Category Archives: Recipes
Pesto-Quinoa-Veggie Wrap
Recently I entered Trader Joe’s Quintessential Quinoa Recipe Competition. The rules were simple: (1) the recipe must feature no more than 7 Trader Joe’s ingredients (one must be quinoa) and (2) prep to should be no more than 20 minutes … Continue reading
Salmon with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce + Snow
I have a mild obsession with the country of Turkey. It must be something about the East-meets-West culture, and its millennia of history. Someday I hope to visit, but for now I have to settle for exploring it in books. … Continue reading
DIY Flour Tortillas
Because many brands of store-bought tortillas these days feature suspicious ingredients such as cellulose gum, proprionic acid, dextrose and amylase, I’ve been wanting to try to make my own tortillas for some time. With the Cinco de Mayo holiday just … Continue reading
Lobster Bisque from Scratch
I just came back from visiting my sister in Seattle for a week. A post with highlights from our trip is yet to come, but first I had to share this culinary adventure from our trip: Lobster Bisque from Scratch. … Continue reading
Cool As Elvis Cheese Pie
A couple of months ago, I saw an advertisement on the Trader Joe’s website for a pie contest. The rules were: (1) to use up to 5 Trader Joe’s products (binding agents don’t count in the ingredient total); (2) don’t … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 