My Best Buy of the Day (Trip)

I'm back!! And in my opinion, the best thing I got from the entire trip was the TJ's Dark Chocolate Wedges (70% Belian Cacao) With Ancho & Chipotle Chiles & Korintji Cinnamon. A cute little tin of wedge shape chocolates that you can pop in your mouth and savor the flavor - but on the finish - watch out!! The ancho & chipotle's kick in!

I've eaten half the tin already.

Have to share my story from my day trip. Did my shopping and was at the check out. Of course I felt the need to voice my angst about still no Riverhead, NY store as a bunch of items go toppling out of the cart. (which turned into 2 carts on the way out after bagging!)

The gentleman at the register got me so excited by telling me to send him all the info on my Facebook group (called Trader Joe's Riverhead NY Location Request Group) and after he got approval from the Captain and 1st Mate (manager & ass't manager) he would give out the info to the people who came from such as distance as I to help our cause! I left the store reknewed with hope about furthering our endeavor.

After loading the car (coolers and all) and was getting in the drivers side, lo and behold, here comes my friend the check out guy - PUSHING MY SECOND CART OF GROCERIES!! In all the excitement, I fogot it!! Imagine I drove my 60+ miles home and hour and change later and didn't have it all!! Not to mention I need the stuff for a party this weekend!

I told my friend "Just one more reason I love Trader Joe's!!"

Hi Ho - Hi Ho - It's Off To Trader Joe's I Go!

And yet another day trip off to Lake Grove, NY.

When will TJ's give us a Riverhead, NY store!!!!!!!! I'm glad the price of gas has gone down slightly...

Ok all, send me your lists - anyone else want to go??
See you later today (much later).

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“What do you do with quinoa?” It’s a good question—one of several overheard by Wona Miniati in the aisles of her neighborhood Trader Joe’s store that inspired the recipes in Cooking with All Things Trader Joe’s, co-written with Deana Gunn. The grocery chain, founded in 1967 by Joe Coulombe, ’52, MBA ’54, has introduced once-exotic products like mangosteen and mole poblano sauce into kitchens across the country. In recent years, the store has expanded its offerings to include a wider selection of produce and meat in addition to what Miniati, MBA ’98, calls the “gourmet, unique items you can’t find anywhere else.” The recipes in the 272-page book make use of the grocer’s signature pre-prepped items to create impressive meals in just about 10 minutes, and even include wine-pairing suggestions. The accompanying website, cookingwithtraderjoes.com, offers substitution ideas for items that are out of stock, unavailable in certain regions or discontinued (hint: Israeli couscous is a good quinoa stand-in.)

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