This blog's been around for over a decade now. I'm not sure how many readers have been with us since the beginning, but I'm wi...

At a certain point, there's not so much reinventing of the wheel that's the possible. Instead, it's all in how you spin it. ...

For those of you unfamiliar with our background, Sonia and I aren't vegan. We probably eat less meat than the average American, but d...

Mornings can be tough, especially these past few months. Wake up after another hot summer night to a hot summer day, doing the same thing...

***Just over a year ago, near Spokane, Washington*** "Mmm. You remember this feta dressing?" asked Sonia, tearing into a fre...

Ladies and gentlemen, friends, commoners, I present to you King Buttercup. There he is, holding the new(ish) Trader Joe's Dark Chocola...

Eating a pomegranate is such a unique experience. The  Punica granatum 's insides don't resemble any other common fruit. The husk ...

"Crackers" really isn't the first word that would come to mind upon sampling one of the new Trader Joe's Everything but...

In the entertainment industry, when an actor has something to do in a scene other than just walking or talking, it's called "busi...

Always gotta be on the lookout for a new barbecue sauce around these parts. Always, but especially this past spring and summer, because, w...

July is such a long month. After the Fourth, it's pretty anticlimactic: no big holidays or festivities to look forward to. Sonia and I...

"Cheerios water." For better, or for worse, or for whatever reason, those were the first words out of my mouth after my first ...

It's been over nine years since we last looked at a  Trader Joe's kefir product . Granted, that one was more of a beverage and thi...

There's some pretty ridiculous things to read out there these days. Most comment sections of anything, depending on your definition of...

Although I've long been a champion of hummus, at least when served with warm pita bread or as a condiment alongside other delicious M...

Is it worth it? Let me work it. Put my thing down, flip it and reverse it. Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup. Thanks, Missy El...

Growing up adjacent to Pennsylvania Dutch country, I was introduced to cottage cheese and apple butter at an early age. I've always ...

Last week, as is tradition in our family, my oldest daughter got to pick out everything she wanted for her birthday dinner. When driving t...