I made the mistake of buying gluten-free candy cane joe-joe's. They are almost inedible.
― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 14:14 (nine years ago) link
Their GF brownie mix is good though! I add some powdered Bourbon vanilla, and then as a topping I melt a few Tb of peanut butter w some butter in the microwave and then pour it over the top and bake per instructions.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
Kept reading that as a few lb of peanut butter and was concerned
― los blue jeans, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:58 (nine years ago) link
the pumpkin loaf mix is very nice -- notes of cinnamon and brown sugar, not too nutmeggy
― Westing (By Musket Anne Sexton) (get bent), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
i think the entire store has turned into a pumpkin loaf
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
Whoever eats pumpkin loaf and drinks 2 Buck Chuck remains in Joe and Joe in him.
― los blue jeans, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
this shocking TJ fearless flyer text analysis was making the twitter rounds:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzmxzgJCYAAMn_W.jpg
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link
hahahahahah
― sarahell, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
you don't need flyer discourse analysis to see that it's wall to wall pumpkin in there!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:40 (nine years ago) link
Ours has a giant sandwich board outside
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― Walter MIDI (Crabbits), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 14:00 (nine years ago) link
lmao
― ✓ out this insane nakh yall (gr8080), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
(Get the TJ's pumpkin seed oil, which is a fairly new product, anyway, because it is good and because it is nothing to do with New Age American Pumpkimania (which is all about gingerbread spices anyway).)
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link
io, why don't you come and bake for me one night a week?
j/k, but you need to have more parties (no pressure)
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
Tried the Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cremes and the Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups (like peanut butter cups but with cookie butter in them) and now I'm certain I'm going to gain shit tons of weight this month.
― Sara R-C, Thursday, 13 November 2014 07:01 (nine years ago) link
anything Speculoos, Speculoos all the time
― kate78, Thursday, 13 November 2014 17:21 (nine years ago) link
otm
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 November 2014 03:47 (nine years ago) link
i'm actually surprised by how much i like the lamb kofta meatballs, and i say this as a fan of tj's frozen indian dishes. the masala sauce isn't perfect, but change it to one that is and you could easily see this on a restaurant menu for $10.
― Highland-Camrose Bungalow Village (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2014 03:35 (nine years ago) link
ooh good to know
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 4 December 2014 03:39 (nine years ago) link
yeah, the sauce could be a little more unctuous and less... clove-y? less sweet? but the meatballs are delicious!
― Highland-Camrose Bungalow Village (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2014 03:40 (nine years ago) link
Had apple and Chardonnay chicken sausages and polenta Provençal with spinach and peas for dinner. The sausage was decent but not super exciting but I really liked the polenta with peas as a side.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 4 December 2014 04:30 (nine years ago) link
that polenta is the best.
― Highland-Camrose Bungalow Village (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2014 06:56 (nine years ago) link
so idk what's up but the candy cane joe-joe's are pretty gross this year...the cookie part gets kinda slimy and there is too much cream (i need a proper cookie:cream ratio) and the cream is toothpastey. i didn't accidentally buy the gluten-free version or anything either. i ended up sampling some mi-del candy cane cremes at whole foods and bought them instead. more expensive but it's seasonal so i can justify it.
― musically, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
I've had a totally didn't experience with the joejoes. But they are still evil.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
Different experience.
It occurred to me after I bought a bunch of boxes at Whole Foods today that Oreo probably makes these too, and they do. That's probably the cheapest option and if anyone knows how to make a sandwich cookie it's them.
Another thing I bought from TJs...the giant danish almond kringle in the pre-made bakery/sweets area. it was amazing.
The mango chips were good too, super crunchy and tart
― musically, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
the giant danish almond kringle is the best thing ever.
― Bill Nighy the Science Gighy (get bent), Thursday, 11 December 2014 00:15 (nine years ago) link
my 3-year-old won't eat the candy cane jo-joes
that is basically as harsh a condemnation as you can get
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Thursday, 11 December 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
3 year olds shouldn't be eating candy cane joe-joe's
unless the adults are all totally sick of them
― Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2 (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 11 December 2014 03:25 (nine years ago) link
funny thing: probably more than a dozen different salsas and not a single one of them is excellent.
― fgti jaq, it's chinavision! (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 03:06 (nine years ago) link
True. I like the spicy refrigerated one next to the hummus though.
― $80 is absurd and very ridiculous! (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 03:10 (nine years ago) link
The medium refrigerated one is good! The salsa especial!
― kate78, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 07:02 (nine years ago) link
yeah, that's the one I meant! I guess it's not so spicy, huh. I sometimes mix it up in my head with the even thinner Santa Barbara Salsa Taquera I get from Ralph's every once in awhile. I've no love for chunky salsa.
― $80 is absurd and very ridiculous! (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 07:35 (nine years ago) link
I just want something as good as Green Mountain or Desert Pepper, why is that so hard???
― fgti jaq, it's chinavision! (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
I enjoyed their triple ginger beer and their Porchetta Pork Roast is very good, easy to make, but a bit expensive. On the not-so-great side, we tried cooking up their frozen salmon and it came out very fishy and dry.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 18:57 (nine years ago) link
The new sriracha and garlic barbeque sauce is pretty bitchin, had a sample of it on meatballs yesterday and grabbed a bottle before i even finished.
― musically, Thursday, 8 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
That sounds good!
Not good: triple chocolate mini bundt cakes. Taste like a cocoa-flavored fart.
― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 8 January 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
We've become big consumers of the Brioche Toasts, perfect for cheese and crackers!
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 8 January 2015 18:55 (nine years ago) link
single-serve porcini mushroom lasagna in the white box: super bland and way too much sauce and has a homogeneous mucous-like texturebeef tenderloin bites: YUM CITY U.S.A.
― y kant max read (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 8 January 2015 19:11 (nine years ago) link
the giant peruvian inca corn rules. tastes like a cross between corn nuts and fritos.
― mitt fleekwood (get bent), Friday, 9 January 2015 00:44 (nine years ago) link
serving size: 1/3 cup. sooo easy to gorge on these tho.
http://www.traderjoesreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/giantperuvianincacorn.jpg
― mitt fleekwood (get bent), Friday, 9 January 2015 00:47 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah, and the honey sesame almonds are classic and addictive. sesame is my favorite seed, so underrated in american culture.
― mitt fleekwood (get bent), Friday, 9 January 2015 01:00 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, my wife keeps getting those Inca Corns. Kinda somewhere between beer nuts and Fritos, but in a good way, probably slightly better for you too.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Friday, 9 January 2015 01:12 (nine years ago) link
o man those things
― the captain beefheart of personal hygiene (soda), Friday, 9 January 2015 01:14 (nine years ago) link
I can't stop eating those ether but I don't really love them!
― y kant max read (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 9 January 2015 03:32 (nine years ago) link
sriracha and garlic
but sriracha has garlic in it
― earthface, windface and fireface (Aimless), Friday, 9 January 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link
they should call it "sriracha and more garlic"
― mitt fleekwood (get bent), Friday, 9 January 2015 08:03 (nine years ago) link
I can't stop eating those ether
i can't stop eating ether either!
the sauce has minced garlic bits in it. i'm a garlic fiend so i love it.
― musically, Friday, 9 January 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
The gingerbread pancake mix is pretty good - I like that it just needs water
― breakfast josiah (los blue jeans), Saturday, 10 January 2015 07:19 (nine years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B5bXohsNv4E/TwOcBz1QiII/AAAAAAAAAcQ/Wuvl3dJr5RQ/s1600/Pastry+Bites+with+Feta+Cheese.JPG
this is soooo good
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 January 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link