It’s frozen pizza Friday!

I’s the end of the week, and when I get home from work, my meal-time mantra is, “Easy.”

Am I the biggest fan of frozen pizza? No. Have I hoped against hope that the picture of gooey cheesiness on the package would be the spitting image of the heated product? Yes.

And sometimes, just sometimes, that hope is not lost upon taking the first bite, like with today’s feature – Trader Joe’s BBQ Chicken Pizza.

 BBQ Chicken Pizza from Trader Joe’s

I’d actually harbored this box for a couple of months, afraid of disappointment. Last week I decided it was time this freezer fugitive step up to the plate – the hot plate.

I liked it. There was ample chicken, the sauce was yummy and the cheese was cheesy.

Even reheated the next day, the pizza was tasty and the crust was still crusty. Is it a replacement for homemade or freshly made ‘Zza from the pizzaria? Well…no. But for my purposes – hunger, fatigue and frugality – it hit the spot. And, it will again.

Thank you for an inexpensive, quick and easy dinner, Trader Joe’s. Happy Friday!

And thank you for reading and following Things I Love at Trader Joe’s!

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The wild life: Trader Joe’s frozen salmon dinner

As long as it’s above 90 degrees F, I’m going to be exploring meal options that require no stove-top or oven cooking.

While I could eat salad for dinner every night, I’m lured down Trader Joe’s freezer aisle and inevitably something thawable goes home with me. Case in point: Wild Salmon with orzo, spinach and zucchini.

Sure the picture on the package looked delicious, as they always do, but would the contents live up to the beauty shot, as they often don’t?

Well, if it’s featured on this blog, it means it gets a thumbs up from Things I Love At Trader Joe’s.

One hint: I’d recommend heating on the lower side of what’s recommended on the package (about 6 mins.) to make sure the salmon doesn’t become dry. Mine was tender and delicious, and looked like this:

Wild salmon cooked

Thank you, TJ’s.

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