Trader Joe's - recent product raves?

[felicity]

Their balsamic vinegar is amazing. I use it for salad dressing and to brush on roasted veggies. I bought some from the regular grocery store the other day when we ran out and ended up tossing it because it tasted terrible in comparison.

[nextbigthing]

The Kalamata olive bread, the breaded eggplant in the frozen section, and the caramelized onion cheddar cheese. Yum

[stretchad]

THESE ARE AMAZING!\
Rosemary Marcona Almonds.

[noodleskooze]

They have these chip things (almost like rice cakes) that are kettle corn-ish....sooooo good!

[preppy]

Frozen sweet potato gnocchi. Yumm.

[Tea-rific]

Pomegranate green tea
Butternut squash ravioli
Vanilla meringues
Chinese style pork buns (frozen)

[sent]

I got reports from Grandma that DD has been ravishing the contents of the Balti Pies. Just the inside, not the crust. I haven't even tried them myself yet.

I have been enjoying the instant coffee. Because sometimes I'm just too lazy to make the real thing.

[Velar Fricative]

Picky DD is a fan of their French pizza with cherry tomatoes and brie. It is really good.

I have also been relying on TJ's for my lunches at work. I love their black bean and cheese burritos, veggie wraps, falafel wraps, and their Southwest chicken salads all in the premade wraps/salads section.

I have to stay far away from their sweets. But a great dessert for me and DH is their mini mint ice cream sandwiches. Two of them are sufficient and not high in WW points, and DH isn't a fan of mint ice cream but says the mint is subtle.

[mrshandy]

I love Trader Joe's. I don't have a particular product rave. I try to eat fairly healthy so I stick to their produce and veggies. But I just love the people at our store (which is like a half a mile from our house). They are so friendly and helpful. I go out of there with a smile on my face every time.

The other day, I was finishing up and checking out the Chocolate Bacon Ganache Bar thinking maybe I wanted to get it. The cashier asked me if I was ready and I said yes, that I was thinking about getting the bar and hadn't tried it, but would get it another day. He said he hadn't tried it either, so he opened one up and we both had a taste. It was yummy! Didn't quite get the bacon flavor but pretty good for a $2 candy bar.

[Ashley&Scott]

mrshandy I agree about the employees being super nice, they are always so nice to M too. I've left there before thinking if I ever worked in retail that would be a fun place.

[starlily]

Partially Popped Popcorn.

[coffeebean]

I'm making my shopping list now. I guess I'll be making a stop at TJ's after work.

[laurack]

the last couple of times we've gone our plan was to buy a ton of bags of frozen cauliflower rice but they were out of it every time! WTF

I mean we still manage to drop $200 on food every time we step in the door

I don't know how it happens! It's all a blur ..

[ny96]

Sept 1, 2015 18:42:01 GMT -5 stretchad said:

THESE ARE AMAZING!\
Rosemary Marcona Almonds.



The truffle salt almonds are awesome too. I don't buy them often though because I can easily eat a whole bag in one sitting.

[whitemerlot]

Thanks, everyone. I just spent $125 there on things I didn't need!

Cuban wrap
Green dragon sauce
Brownie brittle
Cold brew coffee concentrate
Mini peanut butter cups
Inner peas
Chocolate cat crackers

Etc

They have no more pickle popcorn until next year.

[chickens987]

Sept 3, 2015 12:52:36 GMT -5 whitemerlot said:

Thanks, everyone.

They have no more pickle popcorn until next year.

NOOOO! I hope my store has some, I was going to go tomorrow to grab a few bags.

[whitemerlot]

Sept 3, 2015 14:55:16 GMT -5 chickens987 said:

Sept 3, 2015 12:52:36 GMT -5 whitemerlot said:

Thanks, everyone.

They have no more pickle popcorn until next year.

NOOOO! I hope my store has some, I was going to go tomorrow to grab a few bags.

I was pretty disappointed. I didn't buy it last time I was there, even though my DD was begging for it. Now that I've seen these raves, I'm kicking myself.

[Muddled]

Sept 3, 2015 17:43:04 GMT -5 whitemerlot said:

Sept 3, 2015 14:55:16 GMT -5 chickens987 said:

NOOOO! I hope my store has some, I was going to go tomorrow to grab a few bags.

I was pretty disappointed. I didn't buy it last time I was there, even though my DD was begging for it. Now that I've seen these raves, I'm kicking myself.

This is the saddest news ever.

[DarcyLongfellow]

I can't believe this thread is on page 2 and no one has questioned how in the world a package of 4 cupcakes sat around the Farmville house for 5 days without getting eaten! And with a newly postpartum mom too! I would have eaten all four in a sitting right after having DD2!

I'm basically going to do a copy/paste and all these to my Trader Joe's list!

If you all haven't tried the Chocolate jumbles you need to rectify that immediately. It's little clusters of stuff, including quinoa (so it's totally a health food, right?), covered in milk chocolate.

The Healthy 8 Chopped Veggie mix is awesome to add to salads.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Oh! The cookie butter cream cheese! It's not as good as the pumpkin cream cheese, but it's a close second. It was amazing on those super thin ginger cookies they sell.