Super Bowl Food: 5 Easy Ideas

Ok so we enjoy watching the Super Bowl…a bit. I love the super funny commercials and also the excuse to get together with friends. Also there is the big game too, right? What I really like, to be honest, are all the fun snacks, appetizers and dips that are associated with watching the big game. [...]

Easy Stuffing Recipe

Are you searching for an Easy Stuffing Recipe to make for Thanksgiving (or any meal ….). Well keep reading and I will give you a very simple recipe that you will enjoy  with Turkey or any kind of roasted meat really…. I will admit that I love the stuffing leftovers (crusty corners) with cranberry sauce [...]

Vegetarian Thanksgiving Made Easy

Are you searching for some ideas to make an Easy Vegetarian Thanksgiving this year? Recently we were thinking about different ideas to make our meal a bit more  Vegan and Vegetarian -diet friendly this year. Think about it… so much of Thanksgiving is about all these crazy-good side dishes and so many of them are [...]

Blackburn & James, Paso Robles, Red Blend – 2009

Ok this Paso Robles rocks, and I wish I had saved it for Turkey Day. Nonetheless, I am enjoying it right now. It is lighter and dare I say fruiter than I remember when they were passing out samples at our Trader Joe’s. Yet I like it, even though it is not the usually heavy wine [...]

Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

We have been receiving a LOT of emails (thanks everyone! ) from readers who are interested in some vegan Thanksgiving recipes that they can add to their collection. Now while neither of us are vegans or full time vegetarians for that matter, we did find some really nice websites that are full of delicious sounding [...]

Thanksgiving 2011: Going Easy!

Thanksgiving 2011 will be a little different for us this year. Why you ask? Because this is the year of Easy! As in lets keep it easy and simple and just enjoy the day, visiting and catching up with family and friends and just not making the food the focus of the day and being [...]

How To Use A French Press

Are you curious about the French press? We got a lot of emails this week on what exactly is a French Press Coffee Maker and how/ why would you use such a thing. We have used a French Press Coffee maker on and off for a number of years now.  We seem to go through [...]

Old Moon – Old Vine Zinfandel 2010

Hello Everyone; As the weather starts to turn cold my taste buds long for complexity and I want something that will warm me to my toes. A Zinfandel is just the thing I need. Ok to be honest, I am a sucker for Zins and I can be caught drinking Zinfandels even in warm weather, but [...]

Smooth and Mellow Blend Coffee

Smooth and Mellow Blend Coffee from Trader Joe’s is a nice middle -of -the -road coffee for those of us who like to drink a more milder coffee.  This is our second can of this coffee, as it is starting to get colder out I guess I am drinking more ….  I have really been [...]

Bogle Phantom 2008

A Wine Moment with Delaina Hello Trader Joe’s, Living Trader Joe’s & Red Wine Lovers; We have a real treat for you this time. Some events have come up in our lives and we chose to celebrate life and totally splurge on a wine. It did not help that while I was looking at the [...]

Dearly Beloved Forever Red 2009

A Wine Moment with Delaina Hello Trader Joe’s  & Living Trader Joe’s fans; We have a fantastic wine to share with you. Dearly Beloved, Forever Red 2009 from Mendocino County, California is just the treat to trick out your Halloween celebrations. The label features a beautiful Day of the Dead mask but it is the [...]

Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator: A Review

The Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator: A Review of a great Wine gadget!. Have you seen those funny looking Wine Aerators and wondered what they were all about? We have been told by a many friends, family and fellow wine lovers that to get the full effect from a wine, you should make sure that the [...]

Kumato Brown Tomatoes at Trader Joe’s

Have you tried the Kumato Brown tomatoes at Trader Joe’s yet?  These tomatoes sure caught our eye when we saw them in the store as,  no lie, the tomatoes are brown. OK so I love those heirloom tomatoes, you know the ones that are yellow and orange and red and usually funny shapes (some are [...]

How To Make Kale Chips

Are you interested in learning how to make kale chips?   Have your friends been telling you that you have to try these yummy things and you are like …eeks! no way! I will admit that I was a bit skeptical when I started to hear about Kale chips too. I mean I enjoy eating cooked [...]

Apples At Trader Joe’s Kansas City

Hello Kansas City Trader Joe’s Fans; Here at Living Trader Joe’s we wanted to let you know about a special treat being offered right now at the Ward Parkway location. For those of you are lucky enough to have the childhood memory of picking fresh apples off of a tree and eating it right there [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Merlot 2009

Hello Everyone; As you all know I love a good red. Merlot is considered one of the standards when it comes to red wine. But to be honest I was becoming a little burned out on Merlots. As a result I have not been buying them. But as I said a reader and friend bought [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Chardonnay 2009

Hello Everyone; The next 2 Buck Chuck I chose to review was the Chardonnay. When the weather is hot, like it has been in KC this summer, it is nice to chill out with a chilled glass of white wine. Although I am not typically a white wine drinker after a day of working in [...]

Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Salute Everyone; Due to popular demand, I have decided to review all of Trader Joe’s varieties of Charles Shaw wines. It also helped that a friend, & a Living Trader Joe’s reader, bought me two,  2 Buck Chuck reds as a housewarming gift. Even though it is still warm outside – the TV show Castle [...]

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Almonds (With Sea Salt & Turbinado Sugar)

WOW! Here is an amazing treat that we recently discovered at Trader Joe’s in Kansas City: Trader Joe’s Sea Salt & Turbinado Sugar Dark Chocolate Almonds. You will enjoy how these bumpy and lumpy nuts just burst with flavor when you bite into each one. We saw these and bought them as an impulse item [...]

Charles Shaw (AKA 2 Buck Chuck) Pinot Grigio 2010

A Wine Moment with Delaina We are finally getting a reprieve from the heat here in KC yet this wine moment still steps out of my red MO. As Trader Joe’s is new here, it has became clear that 2 Buck Chuck is a big hit. As we are walking around the store I keep [...]

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