Three of the many coconut options at Trader Joe’s:
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How to Make a Killer Sangria: A Trader Joe’s Shopper Shares Her Secret
10 JulMichelle Walton knows good sangria. She spent $100 mixing a batch from a South American recipe. But with a bottle of Maria Ole Sangria from TJ’s, Michelle now impresses her friends for a fraction of the cost. Take 30 seconds to listen to how she does it. She makes it seem so easy! Thanks for sharing, Michelle!
Bean So Green from Trader Joe’s
28 JanThe green beans are delicious. And I love the cauliflower in the mix. But I have to admit, the garlic butter is addictive.
Beans, cauliflower and garlic butter.
I’m somewhat skeptical of frozen veggies. Often, they cook up limp and mushy. I was pleasantly surprised with this bag of veggie goodness. However, I might be talking out of rose-colored taste buds from the yummy garlic butter.
Thank you, TJ’s!
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Trader Joe’s “must haves” Faves from 2012
2 JanTrader Joe’s constantly comes up with wonderful items. While I love trying the new offerings, I find there are staples that I buy over and over. I have to have them on hand – TJ “must haves.”
I’d love to hear what TJ products you can’t live without! Please share your faves in the comments.
Here are 15 of mine that were featured on Things I Love at Trader Joe’s in 2012:
Pure deliciousness, without the oiliness.
Dark chocolate espresso beans by Trader Joe’s
Peppermint hard candy
Trader Joe’s Gummi Vites
Grilled Chicken Breast Strips
Trader Joe’s Chicken Sausage
Tj’s bananas, 19 cents each – No joke!
Orange Blossom Honey, oo la la!
Snack mantra: tomatoes and edamame. (Y)om.
Quinoa Duo with vegetable melange
Dark Chocolate Honey Mints
Balsamic vinegar
Savory Thin Mini Crackers
Thank you, Trader Joe’s for a year filled with good things!
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Chicken Chili Lime Burgers from Trader Joe’s
26 NovI had a Chile Lime Chicken Burger for dinner tonight. I cooked it – about 7 minutes per side. I toasted an English muffin as the bread element. Sliced onion, spread mustard and layered pickle rounds.
I thought I’d take a picture of the sandwich beauty in front of me. Then I thought, a bite out of it would be photogenic. Then I took another bite. A few more, and there was only a half sandwich left on the plate.
So, I thought, well, half a sandwich could work, too. After that, I’m not sure what happened, but I think my inner carnivore was unleashed because suddenly there was no sandwich left on the plate.
Here’s a picture of the box and the block of large frozen patties:
An easy, chicken way to get your burger fix
There are four in the box. I recommend recreating the scene I mentioned above and enjoying again and again and again and again.
Sorry for the missing photo.
Thank you, Trader Joe’s
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A Thanksgiving post: Top six reasons I’m thankful for Trader Joe’s
21 NovThere are so many reasons I love Trader Joe’s. I thought I’d offer a few of them here:
1) Friendly
Welcome to the tasting station. Welcome to Trader Joe’s.
It’s the feeling you get when you walk in the door, when you’re sampling a snack at the tasting bar and when you’re chatting with the cashier while you’re checking out. The smiling. The helpfulness. The amazing return policy.
I’ve been to many businesses that are friendly. Trader Joe’s takes friendliness to another level. It’s part of the culture.
2) Personal
The service is personal and so is the packaging.
3) Fun
Find the walrus at Trader Joe’s
Find the walrus and get some candy. Best thing since sliced PBJs for the 6-and-under set.
4) Animal friendly
Puffin friendly
5) Cheaper than most
Just check out a couple of my price check posts:
Price check: Kind Plus energy bar
6) Good food
And after all the other nice-to-have qualities, the bottom line is that the food is good. The Yum Factor is high.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Trader Joe’s! You have my undying gratitude for all you do to give your customers the best shopping experience.
And Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! I’m grateful for your support. Thank you for visiting Things I Love at Trader Joe’s!
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Trader Joe’s: All stores will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving, Nov. 22
The best roasted chicken. Here’s why.
14 NovA whole chicken that’s been roasted, sitting in its tasty warm juices at the grocery store near you to feed your family instantly for less than $10 is one of the best things about life in the 21st century.
I always wondered, why are these chickens so over-the-top, even dangerously, delicious? Seriously. I used to buy roasted chickens from a nearby grocery store, pre-Trader Joe’s. I would devour those things!
The chicken aroma was almost too much to bear in the car on the drive home. I was hardly in the door when I tore the plastic shell apart and became a beast, chowing on legs and thighs and breast meat, grease flying, soiling napkin after napkin, until being so full that I fell into a poultry-induced coma.
Did you catch the key word to the secret ingredient? “Grease.”
I looked on the nutrition label and before the mention of spice or seasoning, there it was – roasted in oil.
Enter Trader Joe’s version of the baked bird. Yummy seasoning, tender meat, no mention of oil. And if I missed some technical language or small print, at the very least, it wasn’t swimming in oil the way other groceries serve their hens.
Pure deliciousness, without the oiliness.
The best roasted chicken – delicious, easy and without swimming in oil. That’s why.
Thank you, Trader Joe’s.
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A meditation from Trader Joe’s
10 OctA mid-week moment to contemplate inner peas…
Zen and the art of Trader Joe’s
Thank you, Trader Joe’s. I feel much better.
And thank you for sharing that moment with me. Now, back to our regularly scheduled snacking.
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It’s pumpkin time at Trader Joe’s!
3 OctLeaves changing color, school back in session, November elections just around the corner. Nothing says “It’s fall” like stores pulling out the pumpkin products!
And Trader Joe’s is no slouch in the autumn-alert area. TJ’s announces it jubilantly, and provides a tasty array of boxed, bottled and binned deliciousness:
The walrus knows: It’s pumpkin time at Trader Joe’s
Autumn announcement: Trader Joe’s raises the bar in pumpkin products
Pumpkin bread made easy
Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butter: Spread the joy
Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Pancake and Waffle Mix: The better breakfast batter
And from the produce aisle…
Seasonal produce: Pumpkins in the raw
Thank you, Trader Joe’s.
And thank you for reading and following Things I Love at Trader Joe’s! Have you found other pumpkin products at TJ’s to recommend? If you’ve tried any of these, what did you think? What do you do with your pumpkins?
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What’s Good At Trader Joe’s, pumpkin pancake mix review
Wake up and smell the fairness
27 AugAnother great TJ’s coffee discovery (thanks to the coffee tasting bar): Fair Trade Five Country Espresso.
Organic Fair Trade Five Country Espresso blend
I like many of the coffees I taste at Trader Joe’s, but I’m always looking for French Roast’s rivals. For me, this is a close cousin – maybe French Roast’s aunt’s kid on her mother’s side. That close.
Sipping a cup of “5C” is a great way to start the day, or end an evening…made even better when paired with a brownie bite or two, perhaps?
Have a great day and the start of a great week, everyone!
Thank you, Trader Joe’s.
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