Alexa - I didn't get the fuss, either. I got some in a holiday gift and we didn't even finish the bag. Given DH could live on pistachios and we both love chili and lime, that was a first. And I agree on the cashews. Those disappearred in a heartbeat!

Now if I could just stay away from the new Rosemary Triscuts....

I saw those at SAMS Club around Xmas and picked up a container of them. I'm a pistachio shell sucker, so I enjoyed them; but everyone else didn't get it either! I'm going to have to look for those black pepper cashews and rosemary triscuts as they both sound good.

I put some in a bowl with not lime pistachios.....and believe me there is a difference!
LinDA c

I bought some too, last time I was at TJ's which was over a year ago :( I didn't get it either, they didn't thrill me. Oh well!!

My DH was underwhelmed too...

I liked them, but I like the lemon ones even better. They make a great healthy snack at work and it takes me more time to eat them because I have to take the shells off.

I still like them, but I'd like black pepper cashews too, I'll bet.

Annie

Thanks - glad it wasn't just me.

BTW the little gourmand (DS#2 who is almost 7) just announced that the Black Pepper Cashews are "fabulous" and we need to have them chopped over sauteed chicken with garlic cream sauce. Can you tell he is "my" child? LOLOLOL!

Alexa

Ah, Alexa, trust me when I tell you it's something of a mixed blessing to give birth to baby gourmands. lol

On the plus side, they're actually interested in 'what's for dinner' and will often offer great suggestions. They'll try just about any food once (and like most), so you have few restriction when it comes to menu planning. And if a recipe flops, it doesn't dampen their enthusiasm for trying other new dishes in the least.

The thing that drives me nuts, though, is that mine reserve all their 'criticism' for the experiments that actually work! If I serve something for the first time and it turns out to be really sensational, they immediately go into what I refer to as "James Beard mode". :) Sample conversation:

DS#1: "That was fabulous, Mama, but do you think a little more Dijon would make it even better?"

DS#2: "No, not more mustard -- but more cheese. And maybe a little smoked paprika. Then it would have been perfect."

DS#3: "Y'all need to have your tastebuds transplanted. It WAS perfect. Well, except for the fact that it needed some sauteed mushrooms..."

So just wait until he's a teenager and fancies himself a future NYT food critic. LOLOL

I was struck by the fact that such a little guy thought the peppered nuts were fab. We don't have a TJ's here, so I've never tried them. But from the name, they don't sound the least bit bland. Interestingly enough, all of my boys adored spicy foods at a very, very early age. I wonder if that's a sign that their tastebuds are going to be highly developed? :)

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