"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
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> In article et>,
> Margaret Suran > wrote:
>
>> Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi, Thanks.
>> > Would you mind checking to see if they have any steel-cut oats? I
>> > haven't
>> > seen the Country Choice brand they carry for a long time now - a few
>> > months.
>> > I was there in Darien CT Friday. I was reduced to buy McCann's today
>> > at
>> > Wegman's in Pennsylvania. Twice the price, I believe. I love the
>> > Country
>> > Choice.
>> > Dee Dee
>> >
>> >
>> Gladly, Dee Dee. I will let you know as soon as I find out. Are you
>> interested in any other Brand or only Country Choice?
>
> I am 99% sure TJ's does sell steel coat oats. I think I was looking at a
> container of them a couple of weeks ago.
>
> On the subject of Trader Joe's, I helped a friend last night cater a
> formal dinner for about 12 people who attended an event at a Buddhist
> Shambala Center. The dinner was a great success.
>
> Almost all of the ingredients were purchased at the Trader Joe's in
> Philadelphia, not far from where the Shamballa Center is located. We had
> homemade vegetarian lasagna, which my friend who organized the event
> prepared before I got there, a green salad which I made from various
> TJ's ingredients, and various cheeses and crackers, plus a variety of
> different wines. We also served various types of TJ's cookies with a
> fruit dip and also crushed frozen raspberries for dessert. We also put
> out some fresh mozarella in olive oil, and pinwheels of proscuito with
> cheese, plus some bowls of nuts and candied fruits.
>
> We had a total of 13 people for dinner (including the three of us who
> prepared the meal) and we all had a nice time. As far as I know, the
> only items on the menu that did not come from TJ's were the garlic bread
> and the wine.

Sounds like a wonderful dinner. It's a shame that you weren't able to get
the garlic bread and wine, which are available at other Trader Joe's.
Dee Dee