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bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Party Size Mini Meatballs
My suggestion ,,

Meatball Stroganoff

use either the this or the meatless meatballs
plus

easy to make

1). Heat and Brown the balls
2). After the Frozen Balls Meat or Meatless are Cooked just removed from the pan until later
3). Add your pre-diced onions and pre-sliced mushrooms both easy to get at TJ's
4). Add a little butter or like product
5). Then add a little Chicken Stock - using the TJ Stock you can just screw the top back on for the next use
6). Then add a little mixture of flour combined with butter that you combinded until it made fine paste
7). Add a little wine if you wish and then some sour cream
8). Then add back the Balls
9). Season with a little pepper

Final Step , and a strong Suggestion
Try the

Trade Joes , Pappardelle , Egg Pasta with the dish , they are long wonder egg noodles and yes thank God with egg yolks included :)
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Garlic Herb Pizza Dough
Okay I have tried the plain dough a few times and had mixed results , but I think it had more to do with what I was doing then the dough and leardning what works best for it.

1). Forming the dough
Like it suggests just let the dough rest for at least 20 minutes
2). then lightly flour a surface , I use a flexible plastic cutting board I got super cheap that came 2 in the package
3). plop the dough on the flour and just flip it around till its covered in a light dusting of flour on all sides
4). Okay now start to stretch the dough , (Suggestion take a moment before you start this and wash not just your hands but your a good part of the lower arm ) I let the dough drap over my fist as I stretch it out and take my time as I work it out.

Working pizza / bread dough takes practice and will take more then just a few attempts to make this easy.

Cooking suggestions ,, unlike the big pizzeria ,, less is better when you deal with toppings , also a mix of cheeses is possibly better then just moz. TJ has a great Cheese mix of Italian style cheese that are very fragrent , use that in combination with some moz.

Also , go lite on any toppings that give off water , like vegetables.
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Gnocchi al Gorgonzola
Okay good sause but the gnocchi were really good , strong suggest to try , just dont over cook them :)
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Cranberry Panettone
I do not normally like Panettone ,, but this was moist and lite , but even more then that the cranberries give it that little twang that sets the items apart.

If you enjoy cranberries you might really like this
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Potato Pancakes
My mom made great Potatoe pancakes so did my grandmother but these are real close to homemade without all the work :0
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Veggie Meatballs
I would say to try them , I made 2 batches of balls , meat and meatless in a lite tomatoe sauce.

After being allowed to simmer for an hour plus it was hard to notice a texture difference. I would say its a good product to try and an option when you are hosting a Vegan
bysfbeachguy, December 20, 2006
Tofutti Hooray Frozen Sugar Free Soy Bars
Much better then the other Ice Cream Bar like products short of the super rich Bars

Good taste , look , etc

Strong Suggest to Try
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
All I can say is that this is a great product , I love thats its homemade quality and all ready to go cookies that just need a fast 12-15 minutes of bake , then cool then eat.

Heck its less then the cost of buying fresh baked cookies for the 16 cookies that came in the package.

Love the idea of being able to just pop 2 , 4 , 6 or all the cookies in the oven at any time.
Mashed Potatoes
Great product and like the others here for the low price its a great way to have Mashed Potatoes if you wish without the mess and work. After reading the posting here I will see how milk products work instead of the water.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Chicken Lasagna
Its a great Price and its well made.

Whats interesting about Lasagna is that there are very many different ways of makeing it depending on personal taste and how we were raised.

For some its a traditional Italian Style , for some its commerical produced in those huge containers at the market that feed 30.

But I would suggest you look at this variation on its on. I would say that its good but maybe not what some would think of as Homemade because its a different take on the recipe.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Chopped Basil
Like the other posters, I love being able to throw a Basil and or Garlic Cube in a Dish.

I would suggest to try the product because if you like to you Basil in your wet dishes this is a great option as is the Garlic.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Panko-breaded Tilapia Filets
I love the TJ Tilapia and after they are Baked , I but a light amount of the TJ Tarter Sauce with Jalapeno on 1 side.

Great way to add fish to your diet and with the light breading its a strong suggest to try from me.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Strawberry Fruit Floes
Of the Fruit Floes , I love the Strawberry , after having the TJ variation of juice bar I can not eat any other.

My only regret is that they no longer make this in Cherry.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Its more expensive then the other TJ Shampoo but its still a bargain compared to other stores especially considering the quality of the product.

Strong Suggest on this Product.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Garlic Naan Bread
I actually stopped buying the Garlic variation not because I do not like it but because I actually like to use the Naan now with various dishes from Breakfast to Dinner.

The Frozen Naan has had the effect that I no longer buy loves of bread any longer.

What I do now is just make sure to keep the Frozen Naan in the house so that i can use it with Eggs at Breakfast to Stews and Soups at night.

Try both variations , I also tend to bake it longer then the directions say for about 3+ minutes and some times with a flip.

Strong Suggest to try this Product or the Regular variation.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Double Rainbow Blueberry Ice Cream
Okay I really love this product , but can my friends buy this instead so its not in the house tempting me to eat it all :)
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Oatmeal Cranberry Dunkers
Okay if you were raised on Holiday baked goods with Cranberries then you may really want to try this.
bysfbeachguy, November 23, 2006
Panda Licorice
Strong Suggest for Licorice lovers
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