Monster Garlic — a tale of Kitchen disaster!

Gentle readers, this is a cautionary tale…
I spotted some unusual garlic at Trader Joe’s the other day. I think it was called “Whole Cloves of Elephant Garlicâ€? or something like that…
It was packaged in an irresistibly adorable fashion. Six round and purple cloves were nestled in a cute wicker tray (that I just have [...]

Fancy Up Your Premade Salad

If you’re like me, you “cheat” from time to time and buy some premade salads. Around here, we’re spoiled by Trader Joe’s with their wide and evolving selection of salads. I like a variety of them, from the basic to the chicken topped and even the Thai noodle. Sometimes I want to feel like I’m [...]

Snapea SHENANIGANS? Actually, no……………………..

I was strolling through Ranch 99 on Sepulveda, picking up some inexpensive fresh shrimp and small boxes of coconut cream and so forth, when I remembered my new obsession – Snapea Crisps.
Yu Shan had made a comment on my post, mentioning that these tasty morsels had been around for about four years, in different [...]

Snapea Crisps — moorish delights from Trader Joe’s

I was offered these tastly little delights at my good friends John and Marianne’s place recently and I just couldn’t get enough of them! Light and crispy, with just the right amount of salt, these slender snacks have a distinctly nutty (legume-y) flavour and are irresistible. There’s a slight greasiness to them, too, but [...]

I Need the Eggs

It takes a lot to cook an egg. You have to understand the egg in order to cook an egg, especially if it’s one you want to eat.
– Marco Pierre White
For the past three months or so, I have been searching all over the area for the eggs you only read about in books. You [...]

Trade Joe’s Carne Asada

As I mentioned, we picked up some carne asada from Trader Joe’s for the Memorial Day grill. To be honest, we couldn’t wait until Memorial Day and broke it open on Saturday instead. It turned out great, I would defninitely grill it again. Trader Joe’s keeps the meat in the refrigerated section, sealed up tight [...]

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TJ’s Plants in NYC

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I suppose it’s only fair.
Hollywood gets a Beard Papa’s and so Union Square gets a Trader Joe’s. The New York Times’ Florence Fabricant writes:
Specialty grocer Trader Joe’s will open a store near Union Square in about three months, a spokeswoman said yesterday, confirming [...]