Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's - Softcover

Gunn, Deana; Miniati, Wona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979938406 ISBN 13: 9780979938405

Publisher: Brown Bag Pub, 2007

Synopsis

At the break of dawn, restaurant kitchens across the country come alive. Prep crews fill the restaurant kitchen, creating sauces, fillings, and mixtures. Later that day, as the lunch and dinner crowds roll in, chefs use these basics to create complex and delicious meals quickly and efficiently. Taking advantage of the prep work, chefs create gourmet magic without the laborious and time-consuming task of doing everything from scratch.Ever wished you had your own prep crew? Well, you do. At your neighborhood gourmet grocer, Trader Joe s. There you will find unique, fully prepped sauces, washed and cut vegetables, ready-to-use salads, gourmet cheeses, marinated meats, even fully cooked items ready to assemble from all around the world. The food is delicious and consistently high quality.Cooking with All Things Trader Joe s is here to help you make the most of the timesaving, prepped ingredients at Trader Joe s stores. By using fresh ingredients strategically coupled with prepped items, you can have healthy, home-cooked gourmet meals with typical working times of around 10 minutes. This book shows you how.

About this title

About the Author

Deana Gunn and Wona Miniati love good food, love to cook, and love Trader Joe s. Over time, they found ourselves wishing that Trader Joe s had a cookbook to go with all their fabulous products. What do you do with quinoa? How do you use tapenade? What goes well with ricotta-stuffed chicken? Before they knew it, they were writing a cookbook. The authors grew up in homes where cooking was all-important and meals were always shared at an inviting family table. Given their international backgrounds, they were exposed to various ethnic and American styles of cooking. They met 18 years ago while studying engineering in Boston, and their exposure to food continued to grow, whether it was the spicy Dun Dun noodles at the local hole-in-the-wall Central Square Chinese restaurant or the amazing paella and sangria in Harvard Square.Their skill at cooking evolved in the real world, as they recalled old family recipes, experimented with new ones, and learned the culinary arts through the school of experience. Through necessity, they found ways to be efficient and fast gourmet cooks, without compromising taste or quality. They wanted good food with great quality ingredients, sophisticated yet fun, eclectic yet accessible by everyone in the family. And they wanted gourmet food for every day, not just special occasions. They drew upon their international backgrounds and lifetime of cooking experience in developing this fun and timely cookbook concept. As busy moms juggling careers and family, they know how to bring exciting food to the table, please the pickiest of eaters, and entertain with finesse - without spending all day in the kitchen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brown Bag Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979938406
• ISBN 13: 9780979938405
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272