This traditional Irish staple makes a hearty meal and is a breeze to put into the slow cooker! Publix and Trader Joe’s offer the Corned Beef in the Meat department, prepackaged and already marinated (or corned).  These packages usually contain a ‘spice packet’ which I …

The days are getting longer and it’s almost Spring! Hooray! And I am ready for Spring veggies and SALAD! Of course, as the picky eater that I am, I really don’t enjoy salad without either adding a protein, and/or some cheese or dairy product. Call me crazy.  …

This salad is the bomb, ya’ll.  I am not a huge kale fan, but I scarf down every bite of this whenever we make it – which is amazing for me to say about a salad! The keys to this salad are 3-fold: 1) only …

This salad is so simple, but makes such a great meal without even adding protein!  Now I know beets are one of those foods that you either love or hate.  If you are a hater, hear me out.  I know they are messy to prepare …

If you didn’t take French, I’ll go ahead and explain that this salad uses green beans as the base, instead of lettuce (thus Nicoise in the name).  I took Latin (why?) so I had to be educated on this point.  But, if it’s French, I’m …

So many good things about this dish! 1) it cooks in the crock-pot 2) it only takes 2.5 hours 3) it only requires 5 Ingredients and 4) it’s delicious! The Trader Joe’s Masala Simmer Sauce is the star ingredient of this 5-Ingredient meal.  It is …

Again, Trader Joe’s makes dinner SO easy!  And it’s on the table in 20 minutes – seriously! This Sheet Pan meal uses TJ’s Sweet Potato Gnocchi, Italian Chicken Sausage and their Kale, Cashew & Basil Pesto.  I added in broccoli florets to round this out …

This week, I took some shortcuts to simple and easy meals at my local Trader Joe’s! If you didn’t know, Trader Joe’s is a wonderland of affordable and creative ingredients for making easy & delicious meals.  I get SO excited going in there because there …