New Products from Trader Joes

by admin on May 24, 2013

good morning!

So yesterday I took my first trip to Trader Joes since I’ve been home. (WEEE!) Its the little things in life that excite me..sad but true

I didn’t really need any big food items, but since I had nothing else to do yesterday I decided..well..why not. (This is why the weather needs to get nice so I can just lay outside instead of spend money..I almost took a detour to the mall..but I decided to wait until I received my first pay check first :) )

here’s what I got! (some new to me products and a couple standards)

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  • Raw cashews (I have big plans for these to make a homemade nut butter..stay tuned!)
  • almond meal- first time trying this! I’m excited to test out recipes with it!
  •  roasted sunflower seeds- I’ve also never bought these from TJ’s. I plan to use these for snacks and on top of salads..yum!

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  • Kale Chips- Love these! I really need to try making my own though..I’m pretty sure I’m the only one in my household that likes kale though hah :)  
  • Edamame Thins. Love love love these..especially eaten with some tuna salad.

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  • Coconut Oil Spray- can’t wait to use this!
  • Jalapeno Pepper Hot Sauce- Never tried this, but I love testing out new kinds of hot sauce..sriracha will always hold the number 1 place in my heart though
  • Coconut Oil- Love! Great for cooking and baking.

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  • Sunflower Seed Butter: I have been so scared to try this but I finally caved and tried it. YUM. Seriously so good! It has the same texture as peanut butter but tastes like sunflower seeds (well..duh). I had a scoop yesterday in a banana chobani.umm YUM. I meant to snap a picture butttt I was too enamored by the taste that it simply slipped my mind :)  

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  • Steamed Lentils- I’m excited to try these. I might make a grain and lentil type salad but with them but otherwise I think they will make for a great salad topping!

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  • Trader Joes Oatmeal Flakes: I’m not sure what it is about this cereal I love so much but I’m obsessed! When I work till late at night, through dinner, I normally come home and only feel like eating a bowl (or two :) ) of cereal instead of a full meal..so I love to have this on hand

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And finally: Happy 23rd Birthday to my favorite brother Jeff!!

okay you caught me..he’s my only brother :)

but he’s the best big brother a sister could ask for! I am so lucky to have you as my brother. I love you very, very much Jeff!

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and since it’s his birthday (and i’m..ahem..the best little sister ever) I’m off to make him breakfast!

Have a great weekend everyone!

<3Chelcie

 

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WIAW-Trip to Newport

by admin on May 22, 2013

good morning!

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Happy WIAW :)

Breakfast

I’ve been battling a cold/sore throat for a while so the only thing that sounded appealing this morning was a green monster smoothie

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A Peanut butter and Jelly Green Monster!

  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1/2 tbsp raspberry jam
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • some ice

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deeelish. I even got my brother to try some..he was a little freaked out by the green color but he liked it!

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after breakfast Jeff (the bro) and I hit the road for Newport, RI

It was a beautiful day at Nanny’s house :)

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We went for lunch at the Atlantic Beach Club, aka Johnny’s. We were hoping to sit outside but the outside area wasn’t really open yet..and it was slightly cooler on the water than we thought it would be.

I started with a glass of sauv. blanc from new zealand and shrimp cocktail

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fun fact: when I was two years old I climbed up on the appetizer table and ate a whole bowl of cocktail sauce. plain. just the sauce…quite a sophisticated palate I had :)

And for lunch I got another appetizer, steamed mussels in a white wine garlic broth. mmmm I love mussels

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Work Out

once we got home I took Duke to Wellesley College for a nice 2.5 mile run. We made it just in time before the rain started!

Snack

At lunch my Nanny asked me if I’d ever tried cottage cheese and salsa together. I said that I had and remembered what a delicious combination it is. So for a snack I had just that..cottage cheese and salsa

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Dinner

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Turkey chili with leftover roasted sweet potatoes, topped with avocado, scallions, shredded cheddar cheese, and sriracha

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mmm so good. I ate it way too fast though…I hate when I do that!

Dessert

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some delicious berries and a few chocolate chips that missed the picture.

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time to do some blog reading, head to the gym, and then go in to work later

have a great day everyone!

<3Chelcie

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