Easy Raw Green Smoothie Recipe

Have you wanted to try some of those interesting- looking green food smoothies that you are starting to see all over the place? Well, believe it or not, we just tried one for the first time TODAY, thanks to poking around on the Vita-mix website. I was looking to see what new fruit smoothies they [...]

How to Make Easy Coleslaw

We enjoy coleslaw almost year round in Tucson. Maybe it is the heat (yes… very likely) but it could be because we just love all the contrasts: crunchy veggies and creamy sweet-tangy dressing.  And we also like how flexible the salad is (you could eat it regular style, or experiment with stuff like apples or [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Winnefred Chardonnay, 2009

A Wine Moment with Delaina…the sipping continues…. Our Trader Joe’s had a Chardonnay that caught my eye the other day….  Winnefred Chardonnay 2009 was sitting on an end-cap, just calling me over. I am not sure what attracted me to the wine– if it was the “sassy” State Fair label (I love the State Fair) [...]

Easy Strawberry Shortcake

I always love to see ripe berries when I go to Trader Joe’s.  There is just something so “summery” about seeing all those containers of blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Recently our Trader Joe’s in Tucson had the nicest looking strawberries. We even purchased two containers thinking…wow the look sooo good! One plan that was starting [...]

Trader Joe’s Olive Tapenade

We found a wonderful new (to us) product at Trader Joe’s this week: Trader Joe’s Olive Tapenade: Traditional.  We have tried a Trader Joe’s tapenade item before, but it was discontinued last year and we have not found another product to take its place- until now. This wonderful product (which is found in the refrigerated [...]

Trader Joe’s Mini Lemon Blueberry Scones

Just in time for a rainy day here in Arizona: an afternoon tea party. Yes I know it is HOT here, but…well sometimes you just go with your gut and do something unusual, right? It is Monsoon time here in Tucson and that means the possibility of about 2 hours of very strong rain any [...]

How to make Trader Joe’s Waffles

Now, waffles are not usually on our Sunday AM radar at the house. Although we like to eat waffles when we are at a restaurant, (all crispy and golden on the outside) we do not have a waffle iron in  our kitchen yet. Oh well, some day…. Here is the recipe for waffles from the [...]

Trader Joe’s Pancake Mix Directions

Have you tried Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Pancake & All Purpose Baking Mix yet? We love  having all the ingredients ready to go when the mood for pancakes hits us- usually on a Sunday morning, drinking coffee…reading the paper…. You get the idea. So here is the super easy way to get Pancakes on your table! [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Villa Carlotti Prosecco

So it is July and I thought that it would be appropriate to share a Prosecco I found at Trader Joes. Trader Joes had a Villa Carlotti Prosecco for around five dollars so I gave it a try. I tend to like Proseccos because, as the label states, it is a “Soft White Wine”. This [...]

How to Make Pasta Salad

One of the great things I love about summer is pasta salad. Now we could make them all year long, but there is something about the cold pasta and the different veggies that reminds me of a picnic. I guess I just don’t think about making and serving a pasta salad in November. Anyway Pasta [...]