Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New food items at Costco Wholesale

Kirkland Signature Organic Salsa at Costco Wholesale.



After we stopped eating meat at the end of February, I started noticing all the alternatives that are sold at Costco. 

I am not a big fan of prepared food. Most of the stuff I've tried from Trader Joe's, for example, were one-time purchases. But Costco is selling some keepers.


We really love the Boca-brand soy burger (16 patties for $9.49). We usually heat these in the oven, cover them with a slice of cheese and then add onion, ketchup, mustard and so forth. 

Every time we have this meatless burger, we also heat up Dr. Praeger's spinach cake -- small, tasty disks of spinach and potato (20 for $8.99).


Costco also sells two wonderful cheese-and-vegetable quiches that make a great dinner with the addition of a homemade salad. One is made with asparagus, the other with artichoke, and they are packaged together (I don't have the price).


I recently tried the mango juice in aseptic containers from Brazil Gourmet. It's thick, sweet and delicious, despite being a 100% juice blend ($11.69). It's the only mango juice I've found to rival the pure mango juice sold in Cuba.


Pasta Prima's lobster ravioli actually have lobster in them, and the lobster flavor is noticeable. You get two servings for two or three people for $11.99. They don't even need sauce -- just a drizzle of good olive oil and cracked black pepper.


Another recent purchase are 100% whole grain tortillas from the Sante Fe Tortilla Co. You get 20 large, soft tortillas for $3.99, a good buy. 

This tortilla rivals Trader Joe's handmade tortillas, which are pricier. I just popped a Sante Fe tortilla, slice of cheddar cheese and salsa in the microwave for 45 seconds for an instant quesadilla. Yum.


On Tuesday, I bought burgers made from wild Pacific salmon (keta and pink), oil and spices that are sold under the Trident label. You get 12 for $12.99, but I had a $3.75-off coupon. We haven't tried them yet.


Looking for an alternative to Rosa Mexicano Restaurant's $12 guacamole (one avocado), I picked up three, one-pound portions made with Hass avocados for $7.99 on Tuesday. 

They are sold under the Wholly Guacamole label, and are made with jalapeno, onion, garlic and salt. They can be frozen, too.
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6 comments:

  1. $12 guacamole is simply absurd. Talk about markup.

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  2. If my son didn't want it for his birthday dinner, I would never order it.

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  3. Just FYI, Costco, at least the one in Huntsville Alabama, no longer sells the Brazil Gormet Mango juice. I've tried to get them to order more, but they have not done so in about two years. Sams Club sold it, so I switched my member ship to Sams Club. However, now Sams Club has stopped selling it. They also will NOT order it. It's a shame. It is delicious juice...and with no sugar added.

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  4. You might check Amazon.com for that mango juice. I've gotten coconut water, tea and other items shipped to me regularly in the past.

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  5. Look at the Brazil Gourmet Web site for other retail locations:

    http://www.brazilgourmet.com/pages/retaillocations.htm

    You can also buy the juice directly from Brazil Gourmet, but right now only bottles are available.

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  6. You can get a 15-pack on Amazon.com:

    Brazil Gourmet Premium Mango Nectar, 10.14-Ounce (Pack of 15)
    by Brazil Gourmet
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    Price: $37.68 ($0.25 / oz)
    Only 5 left in stock (more on the way).

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