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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, 2019
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, 2019
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, 2019
Dark haired man wearing a leather jacket off one shoulder, showing off his abs.
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, 2019
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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, 2019
milk street tuesday nights
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, 2019
sichuan style peanut noodles
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, 2019
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, 2019
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