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 (eleven years ago) link
fact that liquorice seems to outnumber everything else in this box isn't helping
― the late great, Saturday, 28 April 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
Speculoos Cookie Butter
Pretty sure I could eat a whole jar in one sitting.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:26 (eleven years ago) link
Prove it.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
pics or it didn't happen
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
Could, not would. Unless there was some sort of monetary reward.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
― 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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
Lol autotext... This thread!
― tehresa, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:55 (eleven years ago) link
sea salt brownies are VERY SALTY
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 May 2012 04:23 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
maybe the plain bagels are sesame bagels that have been de-seeded by migrant farmers.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 18 May 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
too much salt is just enough salt
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 18 May 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
love those meatballs as well. u r not alone
― tobo73, Saturday, 19 May 2012 02:05 (eleven years ago) link
I think basically anything I don't make from scratch seems too salty to me.
― tehresa, Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
"Southwest Style Salad"
^ this is good
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 22 May 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
choc covered PB-filled pretzels are simply not that good :(
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
i was disappointed in those chocolate salt & sugar almonds :/
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:56 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
ROSEMARY PECANS AND MOTHERFUCKING CRANBERRIES
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 05:51 (eleven years ago) link
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY
LEMON TARTLEMON TARTLEMON TART
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 07:05 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
I'll chime in again for the Chicken Gorgonzola (frozen section). Large enough for three servings.
― nickn, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
Those thai lime & chili cashews reappeared after having been sold out. I bought two packages.
― mh, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
seafood rangoon appetizer, whatever happened to you?
― sarahell, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
xp - i have. it was ok. definitely could've been more yum imo
― sarahell, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
the trader joe's pub cheese is gross. it's just cheez whiz.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 June 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
most pub cheese is gross. but it has a perverse appeal for me.
― modest mouskouri (get bent), Monday, 4 June 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
that's what it is
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 June 2012 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
I like it. But I'm also a cheese whiz fan.
― Jeff, Monday, 4 June 2012 10:26 (eleven years ago) link
"pub cheese" (and port wine cheese, and low-end cheese spreads)
― modest mouskouri (get bent), Monday, 4 June 2012 10:40 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link