Recipes

Trader Joe’s is loaded with ready-to-heat and serve apple creations for an easy meal or snack at any time of day. Since it’s apple season, we gravitated toward our favorite apple finds throughout the store. We just had to share them with you! Fall and winter is the time for apples to shine.  What better place to go for a sweet and crisp apple taste than your neighborhood Trader Joe’s? TJ’s always has unique finds depending on the season. Whether it’s apples, pumpkin spice, or peppermint, you’re sure to find your own seasonal favorite that you’ll want to stock up...

Spatchcock a Turkey – Learning how to spatchcock a turkey will result in the juiciest, crispiest turkey cooked in a fraction. My 14-lb turkey took 1 hour 45 minutes to bake versus the standard 4+ hours. If you’ve never tried to spatchcock a turkey is is honestly much easier than you might think. All you will be doing is removing the backbone and flattening out the bird. Then, you’ll reduce cooking time by up to 2+ hours. Once you give it a try, you will likely never go back to standard turkey recipes. What You’ll Need to Spatchcock a Turkey...

From a succulent turkey dinner to a vegetarian feast, Paul has the perfect wine pairing to bring your meal to life this holiday season According to Ashford Castle’s Head Sommelier, Paul Fogerty, the most important aspect of choosing a wine isn’t the price, the complexity or even the grape – it’s the enjoyment you’ll get from it. While many of us often spend a little more than usual on our wines at Christmas, Paul says that there isn’t always a connection between the price of a bottle of wine and how much you’ll enjoy it. There are wines for everyone’s...

Feast on Potbelly sandwiches for less with deals and coupons! Heads up, Potbelly Perks Members! On December 20th, Potbelly Perks Members (free to join) can automatically score a tasty Buy One, Get One Free sandwich deal! Valid December 20th only, Potbelly Perk Members who order any original-sized sandwich will get another sandwich of equal or lesser value for free! A BOGO Perk will automatically be added to your account post-purchase. Note that fans who are not yet Perks members will still be able to receive the offer as long as you sign up by December 20th. Shake things up by testing...

If you only watch the first 60 seconds of 1967’s “At Home, 2001,” you’ll be forgiven for thinking that the film is riddled with missed predictions. And to be sure, the cold open is rife with them, from disposable paper furniture to seashell-shaped houses that look like they’re extruded from concrete. Really, the only clear winner from that first tranche of predictions is the rise of the microwave oven, which given the expense of magnetrons in 1967 and the complexity of the electronics needed to drive them was a non-obvious development. But pushing beyond that opening to the meat of...