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Nuts about Trader Joe’s
I received the following message from my friend Maria. She, her mom and brother each have a favorite nut offering from the shelves of their local TJ’s on the East Coast of the U.S.: First: Raw Almonds....
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My own private Guacamole
I love avocados. I love cutting them open and eating them straight from the shell. What a well-designed food – it comes with its own serving bowl! I’ll get TJ’s mesh bag of avocados and go through them...
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Party trick with stuffed grape leaves
My dear friend Sabin taught me this trick years ago. It’s a clever way to keep costs down and gourmet points high. This is what you’ll need: 1 can (per 3-4 guests) of TJ’s Dolmas/Greek stuffed grape...
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It’s Brussels Sprouts time, again!
A bag of shredded Brussels Sprouts = good eating ahead! What’s that you say? You don’t like Brussels Sprouts?! Well, then, feast your eyes on a raspberry tarte or homemade lemonade. The rest of you,...
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Happy Summer! Recipe time: “Where Pasta Meets Kale”
Trader Joe’s serves up the ingredients for a healthful, nutritious, filling and yummy meal!
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Cuckoo for Coconut
Three of the many coconut options at Trader Joe’s: What’s your favorite coconut concoction?
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DIY Bloody Mary – when you need it now (recipe)
Sometimes the hankering for a Bloody Mary possesses you when you’re not prepared. Sometimes you just have to make do. The inspiration hit at the beginning of the 2014 World Cup Finals. A friend tweeted...
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Lemons+Ravioli: A match made in Trader Joe’s heaven
It was another tasting bar moment. One paper-cup-sized bite and I knew what was for dinner. The TJ’s staffer added some prosciutto and dressing to her sample. I tried something different. (My recipe’s...
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When is pasta not pasta? When it’s mushroom.
For me, cooking is usually an arts-and-crafts project or a science experiment. I imagine that certain flavors will go together well and then test the theory. Other times, I challenge myself by trying...
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If it’s watermelon time, it must be summer
It’s not the heat and it’s not the pool opening. It’s not the strappy dresses and sandals or the birds chirping too early and the fire-pitless porch parties lasting past midnight. What tells me it’s...
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Cutest little taters ever: Recipe
Fact #1 – I don’t eat a lot of carbs (aka starch), so otatoepays are generally ixnayed. Fact #2 – These teeny tiny potatoes are some of the cutest root veggies I’ve ever seen, and I wanted to eat them....
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Once upon a time there was pasta and olive oil…
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” ~Federico Fellini Some days I go to Trader Joe’s with a shaggy shopping list thinking that something delicious will be waiting for me, like Prince Charming...
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Salivation Sunday: Summer salad video
This is a vegan offshoot of one of my favorite salads: Using watermelon in a savory way. The veggies are so delicious, by the end of this Anthropologie video, I want the bowl of salad in front of me...
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Trader Joe’s: It’s safe to drink Bloody Mary mix, again!
I’ve been a Bloody Mary mix fan for a long time. But one in-flight look at the ingredients made me put the mix down and step away from that drink option. Until now. What I found in the most common Mary...
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Happy Fourth of July!
Wearing a healthy dose of red, white and blue for the occasion. Have a wonderful July 4, wherever you are, whatever your homeland!
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Best. Pizza. Ever. #1
This is the first in an occasional series. Creating pizza with unlikely ingredients. Unlikely ingredients, that is, if you’re not me. For me, these are standard, go-to flavors: dill pickle slices and...
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