Trader Joe's food review thread
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So I just moved to Pittsburgh for a few months, and we have a TJ here... I will be here through August, and am alone here so I am looking for some microwaveable or fast meals that are one serving. ...
Trader Joe's food review thread
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I can get them at the regular grocery store, not just TJ's, but I'm obsessed with pirate's booty. They are the noms!
Trader Joe's food review thread
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Gluten free favorites:
Rice mac and cheese
Fiberful fruit leathers
Crunchy Curls
Raspberry chicken walnut salad
lara bars
gluten free brownie mix
gluten free pancake mix
Indivually packaged...
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:bump: Added Albuquerque, NM and an opening date of 8/21 for West LA to the 'Coming Soon' list in the wiki.
Trader Joe's food review thread
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my new fave is the Double Roasted Salsa (in a jar - not refrigerated) :yummy:
i dont know why this person made the video, but i found it when i was trying to search for a photo :ermm:...
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The TJ's Perline Pasta & Procuttio is not nice. :mad:
The filling had a so so flavor and a really odd texture to it. It was sort of like eating a ball of compressed flavoring from a packet of...
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:lol:
Love that stuff too! But that wasn't my video.
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Just a few things for my first run. I will go back.
the chocolate that was mentioned here - smooth and good
baked french bread - was OK, really had to pull with my teeth when eating
unburied...
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Their bread in the paper bags can be a bit hit or miss. But their breads in the plastic wrappers (sliced bread) are really nice. I didn't realize how nice until I couldn't make it to TJ's the other...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/26024972@N06/3681987489/
view out my window
Trader Joe's food review thread
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We're going this weekend to the one in Princeton! :woot2: Unfortunately it doesn't sell wine, but we'll just have to make do with driving out of the way to the other one and buying it by the case...
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They haven't used soybeans from China for almost two years. From the Seattle PI blog...
Linky seattlepi.com]
Trader Joe's food review thread
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:highfive:
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Roasted Plantain Chips:
The purple bag with the monkey graphics contains the tastiest thing you never heard of. Plantains are a staple in Puerto Rican and Cuban cooking; when fried... imagine...
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:bump: Several stores have opened recently and new coming soon stores have been announced. Can't wait for the Redmond store to open. :bounce2:
Now Open:
Aliso Viejo, CA - September 8th...
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DH explained to me that, hand in a splint or not, I needed to fulfill my wifely duties and feed him. :secret: We had them on Sunday, before the mauling on Monday.
Trader Joe's food review thread
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Another reason to love TJ's
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This weekend was my first trip to Trader Joes- an hour each way just to avoid HFCS :).
Anyways, I tried the best snack that I'm ready to go back for--- Chile Spiced Mango. It sounds weird, but...
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Make your own with ingredients from TJ. That's what I do. The crust is in the refrigerated section and is only $1.69. You have to let it rest and roll it out, but it's delicious! There is even a...
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Well, the attempt at making pizza didn't quite go as planned. It stuck to the board after I rolled out the dough and since I'd already put the ingredients on it, it was really hard to get off the...
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You have it better than I do. I have to drive to Issaquah.
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I made a big TJ's trip yesterday so will have lots to share soon. :whee:
First item was a big disappointment, though. The bbq chicken pizza. Mediocre would be a compliment. Will definitely not...
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You should get another one, and cook it this time. :P :harhar:
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sorry! :hug:
:P You should go buy one and break the tie.
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I don't wear ties. :P
The best BBQ chicken pizza I've ever eaten is from Carrabba's Italian Grill. And after I got those dried green beans from TJ's I'm loathe to go back there... plus the one...
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I like the British crumpets with lemon curd and my husband loves the trail mixes. In the frozen section: BBQ chicken pizza, frozen bananas (in the summer!), artichoke risotto, breaded eggplant (I...
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I did sprinkle some flour down but it didn't help. I'll try the flour and cornmeal combo next time. Thanks! :hug:
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We tried the Lacy's milk chocolate macadamia nut cookies. :bigeye: I can't stop eating these! They taste like a toffee but very easy to chew.
We also bought some Gorgonzola Gnocchi. :eat:
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I hovered over the pizzas for a few minutes and couldn't remember which ones were recommended. The next time we go (in about three months since it's not that close to us) I'll have to scope out your...
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:woot2: That's great news! I hate the TJ in Bellevue as it's too small and a PITA to get to. :whee:
Trader Joe's food review thread
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Joe's just opened here today. I would like some tried and true lowfat food ideas:D
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Check out the good food list in the Wiki on page one. None are specified as low fat but a lot of TJ's foods are low fat, including a lot of the frozen foods.
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I didn't know this was on their website until today. Trader Joe's has PDF files of products by catagory. IE: Gluten Free, Vegan, etc.
http://www.traderjoes.com/labels_and_lists.html
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:highfive: That's what we had for dinner last night. You can also use the chicken from that with the TJ's General Tso bottled sauce, to give it a different flavor. When I use the General Tso sauce, I...
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The Trader Joe's pepermint Jo-Jo's are back. The store in Issaquah had both the regular candy cane jo-jo's and the chocolate covered ones.
We tried the Pumpkin Spice Cake from their baked goods...
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What are peppermint Jo Jo's? Like a york patty?
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We tried Chicken Serenada tonight and it was a big hit. DH is a very picky eater but he loved it. It's chicken breast with a coco caribe sauce, topped with poblano peppers. It's in the frozen food...
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I had the cinnamon buns from the freezer section, they were great just missing icing
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Bought the brioche loaf from the fresh baked goods section. Very good - not bakery good, but better than normal grocery store bakery goods. Will definitely get it again.
Also tried the pistachio...
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Frozen packs of 2 Chicken Burritos and a bag of Everything Bagel chips :yummy:
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