Get Ready for Trader Joe’s Next Holiday: St. Patrick’s Day

With the way seasonal products have been flying off the shelves at Trader Joe's, I thought we should try to get ahead of St. Patrick's Day. Of course, St. Paddy's is less about gift giving and candy, but TJ's will soon stock a bunch of items you might want to be on the lookout…

ByMichelleFebruary 15, 20240Comments

Food News

Trader Joe’s Valentine’s Day Items are Hitting Shelves Now

Love is in the Air at Trader Joe's! While some stores back east have had the Ricotta Cuoricini Ravioli for a couple weeks, today was the first time i'd seen them locally. Here's a look at the Trader Joe's Valentine's Day Items spotted in the PNW today. [Ed: I'll be updating this post as new…

ByMichelleJanuary 16, 20240Comments

Food News Product Review

3 New Trader Joe’s Must Haves for Holiday Entertaining

Everyone's always looking for something new to add to their cheese boards and holiday entertaining spreads. You've got your favorites, but it's always nice to mix it up a bit. Don't miss these three new entertaining options on shelves now at Trader Joe's. Unexpected Cheddar has long been a popular one with Trader…

ByMichelleNovember 13, 20230Comments

Food News

Trader Joe’s Holiday Crush Is On. What’s in Stores Now.

I rolled into my Trader Joe's today and bumped into them stocking tons of holiday stuff! I expected some stuff, but this was full on. It was mostly returning items at my store, but a few new things, too. Still waiting on health and beauty gift sets and bigger advent calendars. Here's a sampling of…

ByMichelleNovember 1, 20230Comments

Just for Fun

Holiday Inspo: Make Your Own Trader Joe’s Advent Calendar

This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is useful, please use them to support my work - thanks! Trader Joe's usually gives us a bunch of advent calendar options as we roll up to the holidays. There's…

ByMichelleOctober 30, 20230Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Boozy Macarons

Trader Joe's Boozy Macarons have the holidays written all over them. Does anyone else remember the boozy pound cake Trader Joe's (and other places) had in the early 90s? I think it came in multiple flavors -- rum, amaretto, maybe Grand Marnier? So when I saw the macaron fillings included rum, French brandy XO and…

ByMichelleDecember 1, 20220Comments

Product Review

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

Food News

Trader Joe’s Is Bringing in 84 New Products For the 2019 Holiday Season

Can you guess how many products Trader Joe's is bringing in this holiday season? In 2018, there were 472. According to the latest episode of its Inside Trader Joe's podcast, 400 products earned the right to return this season and they've added another 84. Yes, 484 Trader Joe's holiday items. In the last couple of…

ByMichelleNovember 20, 20190Comments

Product Review Recipes

We Tried Trader Joe’s Bourbon Cake Mix

In the avalanche of holiday treats Trader Joe's rolled out over the last month, one new one caught my eye: Trader Joe's Bourbon Cake mix ($3.49 per box). I've generally liked Trader Joe's boxed mixes and used their lemon cake as the base for my Lemon Elderflower Cake for the Royal Wedding. Bourbon is the…

ByMichelleNovember 30, 20180Comments

Recipes

Mix Up Your Chex Mix with Peatos

Chex Mix has been a family holiday tradition my entire life, and probably even before I was around. My aunt used to make it with the requisite Chex cereal, mixed nuts, pretzels and wheat nuts (which I'm not even sure exist anymore). We've never been a garlic bagel chip or Cheez-It, or Goldfish family. But…

ByMichelleNovember 14, 20180Comments