Any chance this was a bad bottle? The baby diaper part might suggest that. Not volunteering as a blind taster; just wondering.
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No, I’ve experienced brett-y wines before, and maybe diaper wasn’t the right term here. This was a lot like a two-buck Chuck syrah I tried maybe 20 years ago. I brought some to a meeting of experienced tasters, and they said it was typical of some Central Valley wines.
Hey, now! No need to get personal!
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I had the frozen vegetable pad thai for lunch today. Meh. It’s biggest fault imo was that the bean sprouts were in a 1:1 ratio with the noodles. No. Pad thai is a noodle dish. Bean sprouts supposed to be a flavoring, not the main meal. Otherwise, it was unremarkable. Sauce was ok. Cashews instead of peanuts. A couple scallion and tofu pieces as an afterthought. Not a repeat buy.
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big yay for amarena cherry double cream goat cheese. had it on granny smith apple slices. also great for stuffed french toast. just hope it’s still there when i go back.
Repeat YEA for the frozen Kimbap, I tried the pan-frying method and liked it.
There is now a rationing system for these against hoarders at my store — they don’t even put them out, There’s a sign saying you have to ask an employee to get them from the back, and it’s 2 pack limit.
What did people do? I’ve never seen this before, even when puff pastry and pie crust went “seasonal” and people went nuts stocking up.
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It’s really insane how quickly this goes. Since my last post, I didn’t see this product around for months and then suddenly it came back on a lunch-time walk through. I bought two and by next week, all were gone again. No kimbap in sight again for about 3 weeks. Once again, happened to stumble upon them one day at lunch and bought another two (and there were only a handful left). This was about 2 weeks ago and haven’t seen them since.
I pick up their inexpensive salads for lunch a lot, so when I go to the Trader Joe’s by work multiple times a week. It’s like it’s crack. Each time I’ve found it though it’s half a ‘column’ in the freezer space, and I can tell that is not going to last. Other items seem to always be full (looking at you, Taiwanese scallion pancakes…), so I don’t know if there are also production and shipping issues that are making these hard to fulfill for stores too.
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In MD, they have a whole wheat lavash with pretty decent macros. It is tasty out of the bag or toasted til crisp and crack-like.
I like the kimbap but find them a bit dry. What’s a good prep method? Usually I just microwave for 15 seconds and’s I also tried dipping them in egg wash and pan frying (not my favorite). Maybe steam a little or microwave wrapped in damp paper towel??
Do you take them out of the plastic wrap before you microwave? Do you defrost it? I microwave from frozen, using the directions on the back and they came out well, not dry. You don’t want them too moist, because it makes the seawood wrap a little chewy. I think the plastic wrap enclosure keeps the steam in to keep it moist. Remember to cut the little hole in the corner though.
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Usually microwave cut pieces out of package after fully thawed. If you microwave from frozen aren’t they very hot?
Lunch is TJ’s creamy organic red pepper and tomato soup with a dash of Aleppo pepper & sprinkle of salt.
One of the more reliable supermarket soups. YAY.
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just back from a tj’s run. a few things i needed were out of stock, so i treated my self to a couple of new finds — both big yeas!
onion confit swirls: about the. size of a quarter, puff pastry is wrapped around a filling, which, according to the ingredient list, doesn’t actually contain any onion per se. and has emmental cheese that i couldn’t really taste. but no matter — wolfed down the entire 75 gram box — $2.99
and at $3.99 for 100 grams, hold the cone tips — waffle cone tips filled with dark chocolate. exactly as described. one, maybe two bites — just enough.
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YEA for the frozen Papas Rellenas. Mashed potato stuffed with spiced ground beef and crumb coated.
YEA for the Cassava chips I’m surprised they still stock.
The packaging recommends 2 minutes from frozen. I don’t find they get too hot, but I do take them out of the sleeve and let them sit for a few minutes before I eat them. On their website (and I think others on this thread may have tried this), they also suggest pan frying each side for 2 mins each. Might try that next time to see how it comes out.
I did try pan frying, but with a light egg wash (per something I read). Wasn’t a fan. Maybe without the egg.
I guess this would be a NAY.
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I love roasted basil salmonella.
wow! i was there this morning and had meant to get some basil, but forgot.
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What I saw in the news article was those very small packets like herbs come in.
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