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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Channa Masala
Trader Joe’s Channa Masala Tastes Like: The perfect Channa Masala! This favorite dish of mine can be SO hit-or-miss…sometimes it’s so mild it’s like it barely exists at all. Other times, the spice is so overwhelming that the flavor (and enjoyment) just disappears! But TJ nails it here with the perfect level of spice. Tomatoey,…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Apple-Strawberry & Apple-Coconut Bars
Trader Joe’s Apple-Strawberry & Apple-Coconut Bars Tastes Like: Solid applesauce. Like a solid form of applesauce, if you can grok such a thing! The Apple-Strawberry flavor has just a hint of tart, berry sweetness to it while the Apple-Coconut flavor is packed with dried coconut flakes! Great With: Oh, these guys need no introduction. They…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Spicy Hummus
Trader Joe’s Smooth & Creamy Spicy Hummus Tastes Like: Garlic – very strongly of garlic with a jalapeno aftertaste. Great With: The usual vegetable suspects: caulifower, yellow pepper, and carrots. Of course, you can get fancy with Trader Joe’s Quinoa and Black Bean Tortilla Chips – or you can lick it off your fingers because…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Gluten-Free Joe-Joes
Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Joe-Joes Tastes Like: Exactly like Oreos! Exactly like Oreos! The perfect crumbly texture, the cream, everything! These cookies NAIL IT and the result is amazing! Great With: Coffee in the morning, decaf chai at night, a dish of ice cream (deluxe!) and er, milk, probably. Perfect For: Gluten-free DIRT PUDDING! If you…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Quinoa and Black Bean Tortilla Chips
Trader Joe’s Quinoa and Black Bean Tortilla Chips Tastes Like: Quite salty, very savory and hearty tortilla chips. Far more robust than your average corn chip! Great With: Hummus, Trader Joe’s Reduced Guilt Chunky Guacamole, and a few days’ backup of Bloglovin’ feed. Perfect For: NACHOS, specifically, Settlers of Catan-themed Nachos! These chips are the…
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5 Fandom Friday: Mmmm Comfort
Five down and four to go on Five Fandom Friday. I’m sad to see this meme on the way out but I am happy that today’s prompt is once again about FOOD! I love food and what’s better than COMFORT FOOD? I can’t wait to read everybody’s food choices this week. I hope mine pass…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Just Mango Slices
Trader Joe’s Dried Fruit Just Mango Slices Tastes Like: Very sweet and tough fruit leather. Great With: A spread of other delicious whatnots: almonds, figs, maybe a dollop of yogurt. Perfect For: eating by itself. The chewy nature makes these seem pretty difficult to combine with anything – just enjoy their simplicity on their own.…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Cage Free Fresh Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs
Trader Joe’s Cage Free Fresh Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs Tastes Like: perfectly – perfectly – hard-boiled eggs. Great With: cheese plates, fresh fruit, cottage cheese, breakfast and snack! Perfect For: turning into Devilled Eggs! Cut in half, (gently!) scoop out the yolks, mash them together with mayonaise, cumin, vinegar or pickle juice, and scoop back into…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Pumpkin Cream Cheese
Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread Tastes Like: Cream cheese with a cinnamon tang. I didn’t really get a strong “pumpkin” flavor from this, more like “pumpkin spice cheesecake.” Great With: bagels, English muffins, toast, any bread (or gluten-free bread!) product! Perfect For: making mini-personalized pumpkin cheesecakes! one of my favourite corn cakes, slathered with a…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Soy Chorizo
Trader Joe’s Soy Chorizo Tastes Like: SPOILER ALERT. this may be the most delicious thing I’ve bought at Trader Joe’s EVER. It’s spicy but not TOO spicy, the texture is sorta like ground beef but BETTER, less chewy. Great With: the instructions say to sauté to heat it up, and I would recommend adding very…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Dark Chocolate Nutty Bits
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Nutty Bits Tastes Like: Part granola bar, part chocolate dessert treat. Great With: Nobody. Don’t share these. Eat them alone in a dark corner where no one can witness your shame. Perfect For: Those times when you “feel like a nut.” Or for sneaking into ComicCon and eating in the back…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Rice Pudding
Trader Joe’s Rice Pudding Tastes Like: Not too sweet, not too liquid, pleasantly chunky and delicious rice pudding! Great With: Lychees on top, a side of ice cream, and some English muffin to dip in it. Perfect For: Dessert that fools you into thinking it’s healthier than it actually is? Must Know: Labelled “gluten free”…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Dried Flattened Banana
Trader Joe’s Dried Flattened Banana Tastes Like: Banana-bread-flavored Fruit Roll Ups. Great With: a pinch of salt and a dash of cinnamon makes these puppies REALLY sing, but they’re great on their own too! Perfect For: an unexpected addition to a sandwich, vegan fruity “lox” on a bagel, sushi or dessert sushi Must Know: can…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Crispy Crunchy Jackfruit Chips
Trader Joe’s Crispy Crunchy Jackfruit Chips Tastes Like: Very thick banana-and-passion-fruit-flavored Fritos. Great With: I have to be honest, my boyfriend and I tried dipping these in almost everything in my fridge. These are totally the loner of the dried fruit aisle: I had a hard time finding complements for them! Even Greek Yogurt did…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Apple Carrot Crushers
Trader Joe’s Apple Carrot Crushers Tastes Like: Pumpkin spice applesauce. Sweet and slightly savory, with a definite “vegetable healthy yum” undertone! Great With: Greek yogurt…or just by itself as a snack alongside some Chai tea or gluten-free ginger snaps! Perfect For: A midnight snack, or really, snack on the go. throw in a locker or purse…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Coconut Strips
Trader Joe’s Coconut Strips Tastes Like: Coconut gummy candy, coconut jerky, everything that is good in the world. they remind me of chewy macaroons. THEY’RE ADDICTIVE. Great With: yogurt at breakfast time, tea at bedtime. These would make a great “leave in your drawer at work” snack but they won’t last long. they are AMAZING.…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Tea Tree Oil
Trader Joe’s Tea Tree Oil Tastes Like: Not for eating! This is a beauty product! I will tell you that it smells minty fresh and feels like tingles. Great With: I know it says not to, but I use this occasionally as a toner when I feel like my skin could use it. I know,…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Fruit Wraps
Trader Joe’s Fruit Wraps Tastes Like: Extra-thick fruit roll-ups. Or very gummy fruit leather. The texture is odd, but not displeasing. Great With: your evening glass of cranberry juice…or anything else, really. Perfect For: Children? A quick nosh? A sweet exit to a healthy lunch? Must Know: They are “organic,” for what it’s worth! Costs: …
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Pure Organic Bars
Pure Organic Cherry Cashew & Chocolate Brownie Bars Tastes Like: Rich, sticky, gooey delicious dessert that’s actually good for you! The cherry cashew flavour tastes like gnawable, portable pie filling. and the brownie – do I even need to say it? Okay, imagine Little Debbie walnut brownies, but denser and richer. Now make them a…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Apple-Banana & Apple-Mango Bars
Trader Joe’s Apple-Banana & Apple-Mango Bars Tastes Like: well, first, we’d be remiss if we didn’t say what these things look like: slabs of semi-digested food. Or bird-feeder fodder. Or some kind of fruit jerky? But if you close your eyes, and try not to think about it, they’re delicious! The Apple-Mango tastes like a…