What’s New at Trader Joe’s – February 29, 2024

Small Canvas Totes, St. Patrick's Day and Spring Items are Hitting Shelves Now While everyone was getting hyped for another insulated bag (periwinkle is the rumored Spring 2024 shade), Trader Joe's said, hold my beer. They rolled out new small canvas totes that come in 4 accent colors: red, yellow, hunter green, and blue.…

ByMichelleFebruary 29, 20240Comments

Food News

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

GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH IRISH CREAM From Ottolenghi’s Sweet

There are about a zillion recipes for Guinness brownies out there. Some use store bought brownie mix, some go from scratch. This year I put all that aside when I saw the Guinness chocolate cakes with Irish Cream filling in SWEET by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh. Without the recommended mini loaf pans, I turned…

ByMichelleMarch 14, 20180Comments

Recipes

Good Corned Beef and the Luck of the Irish

Thanks to Alton Brown, I just learned that corned beef and cabbage actually has nothing to do with the Irish from Ireland and is more likely an Irish-American invented dish borrowed from Jewish Americans...hence how NY delis turn out tasty corned beef on rye that few others can match. Anyway, the big question about corned beef…

ByMichelleMarch 18, 20070Comments

What’s New at Trader Joe’s – February 29, 2024

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

GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH IRISH CREAM From Ottolenghi’s Sweet

Good Corned Beef and the Luck of the Irish

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