Trader Joe’s New Sheet Cake is a Summer Showstopper

Have you noticed all the new strawberry-flavored products dropping at Trader Joe's lately? Sour strawberry belts, strawberry doodle cookies, teeny tiny strawberry rhubarb pies? Well, the summer showstopper is here: Trader Joe's Strawberry Mini Sheet Cake. It's topped with a cream cheese frosting with strawberry puree and speckled with freeze dried strawberry bits. The ones…

June 4, 2025

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Passion Fruit Sorbet

It's no secret that I am a big fan of passion fruit (aka lilikoi), so I am loving Trader Joe's being in their Passion Fruit era. From the Passion Fruit Rounds to the Passion Fruit Spindrift to Passion Fruit Meringue Tartlettes, I am all about it. Now, Trader Joe's has added a concentrated punch of…

May 29, 2025

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Mango Habanero Guacamole

When it comes to guacamole, I'm more of a classic gal. I like it on the chunkier side with onion, garlic, and lime. So I went in expecting Trader Joe's Spicy Mango Habanero Guacamole to be too sweet. You know how Trader Joe's can be. But it's not. It's got a nice fruitiness to it…

May 28, 2025

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Dubai (Style) Chocolate

Trader Joe's jumps on the Dubai (Style) Chocolate trend with PatisLove's Pistachio Dark Chocolate version that's $3.99 for a 3.5 oz bar. Made in Turkey, the bar features a pistachio filling with crunchy kataifi (crunchy filo) bits and it's fantastic. I've been whatever about Dubai Chocolate because of the price and the hype, but this…

May 27, 2025

Product Review

Why It’s Exciting Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips are Back

As we roll into summer, lots of Trader Joe's items are making their annual return. But there's one that's actual cause for celebration. Trader Joe's Patio Potato Chips ARE BACK! A mix of Sea Salt & Vinegar, Dill, Smokin' Sweet BBQ, and Ketchup-flavored chips, they've been a favorite since they launched here in 2019.…

May 22, 2025

Ride With Me by Simone Soltani (book 2 in series)

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Check out Ride with Me, Simone Soltani’s Latest F1 Romance

Review copy provided by the publisher I know we're all focused this week on Monaco, but do not sleep on Ride with Me by Simone Soltani. Out now, the second book in her Lights Out series pairs F1 driver Thomas Maxwell-Brown with baker and entrepreneur extraordinare Stella (Margaux) Baldwin. The two meet up in Vegas…

May 20, 2025

Product Review

My Current Salad Obsession with Trader Joe’s Ingredients

Recently I picked up Trader Joe's Grilled Chili Lime Chicken in the refrigerated case as a just-in-casers for a night I was only cooking for myself. I used it in a burrito bowl, but it's now one of the stars of a salad I've been eating at least 1-2x a week for lunch. Mostly Trader…

May 13, 2025

Book Reviews

One for Now, One for Later: Inheritance Games Edition

This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage -- at no cost to you -- if you use them to shop. If this post is useful and helps you discover a new read, please use them to support my work. It's so appreciated! If you love inheritance games stories. If you…

May 5, 2025

Food News

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – May 1, 2025

It's been a busy couple weeks for new products at Trader Joe's. Along with summer items starting to come in, there are lots of new beauty / spa items, and the ube party is on. Let's take a look at what we've spotted in the Pacific Northwest. The New Items display at one…

May 1, 2025

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Mini Taiyaki

These days, you usually see taiyaki used as a soft serve cone with a swirl of matcha coming out of the fish's mouth. But the classic filling is red bean paste (anko). You might also see chocolate or custard like these Trader Joe's Mini Taiyaki. They come 8 to a bag and you just pop…

April 22, 2025