Saturday, November 14, 2009

Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's Cookbook Review and Giveaway

ABOUT COOKING WITH ALL THINGS TRADER JOE'S: Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's is a premium hardcover cookbook, with full-color photos for every recipe. Each recipe has unique ingredients from the Trader Joe's supermarket. You can try making some of these recipes by going HERE. By using fresh ingredients strategically coupled with Trader Joe’s prepped items, this cookbook has put together healthy, home-cooked gourmet meals with typical working times of around 10 minutes.

ABOUT DEANA GUNN AND WONA MINIATI:
They love good food, they love to cook, and they love Trader Joe’s. Time and time again, as they shopped the aisles at Trader Joe’s, they overheard people saying, “What do you do with quinoa? How do you use tapenade? What goes well with ricotta-stuffed chicken?” Before they knew it, we were writing a cookbook.

MY THOUGHTS:
Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's is a cookbook that I couldn't pass up. Deana and Wona sent me two autographed copies of their cookbook (one to review and one to giveaway to a reader). This cookbook has a great selection of wonderful recipes that are so healthy and very unique! I made the Black Bean Soup on page 76. It was very good and had a wonderful spicey kick with added salsa, garlic, and cumin. I also loved the added lime...it gave it an interesting flavor. I cooked it in my cast iron skillet because I get extra iron that way. It was a very simple recipe that I enjoyed a lot.

I used to shop at Trader Joe's a lot in Ohio when we lived there and I really wish there was one closer to me now. I love their wholesome foods. They have a variety of great selections for food including: gourmet foods, organic foods, vegetarian food, unusual frozen foods, imported foods, "alternative" food items, and basics like bread, cereal, eggs, dairy, coffee and produce. The closest one to me now is 34 miles away and so unfortunately not as convenient.



BUY IT:
Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's is available on Amazon and at all Borders and Waldenbooks.

WIN IT:
Deana and Wona at Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's is giving one lucky reader a chance to win their very own Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's autographed cookbook.

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DISCLAIMER: Thanks to Deana and Wona for providing me with this opportunity and a free copy of their cookbook to review to spread the word. All information about the products I received from the media kit and the Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's website. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this review.

34 comments:

Unknown said...

I found it interesting that Deanna and I had the same favorite show, Top Chef.
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Linda Kish said...

Wona spent 2 months backpacking through Vietnam, Thailand and Bali. It did not say when but I figure it was before marriage and kids.

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Linda Kish said...

google reader follower

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denise said...

I love Top Chef and so does Deanna.

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denise said...

I subscribe #1.

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denise said...

I subscribe #2.

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Amanda said...

The worst meal Wona ever cooked was tuna lasagna. It sounds a little yucky.

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Amanda said...

I'm a subscriber.

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Amanda said...

I'm a Facebook fan. (Amanda Corley)

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Amanda said...

I follow you on twitter and tweeted.
http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/5744945030

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Amanda said...

I became a Facebook fan of Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's.

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Amanda said...

I also follow them on twitter as frugalmomto4.

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justicecw said...

Deanna wants to learn Italian and Wona's most used kitchen utensil is tongs. Thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com

justicecw said...

I am a subscriber #1
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justicecw said...

I am a subscriber #2
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justicecw said...

Tweeted at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5756240395
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justicecw said...

FB fan - Christine Wember
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justicecw said...

Following Deanna and Wona on twitter - justicecw
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Amanda said...

I tweeted. http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/5768397434

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justicecw said...

11/16 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5772026785
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Amanda said...

daily tweet: http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/5802492079

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justicecw said...

11/17 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5802754148
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justicecw said...

11/18 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5834230037
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Amanda said...

daily tweet
http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/5860301347

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justicecw said...

11/19 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5867456506
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FIBERONE said...

Deanna was a picky eater when she was little.

justicecw said...

11/20 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5903584172
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justicecw said...

11/21 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5918108732
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justicecw said...

11/22 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/5950964447
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Amanda said...

11-24 tweet
http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/6010146559

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Amanda said...

daily tweet
http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/6096955752

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Lauren said...

They met in a study group at MIT!

Amanda said...

daily tweet
http://twitter.com/frugalmomto4/status/6128127508

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justicecw said...

11/27 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/6134476347
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