We Tried Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Marinated Pork Loin

Trader Joe's Apple Cider Marinated Pork Loin is a great way to welcome fall. I only regret that I didn't grab a jar of applesauce or the pineapple fruit spread. Because while it has cinnamon, cloves, and other spices in the marinade, this is definitely a savory pork roast. I ended up using a little…

ByMichelleSeptember 16, 20210Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage

If you've ever had a shrub, a fruit syrup preserved with vinegar that dates back to the Colonial era, you know what Trader Joe's is going for with its Sparkling Apple Cider Vinegar Beverages. It comes in two flavors: ginger-lemon and lemon strawberry. I'm not usually a big fan of shrubs, they're typically too vinegary…

ByMichelleJanuary 26, 20210Comments

Recipes

‘The Hot Scot’: A Warming Winter Cocktail Inspired by FIGHT OR FLIGHT

Samantha Young's next release, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, hits shelves today in United States. It's a steamy enemies-to-lovers story that starts in an airport and traps the hero and heroine on a cross country flight. (Full review here). Bickery banter ensues. Hero Caleb Scott defines alpha-hole, and abrasive as he is at the beginning, he sure…

ByMichelleOctober 9, 20180Comments

Beverages Entertaining Recipes

The A-/B+: Maple Cider Bourbon Smash

Sometimes a cocktail is born of what you have around. Last Sunday as we were settling in to an afternoon of football, I realized we were low on vodka, which put a damper on our Moscow Mule plans. I'm constantly looking for ways to learn to enjoy bourbon and this maple cider cocktail might just be…

ByMichelleNovember 18, 20160Comments

Breafkast Cooking Recipes

(How Ya Like Them) Apple Cider Oatmeal?

Apple Pie Spice, Pumpkin Spice, Chai Spice. They're not all the same, yet at this time of year, people will slap any old label on a spice blend with a lot of cinnamon in it to make it sound new. We're keeping it honest today -- this is Apple Pie-spiced thanks to a Penzeys sample, but what…

ByMichelleNovember 6, 20140Comments

We Tried Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Marinated Pork Loin

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage

‘The Hot Scot’: A Warming Winter Cocktail Inspired by FIGHT OR FLIGHT

The A-/B+: Maple Cider Bourbon Smash

(How Ya Like Them) Apple Cider Oatmeal?

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