Sunday, 27 January 2013
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Current Cravings - Trader Joe’s January
This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings.
There was no Fearless Flyer in my mail this month. I know they don’t come every month, but after getting so many consecutive ones in a row, it felt like such a let down.Also, how was I supposed to know what to buy??
Anyway, I made up some excuse for making a trip. Something about needing more gruyere cheese. So DH and I stopped by after a night dining out and while we were there I had to do some exploring of course.
Dried Green mangoes
I’m obsessed with dried fruit and I’m always checking to see if TJ has new offerings. I hadn’t yet seen these before and neither had my cashier. I was afraid they would be too tart for me, but they are sweetened, so it was a really good balance of tart and sweet. I really enjoyed them.
Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
Finally! Every time I go, these seem to be out. But they were there on my latest trip. While I’ve learned to make my own, it was still great to eat TJ’s version. Love the thick crunchy chips they use.
Pineapple Chips
Like dried banana chips but with pineapple! I loved these as well. They are crispy and basically taste like banana chips except for that tart pineapple finish.
Dried Sweetened Korean Pear
Usually when it’s packaged this way it’s the freeze-dried fruit, so I was surprised to see that these were actually hydrated dry fruit. They weren’t as dried out as some dried fruit, with each chunk still possessing quite a bit of meat. They were sweet and enjoyable but not really memorable.
Uncrystallized Ginger
This is actually something I always get when I’m here. I’ve eaten the hard pieces of crystallized ginger, but I love this non-crystallized one even better. The texture is almost like a soft gummy candy which was really surprising at first as none of the sweetened ginger I’ve eaten ever tastes like that.
Shelf Stable Whipping Cream
So I haven’t yet opened this, but I thought I’d share that TJ offers it. If it tastes good, then I’ll definitely be buying more. I hate how regular heavy cream has an expiration date, so this shelf stable one sounds like a dream come true.Well that’s it for now. Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!
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Comments (9)
That last one... I have high hopes for it! If it's good, I'll seriously go out and buy a dozen. I hate how I have to know in advance if I need to run to the store for cream and can't just have it 'on hand'. I hope it's good, I hope it's good!
Great finds, so does the ginger taste like candy?
I like freeze dried bananas, not the fried ones though.
I love dried bannans and i havent tryed Trader Joes because I dont know if they have one In Indiana:)But the wipping cream looks tastey.
There's a Trader Joe's about an hour from my house so I haven't been yet. Seeing this list is good motivation though!
yea that last one is interesting. does it cost any less? i hate how heavy cream is so expensive when I hardly need the whole thing.
have you tried drying your own fruits?
Very interesting. Not sure I would like any of these, but I love TJ's!
love and live on TJ's lol. I have tried most of the dried fruits you mentioned and love them. My faves are the ice cream sandwiches, kettle corn, and the pumpkin ice-cream they had back in autumn!
if only they sell that shelf stable whipping cream here where i live. so convenient to have.