great finds at trader joe's

[skunkworks]

Green Kool Aid,

Did you get the Pizza Margherita? That's the good [censored].

Try the Fage greek yogurt with honey -- it can taste a bit foreign at first so the honey is nice.

[DonkeyKongSr]

I keep trying new frozen items and I keep coming out impressed at the quality. It's like some of this stuff was freshly made, not cooked in 4 minutes in my microwave.

- Pesto Mozeralla Tortellinis (or something like that): I love pesto, I love mozerella, and these didn't disappoint.
- Gnocchi alla Sorrentina: Gnocchi with tomato basil sauce and some mozerella. Sooooo good. The gnocchi's turn amazingly soft and freshlike.
- Frozen French Onion Soup: I don't have a bowl or cup that will fit it perfectly and it could use a little more cheese, but this is amazingly tasty. The bread pieces inside are remarkably in good shape. This tasted like FOS that I've had in restaurants, just with less cheese.

[Green Kool Aid]

skunk,

i got the greek honey with yogurt. i prefer regular yogurt, and that it was v unhealthy.

[MikeNaked]

My new find: TJ's Mango and Honey Shaving Cream. Really nice, creamy, slick stuff and it reminds me of the beach. All natural too. Provides an excellent shave...

[turnipmonster]

good find: the veracruz chili, in the refrigerated section. I tried the vegetable version, they also have beef also. 300 calories, very tangy with a little spice (not much) and flavorful. this and a slice of bread is a great lunch.

[Fedorfan]

-mediterranean style hummus is very good, especially with traders bean chips(jalapeno flavored)
-hickory bbq potato chips(kettle style), i'm not even much of a fan of potato chips in general but these are addictively good
-potato medley(frozen sec) veggies and potatoes with seasoning, just stir fry for a few minutes and you got a quick and simple hot meal.
-New York style cheese cake, probably the best $8 cheese cake around
-there version of ritz crackers is probably 3x better then the original and w/o the hydrogenated oils, great w/ cheese
-Tejava microbrewed ice tea is really good if you like unsweetened ice tea
-frozen marinated mahi mahi makes for some really good fish tacos

[edfurlong]

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-frozen marinated mahi mahi makes for some really good fish tacos

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These were like three bucks a pound a year ago. So good.

[El Diablo]

All,



That's an all TJ's dinner.

New items were the butternut squash and the sweet potato spears in pre-cut bags. Both came out great after tossing in olive oil/salt/pepper and roasting at 400 for 40 minutes along w/ some brussel sprouts, red peppers, and new potatoes.

[lippy]

I went for the first time last week.

I bought two types of burritos (Chile Verde and Bean and Rice), both were AMAZING. Much better than any frozen burrito I've had and better than a lot of restaurants.

The Pizza Margherita is also great.

I wasn't as impressed with the blueberry sparkling soda (or whatever it was). It was good, not great.

I need to try the yogurts I bought.

[astroglide]

the frozen chicken chimichangas w/jalapeno are very good frozen fare. cheap too, i believe it's $2.49 for a pair. each one is 390c and is plenty for my lunch. my only problem is that, while it only has 2.5g of saturated fat, it doesn't list transfat. it clearly states that the product was fried in partially hydrogenated oil though, so that means it has up to 2.5g.

the mini chocolate peanut butter cups are que ridiculo. highly recommended, keep em in the fridge though because they can get kinda melty.

diablo, check out the "harvest medley" in the refrigerated section. very good mix of squash, turnips, etc. goes great baked w/maple syrup and all spice.