We Tried Trader Joe’s Pork and Ginger Soup Dumplings

Trader Joe's recent Asian offerings in the freezer section have been kind of a mixed bag. The Philly Cheesesteak Bao Buns were actively horrible and the Kung Pao Mochi Balls were just ok. But they seem to be turning that around, because Trader Joe's Pork and Ginger Soup Dumplings are pretty dang good for frozen.…

ByMichelleApril 27, 20200Comments

Food News

Trader Joe’s to Offer Meatless Burger

Latest Podcast Previews 6 New Products Coming This Fall / Winter Capitalizing on the meatless burger trend, Trader Joe's previewed its entry into the market in the latest episode of its Inside Trader Joe's podcast. Trader Joe's version will target meat-eaters, but they're quick to point out this one isn't designed to bleed like meat.…

ByMichelleSeptember 16, 20190Comments

Product Review

We Tried CauliPower Pizza

If You've Only Tried Trader Joe's Cauliflower Pizza Crust, It's Time to Branch Out We're not a gluten-free household, so cauliflower pizza crust is more of a novelty than a requirement. I tried Trader Joe's cauliflower crust a couple of years ago just to see what it was like. I wasn't all that impressed with…

ByMichelleAugust 22, 20190Comments

Recipes

What to Do with Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce

Trader Joe's Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce ($2.99 for a 6.7 oz. jar) is one of the items I've been looking forward to most this summer. Calabrian chile paste adds a nice kick to a whole host of dishes, but I usually have to go to an Italian specialty market to pick it up. I…

ByMichelleAugust 1, 20190Comments

Product Review Recipes

We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Taco Sauce

Now, if you like salsa or hot sauce, do you really need taco sauce in your life? Taco sauce was created as a gateway to salsa, and as Gustavo Arellano puts it in Taco USA, it's "salsa shorn of its heat." The first companies to bring it to market in the late 1940s and early…

ByMichelleJuly 22, 20190Comments

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…

ByMichelleJuly 2, 20190Comments

Just for Fun

Trader Joe’s 10th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners

Trader Joe's announced the winners of its 10th annual Customer Choice Awards in its latest newsletter. Several customer favorites remained consistent year-to-year with Mandarin Orange Chicken, Danish Kringle, Unexpected Cheddar and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups maintaining top status among Trader Joe's customers. Trader Joe's Sparkling Mineral Waters edged out last year's Favorite Beverage Spiced Cider.…

ByMichelleJanuary 16, 20190Comments