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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

On 12/31/2014 HonnyBrown said:

Pork Belly - it's cooked in the prepared foods section

Fresh Fruit - they always have something I don't see at my regular market. The last time I went, I got some Thomcord grapes.

Diced Prosciutto - I love this for making omelets

Ginger Lemonade

21 Gun Salute Seasoning

Coffee & Garlic Rub

Comte Cheese

Wine

HonnyBrown, how do you prepare the pork belly?

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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

I love the peanut butter cups, better than Reese's! No one mentioned the Spinach artichoke dip, it comes frozen. Everytime I go I buy a few, delish!
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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

Try organic corn dippers. Delicious with chili! Also cruciferous crunch if you like kale,etc. More,But I can't think of them right now.....
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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

Roasted tomato red pepper soup...so satisfying and low calorie.,sundried tomato,Muscat orange vinegar,sardines,wines,yoghurts,nitrate free bacon,and many more that others have stated
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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

DH loves: VEGETABLE LASAGNA ( his last night dinner choice ), breaded cod filets, breaded chicken breasts and their frozen vegetables. If your Trader Joe's has small pretzel bagel rolls, get several: excellent with scrambled eggs !
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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

Great prices on good cheeses. Best price on Swiss in the area.

They usually carry heirloom tomatoes. Love them and they're the only grocery store around here that carries them.

In the dried fruit/nut section I love their coconut strips. My husband loves the dried banana chips.

I love the black bean and quinoa tortilla chips.

They have some great appetizers. I love the chinese dumplings

Great cookies that are small, so I don't feel so badly taking one or two a day.

I love their stick pretzels too.

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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

On 1/13/2015 coffee drinker said:
On 1/11/2015 terrier3 said:

Their baking mixes are outstanding and very reasonably priced.

Banana bread, cornbread, pumpkin cornbread, truffle brownie mix - they are all delicious.

We like the bacon cheddar cheese, the persimmon salad, fresh fruits.

The ONLY thing we don't like are their baked goods (but the Kringle from the WI bakery are phenomenal!).

We like tart 100% cherry juice - their price is dollars less than our regular market.

Their vitamins, body butters and other beauty products are top quality and well priced too.

Terrier, would you mind mentioning the brand of Cherry Juice. We were buying Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice at our Costco, but it seems as though it's been discontinued there. A real shame because Costco sold 2- 32 oz. bottles for around $9 or $10. At Whole Foods it's $8.99 for 1 bottles and if we can find it in "regular" grocery stores, it's about the same. I don't drink it, but DH does. It's almost impossible to find this for a decent price. We've contacted Costco to bring it back, but doubt if they will.

TIA.

Coffee drinker

It's called 100% cherry juice. Just juice and water.

I think it's about $3.99 for 32 oz.

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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

Buy their kitchen wipes which come in two to a package and two different colors.

Sponges 6 to a pack

Almond Butter

Coffee

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups ( Usually near the frozen section )

Avocados 4 to a pack

Organic Orange Juice

Any of the pre-packaged salads

Feta cheese in the blue and white box container

Frozen Chicken Breasts in package

French Green Beans ( frozen section )

Green Tea Mints

Unsulphered Apricots ( they are darker in color )

Any of the Nuts, Mixed trail blends

Dried Cherries

Honey

Orchids!!!!!!!

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Re: Trader Joe's Suggestions

To me the store is unimpressive compared to whole foods but they have great frozen foods. More fresh and more flavor.