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Tampa’s Trader Joe’s has finally opened, and it’s busy as hell. You would have thought the baby Jesus himself was promoting the Curried Quinoa Salad with Mango or something on this Easter Sunday. Conceding that it should have been opened years ago and that I am certainly behind the times, I still love this place! I am such a foodie now…
“Trader Joe’s is no ordinary grocery chain. It’s an offbeat, fun discovery zone that elevates food shopping from a chore to a cultural experience. It stocks its shelves with a winning combination of low-cost, yuppie-friendly staples (cage-free eggs and organic blue agave sweetener) and exotic, affordable luxuries — Belgian butter waffle cookies or Thai lime-and-chili cashews — that you simply can’t find anyplace else.”
My grocery basket:
the Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels $3.49
Edamame Crackers $2.69
Mandarin Orange Chicken $4.99
BBQ Pulled Chicken $5.99
Homecut Fries $1.99
Petite Cocoa Wafers $1.99
Sesame Sticks $2.29
Carrot Cake Cookies $3.99
Dried Mandarin Slices $1.99
Chicken Jerky Dog Treats
I love Trader Joe’s! We’ve had one here in Santa Fe for quite a few years. My favorite is Japanese Fried Rice, made with sake, edame, thin fried tofu, seaweed, and more. I love it so much I buy it by the case. There are lots of goodies of course. As I am a vegetarian, it can be expensive to shop at places like Whole Foods and shopping at TJ’s saves a lot of money.
I really enjoy the area you live in. I visited a friend for a week in Saint Petersburg a decade ago. Unfortunately he’s gone now because of AIDS but I often think of him. I have a folder full of photos from the trip so that brings back memories.
Thanks for the post. HUGS, JerBear
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