I paid a visit to TJ's this morning. Of course, I picked up a container of All the Things cookies, following the advice of @rotuts to avoid the paler specimens and choose a box with more “well done” cookies.
I agree with his assessment that they’re on the sweet side but I don’t find them overly sweet at all. I saw comments elsewhere that they were too dry but I found them pleasantly light and crisp. Nice with a cup of coffee. They won’t replace the Triple Ginger Snaps as my favorite TJ's cookie but I don’t think I’ll have any problem finishing them off.
Edited to add one more comment on the cookies. I’m a nibbler, so I take tiny bites to make my treats last long as possible. What’s fun about nibbling on All the Things cookies is that each little bite is different. I like that.
I also got a box of the All Butter Apricot Shortbread cookies. I believe they had an apple version last year. There's 15 cookies/box @ $3.49. I like these a lot and probably will grab a few boxes before they disappear.
I’m not usually a fan of strawberry ice cream but I was curious so I got a pint of this new item. It’s quite good with little strawberry chunks that have a nice, tangy flavor.
I also picked up the following:
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I usually get fried shallots at an Asian grocery but it’s nice to have a more local source.
I’m not sure how I feel about greige pasta but I always like trying new shapes and this line of Italian pastas tends to cook up almost like a fresh pasta so I bought a box of the Black Pepper Barilotti. Not sure what I’ll serve it with. Seems like it would work in a cold pasta salad with salami, tomatoes, etc.
The salsa macha has a chili crisp look in the labeling and the consistency of the contents. The salsa macha I make (with the customary peanuts) is a bit more pulverized while the seeds here are all intact, floating in the oil. I’ll try this on roasted Brussels sprouts or maybe Romano beans….
The organic, dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes are grown in California so I’m not sure if they’re widely distributed but they are nice little tomatoes. They’ve been offered at my TJ's for a couple of years but just for a short period. I forgot to get tomatoes at the farmers market so these are a decent sub.
