We Tried Trader Joe’s Vegan Italian Bolognese Ravioli

Trader Joe's is batting a thousand when it comes to vegan ravioli. I thought the spinach and cashew version was great. And they've got another winner on their hands with Trader Joe's Vegan Italian Bolognese Ravioli. The filling is lentil and mushroom-based with sun dried tomato in the mix, so it's packing a good…

ByMichelleJuly 31, 20230Comments

Beverages Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Iced Tea

When I first heard about Trader Joe's Cold Brew Iced Tea, I wasn't expecting tea bags. I figured it'd be another version of the concentrate and already pre-brewed for you. With lemon powder, lemon juice and lemon oil on the ingredient list, I thought, well, this is either gonna be great or a totally sour…

ByMichelleMay 10, 20230Comments

Product Review

Make Mine a Double (Scoop): Trader Joe’s Wows with 2 New Ice Creams

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Trader Joe's rolled out two new ice cream options (one vegan, one not) and they're both winners. Trader Joe's Yuzu Ripple is our vegan selection with a coconut base. The other, Chocolate Raspberry Swirl, combines chocolate ice cream and raspberry sorbet in pretty much equal parts. …

ByMichelleFebruary 7, 20230Comments

Food News

Trader Joe’s Unveils 14th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners

After graduating its perennial product winners into a Hall of Fame, Trader Joe's unveiled the winners of its 14th Annual Customer Choice Awards on the latest episode of Inside Trader Joe's. I'll be interested to hear if you're as surprised as I was about the new Overall best! Without further ado, here's the full list…

ByMichelleJanuary 23, 20230Comments

Product Review

Trader Joe’s Spinach and Cashew Ravioli is Vegan & Tasty

When it comes to Trader Joe's Spinach and Cashew Ravioli, call me surprised and call me a fan! As someone who does eat eggs and cheese, I did miss a little of the egginess of standard pasta dough. But the pasta is actually thin and delicate and pretty dang good for a packaged pasta! …

ByMichelleApril 28, 20220Comments

Product Review

We Tried Two New Vegan Dips/Sauces from Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe's has a mixed track record on vegan dips for me. We're not vegan, but eat plant-based no problem. And while I really liked the Vegan Tzatziki Dip, I wasn't so amazed by the Creamy Cauliflower Jalapeño one. Cauliflower stars again in Trader Joe's Vegan Buffalo Dip, not that you'd necesssarily be able to…

ByMichelleMarch 29, 20220Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Okie Dokie Non-Dairy Dessert

Things have been off to a slow start in the New Year, as far as Trader Joe's reviews go. We just aren't getting a lot of the new products that everyone in California has. And between major snow around New Year's and pass closures since then, it's just been a drag. Especially when what…

ByMichelleJanuary 11, 20220Comments

Product Review

Are Trader Joe’s Veggie Bites Amazing or Just Alright?

I had high hopes for Trader Joe's Veggie Bites. I love veggie fritters, I love tater tots, and what, we can have both in one little tot package? I even finally got an air fryer, so I figured that was gonna give them their best shot at deliciousness. The ingredient list is pretty clean…

ByMichelleAugust 26, 20210Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Hold the Dairy Mini Cones

It looks like Trader Joe's is in the business of making dreams come true with their Hold the Dairy Mini Cones. Because while they will make vegans happy, they're also gonna make a lot of people who just can't do dairy happy, too. I think we all laughed a little when the serving size…

ByMichelleJuly 16, 20210Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Plant-Based Pork Rinds

Sometimes you should just try to call a thing what it is, instead of doing word gymnastics to make it fit a food trend. Hey, let me get some of those Spicy Porkless Plant-Based Snack Rinds? How 'bout just some Trader Joe's Spicy Rice Crunchies? For simplicity's sake, I'm just gonna call them Trader Joe's…

ByMichelleJune 22, 20210Comments

We Tried Trader Joe’s Vegan Italian Bolognese Ravioli

We Tried Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Iced Tea

Make Mine a Double (Scoop): Trader Joe’s Wows with 2 New Ice Creams

Trader Joe’s Unveils 14th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners

Trader Joe’s Spinach and Cashew Ravioli is Vegan & Tasty

We Tried Two New Vegan Dips/Sauces from Trader Joe’s

We Tried Trader Joe’s Okie Dokie Non-Dairy Dessert

Are Trader Joe’s Veggie Bites Amazing or Just Alright?

We Tried Trader Joe’s Hold the Dairy Mini Cones

We Tried Trader Joe’s Plant-Based Pork Rinds

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