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Hi! Welcome to the best day of the week!! Fridays are light and airy here at Adulting – Second Half. On Fridays, I only discuss that tactile, sensory stuff that makes life fun to live! On Favorite Things Friday, I list three favorite products, songs, books, movies, etc. and I strongly encourage you to add your favorite things to my Comments section. I’m a lady who likes a lot of stuff (I’m relatively easy to please, and I’m usually game to try), but even I run out of ideas, having done this “Friday – full of favorites” post for a few years now.
Yesterday, we were about 45 minutes away from our home, in a different town, for one of my daughter’s tennis matches. My husband suggested that we stop off at their Trader Joe’s grocery store after the match, since we don’t have one nearby to us. My son had been going on and on about their Scandinavian Swimmers (Joe’s answer to Swedish fish) and I think that ever since that, my husband has been on a quest to get himself some, too. Now, I haven’t been to Trader Joe’s in years, so I too, was thrilled with the prospect of shopping there. I love novelty, especially in food!
I felt a little excitedly overwhelmed when we entered the store, not wanting to miss out on anything, so I looked up articles on “must buys” at Trader Joe’s. I cannot personally vouch for any of these items, because we just bought them last night and I have not tried any of them yet, but due to rave reviews, here are three things that I made sure were in our cart to buy, and then to try. Please let me know your Trader Joe’s favorites.
Three best sellers at Trader Joe’s which we purchased but I have no description to give because I haven’t tried them yet:
Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken (bake and serve)
Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning blend (it’s a spice)
Trader Joe’s Creamy Cauliflower and Jalapeño dip (it’s a dip . . . obviously)
Have a wonderful weekend, friends!! This weekend was a little long in coming, in seems, at least for our household. May health and blessings abound for all of us! I’ll end with some funny Tweets, collected about shopping at Trader Joe’s:
“You think jumping out of an airplane is dangerous? Pfft…try going to Trader Joe’s when you’re starving to death.” – Stacey (Twitter)
“I was so close to fighting someone at Trader Joe’s just now but instead, I bought their snowflake-shaped pasta to calm down.” – Ella (Twitter)
“Trader Joe’s feels like if Jimmy Buffett were a grocery store.” – Sammy Rhodes (Twitter)
“We could go to Trader Joe’s – that’d be fun!” a glimpse into my social life” – Noah Sebastian (Twitter) I totally relate, Noah.
Happy Friday!
I’ve saved two of your previous blogs from earlier in the week to comment upon, but just haven’t made the time to respond.
But since I have 3 minutes before my day officially gets busy, I want to chime in on TJ’s!
I have been a fan of Scandinavian Swimmers for years. Guilty reveal: sometimes I’ll make up a “need” just to go into the store to buy them.
The Mandarin Orange chicken is THE BOMB. In olden days I could serve the whole family with one bag. Now that the young one has a man-size appetite, two bags are in order. Pro-tip: pour one packet of sauce on the baked chicken, and pour the other in a serving vessel (I use the creamer server that came with my dishes) so your family can add sauce to their individual liking. If you add both packets of sauce to the chicken pieces it’s like mandarin orange soup! Serve it with TJ’s frozen brown rice and egg rolls – it’s a complete meal that is ready in under 30 minutes. I always have it in the freezer for those nights when there’s no dinner plan!
A seasonal favorite of ours: KRINGLE. It’s a big pastry ring from a bakery in Wisconsin. I was at TJ’s the other day and they had raspberry kringle, which I’ve not seen before. I’ll be right next door today, so I’m hoping to pop in and grab one if they still have it. Kringle sells out fast around the holidays. There’s nothing better than a cup of coffee and a slice of kringle on a lazy weekend morning!
The bagel seasoning works great on many foods, not just bagels. It’s fabulous on steamed veggies, or sprinkled on avocados, or even sprinkled on a green salad for a little extra kick!
Enjoy all your purchases, and enjoy the weekend!
Oh Kelly, thank you for the insider tips! I might have to make a special trip to find a Kringle!
Sadly, the kringle was sold out when I got there yesterday. TJ’s usually only brings it in around the holidays, so I was surprised to see it in April. That little voice inside me said, “Grab it now!” but I wasn’t going straight home, didn’t want to leave it in the car, yada yada. My loss. But at least I won’t have to deal with the Weight Watchers point total going off the charts!!
After reading your comments, my husband said, “Oh man! I SAW the Kringle, and I almost put it in our cart.” But like you said, “almost” doesn’t have calories.