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Libellula
July 21st, 2005, 09:35 PM
SemiSweet, made w/real chocolate liqueur and cocoa butter and vanilla (no Vanillin!! it's REAAAAL chocolate!!), vegan and inexpensive

i recommend them highly!
Amy SF
July 21st, 2005, 09:39 PM
Sounds delish! :lick:

But why did you change your user name? :confused:
smedley
July 21st, 2005, 10:31 PM
YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!i pay 1.50 for them--they ROCK!
Libellula
July 22nd, 2005, 01:44 AM
Sounds delish! :lick:

But why did you change your user name? :confused:

i changed my user name because @raeven was from a time where i was a different person - more depressed and nearly suicidal. Libellula is for the me of now - happy, carefree and loving life. I want positives (in my head) associated with my name, not bad memories. I guess I was just shedding old skin :)
Rani
July 22nd, 2005, 03:32 PM
Oh yeah, TJ's choc chips rock!! Super cheap, vegan and they melt up beautifully in cookies.

And congrats on the new you Libellula!!
Libellula
July 22nd, 2005, 09:16 PM
thanks Rani! :)
ProudVegan
July 25th, 2005, 03:21 AM
Congrats on making a positive change in your life.. i went thru that last year.

I have not tried TJ choc chips yet.. but since im going to TJ tomorrow.. im going to buy it!! Something to munch on! =)
Kelson
July 25th, 2005, 12:06 PM
Thanks for the heads up on the chocolate! Can you mail order them? I'm still trying to find a local supplier of good yummy chocolate. I live in Texas, so mail order can get....messy.
ursa
July 25th, 2005, 03:47 PM
mmm, good to know. I eat chocolate chips right out of the bag, never mind making cookies!

However, may I take this opportunity to UN-recommend the TJ's WHITE chocolate chips (don't remember, but they are probably not vegan). Anyway I tried them once - lured by their inexpensiveness - and they had a really weird, unpleasant chemical flavor. :(
ProudVegan
July 27th, 2005, 06:36 PM
TJ chocolate chips are not vegan!?!?!?!? I was told by one of the employees.. so what does "Cocoa Butter" really mean!?!?!??!?!?!?

thanks.
Rani
July 27th, 2005, 07:22 PM
TJ chocolate chips are not vegan!?!?!?!? I was told by one of the employees.. so what does "Cocoa Butter" really mean!?!?!??!?!?!?

thanks.You are mistaken. They ARE vegan so no worries.
Kelson
July 28th, 2005, 09:49 AM
TJ chocolate chips are not vegan!?!?!?!? I was told by one of the employees.. so what does "Cocoa Butter" really mean!?!?!??!?!?!?

thanks.

Cocoa butter is a misnomer. There is no butter in cocoa. It's simply the "fat" of the cocoa bean.

Don't worry, this trips up a lot of us at first. :doh:
ProudVegan
July 28th, 2005, 08:25 PM
okay cool.. thanks!

I also noticed that the TJ vegan oatmeal chocolate chips also have cocoa butter too.
Libellula
July 28th, 2005, 09:13 PM
mmm... cocoa butter.... /drool
ursa
July 28th, 2005, 10:50 PM
No, wait, misunderstanding - I was referring to the *white* chocolate chips as possibly not being vegan; often these have milk powder or something in them. I'm sure the dark chocolate chips are vegan, as others have said. Sorry for the confusion!
colorful
July 29th, 2005, 01:41 AM
Mmm...I love Trader Joe's chocolate chips! When I was vegan I was so excited that I could actually make vegan chocolate chips with NORMAL-sized chips that actually cost less than Nestle chocolate chips! Now that's a win-win situation. I still buy them now because they are the cheapest out there, and they're yummy. :lick:
Libellula
July 29th, 2005, 02:59 AM
they ARE yummy

now, is there a vegan substitue for m&m baking bits?