The 6th Day of Christmas

On the Sixth day of Christmas Fork and the Cork gave to me:



Six reasons to shop at Trader Joe's for your Holidays






1. The wine. Massive selection of great wines under $8. AND a very knowledgeable staff to help you make your selection.


2. The cheese. It's got to be half the price of the grocery store, and the selection is enormous. Goat, brie, cheddar, feta, stilton, romano, they have it all.


3. The frozen aisle. Whether you need a peppermint cheesecake, breakfast croissants, truffle flatbread, or onion and goat cheese tartlets, you can get it.


4. The pantry aisle. Olives, tapenades, simmering sauces, grapeseed oil, cooked brown rice (I hate cooking brown rice it takes forever!!), are just a few of the treasures....


5. The flowers. It's a pretty good bet to say that your local farmer's market is done for the season. If you need fresh, beautiful bouqets at rock bottom prices, go to TJ's.


6. The cookies. Caramel lace cookies, triple gingersnaps, cranberry pistachio biscotti, chocolate chip, cat cookies, they are all good. Fill up that three-tiered cookie thingie you inherited from your grandmother!!


If you've never really jumped on the TJ bandwagon, or you just don't know where to start, here is a good helper:


The most favored Trader Joe's products of 2009:



http://www.traderjoes.com/attachments/FavoriteTJProducts2009.pdf





Seriously, I'm not getting paid for this, I'm just passionate about incredible food at incredible prices!!

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