I like the salsa autentica bc its like your standard Mexican restaurant free table salsa but the spice level can vary pretty widely from jar to jar.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 01:55 (nine years ago) link
the sriracha bbq sauce would be amazing if it had about a third less sugar, but that's my complaint about most commercial bbq sauces. it wouldn't be too hard to make my own, though. it's tomato paste, sriracha, vinegar, sugar, and garlic, basically.
― music begins where words leave off (get bent), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 02:50 (nine years ago) link
opened a package of those steamed lentils today and they freakin' rule. made KILLER tacos, but they're already lightly seasoned so perfect for salads too or whatever
― Tom Waits for no one (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 05:46 (nine years ago) link
turns out Partially Popped Popcorn is quite good. Not at all difficult to munch on.
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 13:44 (nine years ago) link
hi what shd i buy tomorrow
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 27 July 2015 05:19 (nine years ago) link
so far I got:
Ice creamPot pieLunchesQuiche fixins (what kind of quiche shd i make tho)Pizza fixinsCream cheeseDessert mixFocaccia
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 27 July 2015 05:20 (nine years ago) link
super grandma of me but i dig their fig bars
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 27 July 2015 05:29 (nine years ago) link
Quiche is good for using up leftover vegetables but of you don't have any of those, bacon, spinach, mushroom, and Swiss cheese is always good IMO.
― from batman to balloon dog (carl agatha), Monday, 27 July 2015 11:53 (nine years ago) link
omfg
crispy cookies filled w/ belgian chocolate are m/l fancy high-end milanos and they taste stunning
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 02:05 (nine years ago) link
Most of what I buy from Trader Joe's are either bottles of wine or minimally processed items that I can use as ingredients in meals, such as cheese, nuts, or olive oil. But of their convenience foods I can recommend:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Qleo1KVNL._AC_UL160_SR160,160_.jpg
Several other similar varieties of Indian food in pouches are also good (nb: Punjab eggplant), but this one seems the best of the lot.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 02:21 (nine years ago) link
We eat those pouches at least once a week. Sometimes twice.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link
i ate them too often for a while and got sick of them. so i don't like them anymore, which sucks, they're madly convenient and i used to love them.
― JuliaA, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 21:36 (nine years ago) link
They are fantastic for camping. No refrigeration needed and much better tasting than anything that comes out of a can.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
I like the Punjab Cholley variety, actually has some heat.
― nickn, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 23:31 (nine years ago) link
Liked their new pickle-flavored popcorn, though I actually wish the pickle-flavor was a bit more intense.
― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Monday, 31 August 2015 15:28 (nine years ago) link
They brought some discontinued products back...veggie burritos and black bean and corn enchiladas. Veggie burritos are good although they have a surprising amount of fat...also they have really elaborate instructions for microwave burritos imo (you have to run them underwater, and puncture them which is really hard to do w a frozen burrito at least for me).
Black bean and corn enchiladas are pretty basic and healthy but are tasty w some hot sauce.
― musically, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
The 'heat and serve' roasted rack of lamb was on sale so I'm giving it a shot tonight. I don't think I've ever had re-heated lamb but I'm not expecting brilliance.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
i will pray for u
it sounds...not good
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:11 (nine years ago) link
Green plumcots.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
The rack of lamb was... okay. Very garlicky, which was a bonus. Maybe lamb is just so damn mild I need it to be spicy to really enjoy.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 2 September 2015 00:25 (nine years ago) link
xp YOU'RE green plumcots
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 September 2015 13:56 (nine years ago) link
I wish. I would devour myself.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 September 2015 14:58 (nine years ago) link
Is this Green Dragon sauce a new thing? Tomatillo/jalapeño in a squeeze bottle, loving it.
― Hadrian VIII, Saturday, 5 September 2015 12:14 (nine years ago) link
it's not bad! it has a tartness that's not just vinegary. tomatillo, there you have it
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 5 September 2015 14:26 (nine years ago) link
FUUUUCK I went to TJs yesterday and forgot to buy the Milano cookies noooooooooooooo
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 5 September 2015 14:29 (nine years ago) link
Where IS that Green Dragon sauce? I couldn't find it yesterday and they were busy, didn't want to bother an employee.
― We Boo... The Cross (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 5 September 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
Is it refrigerated, I mean, because I didn't see it in the hot sauce section.
it was on an aisle end cap when I was there, as a new product
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 5 September 2015 20:14 (nine years ago) link
wasn't refrigerated here, just in w/ other assorted hot sauces in addition to end cap
― Hadrian VIII, Sunday, 6 September 2015 13:14 (nine years ago) link
give a big miss to their "mango ginger chutney," putting that in quotation marks because it tastes EXACTLY like sweet chili sauce, don't let the orange color fool you. which is fine, i like sweet chili sauce, but they are definitely not interchangable.
i sampled the sriracha ranch dressing recently, it's wayy too spicy to use as a dressing imo unless you are a spicy field but it would probably make a good dip.
― musically, Monday, 21 September 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
Intriguing. I already mix sriracha and ranch dressing together to dip tater tots into (I AM A DISGUSTING SAVAGE AMA). This could save me minutes per year of mixing things!
― carl agatha, Monday, 21 September 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
Obligatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRntutn8udw
― carl agatha, Monday, 21 September 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
i've also been on a trader joe's salad kick so i can heartily recommend the arugula chicken salad, the mexicali salad, the chicken and roasted beets salad and the butternut squash/quinoa/wheatberry salad. all really tasty.
right now i'm eating the kale and cauliflower curry salad...it's weird. the kale in it wasn't cut from the stems (and these are thick stems, about 1cm in diameter) which i thought was a universal requirement for pre-made kale salads?
― musically, Monday, 21 September 2015 21:53 (nine years ago) link
I had an interview at Trader Joe's world HQ two weeks ago and it was kinda nuts. Every single person in that office aside from the CEO has a cubicle.. And yes, they wear hawaiian shirts.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 21 September 2015 21:57 (nine years ago) link
would it kill them to make more prepared dishes with fake meat in them? Every goddamn thing is chicken chicken chicken.
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 21 September 2015 22:22 (nine years ago) link
and not good chicken, either, always tastes kind of gross. I just pick it out. Sorry, chickens.
Also yeah the kale and cauliflower salad is like eating a chopped up umbrella with some cauliflower and sultanas.
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 00:34 (nine years ago) link
lol @ chopped up umbrella
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 01:41 (nine years ago) link
"I had an interview at Trader Joe's world HQ two weeks ago..."
Is this still in So Cal? (Monrovia?)
― nickn, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 04:18 (nine years ago) link
btw I'm completely reversing my recommendation of the mexicali salad...I just bought one and it's definitely changed since I last had one a year or so ago, yuck.
― musically, Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:52 (eight years ago) link
Finally found the Green Dragon sauce to be told that they're going to stop having it. So I hope I like it. But not too much.
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 26 September 2015 04:20 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/tsxccnS.jpg ??
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 27 September 2015 00:27 (eight years ago) link
HOLY SMOKES the black bean and cheese taquitos are AMAAAAZING
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:46 (eight years ago) link
Did they get rid of the vegetarian chili? Motherfuckers.
― si monvmentvm reqvires, pvmpkin spice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
yes that is a baffling move
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
I tried the gingerbread latte instant mix and give it two thumbs down. Very odd tasting.
I really want to find an instant latte mix without trans fats that's tasty, this isn't it unfortunately.
― musically, Monday, 16 November 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
dinner last night, all quite good:
steamed chicken soup DUMPLINGS!Korean-inspired pork shoulderAsian vegetables with Beijing style soy sauceOrganic jasmine rice
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Monday, 16 November 2015 20:56 (eight years ago) link
The 2015 Vintage beer from Unibroue has arrived and it's excellent as usual - the biggest bargain in beer.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 16 November 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link
Unibrow? is that beer that makes you look like John Stamos?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 November 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
ooh time to buy the beers
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 16 November 2015 22:13 (eight years ago) link
it actually turns you into a Québécois person