The Unofficial Guide to Trader Joe's [Paperback]

Jovanna Brooks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2010

If Rachel Ray & Martha Stewart got together and revamped Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer, this would be it! We picked more than 100 Trader Joe's best-selling items and paired them with 50 great recipes. Chock full of beautiful color photos, recommendations, serving tips and fan quotes, this is one recipe book you do not want to miss!

Trader Joe's Bestsellers & Fan Favorites Revealed
It wasn't easy, but we picked more than a hundred of the top fan favorites that make it on shopping lists time and time again. Each product includes a beautiful color photo so you can easily identify it in the store.

Quick & Easy Recipes Using Trader Only Joe's Products We pair our top picks with easy & delicious recipes using only Trader Joe's ingredients. Some are 3 or 4 ingredient AHA! ideas. Others are a little more involved, but truly worthwhile. Some come from the traderjoesfan.com website, some are new.

Get recipes and serving ideas for unique items like:

-Quinoa (3 recipes you'll love!)
-Chili Spiced Mango
-Yellow Curry Sauce


Use TJ's signature products in new & exciting ways:

-Peppermint Joe Joe Cookie Ice Cream
-Lobster (yes you heard right) Mac N'Cheese
-Peruvian Chicken Stew

Wow guests with creative appetizers, salads and desserts like:

-Endive Boats Filled with Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
-Chocolate Cherry Tarts
-Pear Champagne Salad

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It's a great little recipe book with some simple, easy dishes to prepare. I do food demos at TJ's ... and this will be a big help to me in planning for future sampling delights. Great job!"-J.H. from Southbury, CT

"I LOVE IT!!! Fantastic ideas for delicious, convenient and classy food! I am giving extra guides to my friends who are TJ fans." -D.S. from Morgan Hill, CA

"I love the guide! Trader Joe's is one of my favorite stores. Now I can fully maximize all the good food they have there, as well as pairing the dishes with some of their excellent wine and beer selections. Thank you!" -K.W. from Sacramento, CA --customers

About the Author

From the author: "About five years ago, I hung up the phone after yet another conversation with one of my friends about what I had found at Trader Joe s that day, and it hit me. As a web designer, I had to start a fan-based website that gathered reviews, recipes, photos and comments about all the best things at Trader Joe s.

I wasn t the only one who wanted to share! More than half a million people visit TraderJoesFan.com each year, the facebook page has hundreds of thousands of fans, and the site has been covered by the New York Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Washington Post.

Five years later, I want to share these best finds and great recipes with everyone in a way that they can hold and enjoy. The glossy pages you ll find within are full of detailed photographs, favorite recipes and the best products and you can keep them in your purse or back pocket when you walk into the store! I want to send out a SPECIAL THANK YOU to all the Trader Joe s Fans who have kept the website so useful and popular. Without your product reviews, photos and recipes, this guide wouldn t be here today!"

Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Valley Velocity Web; 2010 edition (August 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061537008X
• ISBN-13: 978-0615370088
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #93 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > General

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not what I expected, January 6, 2011

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This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Trader Joe's (Paperback)

It's a wonderful little guide for fans of Trader Joe's, and I got some great ideas. Color images are great and so is the concept. However, its printed on very thin paper and is kind of a booklet, not a real book. I think it is overpriced at $5.95 (its worth more like $3-4)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great guide!, November 12, 2010

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Missi Weinhart (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Trader Joe's (Paperback)

this guide is a must for anyone, like myself who shops at trader joe's. i am enjoying the interesting and easy recipes plus great product suggestions.
this would make a perfect stocking stuffer for a t.j's lover along with some candy cane jo jo's .

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!!!, November 1, 2010

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J.H. from Connecticut - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Trader Joe's (Paperback)

From Wasabi Peas to Two Buck Chuck and everything in between, this little portable guide about the wonders of Trader Joe's covers everything you didn't know about their products, including great facts, wine pairings, fabulous photos and fantastic quick, delicious and easy recipes. If you're a TJ's foodie like myself and shop there on a regular basis, this little book will be a treasure to you. Toss it in your purse and go shopping! Great job!