Trader Joe's Fall Haul 2024

 

Hi Friends!  Thanks for stopping by.  This weekend I had the luxury of sneaking in a quick trip to Trader Joe's.  Once Eva's hockey game was over, I had some time to kill before my open house and all three places are in the same area here in NH so I was happy to head to one of my favorite places.

 

I stocked up on some fall goodies and I am going to share them with you today.

 

 

I think the theme this time was "fall fun"...I'm thinking a night with besties with wine and snacks or when I may be putting together a charcuterie for a fall get together...anyway, I digress.  Here is what I snagged

 

 Pepper Jelly

 

One of the easiest and yummies apps to whip up is as follows: Put a brick of cream cheese on a platter.  Top it with one jar of pepper jelly.  Serve with crackers- delish and perfect for fall

 

Pumpkin Cranberry Crisps

 

They have different flavors of these crackers every season but the pumpkin ones are always my fave in the fall- just the right amount of crunch, spiciness and sweetness!

 

Stilton with Apple and Pear

 

 and I thought this cheese sounded the like the perfect accompaniment and a great flavor for fall

 

 

Maple Spiced Mixed Nuts

Oh this gem sounds like the perfect addition to any fall charcuterie

Check out the goodies in this mixture- rosemary pecans, pepitas, almonds and sweetened cranberries- yes please!

Pepita Salsa

and speaking of pepitas, I thought this salsa would be the perfect accompaniment to the famous Fall Leaf Tortilla Chips

 

These chips are loved by all- adults and kids alike!

Wine

and to go with these lovely little apps and snacks, you can always score dynamite deals on wine there.  I snagged two bottles and they were $7.99 each!

First a great, buttery Chardonnay that I have loved before

Churn

 

and our fave Pinot Noir

Meiomi

Harvest Chocolates

and if you are looking for dessert, these little chocolates look so pretty on a board or platter or whatever- they are so pretty and festive and delish too!

Organic Yogurt Smoothies

and Eva demanded the TJ's smoothies again so I grabbed a little pack- she loves having these with breakfast

So nice little haul..there were a few old favorites I didn't see but might check for once more this fall like the Cornbread Crisps, Harvest Salsa, Cinnamon Toscano Cheese and the Pumpkin Ravioli :)  What have you been snagging at TJ's lately?  Entertain me please :)

Trader Joe's Spicy Margarita

 

Hi Friends!  Today I thought I would share a fun recipe with you.  I whipped this up on a whim on Friday night and really enjoyed it.  Thought you may too.  Knowing most of my readers are big Trader Joes fans like I am, this recipe may be for you!  

 

I am calling it the Trader Joes Spicy Margarita since it includes a TJs ingredient AND my suggested snack with this luscious cocktail is also from TJs!  FTW!

 

 

Ingredients

1 cup Trader Joe's Spicy Limeade

1 shot of Tequila of Your Choice

1/2 lime

Tajin for rimming your glass and extra sprinkle for flavor

Trader Joe's Mini (Almost) Everything Bagel Sandwich Crackers

 

 

Instructions

 

Rim your glass with lime

Dip the glass in Tajin

Fill your glass with ice

Add 1 cup of TJ's Spicy Limeade

Add 1 shot of Tequila of your choice

Stir and Enjoy!

Best snack to go with this is the TJ's crackers I mentioned above- so delish!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Look: What's In Our Grocery Carts

 

Hi Friends. I am Linking up with Shay and Erica HERE for Let's Look.  This month we are sharing what is in our grocery carts.

If we are talking our weekly supermarket grocery carts, we have some staples

Water

Seltzers for Mama

Snacks for the Girls

Household Essentials like Toilet Paper, Paper Towels and Kitchen Wipes

Always a Rotisserie Chicken as it makes quick lunches doable!

and strawberries/apples/tangerines for the kids' lunches

and K Cups of course!

These are just some of our weekly staples at Market Basket.

Now I like to visit Trader Joe's about once a quarter.  This stop is more for fun items and items for hosting. 

Some of our faves are below...

Can't wait to see what is in your grocery carts!

Trader Joe's- Fall 2023 Finds!

 

I know I know...I just wrote about TJ's Fall Faves on Friday.  You can check out that post HERE

 

On Sunday, Diana and I headed up to TJ's because once the fall items arrive in the stores during the first/second week of September, you need to pounce because several items sell out- no joke!

We had a fun little trip and here are the fall items we snagged....

Gourds

Oh my GOURD...ha...I was getting the side eye big time ;)  Love the different colored gourds they always have!

 

Apple Cider Donuts

The girls love these for a quick breakfast or snack

Pumpkin Cheesecake

I grabbed this and threw it in the freezer for Thanksgiving- see?  Need to get certain things early- this won't last in the stores!

 

 

 

Fall Chocolates

Bringing these to a hostess this week- thought it was an adorable little Fall gift!

 

 

Pumpkin Jo Jo's

Well we didn't get these but they were giving out samples and someone was very excited.  She loved them!

 

and then we scored some repeat faves

The Fall Harvest Salsa

 

Pumpkin Spice Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin Cranberry Crisps

 

and the Fall Leaf Tortilla Chips

What are you snagging this fall at TJ's?