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Continue ReadingQuick and easy stadium-style Chili Cheese Nachos Recipe that you can throw together in about 5 minutes! Grab everything you need at your local Trader Joe’s
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Continue ReadingThis is a family favorite, fluffy and creamy Egg Salad Sandwiches! I mix the egg yolks and mayo in a stand mixer and it gets really fluffy and smooth. I love that I can customize everyone’s sandwiches with their favorite seasoning, I sprinkle mine with a little bit of togarashi and furikake. Trader Joe’s Everything…
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Continue ReadingThis is a simple and classic recipe for delicious Crab Cakes. There’s very little filler in these, so the other ingredients enhance the flavor and act as a binder for lump crab. You can steam fresh crab and harvest your own crab meat, or look for the lump crab meat in the refrigerated seafood section…
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Continue ReadingEasy and delicious cocktail made with Moscato, Sparkling Pink Lemonade, Limeade, Vodka and Strawberry Slices. Perfect for a party (or party of 1 LOL), but I’ll be enjoying these on New Years Eve! Find all the ingredients at Trader Joe’s
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Continue ReadingThis is my copycat of Outback Steakhouse’s Toowoomba Pasta, which is a Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo with the slightest kick of spice (my 1 year old can eat it). No one really knows why it’s named after the city Toowoomba in Australia since there’s not any dish there like this, but hey – it’s Outback Steakhouse…
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Continue ReadingMy daughter is crazy over Trader Joe’s Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake, so for her birthday I turned 3 mini sheet cakes into a Geode Cake. The cakes are simply stacked on top of each other, a small portion of the cake is carved out, cover the whole cake in homemade whipped cream…
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Continue ReadingI was trying to think of culinary treats that had a good shelf life, would travel well for gift giving and homemade marshmallows fit the bill. I adapted Alton Brown’s trusty marshmallow recipe to include matcha powder. These chewy, bouncy Matcha Marshmallows are the ultimate treat for anyone who loves matcha like I do! Marshmallows…
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Continue ReadingTake s’mores to the next level by making this Instant Pot S’mores Cheesecake! This rich and creamy cheesecake is an impressive show stopper – it has a buttery graham cracker crust, creamy vanilla cheesecake, topped with chocolate ganache and marshmallow creme – use a kitchen torch to toast the marshmallows to get that nostalgic campfire…
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Continue ReadingEasy recipe for Cheesesteak Sandwiches using a few ingredients you can grab from Trader Joe’s. You can make 4 sandwiches with very generous filling or up to 6 sandwiches if you use a little less. My new favorite chips from Trader Joe’s! Looking for a gift for your favorite foodie, chef or yourself? Click on…
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Continue ReadingThis has been a family favorite for years, any time I make this Bacon Fried Rice, my kids clean their plate! It’s also a huge hit at potlucks, so you can double the recipe if needed. Looking for a gift for your favorite foodie, chef or yourself? Click on the list below for the coolest…
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