We Tried Trader Joe’s Light Ice Cream

Trader Joe's Adds High Protein Joe-Joe's Cookies and Cream and Chocolate Peanut Butter to Its Freezer Case Hot on the heels of the release of its Neapolitan Joe-Joe’s ice cream, Trader Joe’s dropped two “light” flavors in its freezer case. Joining the high protein ranks along with Halo Top, Enlightened and others, the new Joe-Joe’s…

August 14, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

FRIED RICE by Danielle Centoni | Cookbook Spotlight

Review copy provided by the publisher Danielle Centoni’s Fried Rice delivers bold, delicious dishes that’ll get you rethinking your notion of fried rice. Danielle Centoni's latest, Fried Rice, reminds us there's more to the dish than leftovers. She writes, “[T]his book takes the virtues of fried rice — fast, cheap, customizable — and runs with…

August 13, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

Get a First Look Inside Nina Bocci’s ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE

We've Got an Excerpt from the Book Hitting Shelves August 20 Nina Bocci steps out next week with ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE, the first book in her Hopeless Romantics series. This small town romance focused on a mayoral election brings together Emma and Cooper. They've known each other since they were kids…

August 12, 20190Comments

Recipes

Hatch Chile Season Kicks Off This Weekend

Hatch Chile season snuck up on me this year. I started seeing a few Anaheims in the last week or two at my local farmers market. But with Melissa's Produce's Hatch Chile Roasts kicking off in California, Arizona and Kentucky this weekend, we know the start of the season is officially here. Roasting events will…

August 9, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

10 Books to Celebrate #AsianAugust

One year ago we were celebrating #AsianAugust. Crazy Rich Asians was about to hit theaters, creating a showcase for Henry Golding, Constance Wu, and Awkwafina. That same month, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, based on Jenny Han’s novel, hit Netflix. The ensuing year gave us Always Be My Maybe starring Ali Wong and…

August 8, 20190Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Neapolitan Joe-Joe Ice Cream

Whoa, Joe! It looks like Trader Joe's has been saving the best for last this summer, with its new Neapolitan Joe-Joe Ice Cream ($2.99). We were fans of the cookies when they came out last year, we even thought the Neapolitan Puffs cereal was pretty ok, but this ice cream? Trader Joe's has outdone itself.…

August 5, 20190Comments

Recipes

What to Do with Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce

Trader Joe's Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce ($2.99 for a 6.7 oz. jar) is one of the items I've been looking forward to most this summer. Calabrian chile paste adds a nice kick to a whole host of dishes, but I usually have to go to an Italian specialty market to pick it up. I…

August 1, 20190Comments

Main Course Recipes

It’s Time to Rethink the Teriyaki Burger

Can we talk about the teriyaki burger for a minute? It's no secret that teriyaki beef on a skewer is a fine, fine creation, and a staple of the Buddhist Church carnivals I went to growing up. So, if you're thinking, well you must have eaten a teriyaki burger or two, you wouldn't be wrong.…

July 30, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock | Spot Review

Review copy provided by the publisher CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock totally broke me out of a reading slump. Here's the lowdown: Clara gets laid off from her gig as an editor in publishing and finds herself crashing on her brother's couch. While she searches for a new job, she takes a gig cleaning…

July 26, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

TEMPER by Layne Fargo | Spot Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Rage Becomes Her. "It's SMASH, but with teeth," is how I wanted to logline Layne Fargo's debut psychological thriller, TEMPER. Set in the Chicago theater scene, it features Malcolm, a controlling and charismatic theater director; Joanna, his professional partner and enabler; and Kira, an ambitious young actress. With…

July 24, 20191Comment

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Light Ice Cream

FRIED RICE by Danielle Centoni | Cookbook Spotlight

Get a First Look Inside Nina Bocci’s ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE

Hatch Chile Season Kicks Off This Weekend

10 Books to Celebrate #AsianAugust

We Tried Trader Joe’s Neapolitan Joe-Joe Ice Cream

What to Do with Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce

It’s Time to Rethink the Teriyaki Burger

CRASHING THE A-LIST by Summer Heacock | Spot Review

TEMPER by Layne Fargo | Spot Review

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