The Trader Joe's Product Discussion Thread (S/D)

not green, but:

http://foodnetworkhumor.com/img/sweater-2.jpg

Why is there yarn in your freezer, I need to know.

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

What does that little "g" logo on that tea box mean? The pareve hesher I get.

It means glutern-free iirc

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6319422650_5d05abd7ca.jpg

freshly out of oven, waiting to cool: i took the tj's apple bread mix and added some cranberries.

tj's raised some of their booze prices lately : (

dark chocolate peanut butter cups are some kind of advanced new drug

bulleit bourbon still only $19.99!

man, i can't believe they have spirits at your TJs
if mine had bulleit i would never run out of bourbon

haha the bourbon is right next to the front of the checkout line

They do not have liquor at mine, but Costco has Bulleit for that price, here.

Net result:
http://f.cl.ly/items/2p2p2T2E0X2j0h451M34/bulleit.jpg

awesome! bulleit bourbon is my go-to potluck contribution.

Green tuna curry back in stock! Wine-soaked toscano cheese not in stock. ;_;

newish item (or one i just noticed the other day) the mini sourdough boules are pretty great.

Note Joy of Cooking and Bittman's book in edge of photo

is that st. peter's organic ale behind those bottles

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

Why is there yarn in your freezer, I need to know.

Yes, why??

Green tuna curry back in stock! Wine-soaked toscano cheese not in stock. ;_;

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.

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.

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, November 6, 2011 5:33 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

it's probably good for the species

might need a subthread for TJ cookies imo

I bought the tea because of ILX and think I will grow to like it because of ILX.

Why is there yarn in your freezer, I need to know.

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.

oh man I wonder if it's a good idea to freeze my suit once in a while

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05599.html

Has to reach 0ºF or lower for 72+ hours

but apparently what I'm doing helps! Thx CSU extension

aw jeez

hmm

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.

I determined today that the vanilla Greek yogurt is probably my favorite yogurt ever.

http://runningwithcake.com/files/2009/07/Greek-Yogurt-Display.JPG

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

what kind of oil? say peanut say peanut

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

i like sunflower. tj's sunflower seed butter is a revelation.

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."

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.

they have virgin coconut oil available now

also does anybody else, after coming home from TJ's, open immediately every single prepackaged item in order to have a taste

Sometimes I start eating the dark chocolate mint squares on the train on the way home.

I used to open all the packages until they became familiar.

also does anybody else, after coming home from TJ's, open immediately every single prepackaged item in order to have a taste

i do this with the cheese, esp. the double gloucester

new innovations in pasta technology: corn pasta

dnw, tyvm

The Classic Holiday Candy Mix, now on sale for 50 cents, is an unbelievable bargain.

Also, the Balela chickpea salad is very good, if a bit oily.

The eggnog-coated almonds are 99 cents now, another good deal.

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.

http://www.naturespath.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_packaging_node/images/product/packaging/HERITAGE%20FLAKES_B.jpg

The eggnog-coated almonds are 99 cents now, another good deal.

― nickn, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 4:40 PM (41 minutes ago)

!!!!! brb