Trader Joe's Potatoes Au Gratin
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Though Potatoes Au Gratin is easy enough to make I like the Trader Joe's brand. Easy to make and delicious.

Trader Joe's Potatoes Au Gratin
Originally uploaded by foodiechickie4775

I love Trader Joe's. That is an understatement though. I always find something different to buy. My latest find was Korean BBQ or Bulgogi. It was so delicious. Cooked wonderfully on the Foreman. The meat was so tender and tasty. We enjoyed it with some Chipotle Ranch fries. Also from Trader Joe's. But buying the ribs can get a bit pricey, even though they are premarinated so it inspired me to find my own recipe and start making it myself. Very easy and the results are the same, marinate short ribs over night with garlic, soy sauce, chili oil, scallion and sesame oil.

I tried Trader Joe's Lobster Ravioli and it did not disappoint. Actually I can't think of any occasion they have disappointed me. I had brought it frozen for work(there weren't any left overs from last night's dinner) with a Ziploc bag of Parmesan and some butter. I keep a small Pyrex container in my desk. I boiled the ravioli in the microwave. Drained the water after it was done. Added the couple of pats of butter and reheated it till the butter melted. Sprinkled the Parmesan on top. OMG it was heavenly. The instructions said to boil. So I thought I should follow that instead of just nuking it. I am glad I did.



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Let me start off by saying that I love Trader Joe's. Niel and I both do. They are not pretentious like Whole Foods is. And they're certainly more affordable. Plus they always have neat new items to try. The other day we were getting cereal. (There store brand of Cheerios much cheaper than the supermarket. Plus they have a cute name Joe's O's.) When Niel picked up some corn chowder. The man doesn't like soup very much but he does like corn chowder. The can was easy to open, (a snap off top) and all we had to do was heat it up. It was thick, had potatoes in it, with flecks of red pepper and of course delicious corn. But the soup tasted a bit bland. So I would recommend it as a good base, but you will need to add more to the soup for it to be more flavorful. Perhaps ground black pepper and some yellow or pepper jack cheese. Luckily I had made panini's on the side so we weren't completely left with wanting more.