"Like Cracker Jack for adults." Those were the first words out of Sandy's  mouth after her initial sampling of Trader Joe...

In my ongoing attempts to be a well-rounded human, I repeatedly try things I'm not 100% enthusiastic about at the onset. Once in a wh...

Oh goodness. Vacation. All. That. Food. And junk. Lots and lots of junk food. Please tell me it's not just us. In our regular day-...

If you were to juice an octopus or squid and turn it into a drinkable cocktail, it might be a faint clear-yellow-orange color, and you mig...

"Comparison is the thief of joy." I've heard it said and quoted so many times...a quick Google search says its Theodore Ro...

Chickpeas. Garbanzo beans. Doesn't matter what you call them. In my opinion, they're nutritious and delicious. I'm a big fan a...

"But they were on sale !!" Sigh. Normally, I like those words just fine. But they were a source of frustration when Sandy wa...

We've come across  obscene amounts of mango products  from TJ's over the years, including a beverage or two. We've been bravi...

It's no secret we have a soft spot for ice cream here. Well, to be honest, we probably have more than a few soft spots from ice cream ...

Granola bars can fall anywhere on the healthiness spectrum—they can be nothing but organic whole grains glued together with natural honey ...

Busy busy busy. Bizzy. Biz-zay. Bizzybizzybiz. No matter how you say it, or spell it, that's what we are. There's the normal e...

Many of the Trader Joe's detractors that I've encountered compare the store to Whole Foods and state that Trader Joe's just i...

It's funny, seeing the most popular posts on our blog here. There are two product types that, without fail, bring you readers out in d...

Another day, another Trader Joe's chocolate bar. This one has white chocolate, dark chocolate, and swaths of minty magic runni...

"Hi, my name's Dada, and I need to eat more coffee." When they're not too busy calling me "Uncle Russ" or ...

The spiel on the back of the bag here claims this dish is inspired by elote, a style of Mexican corn often sold by street vendors. Every t...

At this point, I think we all gotta admit it: The world's most versatile vegetable is cauliflower. Who woulda thunk it? Sure, some...

Sonia thought this chocolate bar was from Botswana. It sounds silly, but if you don't read the type carefully, the two words ar...

Mid, moving to late May. You know what time of year it is. This is when it begins to get hot. Maybe not consistently quite yet, but the pa...

"Them carrot spirals are good!" remarked an enthusiastic Russ on a recent WG@TJ's team email thread. The Rodgers wholehea...