Groceries The semi-irregular "Cool stuff at Trader Joe's" thread

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Vision,
Did TJ recently change the supplier of their Pound Plus chocolate bar?

It seems to have changed flavor and consistency. It has a definite coconut undertone to it.
 
aaron said:
Vision,
Did TJ recently change the supplier of their Pound Plus chocolate bar?

It seems to have changed flavor and consistency. It has a definite coconut undertone to it.
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really? I hadnt heard.

i know things have changed with Ghiradelli, but I dont think they supplied that anyway.
 
oh ya. another thing i like is those frozen hashbrowns... mr. box is half french/half scottish so i make him a brit breakfast once a week or every few weeks... with the hashbrown and toast fried in the bacon fat!
 
Tried the Chocolate Croissants....not too shabby! Lots of butter packed in those things-it was the first time I ever baked a pastry item where I had to drain the excess grease.
 
Hipcheck said:
Tried the Chocolate Croissants....not too shabby! Lots of butter packed in those things-it was the first time I ever baked a pastry item where I had to drain the excess grease.
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i bake them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. the parchment paper sucks up whatever grease comes out.
 
I recently discovered a corn salsa (tomatoless) that is quite tasty! It's in the salsa (not fresh salsa) section next to the chips. It's sweet, so if you're more into salty, it may not measure up for you.
 
VisionQuest said:
really? I hadnt heard.

i know things have changed with Ghiradelli, but I dont think they supplied that anyway.
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It's not the Ghiradelli. The pound plus is marked as imported form Belgium.
I'm not positive that it changed, but my taste buds are pretty reliable.
 
wow, surprised no one mentioned the frozen pizza's. those things kick ass and are way better than what you find in the grocery store.
 
Just got back from TJs and picked up two bottles of the Novella Synergy.

In addition to the praise here, it seemed to be a popular selection at the store as there were only four bottles left after I took my two.

Other wines looked fully stocked.


I'm gonna start hitting my local TJs more often after scouring & inventorying this thread.
 
Bogey Man said:
In addition to the praise here, it seemed to be a popular selection at the store as there were only four bottles left after I took my two.
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Yeah, it's sort of caught fire as of late. I'm thinking about buying two bottles to sock away for awhile before it's gone. A couple of us have been peddling it pretty regularly to customers, and they seem to come back for more. I had a guy come in last week and come straight to me stocking wine and say "where is this synergy I've heard so much about?" was the only thing he bought...

in other wine news, have any of you shoppers tried our "crew pick" 4.99 Black Mountain Pinot? Im a black mountain fan, but havent tried that pino. Our captain (been a TJs capt and wine enthusiast for something like 40 years) says its one of the better value pinots ever and on par with any 10-15 dollar bottle.
 
Kingfan said:
wow, surprised no one mentioned the frozen pizza's. those things kick ass and are way better than what you find in the grocery store.
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I disagree

Try Amy's Frozen Pizzas, they blow Trader Joe's out of the water
 
Snape said:
Really? I dont' think Amy's pizzas are bad, but I do prefer the TJ's pizzas.
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The organic 3 cheese is...blah
The bambino's are awful
and **** that awful pizza with black olives and goat cheese


I have had nothing but lucky with Amy's pizzas (just don't ever try the rice crusted ones)
 
KingsJohn/Obediah said:
The organic 3 cheese is...blah
The bambino's are awful
and **** that awful pizza with black olives and goat cheese


I have had nothing but lucky with Amy's pizzas (just don't ever try the rice crusted ones)
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I concur on Amy's being better than TJ's.

Ive never had bambinos and I dont like Olives. The three cheese is just "ok"

the fresh pizzas are better than the frozen at TJ's, IMO.
 
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