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Happy National Cheesecake Day!

30 Jul

Celebration suggestion: Buy Trader Joe’s New York-Style Cheesecake. Grab three forks and a couple of friends, and dig in.

Ed. note: I learned this through years of experience. It was hard, but I managed somehow. All for your benefit, dear readers.

You’re welcome.

A little cheesecake is the right thing to do

Over-the-top, creamy sweet goodness

A mushroom of one’s own

8 Apr

Take Trader Joe’s little box of mushroom soup …

A tasty meal of mushroom soup inside a little box

Trader Joe’s little box of mushroom soup

It’s great on its own. Creamy and mushroomy. But there’s also room for a cook’s embellishment.

I added … wait for it … mushrooms. A whole package of fresh halved buttons. I also included some fresh squeezed lime juice and topped my bowl with a dollop of Olive Tapenade.

Trader Joe's Portabella Mushroom Soup

Mushroom soup with a little something special

Oh. Yum.

What do you add to your mushroom soup?

Thank you, TJ’s.

And thank you for visiting Things I Love at Trader Joe’s!

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Mushroom Observer

Online edible mushroom field guide

Mushroom=Barley Soup recipe (Saveur)

It’s pumpkin time at Trader Joe’s!

3 Oct

Leaves changing color, school back in session, November elections just around the corner. Nothing says “It’s fall” like stores pulling out the pumpkin products!

And Trader Joe’s is no slouch in the autumn-alert area. TJ’s announces it jubilantly, and provides a tasty array of boxed, bottled and binned deliciousness:

The walrus knows: It’s pumpkin time at Trader Joe’s

Autumn announcement:  Trader Joe’s raises the bar in pumpkin products

Pumpkin bread made easy

Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butter: Spread the joy

Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Pancake and Waffle Mix: The better breakfast batter

And from the produce aisle…

Seasonal produce: Pumpkins in the raw

Thank you, Trader Joe’s.

And thank you for reading and following Things I Love at Trader Joe’s! Have you found other pumpkin products at TJ’s to recommend? If you’ve tried any of these, what did you think? What do you do with your pumpkins?

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Related Links:

What’s Good At Trader Joe’s, pumpkin pancake mix review

Phoenix New Times recommends: TJ’s Pumpkin Greek Yogurt

Pumpkin recipes

Box of candy-coated licorice

5 Sep

A rectangular box. Festive ’50’s-style design. Small bits of sugary goodness inside. All signs point to finding this item at the movie theater concession stand. It’s cute and tasty – what more does one want or need in a candy?!

Ready for the movie to start: Candy-coated licorice

The coating is a little thick, but it’s not too sweet. And the candy contains a potent shot of licorice.

Stop by and pick one up on your way to the movies.

Bonus: This would make a good shaker for an impromptu jam session.

Thanks, TJ’s.

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Candy blog review

Nutrition info

The letter “O” brought to you by Trader Joe’s

20 Aug

And, of course, the classic, drinkable “O”…

Thank yOu, Trader JOe’s!

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Fruity O’s nutrition info

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Orange Juice cake recipe