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Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar – 2022 Edition

So are you thinking about holiday advent calendars yet? The Bonne Maman jam calendar is the one no one can seem to stop talking about. But if you're more of a beauty/skin care lover, you might want to check out Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar. Still $19.99, it might be the one…

November 7, 2022

Book Reviews

Excerpt: The Stand-up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

Get a First Look Inside Jackie Lau's Next Rom-Com: THE STAND-UP GROOMSMAN centers on Vivian and Mel who are set to be part of Lindsay and Ryan's wedding party, the couple from book one, Donut Fall in Love. Despite Vivian being a huge fan of Mel's work on Just Another New York Sitcom, these two…

October 20, 2022

Product Review

Run, Don’t Walk: Trader Joe’s Italian Custard Cream Puffs

If you need a little break from pumpkin desserts, grab yourself a box of Trader Joe's Italian Custard Cream Puffs. The most important thing you need to know is THEY NEED TO THAW FOR 90 MINUTES. And at my house, they took the full hour and a half. I checked at an hour and the…

October 18, 2022

Product Review

Trader Joe’s Spatchcocked Sweet and Savory Chicken

It's Maple Dijon Marinated As promised, here's the full rundown on Trader Joe's Spatchcocked Maple Dijon Marinated Chicken. AKA Trader Joe's Spatchcocked Sweet and Savory Chicken. And although its marinade includes not just dijon mustard itself, but also mustard seeds and dijon mustard powder, maple syrup is the overall flavor that wins out. I…

October 11, 2022

Food News

Preview: Trader Joe’s Maple Dijon Marinated Chicken

Officially it's Trader Joe's Spatchcocked Sweet and Savory Chicken We're having Trader Joe's Spatchcocked Sweet and Savory Chicken for dinner tonight, so review will post tomorrow. I picked the smallest one I could find, it's just 2.88 lbs!, just in case I didn't like it. We'll see! We're having it with Roasted Potatoes and…

October 10, 2022

Product Review

2 New Trader Joe’s Items You Shouldn’t Have FOMO Over

So much of the cult of Trader Joe's is built on FOMO over new products. And though supply chains seem more stable this year, people are still hoarding and reselling TJ's products on ebay and elsewhere. Well, I've got two new products that you definitely SHOULDN'T be worried about missing: Trader Joe's Caramel Apple Mochi…

October 3, 2022

Product Review Recipes

What to Serve with Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern Style Kebabs (Koobideh)

This post includes affiliate links which kick us a small commission at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is useful, please use them to support my work - thanks! When it comes to frozen food at Trader Joe's, I think we have to agree upfront frozen generally doesn't…

September 27, 2022

Book Reviews

Review: How the Wallflower Was Won by Eva Leigh

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley In How the Wallflower Was Won, Tabitha Seaton's primary ambition is to join the Sterling Society, a secretive and influential intellectual society. Membership is unheard of for a woman, but they might be more likely to consider her if she had an equally erudite husband. Enter Finn Ransom,…

September 26, 2022

Product Review

What Sauce Should You Have with Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Gnocchi?

When it comes to pumpkin pasta everyone automatically goes sage and brown butter. But I have to admit, I don't really like butter as a sauce. I like it to enrich other sauces, but not just on its own. So for Trader Joe's Pumpkin Gnocchi, I went with inspiration from an unexpected place. An…

September 19, 2022

Product Review

Trader Joe’s Salted Maple Ice Cream Needs … More Salt

Around these parts, Molly Moon's makes the best Salted Caramel Ice Cream. It's got just enough salt to amplify the caramel and you're never asking, is this salted? I can't say the same for Trader Joe's Salted Maple Ice Cream. To be fair, the salted part here is apparently the Salted Caramel swirl, but my…

September 14, 2022