Trader Joe’s to Offer Meatless Burger

Latest Podcast Previews 6 New Products Coming This Fall / Winter Capitalizing on the meatless burger trend, Trader Joe's previewed its entry into the market in the latest episode of its Inside Trader Joe's podcast. Trader Joe's version will target meat-eaters, but they're quick to point out this one isn't designed to bleed like meat.…

ByMichelleSeptember 16, 20190Comments

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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 Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo

Trader Joe's added a new Mexican-inspired entree to its freezer section with the arrival of Trader Joe's Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo ($4.99). Although you can't throw this one in the microwave, it cooks on the stovetop in about 10 minutes. Trader Joe's Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo Trader Joe's Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo Nutrition Information Trader Joe's Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo…

ByMichelleAugust 26, 20190Comments

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What to Do with Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce

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…

ByMichelleAugust 1, 20190Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Taco Sauce

Now, if you like salsa or hot sauce, do you really need taco sauce in your life? Taco sauce was created as a gateway to salsa, and as Gustavo Arellano puts it in Taco USA, it's "salsa shorn of its heat." The first companies to bring it to market in the late 1940s and early…

ByMichelleJuly 22, 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 Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage

I never really jumped on the golden milk bandwagon, despite all the hype about the health benefits of turmeric. I've usually seen golden milk, known as haldi doodh, as a powdered spice mix or in the refrigerated section. Trader Joe's Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage ($2.69 for a 32 oz. carton) is shelf-stable and lactose and…

ByMichelleJuly 10, 20190Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Strawberry Rose Fruit Spread

On its latest podcast episode, Trader Joe's previewed several new products due out this summer. Among them, Trader Joe's Strawberry Rose fruit spread ($2.99 for a 12 oz. jar). They called this one out as a "limited buy" meaning they bought a specific lot from the maker and when it's gone, it's gone. Well, I…

ByMichelleJuly 3, 20191Comment

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6 New Items to Be on the Lookout for at Trader Joe’s

In the latest episode of its Inside Trader Joe's podcast, the company previewed six new products to be on the lookout for over the next few months. Bomba - Fermented Calabrian peppers somewhere between a tapenade and a sauce. Italian chiles chopped up, mixed with a little basil and a little salt, resulting in…

ByMichelleJune 24, 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

Trader Joe’s to Offer Meatless Burger

We Tried Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Dip

We Tried Trader Joe’s Chicken Chilaquiles Rojo

What to Do with Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce

We Tried Trader Joe’s Spicy Taco Sauce

We Tried Trader Joe’s Ketchup Flavored Spud Crunchies

We Tried Trader Joe’s Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage

We Tried Trader Joe’s Strawberry Rose Fruit Spread

6 New Items to Be on the Lookout for at Trader Joe’s

We Tried Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips

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