Butternut Squash Risotto with Charred Radicchio

Jasmine Guillory's The Proposal Inspires a Fall-Flavored Risotto Review copy provided by the publisher In Jasmine Guillory's upcoming rom-com, THE PROPOSAL (Berkley, October 30), Doctor Carlos Ibarra knows his way around a kitchen. He happens to be at the Dodger game when Nik Paterson is on the receiving end of the worst Jumbotron proposal of…

ByMichelleOctober 24, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Chocolate Salted Caramel Mug Cake

The microwavable mug cake has been a Pinterest staple for years. Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker have their own versions. Trader Joe's is getting in on the single-serve cake space with Trader Joe's Chocolate Salted Caramel mug cake. Each box contains two single servings and goes for $1.99. Trader Joe's version comes with a packet of…

ByMichelleSeptember 25, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Coconut Water with Yuzu

Trader Joe's seems to have coconut water options all over the store, but I'm picky and most of them have been just ok. Usually they're flat or taste watered down. The best of them is in the refrigerated section, and it was my favorite until I tried Trader Joe's new Sparkling Coconut Water with Yuzu.…

ByMichelleSeptember 11, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

Stroll by Trader Joe's new product section and you'll see two new instant noodle options: chicken ramen soup and the one we're trying today, Trader Joe's Miso Ramen ($1.99 for a 1.5 oz cup). The ingredient list is surprising clean, wheat noodles, dried miso, yeast extract, potato starch, seaweed, etc. It contains soy and wheat,…

ByMichelleAugust 14, 20180Comments

Product Review Recipes

Trader Joe’s Throws Down with Neapolitan Joe-Joe’s

While Oreo has been on a tear introducing limited edition flavors over the last few years, Trader Joe's effort has been more measured, lining up with their pushes around various flavors. There have been Mango Joe-Joe's, Mocha Joe-Joe's, Matcha Joe-Joe's, and everyone's perennial holiday favorite: the Peppermint Joe-Joe. Now, Trader Joe's has delivered an old…

ByMichelleAugust 6, 20180Comments

Product Review Wine

The $6 Rosé at Trader Joe’s That’s Blowing Our Minds

In 2002, Trader Joe's introduced Charles Shaw wines, forever altering the "extreme value" segment of the wine industry. Nicknamed Two Buck Chuck, it cost $1.99 a bottle. Sixteen years later, news outlets are *still* writing about it. Trader Joe's wine selection (the lesser known labels) is hit and miss for me, but a friend recently…

ByMichelleJuly 27, 20180Comments

Baking Dessert Recipes

The Easy Way to Make Lemon Elderflower Cake for the Royal Wedding

We're just a few weeks from the Royal Wedding. You've undoubtedly heard that Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding cake will be a lemon elderflower cake baked by Violet Bakery's Claire Ptak. It's not a flavor profile that most of us in the States are all that familiar with, but it's a well loved harbinger of…

ByMichelleMay 1, 20180Comments

Recipes Salads

CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES

We've reached that point in the winter where I'm just about to my limit with kale salads. I had to go in a completely different direction, but still wanted a distinct crunch. The answer was obvious and not-so-obvious at the same time: celery. I've made a celery salad before with honeycrisp apple, and while delicious,…

ByMichelleJanuary 6, 20180Comments

Baking Product Review

What Do You Do with Coffee Flour?

Food media first talked about Coffee Flour as a speciality product in 2015 and it’s just landed at Trader Joe’s, as part of a caffeine-fueled blitz of coffee-flavored products. I like the idea of coffee flour, but I’m just not sure it’s actually necessary if you’re able to cook and bake with wheat flour. In…

ByMichelleMarch 29, 20170Comments

Product Review Recipes

Trader Joe’s Coffee Cavalcade + Mocha Joe-Joe’s

Need a jolt? Head to Trader Joe's. Following last year's mango madness, Trader Joe's is back with a cavalcade of sweet and savory coffee-flavored products, from coffee flour to caramel macchiato yogurt and ancho chile chicken sausages with ground coffee. The item that everyone's bound to go ga-ga over is the mocha-flavored version of Trader Joe's…

ByMichelleMarch 16, 20170Comments

Butternut Squash Risotto with Charred Radicchio

We Tried Trader Joe’s Chocolate Salted Caramel Mug Cake

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Coconut Water with Yuzu

We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

The $6 Rosé at Trader Joe’s That’s Blowing Our Minds

The Easy Way to Make Lemon Elderflower Cake for the Royal Wedding

CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES

What Do You Do with Coffee Flour?

Trader Joe’s Coffee Cavalcade + Mocha Joe-Joe’s

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