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3 New Trader Joe’s Must Haves for Holiday Entertaining

Everyone's always looking for something new to add to their cheese boards and holiday entertaining spreads. You've got your favorites, but it's always nice to mix it up a bit. Don't miss these three new entertaining options on shelves now at Trader Joe's. Unexpected Cheddar has long been a popular one with Trader…

November 13, 2023

Not About Food

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2023 is In Stores Now!

2023 Price holds steady at $19.99 Alright, it's the day heath and beauty/skin care aficionados have been waiting for. Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty advent calendar is hitting shelves at stores now. I picked mine up in the Pacific Northwest. The 12 days of Scented Candles was also in, but I was rushing…

November 7, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Braised Pork Shoulder with Fig & Apricot Sauce

Trader Joe's has come up with some pretty solid heat and eat holiday-ish entrees over the last few years. This year's entree (or one of, we'll see) is Braised Pork Shoulder with Fig and Apricot Sauce. The box shows nice uniform slices (which seems more like loin than shoulder to me), but ok. At $7.99…

November 6, 2023

Food News

Trader Joe’s Holiday Crush Is On. What’s in Stores Now.

I rolled into my Trader Joe's today and bumped into them stocking tons of holiday stuff! I expected some stuff, but this was full on. It was mostly returning items at my store, but a few new things, too. Still waiting on health and beauty gift sets and bigger advent calendars. Here's a sampling of…

November 1, 2023

Just for Fun

Holiday Inspo: Make Your Own Trader Joe’s Advent Calendar

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, please use them to support my work - thanks! Trader Joe's usually gives us a bunch of advent calendar options as we roll up to the holidays. There's…

October 30, 2023

Book Reviews

Mini Review: The Duke Starts a Scandal by Sophie Jordan

ARC provided by the publisher for review. Sophie Jordan is becoming my go-to for a good historical romance popcorn read. I ripped through The Duke Starts a Scandal, the latest in her The Duke Hunt series, in about 3.5 hours. Unputdownable? Yes. Through a modern lens, a duke who gets involved with…

October 23, 2023

Product Review

Trader Joe’s New Hatch Chile Cheese Dip. It’s Gonna Be a Problem.

Garlic and Asiago was a dip I could I pass up. But when I saw Hatch Chile & Jalapeño Cheese, Trader Joe's was speakin' my language. It's $4.99 for a 10 oz. package. And it's just heat and eat. My store suggested crackers on the shelf tag (for reals?!). They'd be fine, but for me,…

October 16, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Avocado Ranch Salad Kit

Trader Joe's salad kits aren't usually on my shopping list, but something about Avocado Ranch said throw one of these in your basket. See how it is. And let's be honest, I really never pass up a Frito salad. (There's a good one in The Homesick Texan's Family Table by Lisa Fain). So, for…

October 9, 2023

Food News

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – 10/2/2023 Edition

Here's what new at Trader Joe's today as spotted in the Pacific Northwest. For those tracking the return of Kimbap in the freezer section sometime this month, it wasn't at my local today. Anyway, let's get to it. I'd seen a couple folks mention this Butternut Squash & Caramelized Onion tart online. What…

October 2, 2023

Product Review

Inside Trader Joe’s Wicked Good Mini Chocolate Bars

Today we're going inside a new trick-o-treat candy candidate -- Trader Joe's Wicked Good Mini Chocolate Bars. When I saw the bag online, for some reason I figured it was single serve, but no, this is a 24-piece bag of candy. It features four varieties: Nougat Chocolate Bar (yellow), Caramel & Wafer (black), Nougat…

September 28, 2023

3 New Trader Joe’s Must Haves for Holiday Entertaining

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2023 is In Stores Now!

We Tried Trader Joe’s Braised Pork Shoulder with Fig & Apricot Sauce

Trader Joe’s Holiday Crush Is On. What’s in Stores Now.

Holiday Inspo: Make Your Own Trader Joe’s Advent Calendar

Mini Review: The Duke Starts a Scandal by Sophie Jordan

Trader Joe’s New Hatch Chile Cheese Dip. It’s Gonna Be a Problem.

We Tried Trader Joe’s Avocado Ranch Salad Kit

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – 10/2/2023 Edition

Inside Trader Joe’s Wicked Good Mini Chocolate Bars

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