Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2025 Is Here!

We've all been waiting, weighing our advent calendar options, and Trader Joe's has delivered. Along with the traditional milk chocolate and pet advent calendars, now in stores, Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty 2025 has arrived. It's $19.99 again and here's the front of the box. Now, if you don't want to be…

ByMichelleNovember 5, 20250Comments

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Quick Lunch Inspo: Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Risotto Over Arugula

We got our first full on rainy day of the fall, so it was a perfect day for risotto for lunch. I've had both Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Risotto and Risotto Semplice chilling in the freezer, and decided to bust out the butternut today. You just put half the bag in a microwave-safe bowl…

ByMichelleOctober 9, 20250Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Protein Pancakes

Trader Joe's Protein Pancakes basically provide a quick, high protein breakfast on the go. They're cottage cheese and eggs held together by oat flour, so they're thin, almost blini-like, and very very moist (sorry, but they are) when you eat them. As we all know, there are trade-offs you have to make to get that…

ByMichelleSeptember 29, 20250Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s New Ketchup Chips

At long last, Trader Joe's has graced us with Ketchup Flavored Lattice Potato Chips. Long a staple in Canada's snack domain, Americans had to travel to get their hands on Ketchup Chips, with a rare exception here and there. Herr's out of Pennsylvania carries ridged /rippled ketchup chips. Doritos even tried to pass off Ketchup…

ByMichelleSeptember 25, 20250Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Liege Waffles

DUDE. Trader Joe's Pumpkin Spice Liege Waffles ARE SO SWEET. People went ga-ga over the regular ones in the light blue bag, so I thought, well, maybe these will be good, too. I was skeptical when I saw how small they are for the nutrition facts they're packing, but thought hey, we'll throw one in…

ByMichelleSeptember 22, 20250Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Mini Chicken Tacos, New for 2025

A few years back, Trader Joe's came out with mini chicken and mini beef tacos that replaced a long time fan favorite. The supplier had to have changed, because they were a disaster of epic proportions. (Ok, that may be a little over the top...but they weren't good. At all.) Now, TJ's is back with…

ByMichelleSeptember 17, 20250Comments

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We Tried Trader Joe’s Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches

Everybody's got their favorites in the cornucopia of Trader Joe's fall offerings. But as soon as I got wind of Trader Joe's Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches, I knew they were gonna be at the top of the Must Try list. I've been a fan of the Maple Leaf cookies with maple creme filling, so…

ByMichelleSeptember 9, 20250Comments

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Two New Trader Joe’s Things Reviewed

Trader Joe's Deli Sandwich chips. I like them, but I can't quite put my finger on the flavors. You get a little vinegar, a little mustard, maybe even a little pepperocini (there's nothing to suggest it in the ingredient list, so am I imagining it?!) . I halfway expected to get kind of a…

ByMichelleJuly 21, 20250Comments

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Trader Joe’s New Strawberry Cloud Cake – Is it a Dream Cake or a Cream Cake?

Trader Joe's new Strawberries & Cream Cloud Cake has no right to be as good as it is. It's two layers of white cake with custard sandwiched between them, frosted with whipped cream. And finally topped with strawberries. Housed in a plastic dome, the box advises letting it thaw for 24 hours before consuming. But…

ByMichelleJune 23, 20250Comments

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Trader Joe’s Updates its Frozen Margherita Pizza

So you'll notice a couple things about Trader Joe's updated Margherita Pizza in the freezer section. First is that they've ditched the "Trader Giotto's" branding and inverted the name. The old version was Pizza Margherita, the new one is Margherita Pizza. But in addition to a packaging update, the pizza bones from this…

ByMichelleJune 11, 20250Comments

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2025 Is Here!

Quick Lunch Inspo: Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Risotto Over Arugula

We Tried Trader Joe’s Protein Pancakes

We Tried Trader Joe’s New Ketchup Chips

We Tried Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Liege Waffles

We Tried Trader Joe’s Mini Chicken Tacos, New for 2025

We Tried Trader Joe’s Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches

Two New Trader Joe’s Things Reviewed

Trader Joe’s New Strawberry Cloud Cake – Is it a Dream Cake or a Cream Cake?

Trader Joe’s Updates its Frozen Margherita Pizza

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