We Tried Trader Joe’s Strawberry Rose Fruit Spread

On its latest podcast episode, Trader Joe's previewed several new products due out this summer. Among them, Trader Joe's Strawberry Rose fruit spread ($2.99 for a 12 oz. jar). They called this one out as a "limited buy" meaning they bought a specific lot from the maker and when it's gone, it's gone. Well, I…

July 3, 20191Comment

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Pimento Cheese Dip

Upfront, let me say I've never made pimento cheese dip from scratch. I'm from California and it's a dip I've always associated with the South. So this "review" of Trader Joe's Pimento Cheese Dip isn't coming from a life long lover of pimento cheese. All I can tell you is, I'm gonna be making…

July 2, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

10 Beach Bag Books for Summer 2019

"Beach reads" get a bad rap, but there's not much else I'd rather be doing than enjoying a good book in the sunshine. So whether it's fluffy or scandalous or a total thrill ride, "beach bag books" isn't a literary value judgment, it's about whether or not it's a great way to spend a sunny…

July 1, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

SUPERFAN by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

ARC provided by the author's publicist for review Gah, Silas! Cinnamon roll of all cinnamon roll heroes! Sarina Bowen’s SUPERFAN, her latest set in the Brooklyn Bruisers world, finally gives us the lowdown on Silas Kelly’s longstanding crush on pop star Delilah Sparks. In this second chance romance. Delilah Sparks is the one…

June 26, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes | 4-star Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Evvie Drake Starts Over is wry, bittersweet, and an absolute delight to read. As EVVIE DRAKE begins, it’s been a year since Evvie’s husband died after a car accident. She’s still living in their too big house in Maine when her bestie Andy comes up with a plan…

June 25, 20190Comments

Recipes

6 New Items to Be on the Lookout for at Trader Joe’s

In the latest episode of its Inside Trader Joe's podcast, the company previewed six new products to be on the lookout for over the next few months. Bomba - Fermented Calabrian peppers somewhere between a tapenade and a sauce. Italian chiles chopped up, mixed with a little basil and a little salt, resulting in…

June 24, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

Milk Street: Tuesday Nights | Cookbook Spotlight

Milk Street: Tuesday Nights is the June pick for the #RainyDayBitesCookbookClub on Instagram. Since June 8, I've made 10 dishes from the book. When you consider there are more than 200 recipes in the book, it's only a tiny fraction. Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps from Milk Street: Tuesday Nights. Typically, I'll make 3-4 and then…

June 24, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

NATALIE TAN’S BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review I loved the first half of NATALIE TAN's BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim. Natalie's been traveling the world and comes back to San Francisco after the death of her mother. The neighborhood she once knew as thriving and vibrant is a shadow of its former…

June 18, 20190Comments

Recipes

Diana Kuan’s Sichuan-Style Peanut Noodles

In the last couple of weeks, I've been bumping into recipes with sichuan peppercorns everywhere I look. First, it was the Crispy Sichuan Chile Chicken in MILK STREET: TUESDAY NIGHTS, then it was a recipe from Danielle Centoni's upcoming FRIED RICE book, and then, it was the Sichuan-Style Peanut Noodles from Diana Kuan's RED HOT…

June 17, 20190Comments

Recipes

Colleen Hoover’s Confess TV Series is Now on iTunes

Confess, the limited series based on the novel by Colleen Hoover, is now available on iTunes. Hoover announced the news on Twitter yesterday. All 7 episodes of Confess are now on iTunes! https://t.co/fH8qwoV6TT pic.twitter.com/BJEMJrT3H0 — Colleen Hoover (@colleenhoover) June 14, 2019 The show stars Katie LeClerc as Auburn and Ryan Cooper as Owen. Years after…

June 15, 20190Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Strawberry Rose Fruit Spread

We Tried Trader Joe’s Pimento Cheese Dip

10 Beach Bag Books for Summer 2019

SUPERFAN by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes | 4-star Review

6 New Items to Be on the Lookout for at Trader Joe’s

Milk Street: Tuesday Nights | Cookbook Spotlight

NATALIE TAN’S BOOK OF LUCK AND FORTUNE by Roselle Lim | Book Review

Diana Kuan’s Sichuan-Style Peanut Noodles

Colleen Hoover’s Confess TV Series is Now on iTunes

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