We Tried Trader Joe’s Philly Cheesesteak Bao Buns

Dude, You Know What I'm Going to Say...I Should Have Known Better When I saw Trader Joe's Philly Cheesesteak Bao Buns in the freezer section, I paused and thought, "Well, it's either going to be surprisingly good or terrifying." They come in a box of four for $3.49. You've got two options are warming them…

ByMichelleOctober 24, 20190Comments

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Homemade Cheese Crackers

DIY Cheez-Its Are Perfect Reading Snacks...or For Holiday Parties In Sarina Bowen's new novel, MOONLIGHTER, pro hockey player Eric Bayer spends his off-season moonlighting at his family's security firm, The Company. He bodyguards a CEO and childhood friend on a trip to a conference in Hawaii. Once there, they discover there's just one bed in…

ByMichelleOctober 22, 20190Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Dip

Is there anything you can't do with Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel sprinkle? One of TJ's top products in 2018, it was named "Favorite Condiment" by shoppers. Now, Trader Joe's latest application for the seasoning blend is to mix it into a Greek style yogurt dip. ($3.49 for an 8 oz. container). To make…

ByMichelleSeptember 15, 20190Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Ketchup Flavored Spud Crunchies

Canadians have known forever that ketchup chips are delicious, but Americans have been slow to get on board. But this summer, Trader Joe's is bringing them to the American market in two ways -- as part of its 4-flavors-in-one-bag Patio Potato Chips, and now in Trader Joe's Ketchup Flavored Spud Crunchies ($1.99 for a 4…

ByMichelleJuly 17, 20190Comments

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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

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips

Ketchup Chips Come to the US, Along w/ 3 Other Flavors in One Bag! When the company previewed its summer products earlier this year, Trader Joe's Patio Potato Chips ($2.29 for a 6 oz. bag) were high on my list. With four flavors in one bag -- Delicious Dill, Ketchup, Sea Salt and Vinegar, and…

ByMichelleJune 13, 20190Comments

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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

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We Tried Peatos vs. Cheetos

Try Peatos' for Free at Select Kroger Stores with Friday Free Download Coupon You may have seen the news that Pepsi Co.'s Frito Lay division issued a cease-and-desist letter to World Peas Brand defending its trademark against World Peas' use of a tiger paw print and claim that "Tigers Live Longer Than Cheetahs." The promotion…

ByMichelleAugust 29, 20180Comments

Appetizers Recipes

Brazilian Cheese Bread Is a Perfect New Year’s Eve Appetizer

Inspired by Acacia Santos, the heroine in Sylvain Reynard's new romantic suspense novel, The Man in the Black Suit, I made pão de queijo, or Brazilian cheese bread. Authentically made with sour cassava flour, the best I could do on short notice was tapioca flour from Bob's Red Mill, and still the result is pretty…

ByMichelleDecember 19, 20170Comments

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Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

This balsamic delicata squash and kale mixture is what to eat now. Are you ready for kale? It's been a gorgeous long summer of tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers and whatever else, but now I feel it. The chill is in the air, the flannel shirts are out of their long sleep, it's time. It…

ByMichelleOctober 9, 20170Comments

We Tried Trader Joe’s Philly Cheesesteak Bao Buns

Homemade Cheese Crackers

We Tried Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Dip

We Tried Trader Joe’s Ketchup Flavored Spud Crunchies

We Tried Trader Joe’s Pimento Cheese Dip

We Tried Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips

Mix Up Your Chex Mix with Peatos

We Tried Peatos vs. Cheetos

Brazilian Cheese Bread Is a Perfect New Year’s Eve Appetizer

Delicata Squash and Kale Crostini is What You Wanna Eat Now

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