Vitamix: Tropical Smoothie Today

Are you ready to expand your smoothie -making skills?  Are you ready to start experimenting with new and more exotic flavors? Then get ready today to try a  Vitamix Tropical Smoothie! Click HERE to Get FREE shipping on your Vitamix As you know we have been making, sipping and just plain enjoying all the wonderful [...]

Meatless Monday: Macaroni & Cheese

We spotted this bright orange box of Trader Joe’s Macaroni & Cheese on the end of an aisle when we were last shopping at Trader Joe’s. We both said something like YUM! “We should get that” in a sorta joking way… but then said why not? It is fast, easy to make, and we hoped [...]

Trader Joe’s Marinated Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini

After the sweet and easy success of our Meatless Monday Meal of Mock Eggplant Parmesan, we went back to Trader Joe’s and picked up another package! (I almost hesitate to admit this to you!)  We thought that the mock Eggplant Parmesan was just delicious and we made, yes, another one today for lunch. OK just [...]

Trader Joe’s Wine: Mionetto Prosecco D.o.c Treviso- Brut

Hello Everyone; It is time for another wine moment with Delaina. I had a need for celebration gift this week,  and as the beautiful blue bottled Villa Carlotti Prosecco was not in stock at Trader Joes (or anywhere else that I called) I had to try another Prosecco.  I needed a Prosecco that would impress [...]

Meatless Monday: Go Italian This Week

This Meatless Monday we found a great new-to -us product at Trader Joe’s and thought it would be just fantastic for an Easy, Yummy  Meatless Monday Main dish, with a little Italian flair.  The product? Trader Joe’s Misto Alla Griglia Marinated Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini (ready to go in the freezer section of the store). [...]

How to Make Stir Fry Vegetables

Are you interested in learning how to make stir fry vegetables at home? They really are a quick and yummy way to enjoy vegetables on a regular basis. One of the good things about making stir fry vegetables is that you can use just about any vegetable that you have in the house: onions, carrots, [...]

Meatless Monday Recipes: Pasta Salad

This great Meatless Monday Recipe is an easy summer pasta salad. This easy recipe combines whole wheat pasta spirals, garbanzo beans, fresh veggies and a tasty olive dressing. It is quick, simple to make and you can add or subtract ingredients that you want to and still have a colorful, tasty main dish for Meatless [...]

Easy Raw Diet Green Smoothie: Spinach & Ginger

Another great tasting Easy Raw Diet Green Smoothie:Spinach & Ginger was created today in our kitchen! We are so excited by the yummy green smoothies that we are enjoying and wanted to share another one with you today. This one was just loosely based on a recipe, and then became a sort of  “just toss [...]

Meatless Monday: Cornbread and Pinto Beans

You never know what you will learn when you listen to the radio, right? Today we were listening to NPR whilst doing errands, and heard about a new marketing plan for better health: Meatless Monday’s The announcers made a lot of good points about how much fat and cholesterol you could avoid adding to your [...]