't really get much snack except artichoke-parmesan dip, but I did get a tri-tip roast and a tub of hollandaise sauce and I gotta say this made a fine family meal with very little expenditure of effort on my part.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like to put this on these bagel-based "power bar" things they sell in my supermarket's bakery - they've got dried fruit and seeds in them, it works really well.
― shabba lambides (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Alternately just spread it on some saltines but keep a bucket of water handy cause you'll be thirsty.
― shabba lambides (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
not a fan of trader joe's to begin with but man these jelly beans i got in this gift basket are ATROCIOUS
― the late great, Saturday, 28 April 2012 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
fact that liquorice seems to outnumber everything else in this box isn't helping
― the late great, Saturday, 28 April 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Speculoos Cookie Butter
Pretty sure I could eat a whole jar in one sitting.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Prove it.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
pics or it didn't happen
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Could, not would. Unless there was some sort of monetary reward.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah I ended up getting rid of my jar of it because it was too dangerous; clear I would OD.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
So weird: Put together ingredients and bake cookies that are then disintegrated to make them an ingredient in another thing - will the speculoos chain grow? The obvious use for a sweet paste is in cookies --- cookies within cookies!
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
They have a candy bar filled with it, which is awesome. Now they just have to make a cookie with chunks of the candy bar baked into it.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Finished products used as ingredients have always seemed weird to me. Even stuffing/dressing is odd.
OTOH, I'm kind of a master of combining independently complete foods, so it shouldn't seem that strange to me.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Wednesday, May 9, 2012 1:39 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm having an existential crisis.
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 01:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
Let me just say that the frozen turkey meatballs are the best I've had outside of my Abruzzo-born great grandmother's kitchen. Like, for any meatball period, not just turkey.
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 May 2012 02:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had those tonight based on all the recommendations in thuds thread. Yum! A little salty, as tj products tend to be.
― tehresa, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Thuds thread? And yeah I can kinda see them being a tad on the salty side, but not overwhelmingly so.
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 May 2012 03:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lol autotext... This thread!
― tehresa, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
sea salt brownies are VERY SALTY
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 May 2012 04:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
like, too much salt -- i mean, i'm eating them. but damn.
trader joes MYSTERIES: the sesame bagels are 20 cents cheaper than the plain bagels
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 18 May 2012 17:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe the plain bagels are sesame bagels that have been de-seeded by migrant farmers.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 18 May 2012 18:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
too much salt is just enough salt
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 18 May 2012 18:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeh, I agree with Jordan (and Jeff, I'm sure). The meatballs are not salty in my opinion.
I thought I was weird for loving those meatballs! I'm glad to get confirmation that they actually are very good.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Friday, 18 May 2012 22:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
love those meatballs as well. u r not alone
― tobo73, Saturday, 19 May 2012 02:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think basically anything I don't make from scratch seems too salty to me.
― tehresa, Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Southwest Style Salad"
^ this is good
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 22 May 2012 18:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
choc covered PB-filled pretzels are simply not that good :(
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was disappointed in those chocolate salt & sugar almonds :/
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
If they were the same salted almonds Donna Rouge had in his pantry this one time (I think they had a yellow label?) then you are sooooorely mistaken.
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
ROSEMARY PECANS AND MOTHERFUCKING CRANBERRIES
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 05:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY
LEMON TARTLEMON TARTLEMON TART
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 07:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
would eat.
tried the chicken mole (from the freezer section). it was good, but a little goes a long way. the sauce is very thick and complex.
― get wolves (get bent), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'll chime in again for the Chicken Gorgonzola (frozen section). Large enough for three servings.
― nickn, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Those thai lime & chili cashews reappeared after having been sold out. I bought two packages.
― mh, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
seafood rangoon appetizer, whatever happened to you?
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
has anyone has the spoorloos filled choc bar? Too much sweet not enough yum imo
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
it wasn't as bad as being buried alive in a coffin by a weird, doughy nemesis though?
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp - i have. it was ok. definitely could've been more yum imo
― sarahell, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
their lentil wrap is just okay but i would drink a gallon of the accompanying spicy tahini sauce.
― mario bataille (get bent), Sunday, 3 June 2012 21:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
and i've said it before, but the pumpernickel pretzel sticks are awesome -- they're crying out for a nice sharp fondue or at least a "pub cheese."
― modest mouskouri (get bent), Monday, 4 June 2012 03:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
the trader joe's pub cheese is gross. it's just cheez whiz.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 June 2012 03:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
most pub cheese is gross. but it has a perverse appeal for me.
― modest mouskouri (get bent), Monday, 4 June 2012 03:21 (11 months ago) Permalink
wtf is pub cheese? i've seen it, and it just looks like cheez whiz in a tub
― sarahell, Monday, 4 June 2012 04:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
that's what it is
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 June 2012 04:29 (11 months ago) Permalink
yes, but why do they call it "pub cheese" - is it for aspirational "yuppies" that like british things and see themselves as above eating cheez whiz in a tub?
― sarahell, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
I like it. But I'm also a cheese whiz fan.
― Jeff, Monday, 4 June 2012 10:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
"pub cheese" (and port wine cheese, and low-end cheese spreads)
― modest mouskouri (get bent), Monday, 4 June 2012 10:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
I tried to like port wine cheese and I just cannot.
The four-cheese jumbo raviolis they have w the fresh pasta are prob like top 10 TJ's products btw
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 4 June 2012 13:12 (11 months ago) Permalink
Their cheese tortellini (from the dry pasta aisle, not the refrigerated kind) is not great. Some of the ones that are more tightly folded don't absorb enough water and the cheese inside stays dry and grainy.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:11 (11 months ago) Permalink
I don't know if I could ever trust shelf-stable dry tortellini
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
Also those chocolate croissants were flaky in the wrong kind of way, and also pretty bland.
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
Jesse OTM. That shelf-stable tortellini is just not good. I don't know if all shelf-stable tortellini is like that or if it's specific to TJs. I do really like the spinach and cheese tortellini in the refrigerated section.
― carl agatha, Monday, 4 June 2012 18:37 (11 months ago) Permalink
Really? All I tasted was pasta and no filling :(
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 4 June 2012 18:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
I've had shelf-stable tortellini from other grocery stores that were just fine. Not amazing, but very decent for convenient tortellini when you need them.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Monday, 4 June 2012 20:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
"need"
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Monday, 4 June 2012 20:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
Haha also, I'm not sure how inconvenient cheese tortellini that you keep in the freezer is (I buy the stuff from the refrigerator section and freeze it).
― carl agatha, Monday, 4 June 2012 20:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
It didn't occur to me to do that.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Monday, 4 June 2012 20:58 (11 months ago) Permalink
Given your proclivity for freezing things, that kind of shocks me! But I'm glad you found out now, when you're young and have many years of freezing tortellini ahead of you.
― carl agatha, Monday, 4 June 2012 21:05 (11 months ago) Permalink
Right now I have a zip lock bag of milk in my freezer. Why because I don't keep milk around very much anymore and sometimes I need some for cooking.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Monday, 4 June 2012 21:21 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah that sounds about right.
― carl agatha, Monday, 4 June 2012 21:36 (11 months ago) Permalink
It didn't occur to me to do that
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 02:07 (11 months ago) Permalink
That is so good though bcz I always drink non-dairy milk and hate cooking things that call for regular milk bcz I buy a quart, use half a cup, and the rest just goes bad
― Delbert Botts, D.D.S. (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 02:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah that's pretty frigging brilliant. I have little bags of half a can of coconut milk in the freezer, but it never occurred to me to do with animal leche.
― Word of Wisdom Robots (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 02:35 (11 months ago) Permalink
Big fan of the portabella mushroom and the spinach and cheese and artichoke and cheese ravioli. Need to try the four cheese.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 02:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
Their pulled pork is pretty good too, but Costco has one like twice the size for not much more money.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 02:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
I freeze milk every time I buy it for a recipe and don't use it all, but usually I don't get a chance to use it again before it becomes horribly freezer burned.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 11:41 (11 months ago) Permalink
That's why I put mine in a bag and removed all the air.
― Je55e, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 13:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
Do you guys use some sort of specialty milk that isn't sold at convenience stores?
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