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 [...]

Trader Joe’s Pacific Flounder with Crab Meat Stuffing

Tender white fish, draped over a scoop of crab meat stuffing… ahh what could be better? The fact that all you had to do was thaw and heat this delicious main dish? YES! Thanks to Trader Joe’s. We have purchased this tasty main course fish for many years now. They are one of those “sure [...]

Trader Joe’s Pecan & Hazelnut Crusted Salmon

Like salmon? Well, we sure do and we found a new product at Trader Joe’s that is just wonderful: Trader Joe’s Farm Raised Pecan & Hazelnut Crusted Norwegian Salmon (now that’s a mouthful!) Now, you might be wondering how this tasty little number has escaped out notice for so long? We are wondering that ourselves. [...]

Easy Recipe Vegetable Frittata for 2

This is an easy recipe for a vegetable frittata that would be great for a brunch, lunch or dinner. This frittata goes together quickly and if you plan for it, you can even use up any leftover vegetables you might have from last night’s dinner.  This recipe is great for beginning cooks as it tastes [...]

Easy Salmon Dinner any night of the week

Here is a great meal that is sooo easy to prepare that any night will some how seem to be a special occasion. So now when you have had a super busy day, or are just running around crazy, plan to try out this meal and see how easy a delicious meal can be with [...]

Easy Chicken Dinner from Jamie Oliver

Here is a great, easy recipe from British Chef Jamie Oliver. We were checking out Jamie’s website last week, and this wonderful recipe just sorta “poped” off the computer screen. Maybe it was the chicken legs all brown and toasty looking, or maybe all those little cherry tomatoes. It is hard to tell, but we [...]

An Easy & Tasty Lunch Idea

Today’s tasty lunch idea came directly from Trader Joe’s! After the great taste of those Mango Sausages, we checked out the chicken sausage section to see what other great sausages were available.  We chose this package: Trader Joe’s Garlic and Herb Chicken Sausages. These are fully cooked sausages that only took about 10 minutes to [...]

Breakfast is GREAT at Trader Joe’s

We are addicted to our breakfast. What is it you ask? What can be so good so early in the morning?  Wait for it… OATMEAL! You can’t believe it can you?? Let us clarify. This is not just any oatmeal. This is organic, long cooking and hearty oatmeal that stays with you throughout the AM. [...]

Easy Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

Spend time this Valentine’s Day with the one you love, and leave the cooking to Trader Joe’s. Recently we noticed this beef stroganoff in the refrigerated case, near the sandwiches, and thought it looked wonderful. So we bought it and had it for a rather gourmet lunch on afternoon last week. WOW– it was REALLY [...]

Easy Chinese Dinner Menu

This is an amazing meal that comes together FAST when you come home tired and don’t feel like cooking at all. In fact, we suggest keeping a bag of this chicken in the freezer for just such an emergency or “just in case” meal when you have had a super busy day. Menu: Orange Chicken, [...]