Bloomin’ Plants at Trader Joe’s

Oops! We forgot to tell you about our latest “fun” purchase at Trader Joe’s…. A plant! Now you regular shoppers know that along with great deals on food and wine, Trader Joe’s also has some fabulous prices on cut flowers and plants of all kinds. Usually we walk right by the assortment of beautiful plants [...]

Trader Joe’s Roasted Poblano Peppers

Last night we tried a new product for dinner: Trader Joe’s Roasted Poblano Peppers. They are two to a package, and the peppers are filled with Spanish rice and shrimp. We heard about this Trader Joe’s product from my Aunt who happened to mention it when we were together last week.  We were talking about [...]

Oprah Inaugurates a Food Revolution in America!

We made it a point to watch Oprah today (Friday). Why? Oprah interviewed Jamie Oliver and discussed his latest venture/obsession/mission: The Food Revolution!  (Cook more meals at home, buy fresh food, eat together as a family, get healthy as a result. Jamie is so focused on this new venture that he has a new TV  [...]

Trader Joe’s Bunny Gummy Tummies & Friends

(Part 3 in a 3 part series on Easter Treats at Trader Joe’s) One more Easter Treat caught our eye today (just when we thought we  were safe from any more Easter candy) At the checkout, we spotted the package- surprise The Gummies are back! After trying those delicious Cherry Yummy Gummy Tummies during Valentine’s [...]

Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Malted Milk Eggs

(Part 2 of at 3 part series on Easter Treats at Trader Joe’s) All the Easter Stuff was out when we shopped at Trader Joe’s today, so we picked up a selection of goodies to try out and share with you. This is the second item we are reviewing: Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Malted Milk [...]

Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

(Part 1 of a 3 part series on Easter Treats at Trader Joe’s) You know when you are so busy that holidays sneak up on you?? Well, that’s how it was today. All of a sudden there is an abundance of Easter items in the stores…. And then it hit us: Easter is just around [...]

We Shopped at Trader Joe’s Today!

Today was a great day at Trader Joe’s! We got some of our usual items and also some “new to us” items as well. First the usual items: Today we purchased bread (Ezekiel w/ sesame seeds), eggs, milk and some frozen veggies that we love. We also got some nuts (Trader Joe’s Ballpark Peanuts and [...]

5 Easy Ways to Cook with Pesto

What exactly  is pesto you ask?? Pesto is a thick sauce made from fresh basil leaves, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts. All these ingredients are blended together until a smooth paste is formed. There are many ways that you can use pesto to add a wonderful flavor to your meals. Trader Joe’s [...]

Trader Joe’s 4 Chocolate Dishes of Crème Brulee- Yum!

Here is a great product that we just tried….. Trader Joe’s 4 Chocolate Dishes of Crème Brulee. It was a great “quick” dessert that we would serve again. If you like the vanilla taste and creamy “pudding-like” texture of a crème brulee, you will enjoy this dessert. Also as the package notes, they are 4 [...]

Easy Tasty Garlic Bread

Do you love garlic bread?  We do too! We used to only eat garlic bread when we were enjoying a bowl of pasta or some other Italian –inspired dish.  As there are only two of us, it was hard at times to justify purchasing this huge loaf of bread as we would never finish it [...]

Easy Recipe Vegetable Frittata for 2

This is an easy recipe for a vegetable frittata that would be great for a brunch, lunch or dinner. This frittata goes together quickly and if you plan for it, you can even use up any leftover vegetables you might have from last night’s dinner.  This recipe is great for beginning cooks as it tastes [...]

Easy Recipe Bean Dip

Here is a simple recipe that you can quickly make when you need to bring an item to some kind of gathering. OR, we will admit, this is a great item to snack on while you are watching a game or a movie some night… We were planning to bring some food to a meeting [...]

Trader Joe’s Almond Butter- YUM!

Do you love peanut butter? We just adore the stuff. We love to spread peanut butter on toast or apple slices or eat it with banana chunks (sometimes in a sandwich even). Ooops! sorry peanut butter, there is a new kid in town… We were shopping recently at Trader Joe’s , were planning on purchasing [...]

5 Easy Ways to join the Food Revolution

Are you interested in joining the Food Revolution but don’t know where to start?  Here are 5 easy ways to start to incorporate the ideas behind Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in to your life and your kitchen. Remember the Food Revolution is designed to be easy and to help you cook more meals from scratch. [...]

Join the Food Revolution

What do we mean by the Food Revolution? We are talking about the latest book by Chef Jamie Oliver (the Food Network’s Naked Chef ) called Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover how to cook simple, delicious, affordable meals that is at the heart of the Food Revolution.  This time instead of a cookbook that focuses on [...]