4 posts tagged “trader joe's”

assumptions:
1 packet quaker instant oatmeal (apple/cinnamon)
trader joe's dried cranberries
milk

method:
1. put ingredients in bowl
2. stir
3. microwave until it almost bubbles out of control (~90 sec)
4. stir
5. microwave until it almost bubbles out of control (~15 sec)
6. stir
7. eat

assumptions:
onion
bell pepper
trader joe's frozen shrimp
minced garlic
lemon
salt
butter

method:
1. cut up onion & bell pepper
2. sauté for few minutes over med-high heat
3. add frozen shrimp, garlic
4. sauté for few minutes
5. add salt, juice of lemon
6. turn shrimp over
7. sauté for few minutes
8. add chunk of butter & salt to taste
9. serve with rice or tortillas (or both)

assumptions:
tequila
cointreau
amaretto (secret ingredient)
trader joe's margarita mix
ice
drinking glass
plastic cup with slightly larger rim than drinking glass

method:
1. put ice in glass
2. put other ingredients in glass*
3. put plastic cup upside down on top of glass
4. shake hell out of it (very important)
5. remove plastic cup
6. serve drink in glass

* drink tastes better if you don't measure anything. try different combinations. I happen to like 4:1:1:4 (teq:coin:amar:mix).

assumptions:
trader joe's frozen chicken chile verde burrito
sour cream
shredded cheese

method:
1. take burrito out of freezer and wrap in paper towel
2. cook in microwave for ~45 seconds
3. flip
4. cook in microwave for ~45 seconds
5. carefully ice top of burrito with sour cream
6. carefully sprinkle shredded cheese on top
7. put in toaster oven for 'long' toast cycle