Hi All,
Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of a
fresh bunch.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend and remember our fallen service men,
Ellie

wrote:
> Hi All,
> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
> portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
> these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of a
> fresh bunch.
> Have a wonderful holiday weekend and remember our fallen service men,
> Ellie

Adore the TJ's frozen garlic - great stuff. No weird additives, no
funky taste. I use it both in cooking & raw in my everyday vinagrette.
Only time I buy regular heads of garlic now is when I want to see the
pieces of garlic in a dish. When TJ's had an interruption in
availability a while back I realized just how spoiled I'd become. The
basil I'm not so thrilled with - think it loses some of it's flavor in
the fine dice/freezing process - but I do keep it on hand. Both keep
very well in the freezer even after opening.

Nancy

On Wed, 25 May 2005 21:03:37 -0700, wrote:

>
> Hi All,
> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
> portions of about a teaspoon each.

Haven't tried them or seen them... will look more closely soon because
I'd do that if I had a garden full of basil.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 21:03:37 -0700, wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> > Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
> > portions of about a teaspoon each.


Love them! Occasionally you can find parsley and cilantro too. It's
great for herbs when a recipe calls for just a tablespoon or so chopped
when it's wintertime and you don't have any growing in your yard and you
don't want to buy a big expensive bunch.

marcella

wrote:
> Hi All,
> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
> portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
> these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of a
> fresh bunch. [snip]

Last summer TJ sold large basil potted plants. You could leave them in
the pot or transplant them to your garden. They kept producing fresh
basil for weeks. Until they reappear at the store, the frozen basil is
okay but I'd want to compare the cost versus fresh, even after not
using a whole fresh portion. -aem

"aem" > wrote in message
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>
>
> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in tiny
>> portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
>> these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of a
>> fresh bunch. [snip]
>
> Last summer TJ sold large basil potted plants. You could leave them in
> the pot or transplant them to your garden. They kept producing fresh
> basil for weeks. Until they reappear at the store, the frozen basil is
> okay but I'd want to compare the cost versus fresh, even after not
> using a whole fresh portion. -aem

I bought from Wegman's a small basil potted plant in a paper cup for $1.99.
It was ok for adding a leaf here and there to a salad or whatever, but it
didn't continue growing enough to get another leaf for use. I bought it
because it was fresher and cheaper than my regular grocery store where they
are in cellophane packages for $2.99 where they're not that fresh all the
time.

For some reason, I'm not a big fan of TJ like a lot of people seem to be --
but then I may be missing something, like I was told the Fairfax VA has a
basement of wine that I did not even know about. I've only been to
two/three Trader-Joe's (in CT and elsewhere) but it seems sooo crowded and
then there's row upon row of boxed/jarred food and the produce didn't seem
as good as Whole Foods in Vienna, VA. I might add that even at 2 Wegman's,
I found it lacking in comparison to Whole Foods. An example, I love honey,
the brand of which I have learned to like at Whole Foods and they have
replaced it with a brand that I like less. I looked at Wegman's and Trader
Joe's; I felt like I could do as well at A&P & Kroger. Ended up internet
ordering my honey -- thank heavens for the internet in such cases.
Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
...
>
> "aem" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in
>>> tiny
>>> portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
>>> these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of
>>> a
>>> fresh bunch. [snip]
>>
>> Last summer TJ sold large basil potted plants. You could leave them
>> in
>> the pot or transplant them to your garden. They kept producing fresh
>> basil for weeks. Until they reappear at the store, the frozen basil
>> is
>> okay but I'd want to compare the cost versus fresh, even after not
>> using a whole fresh portion. -aem
>
> I bought from Wegman's a small basil potted plant in a paper cup for
> $1.99. It was ok for adding a leaf here and there to a salad or
> whatever, but it didn't continue growing enough to get another leaf
> for use. I bought it because it was fresher and cheaper than my
> regular grocery store where they are in cellophane packages for $2.99
> where they're not that fresh all the time.
>

Did you re-pot the plant? I bought a small potted basil plant (also at
Wegmans; they had several different herbs) and re-planted it in a larger
pot for my apartment. I'm usually awful with plants, but this has has
survived and continuously sprouted new leaves. I typically have no more
than half a dozen or so big leaves at any given time, but it's been
worth it.

-T

"skoonj" > wrote in message
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>
> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "aem" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> Has anyone tried these? They are like tiny ice cubes and frozen in
>>>> tiny
>>>> portions of about a teaspoon each. I have a friend who swears by
>>>> these. I would probably use the basil as I always waste so much of a
>>>> fresh bunch. [snip]
>>>
>>> Last summer TJ sold large basil potted plants. You could leave them in
>>> the pot or transplant them to your garden. They kept producing fresh
>>> basil for weeks. Until they reappear at the store, the frozen basil is
>>> okay but I'd want to compare the cost versus fresh, even after not
>>> using a whole fresh portion. -aem
>>
>> I bought from Wegman's a small basil potted plant in a paper cup for
>> $1.99. It was ok for adding a leaf here and there to a salad or whatever,
>> but it didn't continue growing enough to get another leaf for use. I
>> bought it because it was fresher and cheaper than my regular grocery
>> store where they are in cellophane packages for $2.99 where they're not
>> that fresh all the time.
>>
>
> Did you re-pot the plant? I bought a small potted basil plant (also at
> Wegmans; they had several different herbs) and re-planted it in a larger
> pot for my apartment. I'm usually awful with plants, but this has has
> survived and continuously sprouted new leaves. I typically have no more
> than half a dozen or so big leaves at any given time, but it's been worth
> it.
>
> -T
We have no gardening time this year at all, so thanks. I'll try that!
Dee