That's a good question. I remember not loving the roasted garlic either. They just taste like cheap jarred sauce
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
i've never really liked any of the sauces i've had from there except the spicy one w/ some name i can't remember... it starts with an "a". it's kinda chunky, very good.
― instafapper (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
arriabata
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
yes
― instafapper (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
i was thinking ariancata but i knew that wasn't it
― instafapper (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:59 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the garlic sauce but I am also a disgusting savage who likes sweet tomato sauces
― barthes simpson, Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
The one by me now sells these "heirloom tomato" boxes that might be a local thing, b/c it says the tomatoes are from pennsylvania. Anyway, they're really good - you get a wide variety of large and small tomatoes of various varieties and the quality is comparable to what you get at my farmers market. But the weird thing is that they're kind of stuffed into this box, and the box has openings, so it's really easy to just take tomatoes from other box and add them to your box if there's room (it's one price per box). At first I felt like this was wrong somehow, but then I thought "Wait, how do I know someone didn't already take tomatoes out of MY box? Maybe I'm getting gypped!"
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Oh btw in re sauces the best one is the Robusto, but I don't know if they still have it. Protip for buying tomato sauces: pick the one with the lowest sugar content.
;_;
― barthes simpson, Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
Was going to correct you about "gypped" but felt like I could be walking into a racist Roma (tomato) situation
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
I usually go with the highest fat content; will also try low sugar!
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 27 September 2012 01:47 (eleven years ago) link
Their new 'coconut chips' are perfectthe ultimate sweet toothin' it snack for meotoh it's $2 for a little bag I'll inhale in 10 minsmaybe a quarterly treat
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Thursday, 27 September 2012 04:14 (eleven years ago) link
thumbs down on the Wild Arugula salad bags, they go bad waay before the date
thumbs up on Banana Bread mix, light and banana-y not too sweet
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Thursday, 27 September 2012 10:01 (eleven years ago) link
I'm intrigued re: flower pepper now
btw TJ's is recalling all its Valencia peanut/almond butters: http://www.traderjoes.com/about/customer-updates-responses.asp?i=86
I bought like 5 PBs during the peanut shortage last year so I am preparing myself for some serious sideeye when I return them all
― musically, Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
Argh, that's my peanut butter!
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
I have an open one in the fridge right now and another two in the cabinet. Guess I'm not sick yet, at least.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
A friend claims to have been sick all year, mysteriously, and is willing to pin it on the peanut butter. I wouldn't take my chances, personally.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:34 (eleven years ago) link
oh for sure I'm taking them back for a refund. Fuck, the other day we were just saying how maybe the baby would like peanut butter. Luckily we had the crunchy kind in the house so we weren't going to give her any.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
Imma look for the pepper and salt varieties at other locations, too, because where I was on Monday was out of like half of the inventory. They actually had signs up across the entire produce refrig case saying, "Please forgive us, we're restocking," and it was completely empty.
― purveyor of generations (in orbit), Thursday, 27 September 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
that peanut butter mnfctr just sent out a huge ADDENDUM to the recall list... it's scary (and not just TJs)
― lil queequeg (peter grasswich), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2012/10/peanut_butter_recall_expands_t.php
― lil queequeg (peter grasswich), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
Sunland Onion Parsley Peanut Butter
What the hell...
― carl agatha, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
shelf stable small container of whipping cream -- YES got one of these today, it's gonna be baked goods time this week!!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
I've definitely polished off at least 5 jars of TJ's peanut butter within the last year : (
― barthes simpson, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Isn't it a salmonella outbreak? If so, you haven't been ill so dr. mh rates you a-ok
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
who knows what low-level havoc the disease hath wrought
― barthes simpson, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
wow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack
― barthes simpson, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
iirc salmonella does high-level havoc, then typically is gone within a few days
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
woahxpost
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
I asked my checkout guy today about the fallout from the peanut thing, and he said that there have been a steady stream of returns, but not much outright hysteria. I was a little disappointed, but maybe he just didn't want to dish about customers. I guess that's the right thing to do.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
if he showed any signs of not being completely happy they would have to fire him on the spot
― iatee, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
pretty sure it was salmonella I got sick with one time, would not recommend
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
hey guy i saw that you furrowed your brow briefly, mind if we have a chat in the stockroom
― omar little, Monday, 8 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
of possible interest if you want to avoid salmonella poisoning: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11880766
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
x-post re: Rajneeshee bio attack
...Sheela was deported, and went on to run two nursing homes in Switzerland
Say what now?
Also, the getting out of jail after 29 months wouldn't happen now.
― nickn, Monday, 8 October 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
Everyone should just eat the chunky skippy I get. Sweet and delicious
― Jeff, Monday, 8 October 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
is the trader joe's version called mondo chunk-o or something?
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 8 October 2012 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
sweetened with mondo (sugar) cane
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
I'm too lazy right now - and maybe dumb - to figure out that abstract about the protective effects of alcohol against salmonella. Esp. b/c it says Conclusion: We discuss the possible protective effect of alcoholic beverages in some food-borne infectious outbreaks. Does seem to work, or no?
At least it explains why once at the seafood restaurant I worked at a guy ordered a shot of tequila after downing a rotten oyster at lunch. I thought he was just really shaken.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:51 (eleven years ago) link
Not going to reload it now, but basically with a good-sized dose of alcohol, food poisoning chance was cut by about 20%
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
Not enough for beneficial drinking over other life choices. Don't get ideas, Je55e. :)
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:54 (eleven years ago) link
:/ Guess I'll put all that chicken back in the fridge and return this Stoli.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 06:25 (eleven years ago) link
these "inner peas" are basically cheetos made with peas and are as delicious as cheetos, but also feel gross like cheetos after eating too many, but i wish they were called "peatos" instead of "inner peas" c'mon "inner peas" you guys? cornnny.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
peatos
irl lols
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
Pito - slang
Literal Meaning: whistleMeaning: dick; cock
Example: Eh, por ahí va tu amigo del pito chiquito. (Hey, there goes your friend with the little dick.)
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
i just came here to say the everything bagel chips are delicious; i don't have anything ribald to say about them tho. :-(
― sriracha bishop (get bent), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
Pee toes
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
^^^
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
Michael Franks' under-appreciated follow up single.
― nickn, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:34 (eleven years ago) link