Black Tea with Boba Frozen Desert - YAY
Cheddar Chicken Sausage - MEH
Portuguese egg tarts - MEH
Gone Bananas! (dark chocolate covered banana slices) -YAY
Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Rings - NAY
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They have BUCATINI!
Cool, will keep an eye out for it. It seems the Bucatini Crisis of 2020 is, happily, just a memory.
Speaking of pasta, looks like nobodyās mentioned the cascatelli yet? We ordered this from Sfoglini back in 2020, when it was relatively new and there was a months-long backorder, and when we finally got some we loved it. So weāre excited to see it at TJās, and looking forward to trying it out.
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The chocolate-covered raisins are good too (and almonds, dark, but different grouping). I have made myself āforgetā about them intentionally. Along with the mints and caramels. Yep, lots better āforgottenā 
Repeat YEA for the crunchy fried jalapeƱos (in a tin like the seasonal French fried onions). I donāt know what they intended them for, but I just snack through the thing (with my mouth slightly aflame).
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YAY and Yay (double yay) to the Meyer Lemon loaf cake mix.
Nice lemony flavor, and a moist cake even when using a loaf pan a bit bigger than suggested. The lemony glaze was not too sweet with an extra kick of lemon flavor (I also only poured about half the amount on the cake).
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Yes, I like the raisins too! I open the container, take 3-5 out, and then quickly shut it. Then try to savor them.
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we ordered the cascatelli as well, have been purchasing at tjs since it was introduced. The problem weād been having was the the little attached piece fell off during cooking, an issue they described as solved in the podcast, but the last two batches have been better in that regard.
best,
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An American designer pasta shape! Who knew!
I miss the dark chocolate covered blueberries. They were a YAY. I assume theyāre discontinued and not coming back, but I donāt know that for sure.
Also, NAY to Trader Joeās for discontinuing the Cubano Wrap. My husband loved those.
I got around that by ordering perciatelli. Also bucatini on steroids (well, shaped into a corkscrew): fusilli col boco.
Yay:
TJās used to have an Italian sausage ravioli that I loved. Disappeared, as did their shrimp toast.
They still (i think) stock shelf stable heavy cream. Itās in little blue boxes.
Angel food cake from the bakery. When youāre feeling calorically shamed.
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The shelf-stable cream is available intermittently at our TJās (Masonic, San Francisco). We tried whipping it once without much luck, but itās great to have on hand for lots of other applications.
Itās on some weird seasonal schedule ā they have it right now
Iāve had mixed results (which I think are correlated with how old it is) but itās cheap enough to keep on hand. Used it just this week for a dessert, and it was perfect, so YEA when itās fresh.
YAY for the smoky & hot chili powder. I love the combo of smoked paprika paired with a kick.
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I donāt think I have ever followed the directions on the Meyer Lemon Cake mix label. I always use melted virgin coconut oil as the fat, and add a generous half cup of sweetened shredded coconut to the batter. The glaze mix makes too much for a loaf but I use it all if baking the cake in a 9x9 pan, or as cupcakes.
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It whips better if you get it really cold.
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Cupcakes for that mix is brilliant! Iām not much a glaze person myself, but this glaze was actually ok, in moderation. I have to follow specific directions when Iām baking, as Iām a horrible baker.
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Thatās helpful, thanks!
Also if you stick the bowl and the whisk in the fridge / freezer for a while.
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They have the campanelle from Sfoglini as well, and I recall there were reports of uneven cooking when they first introduced them, but theyāre still in stock all this while later, so it must not be an issue anymore.
Glad you mentioned this because i got the flour tortillas for the first time recently and they went bad in just a couple of days. Even my homemade tortillas lasted longer than these without getting moldy! Good to know so I either freeze them immediately next time orā¦ just skip them.
I think theyāre really tasty, but I would not buy them without a plan to use them in the following 2-3 days. Or freeze them, as you say. This might sound odd, but we went through phase a bunch of years ago where weekend breakfasts, we would lightly toast the tortillas in butter, sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar, and either roll them up empty, or maybe with some chopped fruit inside. Very popular breakfast with my kids.
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