Coming Monday 8/7: Trader Joe’s Chicken Karaage Review

Trader Joe's Chicken Karaage - Contents of the bag before airfrying Check back on Monday, August 7 for our take on Trader Joe's Japanese-Inspired Chicken Karaage. Now available in the freezer section ($6.49 per bag). We're doing a taste test versus Shirakiku Chicken Karaage. In the meantime, check out some other chicken nugget reviews: Caulipower…

ByMichelleAugust 4, 20230Comments

Recipes

We Tried Trader Joe’s S’mores Bars

One of Trader Joe's big flavors this summer is S'mores. We've seen it in the super popular S'mores Clusters and the S'mores Ice Cream. They've added one more riff on this summer favorite with Trader Joe's S'mores Bars in the freezer section. A graham cracker crust is topped with a brownie and a spongy…

ByMichelleAugust 2, 20230Comments

Product Review

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

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Madeleines

What makes madeleines great is that they're so simple. Buttery, eggy little shell-shaped cakes. (They're not cookies). And Trader Joe's makes pretty decent ones. I'll usually go for a bag of the lemon ones they have in the spring. Now they've come out with a gluten-free version. Upfront, we're not a gluten-free household, but I…

ByMichelleJuly 13, 20230Comments

Product Review Recipes

We Tried Trader Joe’s Passion Fruit Rounds

Where my lilikoi fans at?! When I saw Trader Joe's Passion Fruit Rounds in the nut/dried fruit aisle, I thought, "Please, please let them be good." I mean, if you've ever had a passion fruit, you know how small they are, and how you just get maybe 3-4 small scoops of pulp per fruit. But…

ByMichelleJuly 3, 20231Comment

Product Review

Trader Joe’s Breaded Cheese Curds Are Entirely Too Snackable

Trader Joe's Breaded Cheddar Cheese Curds plus air fryer equals pretty dang tasty. Connoisseurs will note that you're not getting a squeaky cheese experience. But with a slightly savory breading and cheese that ended up oozing out of a few of them browning in the airfryer, well you're not gonna hear any complaints from me.…

ByMichelleMay 22, 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

We Tried Trader Joe’s Lemon Mini Sheet Cake

I have been so jealous of everyone buying that gigantic chocolate peanut butter pie at Costco in the last couple of weeks. I don't even have the room in my freezer to save the leftovers if I did buy it. But at the other end of the spectrum is Trader Joe's Lemon Mini…

ByMichelleMarch 29, 20230Comments

Product Review

Darn Near Perfect? Trader Joe’s Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

I'm forever the person who finds a lot of Trader Joe's desserts on the too sweet side, so I expected these Trader Joe's Shortbread Sandwich cookies with Raspberry Filling would be too much for me. Much the way those Strawberry Shortcake cookies were a sugar bomb. But I gotta tell ya, for me, these are…

ByMichelleFebruary 27, 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

Coming Monday 8/7: Trader Joe’s Chicken Karaage Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s S’mores Bars

We Tried Trader Joe’s Vegan Italian Bolognese Ravioli

We Tried Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Madeleines

We Tried Trader Joe’s Passion Fruit Rounds

Trader Joe’s Breaded Cheese Curds Are Entirely Too Snackable

We Tried Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Iced Tea

We Tried Trader Joe’s Lemon Mini Sheet Cake

Darn Near Perfect? Trader Joe’s Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

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

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