How to make Oven Roasted Broccoli

Here is an easy recipe that we make over and over again. In fact, it is Delaina’s favorite way to eat broccoli, and THAT  alone is saying something…. What is so special about it? Well,  when you oven roast stuff (like fish, meat,  vegies etc…), the high heat sorta “sears” in the juices inside and [...]

Easy Salmon Dinner any night of the week

Here is a great meal that is sooo easy to prepare that any night will some how seem to be a special occasion. So now when you have had a super busy day, or are just running around crazy, plan to try out this meal and see how easy a delicious meal can be with [...]

Easy Chicken Dinner from Jamie Oliver

Here is a great, easy recipe from British Chef Jamie Oliver. We were checking out Jamie’s website last week, and this wonderful recipe just sorta “poped” off the computer screen. Maybe it was the chicken legs all brown and toasty looking, or maybe all those little cherry tomatoes. It is hard to tell, but we [...]

The Eat Clean Diet Uncovered

The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno is not fad dieting and is really a “lifestyle” eating plan that promotes good health through healthy eating choices. This program seems simple enough but takes real commitment in our modern “fast food” world.  When we say “lifestyle” plan we mean that this is program based on age-old [...]

Give Healthy Eating a Chance in 2010

We have started to notice a number of changes occurring in the world of food and eating… Maybe you have too? It started with a garden… First Lady Michelle Obama planted a vegetable garden in an effort to help kids (and all Americans) eat more veggies on a daily basis. We thought this was a [...]

Trader Joe’s Beef, Bean & Cheese Dip

When you think of bean dip, do you think hot or cold? Well, we usually serve this  dip  cold, made with beans, cheese, salsa and if it’s a “special” occasion, maybe sour cream or guacamole on top. This is fantastic during a hot summer, but eeks! it’s cold out folks! So we were pleased to [...]

View from a fridge

Some friends were over last night, and over the course of dinner, peeked into the fridge. Now we normally tidy up the fridge when we have company over, as a rule. But this time, we were not prepared for the reaction. Our friends were shocked! We really did have stuff from Trader Joe’s in our [...]

An Easy & Tasty Lunch Idea

Today’s tasty lunch idea came directly from Trader Joe’s! After the great taste of those Mango Sausages, we checked out the chicken sausage section to see what other great sausages were available.  We chose this package: Trader Joe’s Garlic and Herb Chicken Sausages. These are fully cooked sausages that only took about 10 minutes to [...]

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberries

Go ahead, we dare you! These are just fantastic, chocolaty treats from Trader Joe’s. We first spotted them during the holidays but they are still available in the stores now. They look like a chocolate covered peanut or raisin, all different shapes and shiny on the outside. But it is for the insides that you [...]

Cherry Lovey Gummy Tummies at Trader Joe’s

Just in for Valentine’s Day are Lovey Gummy Tummies.  Don’t let the odd name put you off this treat. They are a wonderfully sweet and soft chewy heart with a dark cherry liquid center.  Now we normally don’t go for the gummy-type candy (the bears, fish and worms etc…) but again, magic happens here at [...]

Nuts About Nuts at Trader Joe’s

Let’s be frank. We love nuts! In fact, we love all kinds of nuts-all shapes and sizes. Trader Joe’s has helped with our nut love, or rather obsession,  with a great selection of nuts both toasted and raw as well as a pre-made nut and fruit snack mixes. Two of our favorite nuts are the [...]

Explore the Vitamin Values At Trader Joe’s

Shopping for dietary supplements can be a stressful and confusing. Perhaps your doctor recommended that you take more vitamin D? Or you read an article that noted that we need more Omega-3 fatty acids for optimum health.  Then you head to a natural or whole foods type store and there are so many vitamins to [...]

10 Reasons to run to Trader Joe’s NOW!

Or what makes a great grocery store soo great! Why do we continue to shop at the same places? Why is it we LOVE  to shop at Trader Joe’s?  Sorry but we can’t say that we enjoy shopping at the  other large chain grocery stores in the area.  Trader Joe’s is simply different. The staff [...]

Breakfast is GREAT at Trader Joe’s

We are addicted to our breakfast. What is it you ask? What can be so good so early in the morning?  Wait for it… OATMEAL! You can’t believe it can you?? Let us clarify. This is not just any oatmeal. This is organic, long cooking and hearty oatmeal that stays with you throughout the AM. [...]

Easy Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

Spend time this Valentine’s Day with the one you love, and leave the cooking to Trader Joe’s. Recently we noticed this beef stroganoff in the refrigerated case, near the sandwiches, and thought it looked wonderful. So we bought it and had it for a rather gourmet lunch on afternoon last week. WOW– it was REALLY [...]

Easy Chinese Dinner Menu

This is an amazing meal that comes together FAST when you come home tired and don’t feel like cooking at all. In fact, we suggest keeping a bag of this chicken in the freezer for just such an emergency or “just in case” meal when you have had a super busy day. Menu: Orange Chicken, [...]

Banish Dry Hands

Banish dry hands with Trader Joe’s Products! We can admit this now… we purchase these products due to sheer laziness! As you know we are regular shoppers at Trader Joe’s. But we usually just shop for food items. Over the Holiday’s we were soo busy and had run out of hand soap and lotion. Was [...]

Today’s Sample: Mango Chicken Sausages

Yes, the samples got us again…. You could smell the food cooking as soon as you walked into the store. We tried to act as if we did not care and gathered up our bananas, apples, cheese  and bread–all the while our mouths are watering as we work our way back to the sample area. [...]

Trader Joe’s stuffs chicken in box?

Well, not quite, but we discovered on a recent trip to Trader Joe’s a new product– chicken broth in a box. Well, actually it comes in little packets in a box and the packets sorta resemble sugar packets. Official Name: Trader Joe’s Savory Broth Chicken Flavor. (Also comes in a vegetable flavor too). WHAT- Purchase [...]