Trader Joe's Products (2017–)

[rotuts]

Well , as I said for me :

 

Cake and Ice Cream :

 

 

then 

 

 

for me TJ;s has some very nice basic IC :  Vanilla , Coffee , Chocolate 

 

Ive made my own , these I enjoy now , as quite good 

 

very very very good .

 

Ill be having more.

 

 

[FrogPrincesse]

On 8/12/2025 at 1:25 PM, BeeZee said:

@Smithy, please post (if you remember) when you try the beef birria and chicken mole. I need to find easy to reheat proteins for DH, who is most comfortable using the microwave when I'm not home.

I am not Smithy but I tried the beef birria yesterday and it’s very good. I reheated it from frozen on the stove. I made corn tortillas and served it as tacos, with the consommé on the side for dipping. I added pickled red onions and cilantro to the tacos (I would have added cotija cheese if I had had any). It was super flavorful and satisfying! Only complaint - it says two servings on the package and there is only enough for one person. 
 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 05:27 AM by FrogPrincesse
Added pictures (log)

[jedovaty]

Anyone try these ketchup chips?

 

Have you ever left some McD's fries and ketchup out overnight, and then the next morning unapologetically dipped a limp fry into the somewhat dried up ketchup that was soaking into the ripped paper bag, and then ate the rest that way?  Just like that, but really crunchy and crispy without the stale sog.  Nothing at all like Canadian ketchup chips (how I miss those).  Needless to say, I ate the bag in one sitting.

Don't judge me.

[rotuts]

this

 

 

 

apparently has added Listeria .

[Smithy]

On 9/29/2025 at 7:49 AM, rotuts said:

this

 

 

 

apparently has added Listeria .

 

Yes, it's part of a recall. The issue is the pasta that's used here, and other manufacturers' products with the same pasta are also affected.

[Smithy]

On 8/12/2025 at 3:25 PM, BeeZee said:

@Smithy, please post (if you remember) when you try the beef birria and chicken mole. I need to find easy to reheat proteins for DH, who is most comfortable using the microwave when I'm not home.

 

On 9/27/2025 at 12:13 AM, FrogPrincesse said:

I am not Smithy but I tried the beef birria yesterday and it’s very good. I reheated it from frozen on the stove. I made corn tortillas and served it as tacos, with the consommé on the side for dipping. I added pickled red onions and cilantro to the tacos (I would have added cotija cheese if I had had any). It was super flavorful and satisfying! Only complaint - it says two servings on the package and there is only enough for one person. 
 

 

 

 

I second what @FrogPrincesse says! (Except maybe about the serving size; see the final paragraph.) I cooked the beef birria last night and shared it with a friend. This one's a keeper, something I'll buy whenever I get the chance. It had a bit of spice but wasn't too hot; the tomato and beef played well together. As a reminder, here's the package:

 

 

 

Here it is, heating in the pot and showing those generous chunks of beef:

 

 

I tried to heat both corn and flour tortillas, with severaly limited success. (Really, I should have used the microwave. i tried to do it on the stovetop, and burned at least half of the flour tortillas.) My friend used a tortilla as a food pusher, but tacos were right out of the question. That's all right. I'd also cooked rice and we both enjoyed the birria poured over that. Photo taken before garnishing with sour cream and chopped green onions.

 

 

We also had the last of my pork and red sauce tamales, and the first of the chicken and green chile tamales. (Those packages can be seen here.) We both thought that the chicken and green chile tamales were good but didn't measure up to the other two dishes. Between the pork tamale and beef birria it was a toss-up: each of us preferred one over the other, but we liked them both.

 

I still have more birria and rice, even after feeding two people, so I'm inclined to think that it's a valid 2-serving package. On the other hand, it was served over rice, with those tamales, and a salad that doesn't appear in these photos! So I'm not in a good position to gauge serving size.

 

I do know that of my original TJ's haul from August I have 3 winners so far, for me to stock up when the chance arises: this beef birria, the pork and red sauce tamales, and the chiles rellenos that lured me in at the outset.