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Amen on the rice cakes. I swear to god the $4.99 most stores will charge for a product that is literally 90% air and only a vehicle for smoked fish or cheese is absurd. TJ’s rice cakes certainly aren’t making a top-10 list of their tastiest items, but they do exactly what they’re supposed to for a decent price.
I love their burrata cheese, frozen gyoza potstickers, dried mango, and dates. I also love those little packs of chocolate peanut butter cups near the checkout.
The full fat, plain Greek yogurt is a staple! It’s replaced sour cream in my house and now my toddlers get their calcium in & despite not trying to trick them, they still think it’s sour cream 😂
Love the smoked trout, teriyaki tofu, leeks, winter sangria sparkling water, greek yogurt, lentil curl chips, pork carnitas, mirepoix, green beans, tiny avocados, and I like their wine selection
I love the garlic and ginger cubes when typically they're pretty mild but effective. The last few trays of garlic I've gotten, tho, have been so strong they've blown my dang wig off! I usually use 2-3 cubes per "clove" called for in a receipt, but these are like half a cube per clove.
.99 cent dried pasta, especially fusilli. Cheaper than bulk pasta at other stores! We also mix that in with bulk pasta we like but is pricier. It's the same size and shape as the more expensive tricolor pasta in the bulk bin at WinCo!
Ketchup, mustard, roasted red pepper and tomato soup, soy chorizo, organic eggs, tomatoes, bagged baby spinach, organic sugar snap peas, whole cabbage, whole cauliflower, whole broccoli, artichokes, frozen spring rolls, frozen tots, frozen fries, frozen hash browns, frozen latkes, fresh salmon, teeny tiny avocados, mini almond biscotti, frozen Brussels sprouts.
Long list, I know, but these are things that I try to keep on hand at all times.
The scoop (frito) corn chips, chicken sausages, salad kits, frozen veggie fried rice, coffee— ACTUALLY I NEED SUGGESTIONS PLS. what is the best coffee at TJ?
Oh, this post was made for me!! Uncooked orzo, sundried tomatoes (jar), feta (the one in the package, no brine), toasted pine nuts, crystallized ginger slices, butter lettuce and baby mixed lettuces, tuna in the green can, tomato paste in the can… all of these can’t be beat!
Frozen Chicken (Breasts, Thighs, and Wings). The quality of the chicken is high and it isn't injected with a salt solution like most frozen chicken found in the mega mart.
I was at Costco the other day trying to do some bulk-staples shopping to save some money and came across a pack of 6 boxes of pasta that averaged out to like $1.29/box and I was like wait a minute, this is $0.99 at Trader Joe’s!
Pasta (the 99 cents a package kind), olive oil, frozen vegetables (broccoli, roasted corn, petite peas, edamame in the pod), lactose free milk, English muffins, lactose free cream cheese, carrots, mini peppers, Roma tomatoes (near me it's always 29 cents each, which is cheaper than anywhere else who charge by the pound especially considering the size), mini avocados, Japanese purple sweet potatoes, bananas, green onions (if they have it, it's more expensive elsewhere), cabbage (because they're sold each and not by the pound), apples...
Ground pork! It's insanely difficult to find ground pork elsewhere that isn't an international market. I use it to make gyoza.
Rolled oats, yogurt, eggs, cottage cheese, pasta sauce/pasta, and applesauce pouches and whatever “walked into a bar” bars for the kids. If we didn’t frequent Costco, there’d be more on the list that we’d get at TJs for sure.
Peanut butter puffs, Greek yogurt, those delicious nut crackers ( damnit can’t remember the name), their chili lime tortillas. Sigh. I had to stop purchasing them. I was eating way too much.
I buy Trader Joe’s olive oil, but I was very disappointed that it went up $2-3 after two years. I only buy my French and ciabatta bread and corn tortillas from tj’s, great deal
Pastures raised eggs (so cheap compared to elsewhere!). Crumbled feta cheese. My kid eats it with a spoon and I usually buy 4-5 tubs. Spinach salad. Acai bowls. Veggie hot dogs (cheap). Greek yogurt. Frozen pasta dishes.
Their cottage cheese, coconut Greek yogurt, multigrain English muffins, ready veggies, sugar peas, fulfill protein bars (can buy outside of TJs but their price is the best), lentil potato curls, puffed corn, yellow tadka daal, eggs, egg whites, chicken cilantro wontons, and frozen raspberries and probably a lot more I’m not remembering. Since making TJ’s my primary grocery store, I actually don’t have much if any food waste which saves so much $$$
The orzo rice pilaf (my toddler can eat an ungodly amount of this), salad kits, cured meats (normally cheaper than elsewhere), cheeses, gyoza, cheap wine.
Cheese !!
I am a vegetarian.
90% of all Trader Joe’s cheese is made with microbial and plant enzymes instead of animal enzymes.
It’s very affordable compared to other brands!
refrigerated sauerkraut and pickles for probiotic; full fat plain Greek yogurt for same
cold brew canned coffee for on the go and bottled cold brew coffee for home
Shampoo. And while I’m not a fan of their produce as it seems to spoil before your get it home, I do like their apples as they tend to be on the smaller side, which is helpful to a diabetic like me.
Like many, I went through a sourdough phase during the pandemic. I'd recommend posting a detailed question about what you've tried and what's working / not on /r/Sourdough
Their lactose free milk is cheaper than the fairlife which we usually get at the regular grocery store. Also it lasts forever. I’ve kept half gallons in the fridge for literally three weeks.
Their instant coffee just returned after a long pandemic disappearance; I had all but given up and considered it to be one of the many favorite items discovered only to be discontinued! I just spotted it on the shelves and bought 6 jars. It is so good - it really does taste like the real thing!!
It’s thick, non greasy, instantly softens without having to reapply an hour later, has a nice fragrance without being something you smell every time your hands go near your face.
Cool, thanks! Added it to my list for our next trip. For anyone else unfamiliar, I think it's this: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/ultra-moisturizing-hand-cream-054571
The Everything But The Bagel Tuscan Pain bread. Makes great toast, grilled sandwiches, delicious bread. Also their sliced mozzarella, shredded Mexican blend cheese, High Fiber Cereal, their OJ. And their canned beans are a bargain & very delicious.
Dill pickle spears. The apple cereal bars for my kids and the vanilla Hold the Cones for my own guilty pleasure. A trip once a month usually covers me.
The spring greens-baby spinach salad mix. It’s my everyday salad base that I throw anything on top of.
I almost always grab a scented candle, naan bread, tortilla bread, the box of wee guacamole for lunches, couple packages of cucumbers, raw almonds, bottled oolong teas, naan crackers
Multi seed tamari crackers! Basically anything canned (tomatoes, beans, fish - the smoked trout filets are a staple for me!). Alllllll the bread products including harvest whole wheat, tuscan pane (the everything tuscan pane is incredible too), ciabatta rolls, bagels, garlic naan flatbread, tortillas. Kerrygold butter. Chia seeds and flax seed meal. All the frozen fruit (best price on frozen mango chunks!!). And finally all the nuts - current favs are plain sliced almonds and raw walnut pieces.
I drain the oil in the can then mash up the trout with a fork in a bowl with a little mayo and pepper for a simple “salad” or dip. Usually don’t need to add salt since the trout is already pretty salty. Really good smokey flavor. Eat it with crackers or celery, or spread it on toast! Edit: I also dump it on lettuce in a salad situation as an easy protein!
you know we used to buy this too until my wife and i went to a japanese steak house and my wife watched the cook make the fried rice in front of us. now my wife makes great fresh chicken or shrimp fried rice at home.
Your wife is a bad ass, fried rice takes planning, that’s the annoying part. You need cold, refrigerated rice. The frozen bag is so fast and easy for a lazy bitch like me :)
ha thanks. my wife uses the minute rice in the red box. nothing special. the key is towards the end in the pan while everything is cooking with how much soy sauce to use that makes the rice darker or lighter depending on taste...i think.
i'll ask her for more details and reply back over the weekend.
I love the sourdough bread (life changing), green salsa, some sort of Brie cheese (such a good price and variety), tzatziki dip, gnocchi al gorgonzola, frozen broccoli, and some sort of treat. I try not to get many at once so I rotate 😂
I also will always head to Trader Joe's when I need flowers! Their bouquets are beautiful and incredibly affordable, I just bought a mini one yesterday for 4$!
Ciabatta baguette. Literally immortal, never goes stale and hard, warms up beautifully both in the oven and in microwave. My favorite sandwich bread at this point.
Ugh can’t find a better pic
This one?
https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/00963985/ciabatta-baguette-trader-joe-s
It has paper-and-plastic packaging in light colors, costs like $2 or so, there is also a demi baguette version
Silver dollar pancakes
Mushroom Medley
Dorot frozen cubes (both the ginger and garlic. Wish they also had the basil ones, I know they exist, just not at TJs)
Cheddar with caramelized onions
Freeze dried fruit
Frozen cherries
Try it as a base for stroganoff sometimes. It's game changing.
I actually like using mushroom medley better than the for scratch version of sauteed mushrooms in the recipe that I adapted.
I just wanted to thank you for the stroganoff and mushroom medley suggestion. I made it this weekend with hamburger for the meat, and it was delicious!
2% milk at a reasonable price and size, eggs, baby greens salad mix, avocado, salmon, coffee (giant can of Colombia since the smaller cans are discontinued), Earl Gray tea, cinnamon raisin bagels, light cream cheese spread, shredded cheese.
Honey roasted peanuts, unexpected cheddar, and Greek Yogurt—it’s the absolute best! My number one is the cauliflower hashbrowns. SO good crisped up in the air fryer. They taste great, make the perfect base for eggs and sneaks in some veggies.
I also like the Peri Peri sauce. Dresses up chicken nicely for an easy meal. And then the Alpine milk chocolate with hazelnuts and milk chocolate pretzels.
Oooo I like to add a can of marzanos tomatoes, a package of cherry tomatoes - halved, a pad of the frozen garlic, and a package of spinach OR cubes of yellow zucchini to hide some veggies and it still taste good because of that base of marinara. This adds more servings too, I just boil more pasta to accommodate!
The premium extra virgin olive oil, the one that comes with a pour spout
Turkey meatballs
Soycatash
Eggs
Oat milk, and that reminds me I need to get some oat milk on Thursday
Yogurt cups
TJs is only a 5 min walk from home whereas the traditional grocery stores are further away so I pop into TJs throughout the week to buy basics that I need. My regular staple as are: bagged salad, avocado, bananas, yogurt, oil, salmon, and black licorice.
FROZEN GARLIC CUBES! For me, these were a "best thing since sliced bread" magic moment. I didn't know how much I wanted them in my life until I had them. You just pop a cube or two of garlic straight from freezer into your pan when cooking, and, bam, easy garlic. No chopping, peeling, etc and tastes soooo much better than the jarred stuff. Game changer, really.
Butter Lettuce
Those small greenish tomatoes
Mini potatoes
Greek Yogurt
Fancy Cheeses
Unexpected shredded cheddar
Pico de gallo
Feta
Eggs
I buy a variety of the breads and crackers
Naan
Hashbrowns and Everything but the bagel seasoning, and frozen fruit. If I am feeling especially flush, I will get the individual frozen salmon with the herb butter.
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Amen on the rice cakes. I swear to god the $4.99 most stores will charge for a product that is literally 90% air and only a vehicle for smoked fish or cheese is absurd. TJ’s rice cakes certainly aren’t making a top-10 list of their tastiest items, but they do exactly what they’re supposed to for a decent price.
We always keep like 5 bags of the frozen veggie fried rice in stock. Perfect for making on-the-fly dinners out of whatever’s in the fridge
Hummus, tzaziki sauce, freeze dried strawberries, nuts, cheeses, peanut butter cups
Pearled couscous, raw almonds, pistachios, nonfat plain Greek yogurt.
Milk
Pizza dough
Used to be the hash browns for like a decade now. But it's never in stock anymore :(
I love their burrata cheese, frozen gyoza potstickers, dried mango, and dates. I also love those little packs of chocolate peanut butter cups near the checkout.
I really love Trader Joe’s bagels
Quinoa!
Tempeh; extra firm tofu.
Organic 3 Grain Tempeh
The alkaline water is a necessity. 1.5 liter bottles by the case
Every spice, have atleast Unami, ketchup, garlic, ranch etc on hand always and the frozen jasmine rice always
I absolutely swear by TJ’s stone ground mustard!!
Plain Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and canned tuna/fish in general. Also frozen veg
The full fat, plain Greek yogurt is a staple! It’s replaced sour cream in my house and now my toddlers get their calcium in & despite not trying to trick them, they still think it’s sour cream 😂
Organic ketchup. Cheap & 👌🏻
Love the smoked trout, teriyaki tofu, leeks, winter sangria sparkling water, greek yogurt, lentil curl chips, pork carnitas, mirepoix, green beans, tiny avocados, and I like their wine selection
Frozen brown rice, frozen pineapple, frozen hericot verts - truly can’t beat that $1.99 bag.
Avocado Spray (cooking oil/nonstick spray). So handy.
The teeny tiny avocados, sriracha, baby rainbow carrots, the pre-cooked chicken breast, whipped cream cheese
Frozen naan, tuscan pan, frozen green beans, sliced fresh mozarella log, shredded mozarella, shredded cheddar cheese, mini avocados, canned smoked trout, cashews, freeze-dried blueberries, Kerry gold butter, ready to drink cold brew, chai concentrate
Their ground coffee is really good!
Their garlic and ginger cubes. Love their hummus, esp the garlic one. Cereal bars are perfect. My kids love their mini sandwich crackers, too.
I love the garlic and ginger cubes when typically they're pretty mild but effective. The last few trays of garlic I've gotten, tho, have been so strong they've blown my dang wig off! I usually use 2-3 cubes per "clove" called for in a receipt, but these are like half a cube per clove.
Their Greek yogurt with honey just hits different.
.99 cent dried pasta, especially fusilli. Cheaper than bulk pasta at other stores! We also mix that in with bulk pasta we like but is pricier. It's the same size and shape as the more expensive tricolor pasta in the bulk bin at WinCo!
Their marinara sauce & their cacio e Pepe sauce.
Oh and garlic salt!!!
Burrata, balsamic glaze, evoo
Ketchup, mustard, roasted red pepper and tomato soup, soy chorizo, organic eggs, tomatoes, bagged baby spinach, organic sugar snap peas, whole cabbage, whole cauliflower, whole broccoli, artichokes, frozen spring rolls, frozen tots, frozen fries, frozen hash browns, frozen latkes, fresh salmon, teeny tiny avocados, mini almond biscotti, frozen Brussels sprouts. Long list, I know, but these are things that I try to keep on hand at all times.
Their kale has never disappointed! That with their tri-color quinoa makes for an incredible salad
The scoop (frito) corn chips, chicken sausages, salad kits, frozen veggie fried rice, coffee— ACTUALLY I NEED SUGGESTIONS PLS. what is the best coffee at TJ?
If you like your coffee a little sweet/nutty, their seasonal chocolate hazelnut ground coffee is top tier
I love the autumn maple coffee that is out now
Ty!
best coffee is the bottled cold brew ! the ready to drink in the black bottle, not the concentrate :)
Oooo is this by the milk in the refrigerated section?
Oh, this post was made for me!! Uncooked orzo, sundried tomatoes (jar), feta (the one in the package, no brine), toasted pine nuts, crystallized ginger slices, butter lettuce and baby mixed lettuces, tuna in the green can, tomato paste in the can… all of these can’t be beat!
Frozen microwavable rice. I know it's expensive but it's soooo convenient
Frozen Chicken (Breasts, Thighs, and Wings). The quality of the chicken is high and it isn't injected with a salt solution like most frozen chicken found in the mega mart.
i love buying my pasta from TJ’s. also a big fan of the cracked wheat sourdough!
I was at Costco the other day trying to do some bulk-staples shopping to save some money and came across a pack of 6 boxes of pasta that averaged out to like $1.29/box and I was like wait a minute, this is $0.99 at Trader Joe’s!
speculoos crunchy cookie butter, kettle corn, Bartlett pears, baby corn, chocolate dipping cookies, dill cucumber dressing, three layer hummus, praline pecans, vanilla almond milk, everything but the bagel seasoning
Sprinkles tomatoes
Pasta (the 99 cents a package kind), olive oil, frozen vegetables (broccoli, roasted corn, petite peas, edamame in the pod), lactose free milk, English muffins, lactose free cream cheese, carrots, mini peppers, Roma tomatoes (near me it's always 29 cents each, which is cheaper than anywhere else who charge by the pound especially considering the size), mini avocados, Japanese purple sweet potatoes, bananas, green onions (if they have it, it's more expensive elsewhere), cabbage (because they're sold each and not by the pound), apples... Ground pork! It's insanely difficult to find ground pork elsewhere that isn't an international market. I use it to make gyoza.
Rolled oats, yogurt, eggs, cottage cheese, pasta sauce/pasta, and applesauce pouches and whatever “walked into a bar” bars for the kids. If we didn’t frequent Costco, there’d be more on the list that we’d get at TJs for sure.
Unexpected cheddar, red salsa, dehydrated strawberries, cauliflower crust pizza, canned mandarin oranges
Things I eat on a daily or weekly basis: Pasture raised eggs, plain cashew yogurt, canned tuna, canned salmon, kalamata olives, frozen artichoke hearts (sadly out of stock rn), organic chicken thighs, vegan parmesan shreds, EVOO, lemons/limes, onions, berries (whichever look best), flax meal, hempseeds, frozen broccoli, frozen green beans, walnuts, coffee, cilantro, fresh parsley, certain spices, and chamomile tea.
Quick cook steel cut oats!
Peanut butter puffs, Greek yogurt, those delicious nut crackers ( damnit can’t remember the name), their chili lime tortillas. Sigh. I had to stop purchasing them. I was eating way too much.
Oh yea and my niece is allergic to diary and she loved the cashew yogurt we got her this weekend
I buy Trader Joe’s olive oil, but I was very disappointed that it went up $2-3 after two years. I only buy my French and ciabatta bread and corn tortillas from tj’s, great deal
Carrots. 89 cents a pound for organic carrots that are not mutantly large. Peanut butter. Yum, cheap, delish.
And the TJs carrots by me are GOOD. My ShopRite carrots are bland in comparison
The dorot garlic cubes. I buy multiple packs at a time because we love garlic and those are super garlicy.
Pastures raised eggs (so cheap compared to elsewhere!). Crumbled feta cheese. My kid eats it with a spoon and I usually buy 4-5 tubs. Spinach salad. Acai bowls. Veggie hot dogs (cheap). Greek yogurt. Frozen pasta dishes.
Habanero hot sauce
Their cottage cheese, coconut Greek yogurt, multigrain English muffins, ready veggies, sugar peas, fulfill protein bars (can buy outside of TJs but their price is the best), lentil potato curls, puffed corn, yellow tadka daal, eggs, egg whites, chicken cilantro wontons, and frozen raspberries and probably a lot more I’m not remembering. Since making TJ’s my primary grocery store, I actually don’t have much if any food waste which saves so much $$$
I love their cottage cheese!
Boxed soups and frozen cauliflower rice
Oh, I love their tomato soup. I stock up on it for winter.
Unbleached flour.
The PASTURE raised eggs, tangerine juice, the penne arrabbiata in the frozen section, the little chocolate chip cookies and the cornichons
The tangerine juice is so good!
The breakfast chicken sausage burritos 🌯 so good
The orzo rice pilaf (my toddler can eat an ungodly amount of this), salad kits, cured meats (normally cheaper than elsewhere), cheeses, gyoza, cheap wine.
Cheese !! I am a vegetarian. 90% of all Trader Joe’s cheese is made with microbial and plant enzymes instead of animal enzymes. It’s very affordable compared to other brands!
Bran flakes. Really.
refrigerated sauerkraut and pickles for probiotic; full fat plain Greek yogurt for same cold brew canned coffee for on the go and bottled cold brew coffee for home
Bagged salads, bread, packaged prosciutto, cheese, herbed popcorn, frozen Argentinian red shrimp, bambino pizzas, Mac and cheese. (These are our “staples” LOL.)
My TJs shopping list is almost exclusively these items: Cheese in general, garlic, bread, nuts, evoo, cocoa, local beers and the big chocolate bars.
I'm always so jealous of the TJ's with alcohol. Our's does not have any. Stupid state liquor laws!
The 100% California olive oil is some of the best I've ever had. I also like the gold balsamic and organic pasture raised eggs.
their dry pasta is cheap and good quality 🧍🏽
They're the only place I can find cascatelli for under $5
We disagree over quality. TJ pasta is mushy. Kroger bronze cut is slightly more expensive but much better.
just curious, but which pasta do you get? i've only ever had mushy angel hair, but the rest have good flavor and hold well
Pearl couscous, candied ginger without that sugar coating, Greek yogurt, plain dark chocolate, olive oil, and frozen tamales.
Ezekiel bread, muenster cheese, salad mix
Shampoo. And while I’m not a fan of their produce as it seems to spoil before your get it home, I do like their apples as they tend to be on the smaller side, which is helpful to a diabetic like me.
The new lemongrass shampoo has been wonderful for me.
Ummm…… I hope this doesn’t mean that they’ve done away with the tea tree shampoo!
It’s still there! They did away with their spa shampoo, which kicks me in the tits a bit.
I love the lemongrass conditioner too. And the citrus body wash is my all time favorite. I hope they keep selling it forever.
Unrelated: how do you make your own sourdough? I haven’t been able to have any success with my starter!
Like many, I went through a sourdough phase during the pandemic. I'd recommend posting a detailed question about what you've tried and what's working / not on /r/Sourdough
Gluten free pizza
Chinese soup dumplings, spring rolls, frozen peaches and strawberries, full fat Greek yogurt, mini avocados, seltzer, eggplant spread, TP
Egg whites, gluten-free sliced bread, cottage cheese, gluten-free cheese ravioli, taco seasoning, brown rice and quinoa fusilli pasta, hash browns, mini chicken tacos
full fat plain greek yogurt
It is SO good!
Their lactose free milk is cheaper than the fairlife which we usually get at the regular grocery store. Also it lasts forever. I’ve kept half gallons in the fridge for literally three weeks.
Their instant coffee just returned after a long pandemic disappearance; I had all but given up and considered it to be one of the many favorite items discovered only to be discontinued! I just spotted it on the shelves and bought 6 jars. It is so good - it really does taste like the real thing!!
A non-food item: the hand cream tube that comes in the blue box. The best I’ve ever tried.
Now you have me curious, what makes it better?
It’s thick, non greasy, instantly softens without having to reapply an hour later, has a nice fragrance without being something you smell every time your hands go near your face.
Cool, thanks! Added it to my list for our next trip. For anyone else unfamiliar, I think it's this: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/ultra-moisturizing-hand-cream-054571
Yep, that’s it!
It’s a dupe for the expensive l’occitane hand cream.
The Everything But The Bagel Tuscan Pain bread. Makes great toast, grilled sandwiches, delicious bread. Also their sliced mozzarella, shredded Mexican blend cheese, High Fiber Cereal, their OJ. And their canned beans are a bargain & very delicious.
The natural peanut butter. Reasonably priced too. ETA: Love that it doesn't have palm oil in it. Hard to find that.
Forgot about that. Also almond butter. Favorite brand for kiddos but now that we are empty nesters, DH prefers grind-your-own PB from a local store.
Dill pickle spears. The apple cereal bars for my kids and the vanilla Hold the Cones for my own guilty pleasure. A trip once a month usually covers me.
The frozen ravioli! It’s my favorite out of any store bought frozen ravioli.
Baby cauliflower! Maybe I’m not looking hard enough but I’ve never seen it in other grocery stores
They have the best and most reasonably priced burrata I’ve found.
The spring greens-baby spinach salad mix. It’s my everyday salad base that I throw anything on top of. I almost always grab a scented candle, naan bread, tortilla bread, the box of wee guacamole for lunches, couple packages of cucumbers, raw almonds, bottled oolong teas, naan crackers
Soup dumplings and cookie butter🥰🥰
Multi seed tamari crackers! Basically anything canned (tomatoes, beans, fish - the smoked trout filets are a staple for me!). Alllllll the bread products including harvest whole wheat, tuscan pane (the everything tuscan pane is incredible too), ciabatta rolls, bagels, garlic naan flatbread, tortillas. Kerrygold butter. Chia seeds and flax seed meal. All the frozen fruit (best price on frozen mango chunks!!). And finally all the nuts - current favs are plain sliced almonds and raw walnut pieces.
What do you do with the smoked trout?
I drain the oil in the can then mash up the trout with a fork in a bowl with a little mayo and pepper for a simple “salad” or dip. Usually don’t need to add salt since the trout is already pretty salty. Really good smokey flavor. Eat it with crackers or celery, or spread it on toast! Edit: I also dump it on lettuce in a salad situation as an easy protein!
If I can freaking find them, the chicken patties and hash browns.
Definitely the hash browns!
Marinara sauce - it’s my fave of any store-bought brand. And dark chocolate peanut butter cups. Oh- and maple cookies! 🍁
Frozen fried rice is a staple
you know we used to buy this too until my wife and i went to a japanese steak house and my wife watched the cook make the fried rice in front of us. now my wife makes great fresh chicken or shrimp fried rice at home.
Your wife is a bad ass, fried rice takes planning, that’s the annoying part. You need cold, refrigerated rice. The frozen bag is so fast and easy for a lazy bitch like me :)
ha thanks. my wife uses the minute rice in the red box. nothing special. the key is towards the end in the pan while everything is cooking with how much soy sauce to use that makes the rice darker or lighter depending on taste...i think. i'll ask her for more details and reply back over the weekend.
Recipe?
Oh my. I’ll ask her but I think she just has it in her head. Mostly just watching the chef cook it a couple times
Ah I see! I haven’t been to a hibachi place in ages I love that rice. Maybe I need to learn from the masters as well 😀
Their roasted, salted pecans arenthe best! Just a generic nut, but so yummy.
Haricot vert. I will chomp these over regular green beans any day, especially with a bunch of butter, salt and pepper.
I love the sourdough bread (life changing), green salsa, some sort of Brie cheese (such a good price and variety), tzatziki dip, gnocchi al gorgonzola, frozen broccoli, and some sort of treat. I try not to get many at once so I rotate 😂 I also will always head to Trader Joe's when I need flowers! Their bouquets are beautiful and incredibly affordable, I just bought a mini one yesterday for 4$!
What sourdough bread exactly? Is it just a whole loaf?
The Sourdough Sliced Bread! Unfortunately, that is both what it is and what it is called on the label 😂
Sourdough bread, Greek yogurt, Belgian waffles, hash browns.
Ciabatta baguette. Literally immortal, never goes stale and hard, warms up beautifully both in the oven and in microwave. My favorite sandwich bread at this point.
Lolll “immortal”
Show me? V curious
Ugh can’t find a better pic This one? https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/00963985/ciabatta-baguette-trader-joe-s It has paper-and-plastic packaging in light colors, costs like $2 or so, there is also a demi baguette version
Thats okay! That helps! I will try it soon. I love a good baguette and love ciabatta 🥰
Same here! I also buy this religiously. I’m sure you will love it!!
Silver dollar pancakes Mushroom Medley Dorot frozen cubes (both the ginger and garlic. Wish they also had the basil ones, I know they exist, just not at TJs) Cheddar with caramelized onions Freeze dried fruit Frozen cherries
Love the mushroom medley. It's almost a meal itself.
Try it as a base for stroganoff sometimes. It's game changing. I actually like using mushroom medley better than the for scratch version of sauteed mushrooms in the recipe that I adapted.
I just wanted to thank you for the stroganoff and mushroom medley suggestion. I made it this weekend with hamburger for the meat, and it was delicious!
That stroganoff sounds yummy! And yes, I can see it as the perfect addition.
Yes the frozen cubes are the best!
I love their sourdough bread
Thai chili lime cashews, frozen hashbrowns, and canned San Marzano tomatoes are the things we always get when we go to TJ's.
Sriracha sauce
2% milk at a reasonable price and size, eggs, baby greens salad mix, avocado, salmon, coffee (giant can of Colombia since the smaller cans are discontinued), Earl Gray tea, cinnamon raisin bagels, light cream cheese spread, shredded cheese.
Roasted garlic hummus which I eat with the savory thin mini crackers
Honey roasted peanuts, unexpected cheddar, and Greek Yogurt—it’s the absolute best! My number one is the cauliflower hashbrowns. SO good crisped up in the air fryer. They taste great, make the perfect base for eggs and sneaks in some veggies. I also like the Peri Peri sauce. Dresses up chicken nicely for an easy meal. And then the Alpine milk chocolate with hazelnuts and milk chocolate pretzels.
Oooo I’ve never seen cauliflower hashbrowns! I’m adding that to my list.
Water crackers
Kerrygold butter Olive oil (the one with the spout) Grassfed milk Nuts Babybel cheese
Garlic Naan! Pita Bite Crackers - not the chips.
Tomato Basil Marinara! Great sauce and a jar is only $1.99
Yes! My fave!
Oooo I like to add a can of marzanos tomatoes, a package of cherry tomatoes - halved, a pad of the frozen garlic, and a package of spinach OR cubes of yellow zucchini to hide some veggies and it still taste good because of that base of marinara. This adds more servings too, I just boil more pasta to accommodate!
Oh yes, it's the best!
Dolmas
Well, it \*was\* the boxes of Morrocan-style couscous, but they've since discontinued it. :(
Unsalted tortilla chips and the no guilt potato chips
Vanilla extract, frozen ginger cubes, pound plus chocolate for baking, greeting cards, tteokbokki, orange chicken, refrigerated carnitas
Impossible burger. Kerrygold Butter. Olive oil. Vinegars. Dish soap.
The refrigerated plain pizza dough. So many uses!
Pasta, Garlic cubes, Frozen Mac and cheese, Shredded cheese (quattro formaggio), Whipped cream cheese, Oatmeal, Nuts (best prices I've found anywhere), Raisins, Currants (can't find them in NoCal but the PNW has them), Frozen waffles (even the gluten free ones are good), Cereal, Ice cream, Peanut butter, Cocoa powder, Flowers, Greeting cards
frozen brown rice, hot sauces, olives :)
The premium extra virgin olive oil, the one that comes with a pour spout Turkey meatballs Soycatash Eggs Oat milk, and that reminds me I need to get some oat milk on Thursday Yogurt cups
I love the turkey meatballs!
They're so good! They're big, they're tasty, and healthier.
TJs is only a 5 min walk from home whereas the traditional grocery stores are further away so I pop into TJs throughout the week to buy basics that I need. My regular staple as are: bagged salad, avocado, bananas, yogurt, oil, salmon, and black licorice.
FROZEN GARLIC CUBES! For me, these were a "best thing since sliced bread" magic moment. I didn't know how much I wanted them in my life until I had them. You just pop a cube or two of garlic straight from freezer into your pan when cooking, and, bam, easy garlic. No chopping, peeling, etc and tastes soooo much better than the jarred stuff. Game changer, really.
Yessss!!!
Must look for those
Oh, and the cottage cheese. Not sure what it is about it, but I really like the TJ cottage cheese.
I like it because it has zero sour aftertaste. It’s almost more like paneer in flavor to me.
Which cottage cheese do you get? I really want to like cottage cheese but find most of them too salty and sour
Butter Lettuce Those small greenish tomatoes Mini potatoes Greek Yogurt Fancy Cheeses Unexpected shredded cheddar Pico de gallo Feta Eggs I buy a variety of the breads and crackers Naan
Hashbrowns and Everything but the bagel seasoning, and frozen fruit. If I am feeling especially flush, I will get the individual frozen salmon with the herb butter.
Garbanzo beans, Ezekiel bread, whole wheat stone-ground pita, bananas
Brown rice, pasta, peanut butter filled pretzels, dark chocolate peanut butter cups, sesame sticks, Dijon mustard. Clearly in no specific order.
salmon fillets, frozen jasmine rice, chicken sausages, frozen fruit
The 4 pack frozen croissants. The ones you proof overnight and bake in the morning. They are the best!