food fixins: february twenty-second - twenty-eighth:

f e a t u r i n g

trader joes sweet, savory, & tart trial mix bars, cypress grove fresh chevre, heirloom carrots, and soy deli firm nigari tofu!

m e a l s

vegetarian tacos with spinach, corn, tofu, and goat cheese (rs)

artichoke heart rösti and steamed asparagus (vt)

fettucini with lima beans, peas, and leeks (vt)

homemade minestrone with sun dried tomatoes and white beans (rs)

rigatoni puttanesca with pancko breadcrumb soy meatballs (rs)

pav bhaji and jaipur vegetables indian food + naan bread (trader joes)

r e c i p e s

i spent thrity minutes and sixty cents at the library finding and copying these recipes from the current issues of real simple and vegetarian times. and in a pinch, with no idea what to cook, we usually rely on trader joes’ quick meals.

g r o c e r y g a m e

in the produce section, i tried to impress my husband by naming as many items as i could without looking at the labels. we have to admit…we both sucked it in the root section. looks like we need to get to know our beets, turnips, rutabagas, parsnips, and horse radish because if our lives depended on it, we couldn’t name them. oh, and D A I K O N. who eats D A I K O N ? !

d o l l a r s + c e n t s

$75 @ local grocer + trader joe's got us: rigatoni and spaghetti, parmesan and fresh goat cheese, garlic, tomato sauce, black olives, oregano, basil, onions, carrots, celery, sun dried tomatoes, white beans, frozen peas, frozen lima beans, leeks, heavy cream, yogurt, terragon, marinated artichokes, asparagus, frozen corn, baby spinach, tortillas, salsa, boxed pav bhaji and jaipur vetables, frozen naan bread, hummus, wheat crackers, whole grain o’s, trail mix bars, loaf of multi-grain bread, and a G I A N T bag of tortilla chips.