Wow Maureen - I am definitely going to try the pomegranate yogurt.

I don't know why I didn't read Jerry's post (or maybe I did read it and forgot) about pomegranate seeds in his cereal. That is a great idea Jerry!

So I went to my TJ's yesterday to get some pomegranite yugurt, and they had NONE. Oh, they had other flavors of the Greek yogurt, but no pomegranite. However, since I stop there most days on my way home from work , I should find some soon.

Marcia

Pomegranate yoghurt does sound yummy. But not yummy enough to entice me to drive out there for a second time this week (the first about an hour before I read Maureen's post!)

But - I have a new favorite from TJs freezer section - Chicken Gorgonzola: chicken breast with portabello mushrooms and chopped tomatoes in a gorgonzola cheese sauce. It was dinner tonight with roasted brussels sprouts and some TJs frozen brown rice.

Judy

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Originally posted by MarciaB:
....since I stop there most days on my way home from work....

Okay, now you're just showing off! I've just sent TJ a desparate plea to consider Louisville as a location! They have 2 stores in Indianapolis (both on the NORTH side of the city!), and 1 in Cincinnati, but nothing in Kentucky Reading this and previous posts about TJ's has really made me want to visit one!

Heading off to Trader Joe's this morning! (Well worth the price of gas) I hope to try the yoghurt and I'm also rationing out the Coffee Rio's candies, so I'll definitely stock up on them.

Glad you like the dryer sachets Maureen. Think I'll pick up a few to give as "little something" gifts!

Brrrrrr, baby it's cold outside. Guess I'll have to wear my FABULOUS new leather jacket from FABULOUS Florence)!

Happy TJ's shopping!

Mindy

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TJs frozen brown rice

This is my favorite TJs convenience food. Perfectly cooked brown rice in three minutes in the nuke. And it contains nothing else, just rice!

Chris, I buy their frozen brown rice, too. It is just perfect, every time.

Lately, I've been buying TJ's ficelle bread. 2 short loaves come in a package. You place them in the toaster oven for 8-10 minutes - perfection with a salad or soup.

Yes, another TJ frozen brown rice fan here! Although it's not always in stock. They used to carry one pound packages of cut up butternut squash that I loved but I haven't seen them lately. They do have smaller packages but it would take several of those to make pasta alla zucca. Probably still better than doing the cutting on your own - those squash are so hard.

Today I'm going to TJs to get all my Christmas baking supplies. I love the Plugra butter and King Arthur flour that you can't get in the regular grocery stores here. Also, the big 1 lb. blocks of bittersweet chocolate, bags of chocolate and white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries and cherries. I'll be up to my elbows in cookie dough soon!

Ann - let us know when the cookies are ready so we can come trick-or-treating at your house!

Judy

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Originally posted by Chris:
This is my favorite TJs convenience food. Perfectly cooked brown rice in three minutes in the nuke. And it contains nothing else, just rice!

What if you don't have a nuker? Can you boil the packets?

No nuker? Good for you, I've often thought of liberating that bit of counter space because I only nuke TJ's rice and oatmeal. Well, leftovers too sometimes. The package instructions say to take the rice out of the package and heat it in a pan for 10-12 minutes.

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Originally posted by teachick:
My new favorite thing from Trader Joe's that I am utterly and completely in love with is Double Rainbow's Soy Dream Very Cherry Chip ice cream! It is so freakishly good I am almost through a quart and I just got it a few days ago!

I don't do well with a lot of dairy, and I have been disappointed in the past by the poor taste of soy ice creams. Well, this stuff tastes JUST LIKE the real deal (and I think even better, in fact) and it's filled with plump cherry pieces and dark chocolate chips.

Seriously...

Kathy, I just bought this today on your recommendation, and it did not disappoint. Thanks - it's great!

OK, here goes, from one TJ's addict to a bunch more out there !

I don't buy the frozen food, but I buy mucho around the outer edge of the store. Don't want to be a killjoy, but remember to look at the contents on those packaged foods. The sodium content is usually extremely high. Folks with high blood pressure should be careful with packaged foods.

Faves:
Cornmeal crust small pizzas: 2 kinds - veggie & salami.
Cheese: any and all of them! They have GREAT cheese at reasonable prices.
Bananas: 29 cents each organic, 19 cents each regular
Juice: Garden Patch (low sodium), drink your veggies--visiting friends waxed so ecstatic about this juice that I might send them a bottle for Christmas!!
Fresh pizza dough: white or whole wheat
2% organic milk
Boxed soy milk
Vanilla yogurt: organic
Boxed cereal
Wine: buy almost all of our wine there
Bread: cinnamon rolls, sliced loaves, Sonoma Carb Cutting Tortillas (these are delicious; made with oat, whole wheat, and soy)

Holiday specials:
PANETTONE from Italy - with cranberry or other fruits (I eat this every morning as long as it's available--toast and drizzle with olive oil--heavenly!)
Truffles and other chocolate treats for holiday gifts--very reasonably priced

And did I mention that there is a store just 3-4 blocks from our home ?

Charity

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Cheese: any and all of them! They have GREAT cheese at reasonable prices.

I so agree with that! I try to wait and buy all of my cheeses at Trader Joe's.

Nancy

You might want to take a look at the label on that frozen rice, Charity. The list of ingredients is organic brown rice. Period.

Speaking of panettone, as Charity was above, I was watching holiday shows on the Food Channel this weekend and saw two clever uses of that wonderful Italian treat. One was toasting cubes of the bread to be used as croutons on a roasted fruit salad. The other was a panettone bread pudding. Both looked yummy.

Marcia

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The other was a panettone bread pudding. Both looked yummy.

I've made Giada's Panettone bread pudding several times and it is delicious! I don't make the sauce that she uses though just a big dollop of whipped cream. To die for!

And, the TJ panettone is perfect for this recipe.

I have a new cookbook that has a recipe for Panettone bread pudding with EGGNOG instead of milk. I will post the recipe.

Charity is right about some of the prepared sauces and frozen dinners at Trader Joe's - they are pretty high in salt. It's good to know the brown rice is just that - brown rice!

Thanks Shannon, that sounds delicious. And you can get the eggnog at TJ's too. I love shopping there in this season, so many goodies, and so many ideas pop out just wandering the aisles.

I understand their frozen latkes are pretty good, too.

Marcia

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Originally posted by TourMama:
Pomegranate yoghurt does sound yummy. But not yummy enough to entice me to drive out there for a second time this week (the first about an hour before I read Maureen's post!)

But - I have a new favorite from TJs freezer section - Chicken Gorgonzola: chicken breast with portabello mushrooms and chopped tomatoes in a gorgonzola cheese sauce. It was dinner tonight with roasted brussels sprouts and some TJs frozen brown rice.

Judy

Oh! I know isn't that just fabulous??? We have had it twice now, first time I just put it over pasta and last time, mashed potatoes!

Also tried the Salmon Mojito, now of course since its frozen does not come out medium rare, but its still very good and the sauce is great, tossed that with pasta as well.

I have said it before but the frozen Chimmichurri rice is so wonderful.. We tossed that with some pan fried garlic shrimp...yumm.

Shoot....I thought I invited Panettone bread pudding about 10 years ago!! Just one more reminder that great ideas eventually have a way of working into the cosmic consciousness and then back down into many brains!!

O.K. - fess up! Anyone else think they invented something...and then found out later...it just wasn't true!

Freezer section...4 chocolate croissants.

I took them out last night and left them on the counter to rise over night. This morning, my daughter brushed the top with egg wash and baked for 25 minutes. They looked fabulous and she said they were great!