I've vetoed moving back to Texas for several reasons and the biggest one is "not until there's a Trader Joe's." Most of my favorites have already been listed except for the frozen Penne Arrabiata -- penne in a spicy red pepper/tomato sauce that gets even better when you finish it in the pan with a little cream. Their three-kinds-of-ginger gingersnaps are also pretty great, and the chocolate cat cookies are, like 10 calories each and super-chocolatey so you can have a whole handful with your afternoon coffee. The sun-dried-tomato-and-chile-pepper tortillas are also great -- spicy and flavorful, and they make a great quick wrap with hummus and cucumbers. And you can't beat their prices on raw ingredients like pine nuts, 12 oz for around $5.50. Also, they've got the best prices around on Dr. Bronner's soap products and on earth-friendly dishwasher and laundry detergent -- as ethical as Method and other cleaners, 33 to 50% less expensive. And it's one of the few places that carries 85% dark chocolate. Oh, I love me some TJ's.
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