I realize that I am very lucky to be celiac and live in a city that has multiple Trader Joe’s. Not only do they provide a PDF list of gluten free items that their store carries, they have enough gluten free products that warrant them to make such a list!
I also realize that I am very lucky to have friends and a husband who are supporting me on this new dietary adventure. Right after coming home from my endoscopy, my friend Michael presented me with a Trader Joe’s goodie bag filled with things from the afore-mentioned list. And since I hadn’t really eaten solid foods for about 48 hours, I indeed feast on all sort of things like surfboard tortilla chips, salsa, and marshmallow krispy bars.
My faves so far are the rice chips and the Pecan Pralines. Those nuts are gooooood. So good that I ate a bunch after brunch yesterday and I think they sent me into some sort of sugar overload, because I was dizzy for about an hour afterwards. I’m going to have to practice some self discipline with those.
The Husband has also been very supportive. Not only is he learning how to homebrew gluten free beer, he is thoroughly checking labels (and sometimes double checking after me) and bringing me new foods to try. Like last night! We had had a stressful day (stressful week at that) and I sent him to TJ’s to buy some wine for some risotto I was making. He came back not only with wine, but some other new treats for me because we had had a bad day and he wanted to make me feel special. Well, I did.
He brought me TJ’s Rice and Adzuki Bean Chips and some Candied Walnuts. The chips have an interesting texture and flavor. Good color, too–they are rice flour white with striations of dark brownish bean flour throughout. Very light, and most importantly for me, salty. They are perhaps too light; they are small (about 1″x1″) and airy, and I don’t know if they would stand up to hearty salsas or a taco dip. They do, however, have a nice adzuki bean aftertaste so that you might just like to eat them on their own.
The candied walnuts were also good. Not as decadently sweet as the pecan pralines, but perhaps this means I won’t binge on them as frequently.
I hope you have an equally good snacking day!
The Glutonic Woman 
May 11, 2009 at 8:24 pm |
I don’t get to TJ’s much. It’s about 20 min. away. I love nuts, and the ones you mentioned sound great. Maybe I’ll try some the next time I shop there. It was nice of your hubby to pick up some treats for you. My hubby has lots of great qualities, but I don’t see him doing that.