You all know I'm not a huge TJ's fan, though I succumb to cheese (by the way, Beecher's has a store in NYC, and it's also carried at TJ here), nuts, dried fruit, flowers, and a few other things on occasion. For example, our TJ was carrying a bunch of local produce this summer, and corn at 29 cents an ear was pretty good, and saved me an hour round-trip to the farmer's market.
However, I also like to make sure there's an item or two in the freezer, which allows Significant Eater to prepare a little meal for herself, if I'm not around. I kinda perfected this when she was working in DC during the week, as she often had to fend for herself. Lots of Amy's burritos, other frozen product, etc. She loves southwester stuff (I blame it on her ABQ years), so that was always a mainstay.
So I figured I'd try a product from TJs, and purchased this (because Hatch chile), in case it might be needed:
Last night, we kinda stumbled home from our local a little hungry, and I remembered this was in the freezer. Out it came, and into the CSO to cook conventionally.
And you know what - it's not bad - the macaroni actually maintained some texture, you could almost taste Hatch chile, and it's not a sodium bomb. Now that I think about it, a sprinkle of parmesan might've really livened it up. Next time.
