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Trader Joe’s Coffee Lover’s Espresso Beans

2 · Jul 16, 2019 · 5 Comments

Some aisles at Trader Joe’s have gotten larger over time, some have seen diminishing shelf space. Coffee recently has entered the world of diminishing shelf space. Some of the coffees are really good, some not so much. And sadly, with the addition of small lot coffees, by the time you realize that you love a certain coffee, they are often off the shelves likely to never be seen again. Coffee aside, this isn’t Trader Joe’s first rodeo with coffee and chocolate, just now you have a small snackable sized bag with Trader Joe’s Coffee Lovers Espresso Beans.

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Trader Joe’s Organic Carrots of Many Colors

1 · Jul 15, 2019 · 9 Comments

You might look at this product and say, “Wait haven’t you already reviewed Trader Joe’s Organic Carrots of Many Colors before?” And the answer is sort of. You see these carrots are dehydrated, I’ve reviewed the fully hydrated bag of Trader Joe’s Carrots of Many Colors and Trader Joe’s Colorful Carrot Coins previously. This now makes the third colorful carrot product I’ve reviewed so far.

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Trader Joe’s Pimento Cheese Dip

3 · Jul 14, 2019 · 6 Comments

By the end of 2019, I’ll do another best of list. This year has been full of hits and misses and a heck of a lot of just ok products. Now, to be fair we haven’t even hit the Fall/Winter season when they hit us with the best of the best items. But in the meanwhile, you better believe that Trader Joe’s Pimento Cheese Dip will make the list of best of.

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Trader Joe’s Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage

6 · Jul 9, 2019 · 3 Comments

If one area has been consistently expanding, it is the non-dairy options at Trader Joe’s. While I’ve tried some interesting flavors from blueberry lavender to matcha to the seasonal chocolate peppermint, Trader Joe’s Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage is far an away in a class its own both in taste and in color.

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Trader Joe’s Strawberry Greek Frozen Yogurt Parfait Bars

4 · Jul 8, 2019 · Updated July 20, 2019 · 8 Comments

Confession time: One food related item that I’ve made it a point not to publish or try is yogurt. To date, the only yogurt products I’ve put up reviews for are the ones where the yogurt is buried in with another ingredient. Why? Of all the dairy items I consume, I detest yogurt. So why would I try something like Trader Joe’s Strawberry Greek Frozen Yogurt Parfait Bars?

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Trader Joe’s Shrimp Scampi Lasagna

8 · Jul 7, 2019 · 10 Comments

When I went to Trader Joe’s before 4th of July, I was really there for a different frozen item. I was actually there to pick up the now returning frozen Mac and Cheese Bites (review to be updated soon). But right next to it was an unexpected sight: Trader Joe’s Shrimp Scampi Lasagna.

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Trader Joe’s Mini Gummy Bears on a Chocolate Pool Day

5 · Jul 2, 2019 · 1 Comment

Overall, 2019 has brought us quite a few sweet treats. This is pretty interesting considering I know I have a good number of my readers and friends who are low carb. So, I’m still wondering why Trader Joe’s hasn’t pushed harder on the low carb front. But nonetheless, there must be a good amount of people out there who have solid sweet tooths. If you are buying Trader Joe’s Mini Gummy Bears on a Chocolate Pool Day is just another way Trader Joe’s is appealing to those people.

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Trader Joe’s Chili Onion Crunch

29 · Jul 1, 2019 · 13 Comments

It’s been a while since Trader Joe’s has introduced a new condiment. The last creations Trader Joe’s introduced were the Umami Mushroom Seasoning and the Everything but the Bagel seasoning. One knocked it out of the park. The other is still sitting in my pantry cabinet. Now, we have a new seasoning that is oil based but seems like the partial contents of a spice cabinet have been emptied into it.

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Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips

7 · Jun 30, 2019 · 7 Comments

When Trader Joe’s hits us with new snacks, it is usually something to get excited over. There have been some real winners in the past. Or at least some polarizing ones like the recently returned popcorn in a pickle and perhaps Trader Joe’s Patio Potato Chips belong in that polarizing category.

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Trader Joe’s No Sugar Dry Rubbed Uncured Bacon

4 · Jun 25, 2019 · 2 Comments

Every now and again, I get excited to try something WITHOUT sugar in it. I mean I like to try more than chips, ice cream, and snacks. So you better believe that I was excited to pick up Trader Joe’s No Sugar Dry Rubbed Uncured Bacon. I mean it screams “NO SUGAR.” Words I’ve waited awhile to hear because even I believe that the low carb diets have been largely ignored by Trader Joe’s.

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Trader Joe’s Lavender Salt Scrub

4 · Jun 24, 2019 · 6 Comments

Now that summer is upon us and new products seem to be much slower than the rest of the year, you’ll probably see more products that from and aisle that I’m realizing that I haven’t gotten to enough: the health and beauty aisle. I think there are a lot of good items hiding in plain site like Trader Joe’s Lavender Salt Scrub.

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Trader Joe’s Ghost Chile BBQ Sauce

7 · Jun 23, 2019 · 7 Comments

Trader Joe’s products sometimes like to play with fire. And when I speak about fire, I am referring to ghost peppers. This is by no means a humble jalapeno; this is many stages past it on the Scoville scale. For perspectives sake, a jalapeno is usually rated somewhere in 2,500-8,000 Scoville Heat Unit Scale. The assertive Ghost Pepper runs somewhere close to one million on the same scale. So, I cleared my calendar to try Trader Joe’s Ghost Chile BBQ Sauce.

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Trader Joe’s June 2019 Fearless Flyer Matchups

6 · Jun 20, 2019 · Updated July 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Welcome back to another edition of the Fearless Flyer Matchups! Here are the Trader Joe’s June 2019 Fearless Flyer Matchups for the flyer that landed this week.

If there is a picture next to the product, it is matched with a review from this blog. If it is just a link, then it is a review on a different site. If there is neither, that means I couldn’t find a review to match up with that product. To see the actual Trader Joe’s Flyer click here. They don’t archive them from month to month but at the bottom of this page are the past flyers I’ve done matchups for.

Happy shopping! My top 5 are listed at the bottom….

Trader Joe’s Lemon Meringue Tarte

4 · Jun 18, 2019 · 9 Comments

With summer upon us, on my most recent trip I was going to pick up the usual seasonal Key Lime Pie. In New York, this isn’t something you can find regularly. Nor can you find it at Trader Joe’s. It’s summer only. But next to that bright green box was an equally yellow box of Trader Joe’s Lemon Meringue Tarte.

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Trader Joe’s Organic Sparkling Apple Cider Drinking Vinegar

8 · Jun 17, 2019 · 2 Comments

Vacationing in our household is really just about eating in a different city. And drinking for that matter. We pretty much go to different places and just bring back food. When we visited Watkins Glen, NY and Mystic, Connecticut we saw some sights, but the highlights of our visit were to fun little shops. In both of those towns we found our way to fun shops that only sold Olive Oil and Vinegar. None of it was technically drinking vinegar.

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Trader Joe’s Honey Pale Ale Mustard

6 · Jun 16, 2019 · 9 Comments

One of my most frequent snack purchases at Trader Joe’s has been their frozen Big Soft pretzels. When that first came out, it was difficult to keep them in the house. My husband and I were eating them like they were going out of style. With a tub of pub cheese no less. Now, I have something new to dip them in: Trader Joe’s Honey Pale Ale Mustard.

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Trader Joe’s Shea Butter and Coconut Oil Hair Serum

38 · Jun 11, 2019 · 8 Comments

If this packaging looks vaguely familiar, then it should. You may have already tried a similar product called Trader Joe’s Shea Butter & Coconut Oil Hair Mask. And while the packaging is similar, so is the end goal of both products: to give you soft and luxurious hair. However Trader Joe’s Shea Butter and Coconut Oil Hair Serum is best before drying your hair.

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Trader Joe’s Creamy Pink Primavera Sauce

31 · Jun 10, 2019 · 16 Comments

In school, we learned about the color wheel and how to mix colors. We also learned about shades and tones of various colors. So when it comes to cooking certain rules of color just don’t apply. For example, in Italian cooking a Penne Vodka sauce starts off as red. When you add white cream to the sauce, it breaks all rules and turns a color than can only be described as being orange. Except some people also refer to that as being a pink sauce. However, there is a new pink sauce that is actually pink: Trader Joe’s Creamy Pink Primavera Sauce.

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Trader Joe’s Kunefe

21 · Jun 9, 2019 · 16 Comments

Have you ever looked at the calorie count of an item and put it back? Or prayed it was really good to justify the calories? Well, that’s pretty much how I felt after I picked up Trader Joe’s Kunefe. While this box isn’t big, this packs a heavy hit of calories.

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Trader Joe’s Peaches and Cream Tarte

14 · Jun 4, 2019 · 1 Comment

While the first day of summer is nearly upon us, the taste of summer has already hit the shelves of Trader Joe’s. Amidst the mango flavors that are both arriving and returning from a hiatus, Trader Joe’s Peaches and Cream Tarte sits quietly in the freezer section returning from a years hiatus. And if you are looking for a picture perfect dessert, then keep one of these handy, even if summer is over.

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Trader Joe’s Ricotta and Lemon Zest Ravioli

14 · Jun 3, 2019 · 2 Comments

If you buy fresh pasta from Trader Joe’s, you might have noticed they’ve updated the packaging on most of the ravioli products. They are now brightly colored. This means one of two things: either they’ve changed the product or they’ve only just updated the packaging.

In this case they’ve altered the name from previous years. They’ve dropped the name “Girasoli” and added the word ravioli. But overall, the taste seems pretty spot on from previous years. …

Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Cakes

35 · Jun 2, 2019 · 5 Comments

I am a proud choco-holic. The more chocolate the better. In fact, I believe that chocolate is almost a dietary need. If you feel the same love and passion that I do about chocolate, then you might want to give Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Cakes a try. …

Trader Joe’s Soft Baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

7 · May 30, 2019 · 2 Comments

Growing up I know there were certain cookies that were more popular than others around the lunch table at school. Chips Ahoy was up there in popularity. I was probably the odd kid who really liked Keebler Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies. There was something in those that vaguely reminded of homemade cookies. So when I saw Trader Joe’s Soft Baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies I was hopeful.

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Trader Joe’s Grilled Jerk Chicken Thigh Skewers

29 · May 28, 2019 · 8 Comments

Once again, a seasonal favorite has returned. It does not seem to have changed much from the previous review. If you are looking for a fully cooked skewer with pretty grill marks and full of Caribbean flavor, then for a frozen item, Trader Joe’s Grilled Jerk Chicken Thigh Skewers is pretty good overall.

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