Trader Joe’s Adds Beef Bulgogi to its Korean Food Offerings

In the midst of all the holiday hoopla, Trader Joe's just rolled out its version of Beef Bulgogi. You'll remember they've offered a vegan version for awhile. The vegan version was good in tacos, so my hopes were high for Trader Joe's Beef Bulgogi, especially because it clocks in at $12.99. And while prices are…

ByMichelleNovember 28, 20230Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Empanadas de Ropa Vieja

If you agree that Trader Joe's Mini Tacos are a shadow of their former selves, I've got something that's going to fill that hole in your heart. Trader Joe's Empanadas de Ropa Vieja. Now, of course, empanadas are their own thing entirely. They're not tacos. They're more like hand pies. I usually think of…

ByMichelleNovember 20, 20230Comments

Product Review Recipes

What to Serve with Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern Style Kebabs (Koobideh)

This post includes affiliate links which kick us a small commission at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is useful, please use them to support my work - thanks! When it comes to frozen food at Trader Joe's, I think we have to agree upfront frozen generally doesn't…

ByMichelleSeptember 27, 20220Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Mini Chicken Tacos

And the Beef Ones Too You know that meme of the guy eating a Popeye's Cheddar Biscuit and he says, "My disappointment is immeasurable. And my day is ruined." It me. We tried Trader Joe's Mini Chicken Tacos (and the beef ones, too) and man. It me. The four tacos closest to the…

ByMichelleJune 9, 20220Comments

Cooking Recipes

Copycat Recipe: Tito’s Meat Burrito

This is as close as I've been able to get to the meat burrito from Tito's in Culver City, California. I've had it written down in an old personal cookbook for more than a decade. I think it was originally on some listserv or other. Not sure who credit goes to...but it's delicious! …

ByMichelleFebruary 20, 20220Comments

Product Review

Air Fryer Appetizer: Trader Joe’s Beef en Croute Bites

Trader Joe's has been all about the bite-size frozen foods this year. From Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Bites to Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bites. Now with everyone looking to holiday appetizers, we've got Trader Joe's Beef en Croute Bites. And after just 10 minutes in the air fryer, they brown up quite nicely. The…

ByMichelleNovember 23, 20210Comments

Product Review

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

Main Course Recipes

It’s Time to Rethink the Teriyaki Burger

Can we talk about the teriyaki burger for a minute? It's no secret that teriyaki beef on a skewer is a fine, fine creation, and a staple of the Buddhist Church carnivals I went to growing up. So, if you're thinking, well you must have eaten a teriyaki burger or two, you wouldn't be wrong.…

ByMichelleJuly 30, 20190Comments

Book Reviews Recipes

COOKING FROM SCRATCH | Cookbook Spotlight + Recipe

Review copy provided by the publisher PCC's New Cookbook Serves Up Fresh Yet Familiar Takes on Seasonal Dishes Celebrating its 65th anniversary, PCC Community Markets unveiled its first cookbook this week, COOKING FROM SCRATCH. Now the largest community-owned food market in the US, PCC spent the last couple of years evolving its marketing strategy, modernizing…

ByMichelleSeptember 19, 20180Comments

Recipes

I Finally Started Using My Instant Pot

I was what you would call fashionably late on the Instant Pot. I didn't jump on it the way the rest of the food media world did. I just figured, I'm deathly afraid of pressure cookers, I've got a Crock-Pot, that's good enough. It seemed like a solution looking for a problem. I told myself,…

ByMichelleSeptember 14, 20180Comments

Trader Joe’s Adds Beef Bulgogi to its Korean Food Offerings

We Tried Trader Joe’s Empanadas de Ropa Vieja

What to Serve with Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern Style Kebabs (Koobideh)

We Tried Trader Joe’s Mini Chicken Tacos

Copycat Recipe: Tito’s Meat Burrito

Air Fryer Appetizer: Trader Joe’s Beef en Croute Bites

We Tried Trader Joe’s Beef en Croute

It’s Time to Rethink the Teriyaki Burger

COOKING FROM SCRATCH | Cookbook Spotlight + Recipe

I Finally Started Using My Instant Pot

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