I'm crazy about tuna. Probably because of the high levels of mercury in it. OK, well I just read some report that said only 5% of t...

So there's been much ado in the news over the past week or so about the old food pyramid being scrapped in favor of the new plate-shape...

If you're one of the longer-tenured loyal readers of this blog, you may have noticed that we don't exactly feature a lot of produce ...

The good people at Trader Joe's have really shot themselves in their collective foot. They've established such high expectations fro...

Cute li'l pups. Happily, they're made with beef, not puppy meat. I've met a few people in my day who've been like, "Who...

Here it is, right at the start of another month, and thus another fresh opportunity for the Pittsburgh home office of the WG@TJ's team t...

In a previous post about TJ's pepper flakes , I mentioned a font on the packaging that greatly reminded me of the script found on the Sp...

It's hard to admit it, but I was wrong. I was wrong about the blackberry. No, not the smartphone (I'm still not a fan of those cra...

One of the best parts of writing for this blog is using it as an occasional forum to poke some light fun at my wife. Food is a pretty easy a...

I have a confession of sorts to make. When it all comes down to it, I'm just not really a lunch guy. Breakfast is usually my favorit...

In the great state of Pennsylvania, there's a big convenience store turf war going on. From the west comes Sheetz . They've pretty w...

Fun fact: California produces 65% of the peaches in the US. But there are peach orchards all over the place. Even my hometown of Chambersbur...

Rice pudding is apparently a very popular dish worldwide. According to this Wikipedia article , different versions of the dessert evolved in...

As a young boy, my parents would regularly take me to visit my grandparents and various elderly friends of the family. During these visits I...

Mmm ... tacos ... Really, can anything bad be said about tacos? I'm not really talking about the Taco Bell variety, though occasionally ...

When I hear the term "veggie sticks," I think of narrow little slivers of carrots and celery arranged on a circular platter around...

So, Nathan and I are kinda similar overall. We both love eating Trader Joe's stuff and blogging about it, we both graduated from Penn St...

Finally, a hot salsa that's actually kinda hot. The little chile-meter on this baby is mostly full. Plus, it tastes like actual chipotle...

Yay! More Indian food. So far, TJ's track record with Indian has been pretty well above par...er, below par...wait: In golf, below par i...

OK, so let's honor Cinco de Mayo (I know we're a day late... make that Seis de Mayo ) with a special product. I know what you'...