One thing I love about living in St. Louis is Trader Joe's. For those of you who haven't had the privilege of trying it, it's a grocery store that is sort of a World Market, Whole Foods, and Shop 'N Save rolled into one. They have the best chocolate, the cheapest wine (from what I hear), and the most fun healthy snacks of anywhere I've been--with the best prices! That's my commercial. I love trying things that other people recommend, so if you too are a Trader Joe's fan, I'd love to hear your recommendations. Some things I buy regularly are jasmine rice (thanks to Christa), BBQ shredded chicken (thanks to Dawn), cornbread mix (thanks to Amy), Joe's O's (their version of Cheerios but much cheaper--thanks to Laura), mandarin orange chicken and sweet potato fries (thanks to Elissa), and dark chocolate covered caramels (thanks to my husband).
So far, these things top my favorite list:
Carrot Ginger Soup (Big Sissy has loved this since she first tried it in her sippy cup)
Spiced Apples. They taste like apple pie, but there's no sugar added.
Dark Chocolate Covered Caramels. Yummm.....
Salt & Pepper Potato Chips. This is a new endeavor. The jury is still out on this one. Big Sissy said they taste like chicken. She must mean they taste like chicken fingers. They do, actually--a little.
Ezekiel Bread. This is on the "opposite of my favorite" list. This is the worst thing I've ever tasted. And it goes moldy in about one day. It's supposed to be a biblical recipe. Whatever. If that's true, it's no wonder the Israelites complained to God and asked to go back to Egypt. Maybe they had peanut butter and jelly on honey wheat there??
7 comments:
Funny you just wrote this! My friend and I were just talking and she is wanting to go their when she comes to visit- I even mentioned that you liked shopping there! I'll tell her to come look at your blog! :)
Have you had their chocolate-covered espresso beans? They're very yummy, too! :o)
I had to comment b/c I am the friend Beth is talking about. I am coming to visit sometime soon, and I can't wait to go to Trader Joe's. We don't have them around here and I am determined to spend lots of time there and stock up on all the yummy stuff. I even told Beth I was bringing an extra suitcase to bring the food home!
BTW, she said we would get along great and I have be
They have the best salsa and hummus in town!!
Yum! I hope we get one here soon!
You're right, Tammy. My favorite salsas are the corn and chile tomato-less salse and the spicy and smoky peach salsa. Yummm...
I just bought a hummus quartet there for a party (4 kinds). They were all delicious.
Just wanted to "thank" you... I've been craving those dark chocolate-covered caramels since the weekend!
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