Trader Joe’s Inside Out Carrot Cake Cookies

Here is an incredible new find (well, at least to us) from Trader Joe’s- Inside Out Carrot Cake Cookes! We found these yummy treats in the bakery area near all the breads and muffins. We both were so surprised to see these treats! We both love carrot cake- The spicy cake part and all those [...]

Trader Joe’s Fettuccine Alfredo

Here is one of our secrets to dinner-on-the-table FAST success! You know when you have having one of those busy days… The kind where you feel as if you have rushed around all day without a minute to just stop and think?  And then on the way home you think to yourself ,  a bowl [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Penfolds Rawson’s Retreat, 2008

A Wine Moment with Delaina, the sipping continues…. There are a number of reasons that I choose to purchase a wine. Sometimes it is a recommendation, sometimes because of a tasting (ohhh thanks Trader Joe’s), but there is one more, slightly odd reason… Sometimes wines call to me and make me purchase because of their [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Vola Trebbiano Pinot Grigio

A Wine Moment with Delaina, the sipping continues….This wine moment with Delaina, is featuring a wine from Trader Joe’s May 2010 Frequent Flyer, Vola Trebbiano Pinot Grigio. Trader Joes featured quite a few wines in their recent Frequent Flyer, so of course I had to try two of them.  I am, at all times, open [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine “Big Day” from Pancake Cellars

This wine moment is special because it is one of the few that that will feature a white wine. Yeah I still will post about white wines but they most likely will be overshadowed by the red wine posts. This white wine came from Trader Joe’s of course and I believe it was $5.99. Big Day [...]

Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Double Deckers

Another great product discovered in the Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer, May 2010. To view The Fearless Flyer online, go to Traderjoes.com. You will see the information right on the home page. We found another great (new to us) product at Trader Joe’s recently: Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Double Deckers. The package notes that these are: [...]

Trader Joe’s Coffee: Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend

Are you looking to try a new coffee at Trader Joe’s? We are currently drinking a fantastic coffee that we have not tried before. Introducing: Trader Joe’s Fair Trade Organic Bolivian Blend We have been enjoying this coffee for about a month now, and we still like it! This is unfortunately not always the case. [...]

Trader Joe’s Fantastic Coffee Selection

Well, as you know from reading this blog, we love to drop by Trader Joe’s for a coffee. Yes, you are right we are talking about the sample coffee that is always available when you shop, not a Trader Joe’s Specialty Coffee Shop (although we would just love that second  option). Those cute little cups [...]

Brunch Ideas From Trader Joe’s

More great breakfast ideas from Trader Joe’s website (Click here to view) If you have not visited the Trader Joe’s website in a while, take a quick trip there now, you will like what you see! A few days ago, we were paging through the online Trader Joe’s Frequent Flyer catalog, and saw some new [...]

How to Peel a Papaya

Do you love to eat tropical fruits, but have difficulties when it comes to preparing them?  We just love papayas and when we saw them next to the bananas when we were shopping recently at Trader Joe’s we knew we would be taking one home with us. YUMMZ! Now many years ago, when Kris worked [...]

Trader Joe’s Recipe Revamp- Shallot Vinaigrette

Trader Joe’s Recipe Revamp- Shallot Vinaigrette We had a chance to catch Rachel Ray’s 30 minute meals on Monday. Here is the link back to the 30 Minute Meals show that we watched It was like seeing an old friend again, as it has been a long time since we have had a chance to [...]

Trader Joe’s New Fearless Flyer

Wow is it that time again?? Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer arrived earlier today in our email. In all the years, this is the first time that we have received an electric Fearless Flyer. I am glad that Trader Joe’s is going electric! We usually find a number of interesting items in the Fearless Flyer, and [...]

How to make Eggs in a Bun

Like we said in the previous post, we saw this cute item somewhere on the internet last fall (I think, but who knows, the way time flies it might have been longer, right?). But when I tried to go back and find the site, GONE!  We are sure we created a bookmark, but who knows. [...]

5 More Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

So we went to Trader Joe’s last night and found a few more great ideas for Mother’s Day Brunch. There are so many great items on the shelves, that we just kept turning the corners and saying “what about …. “ again and again. We hope this next list will continue to help you think [...]

How to make Crepes

Trade Joe’s makes it easy to enjoy crepes Here is a super easy way to make crepes. We usually enjoy crepes for special occasion breakfasts but they are also great for lunch, dinner or dessert as well. Sometimes crepes are filled with sweet fillings (think here about filling a crepe with jam, yogurt or fruit [...]

5 Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

Mother’s Day Brunch is one of my favorite meals. Now, I am not a mother, but I enjoy planning and plotting different ideas to make for my Mother for her brunch. Trader Joe’s has a lot of wonderful products that you can use to make your Mother’s Day Brunch special. Beyond food, there are flowers, [...]

How to Cook Raw Shrimp

or the SUPER EASY way to cook raw shrimp We get this question a lot from friends. It seems like many people struggle and stress about cooking raw shrimp. They always tell us a horror story about overcooked and rubbery shrimp with hardly any flavor- YUCK! Well, we have a solution to your shrimp cooking [...]