We Tried Trader Joe’s Blood Orange Cake Mix

Trader Joe's has a solid track record with its boxed cake mixes. Not just the basic flavors, but with mochi cake, lemon (we used it for a tribute to Harry and Meghan); bourbon cake, and of course, its holiday stroopwaffel cake. And now, they've brought us Trader Joe's Blood Orange Cake Mix. When you cut…

ByMichelleFebruary 23, 20210Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Breaded Fried Ravioli

Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Trader Joe's dropped a new snack in its frozen section: Trader Joe's Breaded Fried Ravioli. Filled with a mix of ricotta, Monterey jack, mozzarella, asiago and parmesan, these cheesy little pillows are breaded and fried. And they're just waiting for you to throw them in the oven (or…

ByMichelleFebruary 4, 20210Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Potato Chips

Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning has been one of its more popular items for a few years now. We sprinkled it on cucumber slices, put in on pizza crust and knots, added it to avocado toast. And Trader Joe's made its own yogurt dip, and coated smoked salmon with it. And now, they've…

ByMichelleJanuary 21, 20210Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Mexican-Style Riced Cauliflower

Topped it with Chicken Tossed with TJ's New Cuban Style Citrusy Garlic Seasoning Blend So things have been a little upside around here...we had a 3-day long power outage and lost everything in the fridge. So no posts last week. :( The good news is that meant I had to go to Trader Joe's to…

ByMichelleJanuary 18, 20210Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Pfeffernüsse Cookie Mix

If you've rolled through Trader Joe's in the last week, you know they're in overdrive on the holiday items. Even my latest trip, post Thanksgiving, was mostly for holiday stuff, not staples. Among them, Trader Joe's Pfeffernüsse Cookie Mix. Usually, pfeffernüsse is too anise-flavored for me, and a black licorice fan I am not.…

ByMichelleDecember 1, 20200Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Beef en Croute

With everything looking a little different this holiday season, there's no reason you absolutely have to have turkey for Thanksgiving. Of course, Trader Joe's does have a Turkey en Croute, so it's an option. But for me, I went for the beef. Trader Joe's Beef en Croute is basically a Beef Wellington -- tenderloin wrapped…

ByMichelleNovember 17, 20202Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Cranberry Ginger Beverage

We have reached that point in the year where it's literally impossible to keep up with all the holiday goodies hitting shelves at Trader Joe's. That's in a non-COVID year. I'm shopping once a week, so it's sort of luck of the draw on what's in, and I'm mostly focusing on what's new this…

ByMichelleNovember 13, 20200Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling HoneyCrisp Apple Juice

Trader Joe's has another winner on their hands in the canned sparkling juice department. If you've been a regular TJ's shopper this year, you might have picked up watermelon, strawberry, or black tea with peach juice. And now, Trader Joe's Sparkling Honeycrisp Apple Juice joins the lineup. I don't know about you, but Honeycrisps…

ByMichelleNovember 9, 20200Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Sugar Plum Sparkling Beverage

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday items are starting to hit Trader Joe's stores this week. Old favorites are back including almond nog, egg nog, Amarena cherries, and Cocoa Peppermint Almond Creamer. Even advent calendars (dog, cat and human!) are already on shelves. Along with them, we've got…

ByMichelleNovember 5, 20200Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Chakri Mix

Not that anyone in the US is doing much flying these days, but I gotta tell ya, those little bags of snack mix are pretty much a let down. Weird little Ranch-flavored thingies, honey roasted sesame sticks, maybe a couple of tiny pretzels. I'll usually pass. Now, if flights in the States had Trader Joe's…

ByMichelleOctober 27, 20200Comments