Last night I had my friend Aamani and her family over for hors d'ouvres and sangria. I wasn't up to actually cooking, so I let Trader Joe's do the catering. I got the Coconut Curry Chicken Sticks, the Pastry Bites with Feta cheese and caramelized onions and the Mushroom Turnovers. I'd had all before. The chicken sticks are pretty good but they scream for some kind of dip - probably that Thai sweet and sour sauce. I didn't have any, though. The mushroom turnovers are also very tasty, a favorite of mine. But the pastry bites were just delicious, I can't imagine I could make something better. I can seem myself buying a couple of boxes for my next party (hey, nobody needs to know). The only problem is that I may eat them all myself.

I also served TJ's andouille sausage, which nobody ate, and bread with triple cream brie, which was very good.