Trader Joe's!!!!!

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We love the spinach/onion foccacia- I top it with a brush of pesto and the marinated mozzarella or rotella. A quick and easy mid-week meal.

I also love their frozen Mandarin Orange Chicken and Vegetable Pad Thai.

We Just tried their Indian Spinach Sauce in a Jar over chicken thighs this week. I browned the chicken, took off the skin and then threw them in the Crock Pot with a Bottle of this heaven in a Jar. Next time I'll add a chili pepper cause we like things a little hotter.

After the O'Reilly thingie I was craving Falafel- I wasn't too impressed with their frozen kind---I don't mind the kind you can whip up from the box though. I just don't have time to make fresh during the week.

I'm nuts for TJ's tasty convenience

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1. Frozen garlic cubes

You find in the frozen food sections and it tastes just like fresh. Each cube equals about one clove garlic. I use this in most of my cooking now.

I think their hummus is better tasting than most pre-made hummus.

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2. I'll have to try that

I hate chopping garlic. I've been using their pealed cloves in a jar (near the fresh vegetables)

Have you tried the Sliced Peppers in the frozen section--What a god's send!

Their Hummus is good -The spicy kind is even better. Even their Baba Ghanoush is good. But I find it kind of pricey compared to what I can do in my food processor at home.

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3. Love the frozen peppers

frozen garlic, onions, and peppers and you have the start to many of my quick dinners.