Trader Joe’s PIZZA BIANCA (white pizza with three cheeses & rosemary) reviewed

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Trader Joe’s Pizza Bianca (Made with Parmesan cheese sauce, Mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, Onion and Rosemary)

Trader Joe’s added this slightly “controversial” pizza to their line of frozen pizzas, many of which are pretty good. Why controversial? “PIZZA BIANCA” is of course a white pizza, meaning no tomato. To some people that means, its “not even pizza”. Trust me, this is pizza. And it’s surprisingly to me, bloody good!

This pizza is made with three different cheeses which blend together to make a rich, creamy and delicious cheesy sauce plus it also includes onion and rosemary.

The description on the box sounded intriguing to me, even though I admit I am a bit of a traditionalist and yes tend to generally think of pizza as having a least some tomato on it. However the word as per the internet was that Trader Joe’s new PIZZA BIANCA was good. Really good. So I thought I should try it. My honest review?

YES. This pizza bianca is really good. So very tasty. And level up, as in tastes “gourmet”. If you served this to friends and hid the box you could probably fool them that you ordered it in!

I must say I was impressed at just how yummy this is. I found it to be quite delicious. My wife loved it as well. The crust was good.

So this new pizza is yet another very good frozen pizza you can get from Trader Joe’s, which has a ton of good ones to choose from. And, another great buy for a pizza at just $4.99. Which can feed two.

(right out of the package)

The crust has been partially pre-baked, as you can tell from a few dark spots on it already.

When I was preparing I did have an idea to Hack this Pizza Bianca.

Who says it has to be completely white? I love me some tomatoes, so think “why don’t I cut up a tomato and put some on!?” It’s not a bad idea at all. As a test, on half the pizza I put some sliced Roma tomato.

Guess what? It’s fabulous also that way. We both loved the result. Adding tomato is not a sin. I would say its a terrific hack for you to try as well. Though try it on half to start with, so you can taste it as intended too. It is very tasty “au natural”, but I loved it with some fresh tomatoes (use Roma or cherry tomatoes sliced). Trader’s suggests topping it with some arugula for nice veggie flavor to mix in with the cheesy sauces.

I might recommend trying either after you try it the first time, just “bianca”. Just so you can see this is versatile. You could even add Prosciutto after baking though that would be even richer.

The crust is thick and chewy with a nice flavor. The mix of Parmesan cheese sauce and all the other cheeses are delicious, with the back notes of onion and that rosemary.

(before baking – yes i put some tomato on half!)
(after)

HOW TO COOK PIZZA BIANCA – As per the package: Pre-heat oven to 400 (Give your oven a good 1/2 hr to get to steady temp). Place the pizza on a baking sheet, sheetpan or foil in the center of the oven. Bake at 400 for 14-16 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the pizza is heated thru (bubbly). I turn at the halfway mark as many oven heat unevenly.

“Enjoy pizza as is or top with arugula for a zesty contrast to the rich melty cheese”

TIP: Brush the edge with olive oil before baking for moisture.

Slice and enjoy!

A whole pizza is 1140 calories – for me, “Feeds two” with sides.

TRADER JOE’S PIZZA BIANCA $4.99 (12 oz)

Trader Joe’s ORGANIC GUAVA SPREAD

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/organic-guava-fruit-spread-081300

“To create the vacation-in-a-jar that is Trader Joe’s Organic Guava Spread, our supplier starts with organically grown Guavas from Brazil picked at the peak of ripeness. The luscious pink fruit is simmered with organic cane sugar, fruit pectin, and a bit of water (plus ascorbic and citric acids) to create a thick, brick red, tart & tangy spread, teeming with tropical flavor. Simple? Somewhat. Tasty? You bet.”

That bit about vacation in a jar? I have to say, it’s not far off. The moment I simply opened up this jar, something wonderful hit my brain which just registered as a “tropical” smell, before I even put any in my mouth.

Then I put some on a spoon and tasted it. Tropical? Absolutely. This just has the most amazing flavor. I put it on everything to see what it works with.

It works with almost anything. Cottage cheese, toast with butter, or even better, cream cheese. In fact it pairs up so wonderfully with all kinds of cheese. Monterey Jack. Pepper Jack. Cheddar cheese. UNEXPECTED CHEDDAR (on a cracker spread with this guava jam.

You name it. Put some on pancakes. Try with vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream, in fact it pairs great with chocolate. Peanut butter and J. Crackers. Cheese boards!

“And who wouldn’t want to level up their summer cheese board with a swoosh of this Spread on a cracker, topped with a cube of TJ’s Unexpected Cheddar Cheese? (Fun fact: this is exactly how the Spread was served and ultimately approved at the TJ’s tasting panel—the combo is absolutely worth tasting for yourself!)” – TJ

All over the internet, everyone seems to agree that it is incredibly tasty

I just loved this Guava Fruit Spread. I bet you will too.

Product of Canada. The guava is from Brazil. Certified Organic

I would buy this again. It’s considered a very good price too as guava is not cheap.

Trader Joe’s ORGANIC GUAVA SPREAD $2.99 (10.5 oz jar)

Ingredients

  • ORGANIC GUAVA
  • ORGANIC CANE SUGAR
  • FRUIT PECTIN
  • WATER
  • ASCORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE)
  • CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER).

Trader Joe’s ORGANIC STEEL CUT OATS, review with cooking tips

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If you had to pick out the single “healthiest” item you can buy at Trader Joe’s, what would you pick? Here’s the one I might pick. Trader Joe’s STEEL CUT ORGANIC OATS. “Ingredients: Organic Steel Cut Oats”

That’s it. Simple. Classic. Whole grains. Super food. Minimally processed; even less so than rolled oats. Steel cut oatmeal is my favorite kind of oatmeal as oatmeal made from Steel Cut Oats cook up to a distinctively chewy texture with nutty whole grain, hearty flavor.

Yes, it takes a little more time to cook than rolled oats but its not that much, and it’s worth that extra 10-15 minutes for a better tasting and better texture oatmeal.

Steel cut oats are a very natural food product with minimal processing. Steel cut oats are just whole oats (groats) that are dried then CUT with very sharp steel blades into smaller pieces. So “STEEL CUT”. Cutting the whole groat into 4 or 5 pieces makes it cook a little faster (25-30 mins).

In contrast rolled oats, the groats are first partially cooked, then pressed between steel rollers (“rolled”) to flatten them and then cut. Rolled oats cook quicker (in about 15 mins) and so called “quick oats” are rolled even thinner and cut even more into very tiny pieces. Those cook the fastest. All these steps affect the texture. Personally I don’t bother with quick oats except sometimes for doing “overnight oats”. But rolled oats are good for things too. For example making oatmeal cookies. Or overnight oats as well.

Steel cut oats are my favorite oatmeal as they have a lovely chewy texture and nutty flavor (which you can increase even more with some toasting them before cooking in your pot before you cook them).

Steel Cut Oats take a bit longer to cook than rolled oats but I think the effort is worth it, as they taste better and have better texture. Steel cut oats take about 30 minutes. I generally make a batch the night before so they are all ready to eat in the morning. I usually will make a big enough batch to last us about 3 or 4 days. I do like rolled oats however steel cut oats have better texture (chewy) and taste (nutty). If I forget, I put them up and jump in the shower.

You can even double the recipe (8 c water / 2 c oats) and even freeze some.

How to Cook STEEL CUT OATS:

The basic ratio is 1:4 – 1 cup oats to 4 cups water. Use a pot big enough so that there is a few inches at the top to avoid boil overs. You want a nice big heavy pot with a thick bottom to avoid burning.

Boil 4 cups of water. Then stir in 1 cup of oats. I suggest adding a pinch of salt (optional but it tastes better)

They start to thicken after about 5 minutes. They need 30 minutes total. When the oats start to boil, lower the heat till they are just simmering. I then cover the pot loosely (watch it, as oats can easily boil over and make a mess of your stove). Or just leave it uncovered, adding a little water if it looks too thick. If you cook it and find it’s too thick or the bottom is burning, just add a little more water. As it cools, it will thicken.

STIRRING: Every 5-8 minutes or so you should stir the oats occasionally to make sure the bottom doesn’t stick or burn. If you feel oats stuck on the bottom, just scrape the bottom to loosen them with the (wooden) spoon.

Let them cook slowly for about 25-30 minutes total.

TIP: Use a big deep pot as they do have a tendency to boil over. A wooden spoon or chopstick placed on top carefully can help prevent boil overs. When you bring them to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer.

(this is a version I made with cut up apples and ground cinnamon)

ADDITIONS: The list of stuff you can add is almost endless. We like to add a good sprinkle of ground cinnamon or a cinnamon stick into the oats as they are cooking. Apples: To a batch (of 1 cup oats) I will dice up a whole apple and throw that in too and let it cook in the oats. I leave the peel on. My wife removes the peel (peel has flavor and texture, your call) Dried fruits: Add, Raisins. Dried cranberries. Most any dried fruit. I add those at the very end after I turn them off, so they don’t over cook.

To Serve: again, optional additions are endless – A little butter or cream, brown sugar, raisins, bananas, frozen blueberries or other fruit. Whatever strikes your fancy.You can change them up easily so you can make it different every time. Sure some of that stuff makes them a bit less healthy but I feel I balance it all out. If you are a purist, just eat them plain (boring) If you are a purist, you could eat plain.

https://cookieandkate.com/perfect-steel-cut-oats-recipe/

By the way, as the author mentions here, if you order them at a restaurant or diner, especially in New York, the price for a bowl of steel cut oats can be outrageous! ($11-13? No thanks, we will make them ourselves for 50 cents!)

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/steel-cut-oats-benefits

Lets ask Google: “Are oats healthy?” (Search results)

“Oats are considered an exceptionally healthy, nutrient-dense whole grain, packed with fiber (especially beta-glucan), protein, vitamins, and minerals. Regular consumption supports heart health by reducing cholesterol, aids in weight management by promoting fullness, and helps stabilize blood sugar levels. 

Key Health Benefits of Oats:

Nutrient-Dense: Rich in magnesium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and antioxidants. There’s a reason horses are fed oats. Frankly these are practically the same as oats horses eat, the real difference being the grains here have been cut smaller. STEEL CUT as the name implies has the oats cut with steel blades, with a grain cut into about 2 or 3 pieces just to make it cook faster. That’s it. Minimally processed.

Heart Health: The soluble fiber beta-glucan helps lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

Blood Sugar Control: Oats have a lower glycemic response, which helps regulate blood sugar and insulin levels.

Weight Management: High fiber and protein content contribute to satiety (feeling full), reducing overall calorie intake.

Gut Health: They act as a prebiotic, promoting the growth of good bacteria in the digestive tract.

OK – what else is on your Healthy item list from Trader Joe’s? Here’s a few off the top of my head… CHIA SEEDS, KEFIR, HIGH FIBER CEREAL, WHOLE GRAIN SEED EURO BREAD, ROLLED OATS….

Trader Joe’s Organic Oatmeal $4.49 (30 oz tub) CERTIFIED ORGANIC

“Serving Suggestions: serve with milk, cream or butter. Add honey, agave or maple syrup, brown sugar, dried cranberries, raisins….”

PS – I still buy Rolled Oats too as they are good for making Overnight Oats, Oatmeal Cookies, and other things… So I have both kinds of oats in the cupboard usually.

Trader Joe’s Italian ORZO Pasta

UPDATE: Oct 2026, They raised the price on all the Italian pastas that were 99 cents (Now $1.29)

There used to be quite a few items you could find at Trader Joe’s that cost 99 cents. There aren’t many now. There are a few pasta items that still cost 99 cents though many went up to $1.29-1.49. The “artisanal” line of pastas are more.

Trader Joe’s ORZO still costs 99 cents – and it’s great! So useful to have in the pantry. Orzo is a rice shaped pasta frequently used in Italian, Greek and other cuisines.

I find orzo just so handy. So here’s my Ode To Orzo. First thing I love about orzo is how fast it cooks. “Boil 5 minutes” ?! Yup. It probably will take you longer to boil the water. It is so small it just takes 5 minutes to cook.

Many meals when I realize I don’t have enough stuff for a meal, I will find myself reaching for the Orzo. Because it’s ready in no time at all and yes it is a pasta, and I love any pasta. All I need to do is dump a cup of orzo into boiling salted water (or better still, in stock).

Cook for five minutes then just drain it, add it to a bowl and throw in a nice hunk of butter or olive oil, or mix of the two. Grind on some black pepper. Taste if and see if it still needs a sprinkle of more salt, or wait till you add cheese if using. BOOM; your buttered orzo side dish is ready. Optional; Grate on some cheese. Parmesan, Pecorina, Grana Padano or cheddar or goat for that matter.

You can equally expand on buttered orzo with adding a vegetable to that. Perhaps diced fresh zucchini which is a lovely combination especially with some feta cheese for a Greek dish. The cubed up zucchini can cook in the water along with the orzo and be ready when the orzo is, in about 5 minutes. Or even easier vegetables? Use a frozen vegetable. Maybe French Green Beans? Or frozen peas? The green beans can go in with the orzo (about 5 minutes). Add the peas about the last minute or two before the orzo is cooked as those are ready very fast.

It’s great for adding to soups or stews as well. Chicken soup with orzo is fantastic and very comforting.

Orzo is fantastic to make whole dinners around. For example, a ONE POT dish of Garlic Butter Chicken Orzo; here’s the recipe.

And here’s another recipe, this one vegetarian – Parmesan Garlic Orzo:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228131/parmesan-garlic-orzo/

So this is why I always have some orzo in the cupboard, and suggest you should as well. If not, the next time you are at Trader Joe’s just grab a a package of what I think is one of the handy dandiest items there that only costs 99 cents! The 99 cents pasta (spaghetti, capellini, orzo, etc) and cans of beans there are good ways to stretch your dollar at Trader Joe’s.

Ingredients: Durum Semolina (wheat)

Trader Joe’s TOMATO BASIL MARINARA SAUCE, a pantry must have

I was surprised to see I never actually reviewed this Trader Joe’s pasta before, especially as I would call this sauce kind of a Classic in it’s own right. I had tried the other version of this the roasted garlic marinara and quite liked it. So I thought I it was time to give the original flavor a spin.

First and foremost, either of these Trader Joe’s sauces are a great deal. A jar still costs less than two bucks. This sauce is a very good what I might call an every day tomato sauce, frankly equal to some big brands that probably double or more.

You can fix it up easily too. Love garlic? I do. I added a few cloves of slivered fresh garlic to the pan in a bit of olive oil, let the garlic get fragrant, then poured in the bottle of sauce. There’s my own roasted garlic version. Add some more herbs to your liking as well, especially a little fresh basil should you have some. A dash of red pepper flakes perhaps?

Even if you do nothing, this is a very tasty versatile sauce which can not only be used for pasta but for cooking and making other dishes. “Use it as a simmer sauce for chicken breasts or meatballs. Or, let it be the starting point for your own sauce-creation. So many different ways to enjoy this enduring sauce.”
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/tomato-basil-marinara-sauce-045029

I even like the way this one tasted way better than an organic version I tried a while back and gave a fail.

This would also be a good sauce for making your own pizza, using either fresh dough or a crust (or naan) from Trader Joe’s.

I don’t know if it can go toe to toe with Trader Joe’s frankly fantastic (and upscale) Italian CARO SUGO sauce. However that one costs $5 a jar. You could buy 2 1/2 jars of this sauce for that. When you want a super special dish, the Caro Sugo might be worth it, but this is fine for more everyday level. Especially if you are using a sauce for cooking.

If you are on a tight budget Trader Joe’s can help with dinner. Let’s figure, you buy one of their pastas that still cost 99 cents. Grab a jar of this sauce. You’ve spent three bucks and you have dinner.

If your budget allows that might even leave room for some upgrades to say, one of their “artisanal” pastas ($2) and maybe some leeway to add a bread and salad…. $1.99 for a baguette and maybe a $2.29 bag of arugula.

Ingredients seem fairly natural.

INGREDIENTS: TOMATO PUREE, DICED TOMATOES, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, DRIED ONIONS, DRIED GARLIC, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DRIED PARSLEY, DRIED BASIL, DRIED OREGANO, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Trader Joe’s ORGANIC RADIATORE PASTA

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Trader Joe’s ORGANIC RADIATORE pasta is a relatively new addition to the pasta shelves there. They were introduced along with the square rigatoni pasta, which I also gave a great review.

Want to know the translation of “radiatore“? Funny enough it means what it sounds like: “radiator”. Because that’s what these look like. Little radiators.

The shape has all those nooks and crannies which are perfect for taking in and holding a lot of sauce. By the way, did you know the Italian government recognizes about 300 different pasta shapes?

A 1 lb package goes for $1.99. It’s a high quality, bronze die cut pasta, imported from Italy and made from organic durum wheat semolina.

I made this pasta for dinner last night with Trader Joe’s TOMATO BASIL MARINARA sauce (a bargain at $1.99 and it’s excellent). OK, as I am a “cook” and can’t just open a jar and be done with it, I did add two cloves of garlic and a 1/2 shallot sauteed in a tablespoon of olive oil then added a 1/2 jar of the sauce (for two portions). Trust me it made it even better but you could go the easy route and just open a jar.

These radiatore cook pretty fast due to shape, in about 9 minutes. I probably took them out a minute before that (ie, pre-al dente) as I would cook them more in the sauce. I dumped the drained pasta into my pan with my sauce, added about a 1/4 of the pasta water, tossed them over and over for about a minute to let them marry and absorb some sauce till al dente.

I was going to serve peas on the side but as I was making this, my wife suggested I just toss everything in together. Which was actually a great idea as the peas add a nice flavor and texture and got into the nooks of the radiatore. Grated on some of my favorite TJ ROSEMARY ASIAGO which I especially love with pasta.

The texture and taste of this radiatore pasta was perfect and we really loved this dish we came up with “radiatore with peas in tomato sauce” which can now go into rotation. Try this combo! Super easy and delicious, not to mention a bit healthier with added vegetable protein. A little salad and bread made it all perfect.

The best thing? Pantry meal. Everything came out of the pantry (and freezer) so a perfect idea for when “you don’t have anything” in the fridge.

Delicious easy dinner for two, which probably cost less than 3 bucks.

Equally good would be the simplest pasta using this radiatore; just Butter and Cheese. Use lots of both.

I would buy these again. — (UPDATE: I looked for them today to buy more and didn’t see them on the shelves…. )

PASTA WITH PEAS recipe (pasta al piselli)

Toss your pasta into salted boiling water. Whatever time it says on the package, you will subract one or two minutes for “pre-al dente”. In a pan or pot, put a tablespoon of olive oil, and a nice pat of butter. (optional) Add 2 cloves of sliced garlic, and cook till golden. You could also add in 1/2 shallot too if you have one, or a 1/4 onion.

Add your favorite jarred (or homemade) sauce to the pan. When the pasta is “pre-al dente” (tests a little hard) add that to the pan and cook, adding in some pasta water (1/4 cup?). Toss in some frozen peas (1/2-1 cup as you wish) Toss everything over and over to mix and cook for about a minute or so, cooking the pasta just till it becomes al dente. That means “to the tooth” just after the pasta is no longer hard to bite and not soft or mushy. Italians hate overcooked pasta.

Plate and top with a nice amount of freshly grated ASIAGO cheese (or Parmagiano or Pecorino) and serve. Bread and a salad will round this out nicely into a dinner

Portions: for two people I usually figure about a 1/2 lb (half the package) pasta, and for sauce about a 1/2 jar but your ratio may vary. Again, Italians like just enough sauce to coat the pasta well but not to have pasta swimming in sauce the way most Americans think you make it.

Trader Joe’s MARGHERITA PIZZA, reviewed

Trader Joe’s MARGHERITA PIZZA

“Cooked in a wood burning oven” – Product Of Italy

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/margherita-pizza-080530

Perhaps the first thing that will stand out to you when you are looking in the pizza shelves at Trader Joe’s and you see this MARGHERITA PIZZA is frankly that this looks pretty good and then you see that it costs $4.79. Under five bucks for this? It’s looks like it almost came out of a pizza place’s oven.

If it actually tastes anything close to as good as it looks in their picture, that’s hard to beat.

My neighbor tried this first and told me she really liked it. She was pretty impressed with it and was amazed that it cost under five bucks. So we got one to try out as I’ve not had this before.

(Here’s what it looks like right out of the box, frozen, wrapped)

You can see the crust is partially pre-baked, with the ingredients for us to finish baking it.

(frozen, unwrapped, pre-baking)

Here’s what TJ’s has to say about this pizza (which has been around for over a decade or more):

“This classic Margherita Pizza starts with a hand-stretched, Amalfi style crust, the dough for which is fermented for a full 24 hours prior to kicking off the pizza-making process. This new-and-much-improved crust is thin, soft, and bubbly, with a slightly thicker, chewy edge. In this Pizza’s previous iteration, they topped said crust with a standard tomato sauce; in this version, however, they top it with a passata—a.k.a. a traditional Italian tomato sauce made by sieving ripe tomatoes into a silky-smooth purée, allowing the pure, tomato flavor to really shine. The pies are finished with fresh mozzarella rounds, shredded Grana Padano and carefully placed basil leaves, then baked in wood-burning stone ovens, flash-frozen, and sent to sail the culinary seas…” (-Trader Joe’s website)

So they changed (improved) it but as this is my first time with it, the new version is the only one I know, so here’s my review.

(Should say first, I am one of those people who will on occasion actually make a pizza from scratch, including fermenting my dough 3 days in the fridge?) Anyway here’s our impression of Trader Joe’s PIZZA MARGHERITA.

Overall my wife and I liked this very much. This is a very tasty pizza and has many good points I liked. There one or two areas I thought it could be improved on.

The good points with this pizza is first if you like Neapolitan style pizza, I would call this pretty “authentic” in that its in the nature of a pizza you might get in Naples rather than a “NY Style” pizza. , Meaning the kind of pizza that you may want to eat with a knife and fork as many Italians do (Neapolitan style, not Roman). The reason being the center of the pizza crust may be too thin to support ingredients to hold it up and eat as a slice, and the center may be a little soft and juicy.

I confess I did actually try to get the bottom a bit crispier by putting it back in after I pulled it out the first time, for about another two minutes. In hindsight this was a mistake, as I over-baked it a little and doing that made the outside border crust a bit dry and hard. So try the recommended times (the box says bake 9-12 minutes at 425 F) If you have a pizza stone or steel, I would use that. If not, even a 1/2 sheet pan will do. And as always pre-heat your oven for at least 20-30 minutes, though every oven is a bit different.

(My finished pizza after baking.)

The pizza looked almost like it came out of a pizza shop – in Italy!

The low moisture skim mozzarella cheese in large round slices when baked up was really good, and it did the stringy cheese thing everyone loves to see on Instagram. The sauce is very simple. Its just “passata” or pure tomato puréed up in the classic Margherita way, so not a “pizza sauce” as you may be used to. I think it tasted just the tiniest bit tart or sour to me but not bad.

The used to have a pizza sauce. I wonder if that might be bit better tasting but then it would not be “Margherita” which is very simple, basically 3-4 ingredients. It had another cheese, Grana Padano, grated over and that too added a nice touch, You can even see it’s dressed with a little bit of fresh basil!

FIXING THIS UP: You can improve this easily, and think that is worth doing. I would suggest if you make this pizza, you fix it up a bit with any or all of the following (all optional of course) : Sliver of garlic, a sprinkle of dried oregano, a little basil (dried or better still, fresh if you have that) and maybe a drizzle of say Hot Honey to add a touch of sweetness and spice? Certainly add a drizzle of good olive oil and a sprinkling of more cheese, some grated Parmigiano or Pecorino when you take it out of the oven. I would do all this the next time I make this pizza.

I overdid the baking by maybe two minutes as I put it back to try to get the bottom crispier (it comes out a bit soft), which I know was a mistake, as you see how dark my crust came out. If I made it again, I would stick to the 9-12 mins as suggested on the box PLUS I might brush the border with a little olive oil before baking it.

The whole pizza is 15 ounces. I think this can be a dinner for two adults, maybe with a little salad or veggie on the side. In sum, while not perfect this is quite a tasty pizza and well worth trying at what is a great price!

Calories: 1/3 of this equals about 310 calories — but trust me you will probably eat at least 1/2 not a 1/3. Still this is on the lower side for pizza I think if thats like 450 cals?

How does this TJ pizza rank among all the other offers in the pizza department from Trader Joe’s? To me it’s up there. However I might rank a few others they have, just a hair above this one (such as the Pizza Parlanno and the Buratta, Prosciutto and Arugula one) as they have “more going on” of course. For a simple Neapolitan style pizza, this is quite good, if thats what you are looking for.

The ingredient list as you can see, is quite simple so that’s a nice plus!

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS FROM FROZEN: Preheat oven to 425. Bake for 9-12 minutes until crust is LIGHTLY BROWNED

Seen @ Trader Joe’s : BLOOMING MINI SKULL PLANTS, $5. For Halloween

Brighten up your space with these plants for five bucks now at Trader Joe’s (limited) for Halloween (2025) DIA DE LOS MUERTOS – Day of the Dead inspired design.

Pretty cute, huh?

Trader Joe’s BREWED GINGER BEER

All I can say is: This is SO GOOD! So refreshing. So delicious.

It’s more to the everyman taste than some Ginger Beers I have had in the past, especially real real Jamaican ginger beer, which while I love, some people may find too too strong with way too much ginger flavor. This is just more like the best ginger ale you ever had, well balanced with a perfect ginger flavor plus a little bit of lemon and lime in the background. It’s one of those things that was next to me on the Check Out line, just asking for you to put in your basket and I could not resist, for which I am very glad because I now have a new favorite beverage.

Trader Joe’s sells these for about $1.15 each or or pack of 4 for $4.49 (12 oz each)

“Made fom a time-tested recipe with ingredients that include water, sugar, ginger juice, lime and lemon juices from concentrate, and ginger extract, our Ginger Beer has a refreshing, gingery bite, and mild carbonation. The addition of lemon and lime juices adds a zesty, citrus zing, and also helps establish the right acidic balance.” -TJ’s

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/brewed-ginger-beer-174345\

Trader Joe’s mentions using this to make cocktails. Probably great for that.

Keep in mind of course, while it tastes great, this is a soda and has just a little less sugar (35G) as Coke (39g) does so I would go easy on it.

But taste wise this is very tasty. I would buy it again.

Trader Joe’s HONEYCRISP APPLE GRANOLA, review (Fall Item)

LIMITED FALL ITEM

Actually it does have an apple taste thanks to bits of dried honey crisp apples throughout the granola. This granola isn’t quite the big clumps kind as some other granola’s that Trader Joe’s has such as the almond butter granola. Actually I am a fan of big “clumpy” granola with chunks sometimes I take out to just snack on. However I liked this too as it’s got that fruity apple taste. The taste of this granola gets a win from those apple bits.

Ingredients include rolled oats, cane sugar, dried honeycrisp apple, honey, molasses, and a subtle hint of fall spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove….) The spices are very subtle, more like a back note to the apple taste of this granola, not the overwhelming kind.

This Apple Granola one of their “Limited” fall items, meaning we will see it for a few months. So if you want to try this grab it while you can, and maybe stock up on a few bags if you tried it and liked it. I probably will. Both my wife and I really liked this very tasty granola.

$3.99 for a 12 oz bag.

I would buy it again.

“Our latest fall-forward, seasonal cereal shines the spotlight on an autumnal all-star: the heavenly Honeycrisp apple! Heralded for its crunch and concentration of flavor, it’s a natural companion to snacks and cereals of all sorts—snacks and cereals such as the sweet, seasonally-spiced clusters inside each bag of Trader Joe’s Honeycrisp Apple Granola!” – TJ’s

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/honeycrisp-apple-granola-076757

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