It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year! I stopped by Trader Joe’s for a couple things, and was so excited to see a couple Thanksgiving things and the beginning of CHRISTMAS!

I got three bottles of the Hark and Holly Gluhwein to share with my family so we can pretend we are in Germany again. I have enough of the Gluhwein mugs from our trip that we can even drink out of authentic mugs.

I have been dreaming about cool weather and hot cocoa with marshmallows. Florida is still pretty warm for the most part, but hopefully we will have more cool weather in the next couple of weeks and I can bust into this box of hot cocoa mix.

Fun fact about Trader Joe’s marshmallows, they are vegan! So if you are vegan or have vegan friends spread the word or bake a vegan treat. These will make vegan Rice Krispies Treats really easy, use these marshmallows and earth balance in place of Jet-puffed and butter.

Christopher and I have been loving crispy onions on chicken and pork from our Home Chef recipes, so when I saw the crunchy onions at Trader Joe’s I knew I had to buy them for those recipes. I am not a green bean casserole girl, so I definitely will not be using them for that nonsense.

And last in this haul, sweet potato tortilla chips. I haven’t tried these yet, but I was thinking of using them to make BBQ chicken nachos. Or I might just dip them in salsa and queso.

I’ve already started making my next Trader Joe’s list, and it is full of PEPPERMINT!

Do you have any seasonal Trader Joe’s favorites? Let us know in the comments!