On Friday night, my friend Angie brought tons of goodies from Trader Joe’s. The winner of the night was Double Rainbow Coffee Blast Ice Cream. She had eaten Double Rainbow ice cream in California before and was so excited to see it here. It was delicious. I really hope Trader Joe’s continues to carry their ice cream. Yum!
She also got a Tiramisu Gelato from the Trader Giotto’s line. While it tasted pretty good, it didn’t taste like gelato to me. It also hovered on the overly sweet side. It is a nice presentation (made to look like tiramisu) so you can just open the box and serve.
Because I had just blogged about dried cranberries, Angie picked up some Milk Chocolate Covered Cranberries. We were psyched but sadly the layer of chocolate was too thick and completely over-powered the dried cranberries. In most pieces, we weren’t able to taste the dried cranberries at all.
I think I was most disappointed in the frozen ready-to-bake Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies. Each cookie spread differently; most of them spread too much. I wouldn’t describe them as chunky and they were really too sweet.
I’m actually kind of surprised that I didn’t like some of the products. (I did love the Double Rainbow Coffee Blast Ice Cream.) I usually like Trader Joe’s stuff. We’ve also noticed that Trader Joe’s changes their products a lot so I guess they have to try a product to see if people like it? Unfortunately, several products I have loved in the past are never there anymore. If someone from Trader Joe’s is reading this, bring back the blueberry popcorn and the mango chili vinegar!
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We love Trader Joe’s. We have 3 of them here in town. We buy meat, cheese, all kinds of stuff there.
They only recently opened a couple of Trade Joe’s in town and I’ve not been able to go yet. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it so I need to check it out.
why did you do this to me? I left CA for TX, and there’s no TJs here. (wails in misery). Have you tried those fried peas yet? I don’t think I *should* recommend them because they’re addictive, but, they’re ADDICTIVE! I miss them. They’re in the chips section. I love their wines. Oh, I miss it. =(
I totally agree with everything you wrote Jess. I’m most disappointed with the chocolate cranberries. I was really hoping they would be good. I guess in a way its good otherwise I think I could become addicted to them.
OMG, thanks for the 411 on those chocolate covered cranberries. They always call my name when I see them stacked up, waiting for me to try. Today was supposed to be a Trader Joe’s day, but there was no parking. Love your blog!!
awww, that’s really sad about the cranberries. but thanks for the heads up
We have tried the fried peas and they are addictive. =/
I LUV T JOE’S!
YOU SHOULD TOTALLY TRY THEIR DRY, FLATTENED BANANAS…..OMGGG TO DIE FOR!