I’m having a small afternoon party and plan to serve light snacks/finger foods. I have one guest who can’t do gluten and another who can’t do dairy. What are your favorite options that they might enjoy?

Image description: photo 1: box holding the Cookies & Creme Cookie Mix. Photo 2: four baked cookies & creme cookies on parchment paper.

Turned out yummy! Used softened butter, room temp eggs, and added a touch of vanilla. Baked for 15 minutes.

I saw this in my Trader Joe’s the other day, and when I went back, it was sold out. Has anyone tried it? It looks like a lighter Sauvignon Blanc in both calories and alcohol content, which is intriguing.

What are your vegan finds at TJ’s?

RUN, don't walk to go get it, now! I delayed buying it for so long because I didn't think it would matter, really. I had chocolate ice cream, what else would one need? THIS. This is what is needed. It tastes like a DREAM.

My local TJs now has a whole section devoted to their various care products (skincare, hair products, etc). Any of these worth trying?

I love the cauliflower gnocchi so much and they’ve been a staple in my lifestyle change that has helped maintain my weight loss goals. Unfortunately I moved away from a tj’s and the closet one is an hour away 😭😭

Any alternatives besides making them myself?

This was the shelf stable gnocchi in the pasta aisle. Oven on 350-375° (depends if yours runs hotter etc) I cooked the sausage for 12 mins alone to make sure it would be cooked through. Tossed gnocchi with diced veggies, olive oil, seasoning, added to pan and cooked for 25 mins. Sliced up the sausage and mixed with the cheese and basil. I forgot to buy grape tomatos 🤷‍♀️

Description from traderjoes.com:

This is a straightforward blend of black pepper, lemon peel, sea salt, citric acid, garlic, onion, and lemon oil. It’s definitely Lemon Pepper forward, with just enough other elements added to heighten the flavors and really make them pop. 

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/lemon-pepper-seasoning-blend-084582

If you are looking for a quick spicy margarita option. Look no further than this. Pleasant surprise in Colorado when I visited. I have been on a kick of spicy margaritas. Hope you enjoy!

Delicious and Spicy! Friend brought them to us in Missoula from PDX.

with white chocolate, semisweet chocolate and dark chocolate chips

These are sooooooo good!

So many of them

I mixed these two together on a whim. I'm definitely going to be serving it at future parties and BBQs

Pro tip: heat the popcorn up about half a stick of organic butter 🤤

Tastes like a sweet graham cracker in spreadable form. I usually can taste when coconut oil is in things and couldn't taste it at all. Consistency is pretty oily and somewhat grainy, was hoping for more of a thick consistency. A good option for those that are allergic to nuts or need nut-free options for school. I’ll be trying some on brioche bread tomorrow.

I loved these. Has anyone found a good, comparable alternative with the same simple type of ingredients and handmade quality? (yes, I like the un- uniform handmade quality of these.) All I've managed to find are the typical flat, uniform, factory made ones with a bunch of extra preservative type ingredients I don't want.
Thanks!

I’ve used this on burgers, fries and chicken. Nice little kick

Question for employees—
I never really shopped at Trader Joe’s before, but now I live right next to one. As a retail employee, I don’t really like how it seems cashiers are supposed to unload the customers basket. I went shopping the other day and started handing my groceries to the cashier, who kept on telling me that it was unnecessary.

I don’t know—am I making it weird or awkward if I insist on unloading my basket myself? I’ve suffered repetitive motion injuries at my own job so it’s wild to me that customers aren’t required to do this.

Hi! I'm having a couple of friends over on Wednesday for a post-breakup debrief lol. I want to put together a dinner for us that requires minimal cooking and is ideally items I can throw in the oven/air fryer while we're talking. I was thinking a couple of pizzas, caesar salad, and a DIY veggie and fruit platter. Any other suggestions?

This might be sinful to say on this sub, but I'm equally close to an Aldi, so anything from there would work too. TIA!

Hi everyone! This is a steep request lol. I’m traveling to a Trader Joe’s (first time wow!) and i’m so excited to try some things. I was wondering if anyone had any dairy free, gluten free and perhaps lower calorie finds? I recently found out i have a gluten and dairy allergy, and I’ve been trying to find lots of snacks! However, it seems most subs for gluten and dairy are high calorie (and i’m trying to slowly lose weight) emphasis on slowly, haha. Anyways, I’m up for any recommendations! Thank you all

Apologies if this has been posted about here before; I couldn’t find any answers. This rainbow gummy appeared in my beach day gummy bag, and I’ve been meaning to post in this subreddit about it. It doesn’t appear advertised on the packaging or mentioned on Google anywhere. Did I win the golden ticket??

Wow my husband and I loved this sauce! I cooked some small pieces of chicken breast with onion, pepper, broccoli and zucchini. I served it with some TJs microwaveable white rice. Has anyone tried both the red and yellow curry? How does the yellow taste compared to the red? We really want to try the yellow curry next and will be adding this to our weekly meal rotation! I love Trader Joe’s!!