Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 16:57     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Goya jambalaya mix. Just stick with zatarans
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 16:54     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Trader joes pound plus bars are amazing!


Yes! I love these.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 09:53     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Agree crumbl cookies are gross. Even my teens agree (though still get sucked into the hype and go back - always disappointed).

Trader Joe’s big bag of hash browns is really bad. Both DH and I have tried to prepare as directed (and we both know our way around a kitchen!) and gotten a big wet sticky mess.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 09:47     Subject: Re:I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A Dozen Cousins seasoned beans in a pouch, specifically the chile verde flavor that’s available at Whole Foods. I mixed a package with some ground chicken that I browned with taco seasoning for a really great white chicken chili. They have other flavors too, all good, but the chile verde flavor is my favorite.


I just bought this today! Did you add anything else to it?


I’m the PP - enjoy! I brown a pound ground chicken with taco seasoning, then add the beans and cook for a few minutes for an easy white chicken chili. You can splash in some broth to loosen it if you like it a little soupier. And add lime to serve!
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 08:00     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Do not understand crumbl cookies. Have had a few over the years since the opened in Rockville. Uniformly gross. My kids would.rsther get ice cream or a different treat, given a choice, so it is not just me. (We didn't know about all the social media buzz before we tried them the first time or two...then we tried one because I'd the buzz and still no one liked them).


A fad.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 07:59     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe's chocolate quality is pretty poor. But then I'm a chocolate expert and I can't stand most chocolate out there. Whole Foods used to sell Callebaut chocolate, 1 pound blocks of them. I don't know if they still do, but they're excellent quality. I now buy them on Amazon.

I tried the Zao Stamina ramen in downtown Bethesda. The broths are just OK, but the noodles are home-made, slightly chewier than the conventional kind, and I love them.

Georgetown cupcakes. Gross.


The only TJ chocolate I will eat in a pinch is the fair trade organic 72% Belgian. The rest I've found are pretty bad.


I've been buying the TJ non dairy chocolate chips and found those to be good, but it's the only brand I've tried so it's possible that if I compared to other non dairy I might find them lacking.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 06:44     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sargento shredded cheddar cheese comes in a 7.5oz bag, so if I need 8oz for a recipe I have to buy 15oz or shred 1/2oz myself to add. Nope, if I have to shred any cheese I’ll just do it all.


That's an error of 6%. Since you aren't building a rocket, you will be fine.


LOL.
And if anyone can't figure out how to use extra shredded cheese, they have issues. I always picture them like Lucielle Bluth wandering around a giant chef's kitchen and haranguing the help.


I picture the scene where Moira Rose commands that David “fold in the cheese” in a recipe, and they have no idea what it means.


Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 06:43     Subject: Re:I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A Dozen Cousins seasoned beans in a pouch, specifically the chile verde flavor that’s available at Whole Foods. I mixed a package with some ground chicken that I browned with taco seasoning for a really great white chicken chili. They have other flavors too, all good, but the chile verde flavor is my favorite.


I just bought this today! Did you add anything else to it?


I have the Cuban Black Beans in my pantry for a lazy cooking day. I can't believe I'm buying seasoned beans in a pouch but here we are. I was thinking of just having them as a side dish for me to get more fiber in my diet but I might add chicken or stuff into burritos for the family.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:41     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:Do not understand crumbl cookies. Have had a few over the years since the opened in Rockville. Uniformly gross. My kids would.rsther get ice cream or a different treat, given a choice, so it is not just me. (We didn't know about all the social media buzz before we tried them the first time or two...then we tried one because I'd the buzz and still no one liked them).


some are good and some are not.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 19:23     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Do not understand crumbl cookies. Have had a few over the years since the opened in Rockville. Uniformly gross. My kids would.rsther get ice cream or a different treat, given a choice, so it is not just me. (We didn't know about all the social media buzz before we tried them the first time or two...then we tried one because I'd the buzz and still no one liked them).
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 19:11     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Third vote for shins ramen black. I like the flavor more mild so I only put in half a packet of the red spices.


The UNREAL dark chocolate coconut bar is SO GOOD.

I’ve liked the Guittars unsweetened cocoa powder for baking too, but I can’t claim to be a chocolate aficionado.

Recently tried the Simple Mills almond flour crackers and they were excellent too.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:36     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sargento shredded cheddar cheese comes in a 7.5oz bag, so if I need 8oz for a recipe I have to buy 15oz or shred 1/2oz myself to add. Nope, if I have to shred any cheese I’ll just do it all.


That's an error of 6%. Since you aren't building a rocket, you will be fine.


LOL.
And if anyone can't figure out how to use extra shredded cheese, they have issues. I always picture them like Lucielle Bluth wandering around a giant chef's kitchen and haranguing the help.


I picture the scene where Moira Rose commands that David “fold in the cheese” in a recipe, and they have no idea what it means.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:33     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can't recommend Pura Vida Fire Roasted Root Vegetables, which I bought from Costco in a giant freezer bag. I was hoping to use them as a simple side dish but the flavor was more smoke than smoky. Maybe the flavor could be disguised in a more complicated preparation?


Yep, we tossed these too.

+2, and I was sad because I thought this would be the perfect easy side dish I was looking for. My kids eat everything in that bag so I was so hoping it would be good, but that smoke taste was awful and the vegetables were so stringy.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 16:39     Subject: Re:I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:A Dozen Cousins seasoned beans in a pouch, specifically the chile verde flavor that’s available at Whole Foods. I mixed a package with some ground chicken that I browned with taco seasoning for a really great white chicken chili. They have other flavors too, all good, but the chile verde flavor is my favorite.


I just bought this today! Did you add anything else to it?
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 16:30     Subject: I Tried It So You Don't Have To
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sargento shredded cheddar cheese comes in a 7.5oz bag, so if I need 8oz for a recipe I have to buy 15oz or shred 1/2oz myself to add. Nope, if I have to shred any cheese I’ll just do it all.


That's an error of 6%. Since you aren't building a rocket, you will be fine.


LOL.
And if anyone can't figure out how to use extra shredded cheese, they have issues. I always picture them like Lucielle Bluth wandering around a giant chef's kitchen and haranguing the help.