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 [...]

Easy Harry Potter Recipe: Castle Cats

Are you looking forward to the new Harry Potter Movie as much as we are? We are so excited and have been thinking and planning some yummy treats so keep reading to find an Easy Harry Potter Recipe, Castle Cats! Yep, a kid-friendly and super easy treat to enjoy with your tea~We LOVE Trader Joe’s Irish [...]

How To Cook Dover Sole

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 Trader Joe’s has shuffled all the frozen items around, and now we are seeing all [...]

Easy Taco Salad

Last post I was telling you about our recent fantastic salsa discovery, Trader Joe’s Roasted Tomato Salsa. We were taking a moment to check out all the yummy salsas that Trader Joe’s carries when we found that one. We were specifically looking for a salsa that would taste great on a Taco Salad. We both [...]

Halloween Food- Haunted Pea Soup

Here is one more example of tasty Halloween Food from our new EBook: Easy Halloween Recipes.  This recipe uses only 4 of Trader Joe’s ingredients that are easy to find and that you could already have in your house. The fun and creative part of this dish is the creation of the Parmesan Ghost. These [...]

Halloween Food- Golden Slime Dip

Are you searching for Halloween Food that is easy to make and yet still tastes great? Well this recipe,  and example from our new Ebook: Easy Halloween Recipes is just what you are looking for. This recipe only has two main ingredients: Whipped Cream Cheese and Trader Joe’s Smoky Peach Salsa (or your favorite salsa) [...]

Recipes for Halloween: Oozy Jam Cats

Are you looking for Recipes for Halloween that are all in one place? Recipes that were quick and easy and do not require a lot of weird ingredients. What about Halloween ideas for breakfast? Halloween is on a Sunday this year and we are planning a small Halloween Brunch party. We started to brainstorm and [...]

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). [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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! [...]

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 [...]

How to Cook Brown Rice: EZ Way

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 brown rice. Now this does not mean that it takes a whole hour to cook [...]

Father’s Day: Barbecue Chicken in the Oven

Traditionally any summer holiday just screams for the barbecue, right? Well, perhaps not in Tucson. We have such wonderful weather to grill outdoors from say September to May. But in June, forget about it! It is just plain HOT!! But that does not mean that when certain holidays come around, that we do not wish [...]

How To Make Fresh Salad Dressing Fast

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 salad dressings are so light  and yet have a lot of strong flavor. These are [...]

Vita Mix: Blueberry Banana Almond Smoothie

Making smoothie drinks at home is easy with a Vita Mix and items from Trader Joe’s. Maybe it is the heat, or maybe it  is the end of another semester in graduate school and we are looking to try something new, but WOW  we  are making a lot of blender drinks (or smoothies) in our [...]

Trader Joe’s Recipe Revamp- Shallot Vinaigrette

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 again, as it has been a long time since we have had a chance to [...]

Sonorian Caviar

This recipe is #1 in a series of easy recipes for Cinco de Mayo. This is one of our favorite dip recipes that we have been making for many years. It is a fun mixture of beans, tomatoes, green chilies, green onions and corn. This is a very flexible and forgiving recipe that will still [...]

Durango Dip

This recipe is #2 in a series of easy recipes for Cinco de Mayo This is a creamy easy dip that goes great with chips or is good served on tacos, enchiladas or burritos.  We first tried this dip at a friend’s super bowl party. We were just thrilled to find out how easy it [...]

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