Another "what have you been loving from Trader Joe's" question :)

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Anonymous wrote:The INDIAN. !!!! Especially the palak paneer.

The frozen? Or in the pouch? I'm on a major Indian kick and spending too much on take out!! Need to find a palek paneer alternative!!

The frozen palak paneer and channa are great. And I do not say this lightly, as a Punjabi myself. Even my parents hold TJ's frozen foods in high esteem.

All their frozen Indian stuff is good.

The Garlic Sriracha barbecue sauce is outstanding.

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Anonymous wrote:Sea salt turbinado sugar dark chocolate covered almonds. Dairyfree!

I am sorry for telling you this, but Kirkland has them in a giant bag and they are really, really, good! And much cheaper than TJs. They come in a 2 lb bag.

[Anonymous]

Masala Naan.

MASAALA NAAN.

I'm Indian, and not really a fan of their Indian food. Except for the Masala naan.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My store has been out of scallion pancakes, I need them
Back! Late live been buying the indian hot pockets, salsa verde, corn salsa, tamales, veggie corn dogs, and popped barbecue chips.

My store just demoed the scallion pancakes and I loved them! What do you serve them with and do you cook them in a frying pan? Do you defrost first? Package gave lots of options

I don't defrost them. We use our cast iron and eat them over rice with vegetables, sometimes an egg on top. What store had them?

I"m in the Baltimore area and our Pikesville store had them, which probably doesn't help you if you're near DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Sardines in Harissa for my salads
Roasted and salted sunflower seeds, also salads
Roasted red and yellow peppers, same as above
They were out of premium chocolate ice cream my family loves so I picked up the vanilla/chocolate mix with caramel - o.m.g.
Frozen cod pieces, really handy for fish casserole I make
Nutty Bits gluten free nuts in dark chocolate
Strong bars, jalapeño and BBQ, both good
French roast ground coffee, good value
And daffodils, narcissus, etc. for my older relatives to brighten their days

I buy the frozen cod pieces too. Would you mind sharing the recipe for the fish casserole?

PP here. I posted a link to the exact recipe at 21:30 on 3/10. Hope you enjoy!

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Anonymous wrote:Masala Naan.

MASAALA NAAN.

I'm Indian, and not really a fan of their Indian food. Except for the Masala naan.

I've had the garlic naan that they sell in the bread section, but I've never seen masala naan -- is it the same style of naan? Or is it frozen or something?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masala Naan.

MASAALA NAAN.

I'm Indian, and not really a fan of their Indian food. Except for the Masala naan.

I've had the garlic naan that they sell in the bread section, but I've never seen masala naan -- is it the same style of naan? Or is it frozen or something?

It's frozen, and with the frozen naan, samosas, etc. It's a stuffed naan. So good.

http://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/paneer-masala-naan

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Anonymous wrote:The coconut pancake mix is da bomb. The Marsala salsa is amazing. Do the pancakes though.

We LOVE the coconut pancake mix!

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Gluten free chocolate chip cookies. So yummy!

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Anonymous wrote:TJ is such a junk food mecca. So much to choose from.

Bad wine choices too. Yum.

There you are! we were waiting for you! Yes, much like Whole Foods, Balducci's, Harris Teeter, Mom's Organic Market, Giant and Wegman's, there are both healthy and nonhealthy options! Also, whole and processed foods at all these places! Whole would have THOUGHT!

But shut your mouth, the wine selection is awesome and you blow.

Ha! I love how even when anti-TJ lady is mentioned in the OP, she still is absolutely fucking incapable of not posting about "junk food". Is it OCD, perhaps?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ is such a junk food mecca. So much to choose from.

Bad wine choices too. Yum.

There you are! we were waiting for you! Yes, much like Whole Foods, Balducci's, Harris Teeter, Mom's Organic Market, Giant and Wegman's, there are both healthy and nonhealthy options! Also, whole and processed foods at all these places! Whole would have THOUGHT!

But shut your mouth, the wine selection is awesome and you blow.

Ha! I love how even when anti-TJ lady is mentioned in the OP, she still is absolutely fucking incapable of not posting about "junk food". Is it OCD, perhaps?

I like to think she's trapped in a bunker, on an uncharted island in the South Pacific, and her only form of communicating with the outside world is an automated, pre-recorded message of "Trader Joe's is all junk food." Once in a while she is allowed to 'paste' this automated message to reach out to others, in desperate attempts to find someone who will listen and take notice and rescue her so she can finally find out what the fuss is all about.

Don't worry anti-TJs bunker lady, one day someone will find you and you'll get to try the Thai-lime-chili cashews, or the dozen different bagged types of kale, or feta-spinach pizza, or even the cookie butter. One day, lady. Keep hope alive.

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Anonymous wrote:I have some shishito peppers from there in my fridge. Need to try with sesame oil, I was underwhelmed when I first made them. I was intrigued by the preserved lemons but didn't know what to do with them!

Lately I am loving the spicy Italian chicken sausages. I've been doing whole30 (on round 2!) and they're compliant and I far prefer them to the Aidells chicken and apple sausages most whole30ers eat.

TJ's chicken sausages are almost all pork-free, so it's a big go-to for our pork-free house. My kids love the apple ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ is such a junk food mecca. So much to choose from.

Bad wine choices too. Yum.

There you are! we were waiting for you! Yes, much like Whole Foods, Balducci's, Harris Teeter, Mom's Organic Market, Giant and Wegman's, there are both healthy and nonhealthy options! Also, whole and processed foods at all these places! Whole would have THOUGHT!

But shut your mouth, the wine selection is awesome and you blow.

Ha! I love how even when anti-TJ lady is mentioned in the OP, she still is absolutely fucking incapable of not posting about "junk food". Is it OCD, perhaps?

I like to think she's trapped in a bunker, on an uncharted island in the South Pacific, and her only form of communicating with the outside world is an automated, pre-recorded message of "Trader Joe's is all junk food." Once in a while she is allowed to 'paste' this automated message to reach out to others, in desperate attempts to find someone who will listen and take notice and rescue her so she can finally find out what the fuss is all about.

Don't worry anti-TJs bunker lady, one day someone will find you and you'll get to try the Thai-lime-chili cashews, or the dozen different bagged types of kale, or feta-spinach pizza, or even the cookie butter. One day, lady. Keep hope alive.

FTW.

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Our standard TJ cart:

Orange chicken
Tempura chicken
Frozen broccoli, green beans, petite peas
Pizza dough
Jarred pizza sauce (not the stuff in the refrigerated section)
Vietnamese chicken wraps for lunches
Veggie sticks (many bags, and I keep my fingers crossed that no one keeps count)
Melatonin tablets
Plain greek yogurt
Bagged baby spinach
Bananas, bananas, bananas

Recent finds:
Pork tips in the refrigerated section. Just basically cut-up ribs. Everyone loved them.

Chocolate croissants: Let rise and bake in a.m.

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Chocolate croissants: Let rise and bake in a.m.

and those croissants that have the sugar on the top of them ... forget what they are called, but found in the same place as these. The sugar melts and forms a crust on the top.....