Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

Here is another yummy salad that you might not have enjoyed before: fresh mozzarella & tomato salad. We love to make this tasty salad combination when those big, ripe, juicy tomatoes start to show up at Trader Joe’s. The fresh creamy mozzarella cheese is a wonderful contrast to the tomatoes and the salad dressing We [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Grower’s Reserve Zinfandel 2009

A wine moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. I believe I have mentioned that I for the most part love Zinfandels. I am seduced by their smooth flavor and enchanted by their complexity. Don’t get me wrong you will often read me saying the same thing about other red wines but I have never met a [...]

How To Make Fresh Salad Dressing Fast

Making great tasting, fresh, salad dressing is faster than you think. You simply toss a few ingredients into a bowl, whisk these together and then add some more ingredients and then taste and adjust if necessary. These kinds of homemade salad dressings are so light  and yet have a lot of strong flavor. These are [...]

Trader Joe’s Feta Cheese

Now that the weather is consistently warm here in Tucson, we are enjoying more salads. So when we had a hankering for a chopped Greek Salad we also had an opportunity to check out the selection of Feta cheeses at Trader Joes. We have tried a couple of other kinds of Feta in other stores, [...]

Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Hummus

As you read in a previous post,  (click here)we like to snack on hummus and veggies. Well, we have discovered a great new hummus at Trader Joe’s. Well, to be completely truthful, we were shopping at Trader Joe’s and I was reaching for the hummus that we usually purchase, and well…. I grabbed the wrong [...]

Vita Mix: Blueberry Banana Almond Smoothie

Making smoothie drinks at home is easy with a Vita Mix and items from Trader Joe’s. Maybe it is the heat, or maybe it  is the end of another semester in graduate school and we are looking to try something new, but WOW  we  are making a lot of blender drinks (or smoothies) in our [...]

SuperBlues Blueberries Now At Trader Joe’s

Summer arrived for me at Trader Joe’s today in the form of SuperBlues blueberries I can remember picking blueberries as a child at my Grandmother’s house in Massachusetts. She had rather a lot of bushes and I remember them as being very tall as a child (I would love to go see them now!). Anyway [...]

Trader Joe’s Happy Trekking Trail Mix

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. Ahhh trail mix…. Nutty and sweet and salty all in one bite!  Here is a new to us product that we discovered as a [...]

Trader Joe’s Manchego Cheese

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 actually re- discovered this cheese by flipping through the Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer. We both love Tapas, those little bits or snacks typical [...]

Blog 30 Challenge

This summer the month of June is going to be very special here at Living Trader Joe’s! We decided to join the Blog 30 Challenge hosted by Dr. Jeanette Cates that runs the full 30 days of June. You can view more about her at her blog at www.jeanettecates.com. This is a challenge for bloggers [...]

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