What do you love from Trader Joes's (European, Raleigh, best)

[biscuitmom]

We only ever buy chocolate and Charles Shaw wine from TJ's.

[TabulaRasa]

I seldom bother with anything there that's not ready-to-eat.

[Bayarea4]

I swear I would starve if it weren't for Trader Joe's. So many of their products have become staples in my kitchen. Here are some of my favorites:

Turkey burgers
Sweet potato fries
Old fashioned meat loaf
Mandarin Orange Chicken (we had that once for Thanksgiving when I was ill with the flu and couldn't cook)
Molasses cookies (I roll them in coarse sugar crystals before baking)
Moroccan Mint Tea
Green Tea and Lemonade
Cucumber seltzer water (the watermelon, raspberry-lime and grapefruit are also good)
Frozen mashed potatoes (they actually taste like homemade)
Roast asparagus spears (as another poster pointed out, don't do more than lightly reheat these or they'll be mushy)
Candy Coated Chocolate Drops (like M&M's, but the colors are more interesting)
Minty Mallows
Turkey Stuffing Seasoned Kettle Chips

[ryanms3030]

The sauerkraut is good if you like real, fermented sauerkraut and it's about half the price of stuff from Whole Foods.

The dark chocolate mini peanut butter cups are awesome too. I can only buy the small bags because I'll keep eating them until they are gone

[jay5835]

Has anyone ever had their lasagne, either refrigerated or frozen?

[Miss Hepburn]

Their Free Trade Organic Guatamalan Coffee beans..Dark roast
California Estates EV Olive oil.
Refrigerated salad dressings
Red salsa...can't rem the name....I will try the peach now, tho.

[Retriever]

There are three items that I buy on a semi-regular basis from TJ's:

Frozen sautéed wild mushrooms, imported from Italy
Frozen sliced leeks, imported from Belgium
Lemon EVOO, imported from Greece

Both the mushrooms and the leeks are cheaper than if I purchased the fresh products on my own, and they are a lot more convenient. If you have ever washed/cleaned the sand from within the crevices of leeks, you know what a pain that can be!

I use that Lemon EVOO on steamed vegetables, rather than on salads. The heat from the freshly-cooked vegetables unleashes the lemon aroma and the flavor of vegetables sprinkled with this stuff is just...amazing!

[Jkgourmet]

Originally Posted by Retriever

There are three items that I buy on a semi-regular basis from TJ's:

Frozen sautéed wild mushrooms, imported from Italy
Frozen sliced leeks, imported from Belgium
Lemon EVOO, imported from Greece

Both the mushrooms and the leeks are cheaper than if I purchased the fresh products on my own, and they are a lot more convenient. If you have ever washed/cleaned the sand from within the crevices of leeks, you know what a pain that can be!

I use that Lemon EVOO on steamed vegetables, rather than on salads. The heat from the freshly-cooked vegetables unleashes the lemon aroma and the flavor of vegetables sprinkled with this stuff is just...amazing!

Those are 3 I've never seen and absolutely will look for. THANK YOU!

[Gorges]

Originally Posted by Retriever

There are three items that I buy on a semi-regular basis from TJ's:

Frozen sautéed wild mushrooms, imported from Italy
Frozen sliced leeks, imported from Belgium
Lemon EVOO, imported from Greece

Both the mushrooms and the leeks are cheaper than if I purchased the fresh products on my own, and they are a lot more convenient. If you have ever washed/cleaned the sand from within the crevices of leeks, you know what a pain that can be!

OMG, yes! I HATE cleaning leeks! Good info!

[Bayarea4]

Originally Posted by jay5835

Has anyone ever had their lasagne, either refrigerated or frozen?

I've tried the frozen vegetarian lasagne that comes in single serving trays. It's pretty good.