What a difference a dot...

Oh no, after 3 professional edits and countless personal edits, I found an error in the nutritional analysis of one of the recipes in my new cookbook, Livin’ Lean with Trader Joe’s! How could this happen after such absolute scrutiny??! Sigh… If you have the cookbook,...

Quick and Healthy Valen...

Valentine’s Day is around the corner.  Need a good idea or two for what to serve for dinner for Valentine’s Day? With Trader Joe’s curry sauce and already cooked chicken, dinner couldn’t be easier or more flavorful. Add some fun placemats and some candles and...

Trader Joe’s Supe...

Super Bowl Sunday is around the corner.  While grocery stores are displaying chips and dips, ribs and nibs and much much more, you may be looking for something a bit healthier. Trader Joe’s to the rescue! Yes, they have chips and dips,  etc., but they also have open-and-serve...

Hormones and Weight Los...

So many of my clients have found that increasing the amount of protein they consume and cutting carbohydrates has helped them lose weight. The following is a recent article in “delicious living” magazine that puts the science of weight loss (and some of the hormones involved)...

Simple and Healthy Croc...

I will be teaching a couple of Crock Pot cooking classes in February.  Talk about convenient as well as saving money, this is a great way to get a meal on the table and have a few minutes to do something else as well. I’ll be using lots of Trader Joe’s products. And there is...

Gluten-free diet at Tra...

I recently took a client on a tour of Trader Joe’s as she had decided to avoid gluten to see if eliminating it would make a difference to her health.   How does Trader Joe’s help you follow a gluten-free diet?   Trader Joe’s has a no gluten handout which lists all of their...