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Mar
15
2009
Winner of Cake Giveaway and Trader Joe’s Cookbook Giveaway! 2 Winners!
Before I get to the next giveaway, it’s time to announce the CAKE AND FROSTING FOR A YEAR WINNER:
COMMENTER #11, RACHELLE @ Mommy I’m Hungry, WHO SAID: All natural cake mixes! How nice! 
The cookie cookie with chocolate frosting sounds yummy!
Congrats to Rachelle! Please email me ASAP, by Monday night before midnight with your address.
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This next giveaway is also so much fun! It is no secret that I am a Trader Joe’s Fanatic. I LOVE it and could shop there everyday and be so happy. 2 Picky Palate readers will win this brand new Cooking With All Things Trader Joe’s Cookbook! Here’s a little information about the book….
Mortal beings can now create the stuff of chefs, in minutes, using ingredients all from Trader Joe’s. Use Trader Joe’s as your “prep kitchen” to make delicious home-cooked meals in just minutes.
From quinoa to capers,
Here’s how to enter:
Leave a comment and tell us what your favorite Trader Joe’s product is. If you do not have a Trader Joe’s in your area, I feel very sad for you, so you can just tell us your favorite quick and easy to make dinner using convenient foods from the grocery store. It’s a hard choice, but my favorite Trader Joe’s product is the frozen brown rice that can be microwaved in 3 minutes and then of course the sesame ginger almonds, mmm! Ok I LOVE it all!
Contest ends Monday morning at 9:00am PST. I’ll announce the winner shortly after. Good luck everyone!!!
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hands down! I love their 3 layer hummus… There’s nothing like it!
The Maple Cookies are my favorite. 2nd favorite are the peppermint cookies.
Curry simmer sauce, teriyaki shrimp bowl, nuggets, frozen fish, turkey meatballs, I love it all!!!
I could make a list a mile long, but one of our favorites is “Ends and Pieces” which is all the scraps from their fruit leather bagged up and sold for pretty cheap! It’s delicious!
I feel bad for anyone that doesn’t have a Trader joe’s close by, we live 30 minutes away, and it’s still too far! I love their graham crackers!! Also, their whole organic milk has the best price around.
Sadly no Trader Joe’s in our area. One of my favorite fast prep meals is Polynesian Meatballs using pre-prepped meatballs.
So much to love at TJ’s. I always stock up on their whole wheat pizza dough. And I can’t get enough of their dark chocolate covered pistachios.
OK, so we don’t have a Trader Joe’s…yet. One is being built now! Yea, I’m so excited. Right now I love to make a lemon chicken pasta, quick, easy, ingredients are always on hand, and my husband loves it.
Trader Joe’s rocks! I am lucky to have it right around the corner from my house and right next to my gym! It is my hands down favorite grocery store.
We love the carne asada. Their cinnamon swirl bread makes the most decadent french toast. Be sure to pick these two items up next time, you won’t be disappointed!
I have never been to a TJ’s and they sound so amazing, none around here in WVa. I think the pizza dough sounds like what I would want to try for sure.
I live in Utah, so no TJ’s for me! So lame! I have been there before and love all of their nuts, dried fruits, etc.
My favorite is their Thai Red curry sauce. Mix 1 jar with 1 can of coconut milk and chicken in a crock pot- Low for 4-6 hours and serve over rice or Naan bread…. Amazing!!!
I love their cheese line. They make every dish taste wonderful!
the divine PIRATE’s BOOTY!!
my whole family LOVES that stuff!
Their green tomatillo salsa – just like Gecko Grill (or Rosa’s), and I don’t have to make it!
Never heard of Trader Joe's but I feel like I am missing out!! My favorite quick & easy dinner is Burger, Broccoli, and rice. Brown the burger, add a bag of frozen broccoli florets and cook until tender. Serve over Minute Rice with soy sauce…. YUMMY!!
I LOVE Trader Joe’s! It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’d have to say the chicken sausages (my fav is apple). I also love the frozen gnocchi alla sorentina, the french onion soup, the pizza dough, I could go on and on!
We don’t have one
One of my favorite convenience items is garlic bread. I love it and we eat it like 5 days a week.
I would LOVE this cookbook! Not only am I a cookbook fanatic, but a TJ fanatic too! We were just there today. I love their instant Miso Soup, TJ Chocolate Soy Milk, their par-baked breads, and our favorite – mango or caribbean flavor floes (popsicles)!
I love their salsa!
There’s so much about Trader Joe’s to love! At the holidays I bought their goat cheese covered w/ cranberries, and it was outta this world delish and didn’t last long at our party! I think it’s a “seasonal” product, so next year I plan on stocking up on a little more of it.
I love everything at TJs…it's VERY difficult to pick a favorite but I'll tell you what my kids' favorites are – the TJs yogurt (blueberry & vanilla) and the white cheddar puffs.
Greek Yogurt!
Hands down, their peanut butter cups. Best I’ve EVER had!
I love the Cascade Farms whole milk orange cream yogurt. Just like a cream sickle.
Wow, it’s hard to choose because there are so many things I love at Trader Joe’s! But, the tempura chicken is one of our favorites for a quick dinner.
for me it’s all about the pizza dough and the nuts! Everythign is great, though I wish I could get there more often!
We don’t live by a TJ anymore but, when we did (in Maryland) we loved the guacamole!
My favorite thing is the chicken potstickers! They are so easy to make and are YUMMY!!
I LOVE the chocolatey, ooey gooey molten lava cakes from the freezer section. Add some fresh strawberries and WooHoo! Not only is it easy to prepare, but it is always a hit with family and guests.
I’m a huge fan of their trail mixes w/ cherries and cashews and my hubby loves their Savory Thins, my daughter loves their free sample cookies (a great shopping incentive).
I love TJ’s organic pasta sauce with basil in it. It makes a great base to add anything to. I miss having you so close by to eat your cookies Jenny! Take Care
No Trader Joe’s here in Bossier City, LA…sad, but true. My favorite quick fix is tater tot casserole. Brown 1 pound sirloin with one small yellow onion, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Drain and add 1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup. Pour into a 9×13 casserole dish, sprinkle with several handfuls of shredded cheddar, and top with tater tots. Bake at 375 for 20/30 minutes…YUMMO!
Peppermint Jo-Joes at Christmas make my house a very happy place to be.
My very favorite Trader Joe's product is their Tuscan White Bean Hummus. Mix that with the Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Crisps and you have my very favorite snack.
I’m from Hawaii and we have NO Trader Joe’s
! Ive been to a few Trader Joe’s in California and absolutely LOVE everything from there.. I’m sure their cookbook is amazing and I’d love to be entered in the contest!
Too many favorites to list them all! How did I ever survive without Trader Joes the first 25 years of my life???
Soy-Flaxseed Tortilla Chips
Gorgonzola Gnocchi
Raspberry Vinigarette dressing (tastes like homemade!)
Seedy Little Currant Cookies
Fruit Floes
Ham and Cheese Puffs
Lacey’s
I could just keep going on forever….
yummmmm….I love the peanut butter filled pretzels, much more salty/sweet than others!
I love TJ’s! One of my favs though is the pizza dough.
No TJ's here…
:0(
…but my fave stock up would be nuts, fruit & yogurt. They come together so well…yum!!
My favorite thing is a toss up – either their cashew butter or their dark chocolate covered edameme! Mmmmm…
I have to say that I love the convienence of the pizza dough. Tastes like homemade! So cheap too!
I love Trader Joes roasted frozen corn. The garlic hummus is awesome too!
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We don’t have one around us, but I have been there before I love their hummus!!
No trader joes here…apparently i’m missing out big time on this humas and frozen veggies thing they’ve got going.
oh well, guess i’ll suffer through green giant.
We don’t have a Trader Joe’s in my area but my new favorite thing to make my family is Bear Creek Broccoli and Cheese soup mix. I added frozen broccoli, extra cheese and some milk. It was quick, tasty and my kids loved it. It is Minnesota and soup is always a good thing!
My favorite Trader Joe’s food is their Pretzel Slims.. it’s basically the only store I shop at so there are many close seconds : )
I love their dried pineapple – I know, so simple, but sooooo good!
Hmmm… Trader Joe’s!
I love the Joe-Joe’s… my boys love the “bird crackers” as they call them. But I really cannot get enough of the Honey Whole Wheat Pretzels!
I didn’t even know about Trader Joe’s! I’m so jealous now.
We usually love what is being sampled that day!
But otherwise I love the whole wheat pasta and their pesto is incredible!