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We finally got the end of 2020<\/span>\u00a0\"🤔\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have been facing this pandemic situation for almost one year. <\/span><\/p>\n

How was your 2020?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was fired from my job due to the pandemic and I am having a difficult time now. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

However, I started open water swimming and other hobbies so that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I could develop new friends<\/span><\/span> and so on. <\/span><\/p>\n

I lost something, but I received some new things as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season is coming!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This time I would like to introduce some products which we can buy just only at my favorite food market, Trader Joe’s, during\u00a0<\/span>the Christmas season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u3000Italian sweet bread called\u00a0<\/span>“Panettone<\/span>“<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Panettone is an Italian sweet bread originally from Milan, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has a cupola shape usually about 4 – 6 inches high and it contains candied orange, plums, raisins, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the Panettone. It is a Trader Joe’s original panettone, for sure!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We can see a pile of Panettone during the Christmas season in every Trader Joe’s store.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Whole Foods and other supermarkets are selling another brand of Panettone, but Trader Joe’s taste is so much different from them.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is less sweet and the texture is soft. Trader Joe’s is the best Panettone for me so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two different sizes. Small size (For one person,\u00a0$1.79\uff09and a big size (4 to5 people,\u00a0$4.99\uff09<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Just eat without whipped cream, or toast it and eat with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I wouldn’t eat with whipped cream or ice cream, I love to eat a simple style.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u3000Hot cocoa with marshmallow<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Winter season makes you feel like drinking hot cocoa?<\/span><\/p>\n

I highly recommend this Trader Joe’s Instant Hot Cocoa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the instant Hot Cocoa<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Just put a wooden spoon with chocolate and marshmallow in the hot milk then stir it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The chocolate melts slowly into the hot milk then you can make hot cocoa\u00a0<\/span>instantly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just stir the spoon with hot milk.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At the end of each cup, three cute marshmallows will float in the cup\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This hot cocoa is less sweet and I love it so much! So I am looking forward to buying it every winter season!<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, I was surprised when I saw it for the first time. A wooden spoon with chocolate and marshmallow!<\/span><\/p>\n

I love these cute ideas and product strategy of Trader Joe’s<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A few weeks ago, when I went to our local Trader Joe’s, I met a Japanese couple who was looking for it. The wife told me <\/span><\/p>\n

that they buy as a souvenir for their friend in Japan every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

It costs just<\/span>\u00a0$0.99! <\/strong>It is cheap so good for a souvenir, I think.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"🧑🏿‍🎄\"The other recommended sweets<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I have two more sweets which I buy repeatedly from Trader Joe’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The first one is\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0“<\/span>Dark Chocolate Batons”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Plain (Light blue), Raspberry (Pink), and Espresso (Blown)\u00a0 and it costs jus<\/span>t $0.99!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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These are chocolate buttons!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My favorite is the Raspberry one! Once put it in my mouth, I can feel grainy Raspberry. Also, I love the bitter and sour taste!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It goes well with coffee or tea\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Stick shape and easy to eat.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The second one is<\/span>\u00a0“Cheesecake Cones”<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the cheesecake cone. It is small!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It is a frozen dessert so it should be defrosted before you eat it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u203bThere is an explanation on the box that it must be defrosted for about 20 minutes. But I recommend eating it half defrosted.<\/span><\/p>\n

It does not feel like heavy cheese taste so it is easy to eat it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, it is a small size so you can eat without any guilty lol\u00a0<\/span>\"😆\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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I haven’t seen it for a while, but they had started to sell it again. Sometimes Trader Joe’s changes or stops selling some items.<\/span><\/p>\n

It costs<\/span> $3.99, 4 cones in a box. <\/span><\/strong>It’s an affordable price, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Only in the winter season, can you get these Panettone and Instant Hot Cocoa! Why don’t you go to Trader Joe’s and try them!<\/span><\/p>\n

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We are still struggling with this pandemic situation.\u00a0 I hope we can get together with family and friends in 2021 without wearing\u00a0<\/span>masks and any fear!<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a great holiday season everyone\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0\"☃\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you for reading my blog today as well!<\/span><\/p>\n

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