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The mixture of Starbucks and Diet Coke is worrisome. You should drink a lot of ice water now.
I just made iced tea. That'll work.
I love Trader Joe's. My groceries have been so much cheaper since I started shopping there and the farmer's market instead of the conventional grocery store. The trick is the same, though: the price is reasonable if you stick to the staples and avoid the prepared food. Except, y'know, the chocolate sea-salt almonds. And the brownie mix. And the...um...dammit. Now I'm hungry.
I would love it if we had a Trader Joe's nearby. The first one I'd been to was across the street from Union Station in NYC - I went shopping for dinner ingredients with my friend while staying with her.
I loved walking around in there. It reminded me of Central Market H.E.B., without the high prices.
We had some shrimp scampi linguine sort of stuff for the main dish and a chop salad and for dessert - some chocolate covered frozen strawberries. It was perfect.
Oh, hell, Sarah, that brownie mix at Trader Joe's ROCKS. And I made the vanilla cake this week, too. My nine year old said it tasted "like heaven on earth."My nine year old is a little weird sometimes.
No iced tea. Water, plain, with ice. You are over caffeinated. lol You might start dancing or something horripilating, as Isaiah would say.
I haven't seen an HEB since we lived in Texas.And RA -- your 9 year old sounds like a judge on Iron Chef. Maybe they should start a junior version.
What's so weird about a nine year old who loves vanilla cake?
I once blogged about my love affair with Trader Joe's. I love the TJs so much, I wanna marry it and have children with it.
Gus wrote: "I once blogged about my love affair with Trader Joe's. I love the TJs so much, I wanna marry it and have children with it. "
Let me know what store you are having intimate relations with so that I can avoid it :).
Let me know what store you are having intimate relations with so that I can avoid it :).
I know Jaime would join me in that threesome.
Shit, I need to go to TJs now.
Shit, I need to go to TJs now.
Do you guys have a Trader Joe's in Charlotte? You seem to have everything there. I'm very jealous. Did I mention that I loved Charlotte?
Charlotte has 3 Trader Joe's. My nearest location is about 8-10 miles down the road.
Glad you loved Charlotte...come back soon!
Yeah, yeah, I know...we need to come down to Little Rock. I so want to visit the Clinton Library so I can sit in the Oval Office replica and do my Clinton face.
Glad you loved Charlotte...come back soon!
Yeah, yeah, I know...we need to come down to Little Rock. I so want to visit the Clinton Library so I can sit in the Oval Office replica and do my Clinton face.
Gus wrote: "I once blogged about my love affair with Trader Joe's. I love the TJs so much, I wanna marry it and have children with it. "Exactly how would you go about the having children part? I really want to know.
Well, Stephen, I would say that part will involve a petri dish, some Basmati rice, ample doses of vodka, and a lot of persuasion...
You're in Charlotte, Gus? Do you ever go to the Evening Muse? I love that place.
heheheheheheheheheheheeh basmati rice. I'd prefer Grappa to Vodka any day.
Gus wrote: "Yeah, yeah, I know...we need to come down to Little Rock. I so want..."DO IT!
Gus wrote: "I know Jaime would join me in that threesome.Shit, I need to go to TJs now."
But you and I would have to have a threesome with Trader Joe's, Gus, because we'd have to share the store.
Ladies and gentlemen, avert your eyes from that image, if you can
RandomAnthony wrote: "Gus wrote: "I know Jaime would join me in that threesome.Shit, I need to go to TJs now."
But you and I would have to have a threesome with Trader Joe's, Gus.
Ladies and gentlemen, avert your e..."
Nope. I'd definitely watch just out of the curiosity factor over how exactly one makes love and impregnates a Trader Joe's. You can wear bags over your heads and bleep out the privates - I'd be happier if you kept it as anonymous and PG-13 as possible (PG would be even better).
What's the difference between PG and PG-13?
RandomAnthony wrote: "What's the difference between PG and PG-13?"I'd have to read the MPAA guidelines if I can find them and get back to you on that.
The one closest to me is 288 miles from where I live. >:/
More than a hundred miles for me. It's a conspiracy.
Heidi, having considered your latest avatar picture, I have concluded that you are dangerous. Gus is now in complete charge of you. I'll just do the fashion.
Why does Nashville and Indianapolis get all the good things? What about those hicks down in Arkansas, and us hillbillies here in Cain-tuck-ee? Louisville and Lexington both have 1,000,000 plus residents. Wake up world!
Well I admit I buy TJs prepared frozen stuff for those hectic days, because they are super healthy and relatively inexpensive compared to supermarket prices. Not one bad ingredient in most of them!
Aw man... I miss TJs. We had one nearby when we lived in Portland, but Salem is a barren wasteland when it comes to food or restaurants. *sigh*Maybe they have them in Puerto Rico. ha...
You know, Bunny's living sixty-five miles away is the tough one, because depending on the types of roads, etc. that's drivable back and forth in a morning. So I'd be tempted. But I'd try to consolidate trips, e.g. only go to TJ when I needed other things. And probably fail.:)
Hey, Cosmic Sher, is it final that you are moving to Puerto Rico?
I LOVE Trader Joe's!And sadly, I moved to an area that doesn't have one.
When my friend and I go to San Fran, we stop on the way back and load up on as much TJ's goodness that we can fit in the car.
They are healthy for the most part, but man, they have some of the Best sweets ever!
English toffee and all kinds of chocolate covered things... mmmmmmmm
"O earth, how like to heaven..."You people need to stop talking about all the good things Trader Joe's has. TF is too far a day jaunt. It is the evil in your hearts that keep you talking about it when Heidi and I can't get to one without hours and hours of driving.
I mean, can you imagine Heidi in a car with a dog and a Polar bear?????
Hmmm actually so can I, while wearing that gown I picked out for her.
That reminds me, I need to find a nice outfit for KD. He's feeling left out.
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Well, I was in Trader Joe's (again) and I got to thinking...wouldn't the world be great if every neighborhood had a Trader Joe's? Because a lot of their food is both cheap and healthy. I get this basmati rice for a couple bucks and mix in vegetables...or this harvest grains thing...excellent and easy.
So I hope you have a Trader Joe's near you. Or something like it.
(Sorry about the spazzy posting today, I'm all wired on Starbucks and Diet Coke, neither of which I purchased at Trader Joe's.)