I just bought some gem lettuce at Trader Joe's...
...and I not only love it, but think it is a pretty good value!
Three good, very fresh, tasty and crunchy heads that taste like a cross between Bibb and romaine. Two green, one red.
NO waste to trim off!
And it was only $2.29. Half of a head made a nice big salad for two people. That means the foundation for six big salads for $2.29!
I also bought frozen polenta with spinach and carrots. I make polenta from scratch often, but this just sounded good and is inexpensive. And a package of frozen gnocchi from Italy with red sauce. And a package of frozen artichoke hearts to saute.
What else? 72 percent cocoa bars. A bottle of the pineapple teriyaki marinade. Black raspberry greek yogurt cups. Pearl tomatoes on the vine from Canada (they are pretty good.) And their avocados are always perfect and inexpensive, and the red bell peppers are cheaper there than anywhere.
I am sick with that damned viral cough that has tormented people this year, and needed to get some easy food in the house. I picked it up in the doctors waiting room last week -- there were three people coughing around me.
Ugh. I hate to be sick, and rarely am. But having some stuff from TJ helps!
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When you're sick, or busy, or can't cook for some other reason.
Taking Michael Pollan's advice about home cooking, we try to make our own. but when that falls through, TJ's is the best option. It seems to be tailor-made for people who either can't or don 't want to cook.
The lettuce you mention sounds like one found at their sister store, Aldi's. I've not seen it at TJs, but I'll look for it next time I go.
The rest of your goodies sound terrific, too. Isn't it nice to go to the freezer and find some easy-to-prepare items?
So sorry you're under the weather, Grasswire.
Cher
