Trader Joe's Toasted Coconut Cookie Thins are the third addition to the Cookie Thin line— joining previous flavors Meyer Lemon and Triple Ginger. I was shocked to discover that I hadn't tried any of these cookies. (Though to my credit, Trader Joe's tends to prominently display the Two Buck Chuck while hiding the cookies on a shelf above the frozen shrimp puffs. Obviously I spend my time near the shiny bottles.) More
I'm no stranger to Trader Joe's chocolate. Their 100 Calorie Dark Chocolate Bars are a personal favorite—the bars feel substantial, have a pleasant snap, and though the chocolate isn't exactly Valrhona, it's way better than Hershey's. So when these three petite new bars showed up in the "What's New" bin at my local TJ's, I knew I wanted to give them a try. The bar stuffed with Speculoos cookie spread immediately drew my attention (let's be honest, I'd try a turkey stuffed with Speculoos cookie spread, it's that good) but at a modest $1 a pop, I figured I could splurge on all three. More
There are a number of quick and simple sugar cookie baking mixes on the market. But which one is best? Are any even worth using? We conducted a blind taste test to find out which mix yielded cookies worthy of Jolly Old Saint Nick. More
It took a few months, but I finally tried the frozen French macarons from Trader Joe's that some of you recommended to me back in December when I reviewed the limited time-only macarons from Starbucks. I wish I had tried them sooner: they are way better than the Starbucks macarons, and at $4.99 for a dozen pieces, way cheaper. More
Shopping List 1 bottle Charles Shaw merlot: $1.99 to $2.99 6 pieces dark-meat chicken: $2.19 1 large yellow onion: $0.38 1 large carrot: $0.28 Bunch parsley: $0.69 3 strips bacon (pro-rated): $0.99 Pantry items: Garlic, bay leaf, flour Total:... More
Milk chocolate often gets dismissed as the immature younger sibling of dark chocolate, but we are not ashamed of loving it. When good, milk chocolate melts on the tongue like butter. Of the ten brands we tried in a blind tasting, see which were the most butter-melty, which had weird notes of beef jerky, and which belong only on s'mores. More
I once had a roommate, Laura, whose mother would send each of us mini-loaves of pumpkin bread, plus a larger loaf for the entire apartment, every Halloween. It was a thoughtful gesture, and one that I looked forward to every... More
