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Poll: Top 3 favorite Trader Joe's items
I know it's hard to narrow it down to three, but try! What are your top 3 favorite TJs items right now? I always like to pick up 1 or 2 new things to try when I go there (ok, sometimes it's more like 7 or 8 new things).
Re: Poll: Top 3 favorite Trader Joe's items
Oh, excellent post. I am so uninspired of late, this may help me out.
I am always down for the naked pita chips with sea salt.
They also have some good frozen lamb that my mom has me be a mule for.
I am getting ready to do my holiday baking so I use their macadamia nuts.
Not so exciting, sorry!
Pesto tortallini bowls - great to bring for lunch
Genova Pesto - it's one of the main reasons I got hooked on Trader Joe's
Chicken caesar wrap - again, another great thing to bring for lunch. It's actually enough for two lunches.
It's the only place I can find pizza dough (prepared)
Peppermint jo-jo's
I love their frozen garlic bread, I wish it came it in Sam's club size containers. Especially since I have never successfully made a decent garlic bread.
Right now i am totally obsessed with this red sparkling wine - Schloss Biebrich - apparently it is seasonal and it is really, really good. It is not too sweet or fruity. Oh, and $4.99/bottle!
I also LOVE the frozen vegetable panang. Just don't look at the nutrition facts.
and #3 is another seasonal item: the gingerbread men. I could eat a whole box!
mine are kind of boring but we don't get to TJ's that often anymore so when we do it's a mad dash to get the stuff we know we need.
Mango chunks (frozen, for the kid)
Black bean and corn enchiladas (frozen)
DH lurrrrves the blueberry soda
My favorites change, but right now I'm into these:
1. Masala dosas with coconut chutney - in the frozen section. I love masala dosas and it's not easy to find them!
2. French macarons - these are in the frozen section. The vanilla ones are sooo good. Kind of expensive, but worth it.
3. Spicy hummus - not too spicy, but just right.
Funny, I was just talking about going to TJ's tonight.
1. All of their cheese - they always have something different and slightly fancy, and their prices are awesome.
2. Kalamata olives - the tall jar. Can't beat the price, and they are always absolutely delicious.
3. Pacific Coast (I think) Roasted Red Pepper Soup - in the box. Throw some croutons and feta cheese in there... nom nom nom.
I also cannot live without their giant bunch of basil, shelled pistachios or little tiny bite sized gorgonzola crackers. Oh, and their tapenades. Any flavor please.
mmmm...I've just written down a list of things I must try now! My favorites are:
1: TJ cake mixes. I prefer the vanilla--it's not super sweet, almost more "muffiny". DH likes the chocolate and compares it to those Hostess cupcakes.
2: Roasted, salted almonds. I know, sounds boring but theirs are so much saltier than I've found elsewhere.
3: English toffee candy. My thighs hate me for this.
1. frozen haricot vertes. or however you spell it. still has a slight crunch when you warm them up.
2. garlic naan. excellent for indian food or as a base for personal pizza.
3. kennibunkport blueberry ale. not sweet & not overly blueberry-y. just right!
Also, my favorite holiday item is the peppermint jo-jos.
1. Frozen rice, any variety
2. Whole wheat cous cous
3. Pizza dough
We only go to TJ's once every other month or so, but a good chunk of our cart is dedicated to those three things. The account for most of the carbs we eat with our dinners!
That's our list of things we always get , supplemented by whatever looks good.
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They also have it at Whole Foods, I just found it there last week! It's in the prepared foods area.
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Pizza dough - you can't beat it for 99 cents!
Garlic naan - we're actually having it with dinner tonight!
Red curry simmer sauce - we dump it in a pan with lots of veggies, so good!
1. Chocolate croissants (the frozen ones).
2. Garlic naan (also in the freezer section).
3. Anything in their wine section
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Frozen garlic naan
Frozen jasmine rice packets, comes with three pounches
peppermint joes! I know it's seasonal but I love them
1. Espirale Vino Verde
2. Their throw in the oven to crisp ciabatta buns (so good!)
3. Orange Chicken (frozen)- just throw in the oven for a quick dinner
4. Basmati and Jasmine Rice (I had to add 4 because these are SO much cheaper at TJ than anywhere else)
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Bloom's WW pizza dough is the best out there. Safeway just started carrying it at all of their stores, it's not bad.. Giant is hit or miss, but my local one always has it.
1. Cereal--I got 2 kinds last time I went there and DH and I both loved both of them.
2. Spiced apple cider
3. Cheese--they have sooo many kinds, including my favorite, extra sharp NY cheddar
1. Reduced sodium creamy tomato soup. Soup and grilled cheese sammies (on sourdough) is my favorite comfort food!
2. Boring, but I like their Israeli couscous.
3. They have these little chocolate-coated ice cream bites that are so yummy.
I only go once every 3 or so months though. The parking lot at the Fairfax location killlllls meeeeeee.
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Thanks for all of the new ideas!
I typcially only go to TJ's when I need/want cheese, but while there I currently buy:
1. Orange chicken
2. Roasted red pepper and tomato soup
3. Jalapeno stuffed olives
We always get several kinds of the chicken sausages. Love them for quick weeknight meals.
I love the whole wheat couscous, can't find it that cheap anywhere else (even wegmans!)
Last time (we're at least 30 minutes from one) we took a cooler and got some frozen things. We picked up the frozen roasted corn, and just had it tonight. Super delicious.
DH added his ...
Wine
Their vintage ale, out at the holiday times.
Eggnog cookies, also at the holidays. Normal times of the year he says the cinnamon schoolhouse cookies.
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We're like 2 hours from one now! :-( But, we've been twice, once to the one in Eugene and DH went once when he went down to CA for a meeting.
We're getting one in our town next year, though. I can not be more excited.
I love:
1. Wheat Crisp crackers
2. Whole grain instant oatmeal w/ cranberries
3. Jo-Jo's (not a very creative answer)
My boss went to the one in CA a few weeks ago and brought back these yummy peanut-butter filled pretzels.
We don't trust a cooler that far, so I miss the pesto pasta bowls, the reduced-guilt mac & cheese, and the chicken sausages.
Lots of great things already mentioned. We also love
Thai lime & chili cashews
Granola and the three berries
Original hummus
The holiday truffles (mmmmmm)
You can also go up to the pizza counter and ask them for dough. Whenever I go to Whole Foods it is so I can get the pizza dough!
1. Butter Chicken + 2. Paneer something? + 3. Garlic Nann = Tastes like indian take-out at only a fraction of the cost. We always keep a bunch of these in our freezer for nights when we don't want to cook.
There are so many, but here are some favorites:
1. lentil soup with ancient grains
2. country potatoes with haricot vertes (frozen)
3. dark chocolate caramel bar with sea salt
This is a hard one, but I will go with 3 things ALWAYS in my cart.
(1) dark choc. covered pretzels.
(2) Columbus lunch meats (roast beef specifically).
(3) New Zealand white cheddar cheese
(4) ONLY BC IT IS SEASONAL - the cornbread mix in the yellow box...to die for.
1) Gorgonzola crackers-recent discovery and very yummy
2) natural peanut butter
3) Chai tea mix-I don't get this as much as I used to, but delicious when craving a chai tea
4) carrot cake (in the freezer section)-awesome!
5) peanut butter goodies
6) Napa River Chardonnay-very good for the price
7) turkey and vegetarian meatballs-my 15 month old loves them
8) edamame
9) dark truffle choc. bar at the checkout line
10) pumpkin bread mix-a bit spicier than I remembered compared to last year but still delicious
11) biscotti-the one dipped in chocolate
12) spanikopita
More than 3 items I know! Hard to not go crazy in that place.