Ah the holiday season! It must mean it’s time to buy some sparkling wine! Here at Club Trader Joe’s HQ we always seem to have a bottle of two of sparkling wine in the fridge ready to drink. My wife loves, loves the stuff. Especially if it’s pink!… Read More »Trader Joe’s Brut Sparkling Wine Blanc de Blancs
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe’s review. Pure crack! Stay away from these! Unless you love peppermint, dark chocolate and cookies! Trader Joe’s is on a mission to dip everything they have in the store in Dark Chocolate! I swear they are. Next thing we’ll have pizza… Read More »Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe’s
Trader Joe’s Uncured Beef Bacon
Trader Joe’s Uncured Beef Bacon Review – When I first saw this, I thought Trader Joe’s was joking. Beef Bacon! There is no such thing! I’m pretty sure that you are only supposed to call something “bacon” if it’s from a pig, not a turkey or cow. Like I say in my blog subtitle, I eat this stuff so you don’t have to!
So what is “Beef Bacon”? To me, it looks like a cut from a tri-tip or flank steak cut very, very thin. When I pulled it out of the package it almost looked like pastrami. Also, when I pulled it out of the package, it smelled very smoky almost too smoky but I know that beef can handle a lot of smoke and not lose the meat in it.
This is the second in a series of the gratins from Trader Joe’s that are out this holiday season for 2011. Next up is the Butternut Squash and Creamed Spinach Gratin in the fridge section at Trader Joe’s. Gratin is a word I don’t use much. I know… Read More »Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash and Creamed Spinach Gratin
Trader Joe’s Multigrain Toaster Waffles
Trader Joe’s Multigrain Toaster Waffle Review – Before we had children, my yearly consumption of toaster waffles was nil. Now that we have two growing boys, they can’t seem to get enough of them for breakfast and I’m always looking for something quick to make in the morning before we head out to the school bus. Together with something with some protein (Trader Joe’s usually has a great selection of eggs for all budgets), that is usually enough for my 7 and 9 year old boys for the morning.
Here is another quickie review. I picked this up at lunch today while shopping for stuff for pizza I’m making tonight. (I’ll rate Trader Joe’s Pizza dough after the holidays). I needed a quick bite, and wanted something with turkey. I’m starting to feel the itch to eat… Read More »Trader Joe’s Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry and Pecan stuffing