Love Trader Joe's? This new independent cookbook features recipes that use ingredients all from Trader Joe's. By combining Trader Joe's unique products with fresh ingredients, Deana and Wona create clever shortcuts to quick and easy gourmet meals that are delicious and exciting. The recipes in this book treat Trader Joe's like a "prep kitchen"--using the great selection of unique sauces, mixtures, and prepped items to make flavorful, natural, homemade food in a snap. Many of the recipes are vegetarian or can easily be made vegetarian. Ethnic dishes like Saag Paneer Lasagna are scattered throughout, as well as classic comfort foods like Comfy Chicken Pot Pie. Crowd-pleasing recipes include Peanutty Sesame Noodles, Black Bean Soup, Macho Nacho, Seafood Paella, Curried Chicken Pitas, Wilted Spinach with Attitude, Honey I Ate the Chocolate Bread Pudding, and All Mixed Up Margaritas.
People who don't know how to cook or don't want to cook will appreciate the Bachelor Quickies section, featuring frozen and ready-to-heat selections that are matched to create complete and impressive menus.
With full-color photographs for every recipe, wine suggestions, humorous personal stories, and cooking tips sprinkled throughout, this collection is a must for any Trader Joe's fan.
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Saved my life
Well, I was one of those people that would go to the supermarket and have no idea what to buy, but this book changed all that. TJ is small, and user friendly. Any dummy (like me! :)) could crack open this book, pick a few recipes they want to try, go get the ingredients from TJ, and make the food. So far, I've been making the fish tacos, curry chicken, peanut pasta, and a few other things regularly and really enjoying how yummy and flavorful they are. I would die w out this book. Highly recommended!
[Friday, January 09, 2009]
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Great Cookbook
My wife loves this and actually takes it to Trader Joes to shop with. The recipes are realistic and taste great.
[Saturday, December 27, 2008]
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Wish I'd thought of this!
Even with all the creative choices in a Trader's, typically I purchase what I've purchased before. Their Fearless Flyer introduces me to new possibilities but this cookbook wonderfully combines items I hadn't tried (or seen) and easy steps to experience MORE of Trader Joe's gifts. I love that these gals tuned into this brilliant idea. Not only am I inspired to try most of their creations, I can't wait to share many of the veggie recipes with my vegetarian sister! One reviewer may not have found some of these recipes too inspiring but to each his own -- I love that the recipes are QUICK and use TJ products. TJ fans are as fun as TJ's! Anyway -- a novel gift idea with a few products will certainly bring the TJ fun into any home!
[Friday, December 26, 2008]
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