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How To Cook Dover Sole

by Delaina & Kris • November 20, 2010 • 9 Comments

We were poking around in the fish section at our Trader Joe’s. We had to do this exploratory quest as once again Trader Joe’s re-organized the area, and we can’t find anything! OK what I really should say was that…

by Delaina & Kris • October 28, 2010 • 3 Comments

Scallops are a wonderful seafood item that cook quickly and taste wonderful by themselves or in a number of dishes such as pasta. We love their firm-soft texture and subtle “sea” flavor as well. When we are cooking scallops we…

by Delaina & Kris • August 22, 2010 • 1 Comment

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…

by Delaina & Kris • August 18, 2010 • 2 Comments

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…

by Delaina & Kris • July 22, 2010 • 4 Comments

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.…

by Delaina & Kris • July 20, 2010 • 3 Comments

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…

by Delaina & Kris • June 26, 2010 • 13 Comments

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…

by Delaina & Kris • June 25, 2010 • 0 Comments

When you are looking for a new twist on a veggie side dish, check out one of our favorites: Trader Joe’s Bean So Green. This is a wonderful mixture of veggies: green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, romanesco and…wait for it…..…

by Delaina & Kris • June 23, 2010 • 4 Comments

OR an easy and foolproof way to cook all kinds of fish in the oven at home quickly…. We like to eat fish. In fact we like all kinds of fish but one of our favorite type of fish is…

by Delaina & Kris • June 22, 2010 • 6 Comments

These tasty and easy to cook items are wonderful to have stashed in the freezer until you need them. They cook from frozen so they can be prepared last minute if, say your plans change and you are at home…

by Delaina & Kris • June 21, 2010 • 1 Comment

OR how to make leftover magic with a cheese pizza from Trader Joe’s! Hey everyone! We had a pizza craving the other day and luckily had a frozen pizza from Trader Joe’s at the ready! BUT instead of just heating…

by Delaina & Kris • June 19, 2010 • 6 Comments

We both love to eat brown rice, but sometimes cooking it can be a hassle. Because it is a whole grain, it does not cook up as quick as white rice. I like to plan about an hour to cook…

by Delaina & Kris • June 17, 2010 • 0 Comments

Are you looking for some easy Father’s Day breakfast ideas? Here are a few of our favorite ideas for you to keep those Father’s happy. 1. Ranchero Breakfast This is one of our favorite breakfasts and you can make it…

by Delaina & Kris • June 8, 2010 • 2 Comments

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…

by Delaina & Kris • May 6, 2010 • 0 Comments

More great breakfast ideas from Trader Joe’s website (Click here to view) If you have not visited the Trader Joe’s website in a while, take a quick trip there now, you will like what you see! A few days ago,…

by Delaina & Kris • May 6, 2010 • 2 Comments

Do you love to eat tropical fruits, but have difficulties when it comes to preparing them? We just love papayas and when we saw them next to the bananas when we were shopping recently at Trader Joe’s we knew we…

by Delaina & Kris • May 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

Trader Joe’s Recipe Revamp- Shallot Vinaigrette We had a chance to catch Rachel Ray’s 30 minute meals on Monday. Here is the link back to the 30 Minute Meals show that we watched It was like seeing an old friend…

by Delaina & Kris • May 3, 2010 • 3 Comments

Like we said in the previous post, we saw this cute item somewhere on the internet last fall (I think, but who knows, the way time flies it might have been longer, right?). But when I tried to go back…

by Delaina & Kris • May 2, 2010 • 2 Comments

Trade Joe’s makes it easy to enjoy crepes Here is a super easy way to make crepes. We usually enjoy crepes for special occasion breakfasts but they are also great for lunch, dinner or dessert as well. Sometimes crepes are…

by Delaina & Kris • May 1, 2010 • 3 Comments

or the SUPER EASY way to cook raw shrimp We get this question a lot from friends. It seems like many people struggle and stress about cooking raw shrimp. They always tell us a horror story about overcooked and rubbery…

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