My Friend Joe

Trader Joe's is the kind of place I shop at no more than once a month. I do a big stock-up of frozen and non-perishables, and usually pick up a gallon of milk because it's just so darn cheap there. Recently, I bought a bunch of frozen items, and I've been slowly going through them. Here's a roundup of the most memorable items, frozen or otherwise.

Kung Pao Stir Fry: Good. Cooked up in 5 minutes, good peanut sauce, not too sweet. The packaging says 2.5 servings. I'd say more like 1.5 or 2 reasonably sized servings.

Asparagus Risotto: Blah. No flavor.

3 cheese pizza: Okay. Tiny. Better to get a fresh one from the local pizza place.

Blue Corn Jalapeno Corn Bread: So so good. Blue corn bread!! Very moist and not really crumbly like regualr corn bread. And the heat it delivers sneaks up on you - first you swallow a bite. Then about 30 seconds later, you feel the jalapeno in the back of your throat. Not too much, just enough.

Charles Shaw Cab Sauv: Great. Goes down easy. I've had really bad CS, though. It's hit or miss but for $3, who's complaining? Not me.

Green Beans, Frozen: These are the best frozen grean beans. Whole, bright green. A rebuy, definitely.