The Bandwagon

So recently I finally jumped on the Trader Joe's bandwagon. I hadn't been with any real regularity but I kept hearing all about it and how great it was. I went a couple of Friday's ago and stocked our freezer with stuff to try. With all the hype I figured that pretty much nothing I chose would let me down. I learned last night that sometimes hype is just hype. I bought two packages of their frozen cheese enchiladas (in the green package, I couldn't find a photo online). I figured these would be a quick easy dinner and if I split the two in the package between myself and Jake and added something healthy on the side it would make for a good meal. Verdict? Bland, bland, bland. Maybe I'm spoiled by the delicious enchiladas they serve at our favorite local restaurants but I expected way more from this product. And I'm even more sad that I bought two without trying them first. I don't usually do that but I was so sure. They weren't terrible and I'm sure Jake will gladly devour the other package for lunch one day next week, but will not be buying them again. I was also a little bummed that the plain white pitas I bought started to mold only a couple of days after I brought them home. I suppose this is a sign of their freshness and their no-preservatives added quality but I hate having to throw food away. In the freezer I still have a package of whole wheat pizza dough, beef stroganoff and some gnocchi to try, hopefully I will fare better with those. Food shopping is such a game of trial and error sometimes and it makes me glad that for the most part I'm not making frozen meals for us.