Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
discovred recently and what are your favorites?

Ellie
San Francisco

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> Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> discovred recently and what are your favorites?


I've discovered, to my dismay, that most of their stuff is pretty terrible
IMO - and I've sampled a lot of it. I recently tried some of their fresh
beef which I am still wondering what those cows were fed - yech. And then
the chicken breasts which were so tough and fibrous I got a sore jaw chewing
them. I splurged and tried some of their frozen sea scallops, which upon
thawing proved to be easily 50% extra water by weight. I've tried their
line of Gyoza which tasted like they were stuffed with sawdust.

I truly regret the demise of TJs. It was at one time a cool place to shop
and always full of interesting things at pretty fabulous prices. Now the
shopping experience there is more of a trial by fire than a pleasure. I am
constantly having to dodge employees who seem hell bent on running shoppers
down with pallets of restock. The shop near me has degraded to something
more akin to a third world bazaar than a grocery store.

I buy only pizza dough, cheese and alcohol at my local TJs now. Sometimes
coffee, though I can get better elsewhere for less, sometimes the juices
which at least offer some variety.

Paul

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 12:48:11 -0800 (PST), arranged
random neurons, so they looked like this:

>
>Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
>last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
>fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
>discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>
Well, it sure ain't Two Buck Chuck! Man, that stuff is swill - at
least, the chardonnay, IMHO. I spend waaay too much time in that
store, b/c I'm afraid I'll miss something. They had out-of-season
white asparagus on Thursday at the one on Pacific Coast Highway in
Laguna Beach. Yum, yum.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
good dinner." Anonymous.

To reply, remove "gotcha"

I find olive oil at reasonable prices. Wonderful Jasmine and Bastmati rice.
Some of the best peanuts I've ever tasted, that I use in many of my Asian
dishes. Garlic that's wonderful, shallots at reasonable prices. My dog's
favorite chews are at TJ's. I shop there at least twice a week and spend
much less for better quality items than at the local grocery.

"Terry Pulliam" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 12:48:11 -0800 (PST), arranged
> random neurons, so they looked like this:
>
> >
> >Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> >last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> >fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> >discovred recently and what are your favorites?
> >
> Well, it sure ain't Two Buck Chuck! Man, that stuff is swill - at
> least, the chardonnay, IMHO. I spend waaay too much time in that
> store, b/c I'm afraid I'll miss something. They had out-of-season
> white asparagus on Thursday at the one on Pacific Coast Highway in
> Laguna Beach. Yum, yum.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam
> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA
>
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
> had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
> been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
> good dinner." Anonymous.
>
> To reply, remove "gotcha"

wrote in message >...
> Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>
> Ellie
> San Francisco

Wizard hat cookies.

-L.

wrote:

> Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> discovred recently and what are your favorites?

About two months ago, I found something called "blistered peanuts"
at the Trader Joe's in Philadelphia. These peanuts are unsalted and
extremely crunchy. They also have more pronounced peanut flavore than
regular peanuts. I would love to buy some more, but I haven't seen
them again at TJ's. Has anyone else seen them?

By the way, the frozen meatballs at Trader Joes are awesome.

We have them all the time at our Trader's....ask the management. They are
usually pretty good in knowing when and what they will be ordering.

> wrote in message ...
> wrote:
>
> > Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> > last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> > fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> > discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>
> About two months ago, I found something called "blistered peanuts"
> at the Trader Joe's in Philadelphia. These peanuts are unsalted and
> extremely crunchy. They also have more pronounced peanut flavore than
> regular peanuts. I would love to buy some more, but I haven't seen
> them again at TJ's. Has anyone else seen them?
>
> By the way, the frozen meatballs at Trader Joes are awesome.
>

I discovered bagged cantaloupe slices. They were moist and really good.
I would buy bags at a time. Then they stopped carrying them.
Another TJ opened up 10 miles away. I bought them out, and they stopped
carrying them. Other chains carry it, but you can taste the chemicals
used. Now, I am out of luck.

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:08:09 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>I discovered bagged cantaloupe slices. They were moist and really
good.
>I would buy bags at a time. Then they stopped carrying them.
>Another TJ opened up 10 miles away. I bought them out, and they
stopped
>carrying them. Other chains carry it, but you can taste the
chemicals
>used. Now, I am out of luck.

Melons may just be out of season now. The problem wight fresh fruit
is that it is only fresh for a small part of the year. There is fresh
coffee fruit out my door now but it won't be available at another
time.
aloha, Thunder

http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

I agree that TJ's own line is sometimes less than idea. I do remember a
day when TJ's had the hands-down best store brand brut champagne on the
market, and easily an overrun of one big vintners. On the other hand,
TJ's has begun to carry some marvelous foreign brands, such as single
source chocolates (akin to a single malt Scotch whisky.) Also, try their
Plugra European-style butter. It is superb for some cooking, such as
making butter sauces, and baking cookies and it is so rich that it will
make your arteries scream. TJ's acquisition by a German company
several years ago has changed the feel of the place, but there are still
some great foods there.
Mike Acord
SNIP
Paul M. Cook©® wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>>
> I truly regret the demise of TJs. It was at one time a cool place to shop
> and always full of interesting things at pretty fabulous prices. Now the
> shopping experience there is more of a trial by fire than a pleasure. I am
> constantly having to dodge employees who seem hell bent on running shoppers
> down with pallets of restock. The shop near me has degraded to something
> more akin to a third world bazaar than a grocery store.
>
>

In article >,
says...
>
>
>Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
>last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
>fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
>discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>
>Ellie
>San Francisco


The frozen pizzas made in Italy, especially the Pizza 4 Formaggi. I have my
freezer stocked with those. The chocolate covered roasted soybeans, the big bar
of dark chocolate with almonds and the albacore packed in olive oil are also my
favorites. I just tried the Soy and Flaxseed Tortilla chips, they are great.

April

"Wild salmon don't do drugs"

>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> >
> >Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> >last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> >fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> >discovred recently and what are your favorites?
> >
> >Ellie
> >San Francisco
>


The big tubs of tiny triple ginger Gingersnaps.

gloria p

> wrote in message
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>
> Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
> last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
> fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
> discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>
> Ellie
> San Francisco

Fresh squeezed unpasturized orange Juice.

Dimitri

april jones wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>>
>>Every time I shop there I discover things I have not seen before. On my
>>last trip: turkey meatloaf, chocolate chip dunking cookies, caribbean
>>fruit popsicles and very thin fresh green beans. What have you
>>discovred recently and what are your favorites?
>>
>>Ellie
>>San Francisco
>
>
>
> The frozen pizzas made in Italy, especially the Pizza 4 Formaggi. I have my
> freezer stocked with those. The chocolate covered roasted soybeans, the big bar
> of dark chocolate with almonds and the albacore packed in olive oil are also my
> favorites. I just tried the Soy and Flaxseed Tortilla chips, they are great.
>
> April
>
> "Wild salmon don't do drugs"

I particularly love the pizza topped with vegetbles. the volpi
prosciutto. some of the extra-virgin olive oils and the canned tomatoes.
also i buy their golden eggs. i also discovered that their french
ladyfingers are the best for tiramisu. they are smaller than average and
they soak perfectly. the one i was used to buy at the italian deli were
too big and finished up soaking a disporportionate amount of coffe and
still feel dry.

btw, i always try to buy eggs with golden yolk especially for my pasta
or custards. i was reading the label on the carton and says that the
chicken are fed with "naturax, an all natural antioxidant and vitamin E
source". i tried to find it on the net with no reults. anyone knows what
are they feeding the birds to make the eggs yellow?

ciao, anna maria


www.annamariavolpi.com

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 22:39:38 -0500 (EST), (Royal
ten) arranged random neurons, so they looked like this:

>I was surprised to read that you think Turkey Meat Loaf is "new"
>I have been making it with a terrific recipe I got from CLUB CATERERS of
>BEVERLY HILLS about 7 years ago and they normally don't give out their
>recipes. Another dish that they make which is the best you will find
>anywhere is their Apple Brown Betty/
>Roy

Before someone flames you, you really need to turn off your HTML. This
is a text-only newsgroup, webbie.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
good dinner." Anonymous.

To reply, remove "gotcha"

Last time I was there, I discovered these bags of little baby bell
peppers....red, yellow and orange. They looked really good. They were about the
size of a (big) strawberry each. I didn't get any, though. Anyone try these?

I've also seen some of the david glass low fat tortes in the freezer section.
Someone told me they were decadent despite being low fat.

And something to keep your eye out for, even though they seem to have
disappeared from my TJ's....1 lb bags of langostino's for $8. Those I have
tried, and they are awesome!
-Jen

>Subject: Great discoveries at Trader Joe's
=================
I like their bags of frozen mango cubes--so much easier than cutting a fresh
one.
Also, cans of kalamata olives, pitted. And their rack of lamb, frozen.
I did not like their frozen chicken pot pies==skimpy and no bottom
crust--just stuck in an aluminum tin. (I DO like Marie Callendar frozen
chicken pot pies, at Costco--generous with the chicken and a nice bottom
crust}.

More later, Nancree