Frozen pizza isn't usually my first pick at Trader Joe's. I'd rather grab a ball of their fresh dough and add my own sauce and toppings. But the Organic Tomato Mozzarella Piccolo Pizza caught my eye. With naturally fermented dough (meaning the crust should actually have some flavor), and a $2.99 price point, I threw…
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…
We all know how ga-ga the gluten-free crowd went over Trader Joe's cauliflower gnocchi. TJ's is back with a traditional potato gnocchi stuffed with tomato sauce and mozzarella. Trader Joe's Outside-In Stuffed Gnocchi is in the frozen section and runs $2.99 per 16 oz. bag.
The stovetop instructions tell you to toss them in 1 T.…
Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce is an oldie but goodie that's perfect for the hottest days of summer. When you can only bear to turn on the stove for a few minutes, you'll only need to boil the pasta. The rest happens in a food processor.
Adapted from a Giada de Laurentiis recipe, I think of…
On a recent episode of the Seattle Kitchen podcast, Chefs Tom Douglas and Bridget Charters were talking summer grilling tips and Tom mentioned panzanella salad with grilled flank steak as a perfect one dish meal. Everything about it sounded delicious -- greens, mozzarella, asparagus, basil vinaigrette. It was all the suggestion I needed.
We ate a…
