He Got A Whole Cookbook?

"The I (heart symbol) Trader Joe's Cookbook" by Cherie Mercer Twohy Ulysses Press 220 pages $17.95

Twohy owns the catering company Chez Cherie and clearly has an obsession with Trader Joe's. "I visit almost daily."

The first chapters on Starters/Small Plates and Salads were daunting to me because nearly all of them were simply mixing various Trader Joe products together and while you can get some great things to eat that way, that's not "cooking" in the full sense of the word to me. I tried to find a couple that weren't like that for you ...you may not live anywhere near a Trader Joe's.

SWEET POTATO, PECAN AND CRANBERRY SALAD
1 sweet potato cubed. drizzled in olive oil and baked until tender

Dressing:
1 T Dijon mustard
1 teas. honey
2 T red wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
Mix together

Salad greens - your choice
1/2 cup candied pecans
handful of dried cranberries or cherries
handful of crumbled feta or blue cheese

Toss the salad greens in a little of the dressing, then arrange the sweet potato cubes with the dry in gredients on top and put it on the table for admiration before tossing it.

ASIAN FLAVORS SLAW
3 cups shredded green cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
1 red bell pepper, cut in thin strips
2 green onions, shredded
2 T cilantro, coarsely chopped (she says to use 1/4 cup but that's too damned much)
Toss them all together and make the dressing.

DRESSING
1 T grapeseed or canola oil (I'd use olive oil)
1 T toasted sesame oil
2 T soy sauce
1 T rice vinegar
2 teas. brown sugar
1 jalapeno, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teas. crushed ginger or minced ginger
Toss and serve! Bon appetite!

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