Where can I buy premade oven ready (or frozen) appetizers for Thanksgiving?
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Prefer something with mushrooms as we have a vegetarian coming. Already have cheese/crackers and don't have the bandwidth to do anything from scratch. I'm not liking what I see at Wegmans, TJs, or Whole Foods this year. Is Giant or Safeway an option? Suggestions? TIA.
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Anonymous
| No Giant or Safeway are not going to have better options than Wegmans, Whole Foods and TJs. Could maybe try Sutton Place Gourmet if you have one nearby. |
Anonymous
| Do you have the fresh market nearby? They usually have good options as well. |
Anonymous
OP: I haven't been recently, but that's a good option. Thanks. |
Anonymous
| Boarderie has good baked Brie platters they’ll ship, oven ready. Expensive tho |
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| Sams Club |
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| We get ours from Trader Joes. |
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| This is why Trader Joe’s exists. |
Anonymous
No and no TJS Frozen. |
Anonymous
| Stellas bakery in rockville. Ask for the frozen puff pastries. They come in dozens. I think like $15 per bag. Spinach, turkey, cheese, potato/leek. All are amazing. I always have some in the freezer. |
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| Trader Joe's makes the best grocery store options IMO. I like the feta & caramelized onion ones the best. The coiled cheese spiral is good too. Don't love the mushroom turnovers. |
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Maybe see what restaurants have near you and get as takeout the day before? Where are you located?
I was going to suggest Wegmans, Whole Foods, and TJs. |
Anonymous
OP here: I'm in Fairfax. Planning on a cheese and cracker assortment as I mentioned. I was at Wegmans this morning and didn't see anything new that caught my eye. (Does anyone else remember when they had Black Tie brand appetizers. Those were so good!) I used to make the Wegmans brand mozzarella cups in phyllo (like little pizzas and those are very good but another "cheese" item). Not enough shrimp eaters or I would do shrimp cocktail. I could do a ranch dip with veggies but they always feature carrots and I was planning on carrots with dinner. Maybe a bread bowl with a corned beef but buy that's not good for my vegetarian. Fresh fruit kabobs are popular, but I was planning on having a fruit salad. Might swap that out for kabobs. I will check the Fresh Market in Vienna for a puff pastry or phyllo stuffed something that I haven't tried before. Also looked on Schwab's and Goldbelly. Expensive and I think it's iffy for Thursday. |
Anonymous
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Costco. Goldbelly is way too expensive now
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Anonymous
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Trader Joe's frozen pastries/appetizers are usually decent, and of course effortless.
If you want something fancier, Balducci's has good lobster pastry appetizer, but it may be too late to order from them. |