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The I Love Trader Joe's College Cookbook: 150 Cheap-and-Easy Gourmet Recipes
TIRED OF FAST FOOD AND FROZEN PIZZA?
HATE THE CRAP FROM THE DINING HALL?
HAVE ONLY A MICROWAVE IN YOUR DORM ROOM?
No problem. You can still make awesome meals.
Even if you've never cooked before, this book s
HATE THE CRAP FROM THE DINING HALL?
HAVE ONLY A MICROWAVE IN YOUR DORM ROOM?
No problem. You can still make awesome meals.
Even if you've never cooked before, this book s
270 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2011
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May 29, 2013
Most of these recipes are kind of gross (broccoli and cherries, seriously?) but there are a few keepers for lazy people like me. Green chile cornbread muffins got rave reviews when I brought them to a dinner. But the worst part of this book is that the author's mistakes about recipe classifications. The cornbread is hardly vegan if it has eggs and milk. The curried cauliflower isn't dairy-free, since the curry simmer sauce has whey. Come on, these are easy things to check, why wasn't the cookbook vetted before publication?
May 21, 2017
Dumb. I guess I knew it would be an advertisement for all of Trader Joe's prepacked junk, but it seems kind of ridiculous to even call this a cookbook. It's more or less a bunch of ideas for how to combine 2 or 3 different Trader Joe products (e.g. Trader Joe Ravioli + Trader Joe Marinara...whoa, couldn't have thought of that myself). There are some brand name cookbooks that actually have interesting ideas...this is not really one of them.
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June 8, 2011I like the idea behind this book: It's essentially for college kids who only have a microwave to cook with, don't know much about cooking and want to make easy stuff that tastes good. Basically, it's a good education in quick, easy food.
November 19, 2021
I do love Trader Joe's! These recipes are all very simple, which is always a plus, whether you're in college or decades out of school. Although I didn't find that many recipes I'm inclined to try, I enjoyed paging through the ideas, and I found a lot of TJ items I plan on looking for during my next shopping trip!
January 14, 2019
Just skimmed through. Nothing looked good to me.
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June 7, 2019641.5 T974c 2011
June 24, 2020
worth revisiting. useful as I work on figuring out meal planning, building a pantry, and convenience / utility food. ease easy simple
April 3, 2017
Maybe not liking this was my fault -- I should've known that a Trader Joe-specific cookbook would have recipes involving specific Trader Joe products. I figured I could apply substitutions throughout, and I suppose I could if I really thought about it. I was just really turned off by making something that was comprised of very particular ingredients, all which began with "Trader Joe."
March 7, 2020
This is a pretty typical recipe book.
I was surprised to see things like seafood pasta and brie quesadillas in something made for college students. Who is buying shrimp or making meals with fancy cheese?! I wish there were photos of each recipe. There are a lot of ideas, but nothing that particularly screams Trader Joe's or cheap and easy to me.
It's a pretty typical recipe book.
I was surprised to see things like seafood pasta and brie quesadillas in something made for college students. Who is buying shrimp or making meals with fancy cheese?! I wish there were photos of each recipe. There are a lot of ideas, but nothing that particularly screams Trader Joe's or cheap and easy to me.
It's a pretty typical recipe book.
December 21, 2011
Great, quick recipes.
August 13, 2015
Many of the recipes seemed to be too high in fat for me and my attempt to eat healthily, but that's not surprising for a college cookbook.
September 25, 2014
Eh, not bad not good just average
May 11, 2015
Helps me know how to use what sits on the Trader Joe shelves. :)
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