http://elizabites.com/2008/12/04/trader-joes-thoughts/ A fascination with Chicago food, restaurants, signs and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://elizabites.com/2008/12/04/trader-joes-thoughts/#comment-1112 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:42:54 +0000 http://elizabites.com/?p=3072#comment-1112 [...] Sea salt brownies at Trader Joe’s Jump to Comments Sea salt brownies at Trader Joe's I’m not sure if was “sea salt” or the word “brownie” that caught my eye first when I spotted this plastic container of salty-sweet goodness at Trader Joe’s, but when put together these words justified my hypnotically tossing one in the cart. Seriously, French sea salt brownies? It’s brilliance only thought up by one of my favorite grocery stores. And the best part is that they are brownie “petites,” which, in theory, increases your chances of a whole box lasting more than a week. Sure, pastry chefs have combined sweet and salty combinations for a while, but there’s usually something cold involved (salted peanut gelato, etc.), but it’s rare to find a classic, straight-up fudge brownie sprinkled with the perfect amount of sea salt, that you can take on the go, and eat, um petitely…yeah or like five at once. For my past Trader Joe-nsing, click here, here and here. [...]

]]> http://elizabites.com/2008/12/04/trader-joes-thoughts/#comment-293 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:50:09 +0000 http://elizabites.com/?p=3072#comment-293 LOVE LOVE LOVE their potstickers. They taste great, no msg, etc. My husband is Chinese & now those are the only ones we will eat (unless he is ambitious enough to make them himself. That happens about twice a year!)

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