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    The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World's Greatest Grocery Store
    The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World's Greatest Grocery Store
    The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World's Greatest Grocery Store
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    The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World's Greatest Grocery Store

    By Pamela Ellgen

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUlysses Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2023
    ISBN9781646045792
    The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World's Greatest Grocery Store
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    Pamela Ellgen

    Pamela Ellgen is the author of more than twenty cookbooks, including the best-selling The 5-Ingredient College Cookbook, The Gluten-Free Cookbook for Families, and The Big Dairy Free Cookbook. Her work has been featured in Outside Magazine, TODAY Food, Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, and The Portland Tribune. When she's not in the kitchen, she's surfing with her two boys off the coast of San Diego. You can find her on Instagram @surfgirleats.

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      The I Love Trader Joe's Snack Boards Cookbook - Pamela Ellgen

      The I Love Trader Joe’s Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World’s Greatest Grocery Store, by Pamela Ellgen.The I Love Trader Joe’s Snack Boards Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for Charcuterie, Spreads, Platters, and More Using Ingredients from the World’s Greatest Grocery Store, by Pamela Ellgen. Ulysses Press.

      To Jeremy and all our boys.

      Chapter 1

      Introduction

      I’m so excited about this book! As someone who has been shopping at Trader Joe’s for years, I consider it my go-to grocery store for unique and high-quality products.

      In this book I’ll be sharing my favorite Trader Joe’s products and how to use them to create delicious and visually stunning charcuterie boards. And all the ingredients used in this book can be found at Trader Joe’s, so you don’t have to worry about making multiple grocery store trips.

      But this book isn’t just about Pinterest-worthy charcuterie—it’s about making food more accessible and appetizing. From Italian antipasto platters to loaded cookie boards, I’ll show you how to create boards that are not only delicious but also visually stunning.

      If you’re new to creating snack boards, don’t worry! I’ve included tips on how to assemble a snack board, such as choosing the right board and arranging your ingredients. And most of the boards in this book take 10 minutes or less to prepare, perfect for busy weeknights or impromptu get-togethers.

      So come along and join me in creating delicious and beautiful charcuterie boards with Trader Joe’s products!

      WHY TRADER JOE’S?

      Trader Joe’s offers unique and high-quality products that I can’t find anywhere else, curated by a team of people I’m pretty sure I’d be friends with. Feels like having my own personal grocery concierge. Bougie.

      The store also offers a lot of convenience foods that make cooking easy, especially after a long day at work. I’m especially fond of their refrigerated and frozen meals and sauces. I also love not having to worry about any unhealthy ingredients, such as MSG, trans fats, or artificial colors and flavors. They take health and well-being seriously.

      The store has a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, making shopping there enjoyable (except on Sundays, seriously). That’s by design. You feel like you’re entering a cozy neighborhood grocery store.

      And of course, their prices are very competitive, which is always a plus!

      Finally, low-key healthy snacks and an affordable wine selection make this the perfect start to a tasty charcuterie board!

      WHAT MAKES A CHARCUTERIE BOARD?

      Once limited to just cheeses and meats, charcuterie boards now showcase a wide variety of ingredients organized around just about any theme or occasion.

      Think Indian feast with basmati rice, chicken shawarma, madras lentils, warm garlic naan, and creamy yogurt sauce arranged on a butcher block and garnished with lemon, cucumber, and scallions.

      Or a dessert board loaded with multicolored French macarons, dark chocolate ganache cake, raspberry shortbread cookies, and cocoa batons.

      Creativity has its limits, though.

      Portlandia, the sketch comedy television series starring Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, features a hilarious segment called We Can Pickle That! In the opening scene, a farmer expresses his disappointment that his cucumbers haven’t sold at the market, prompting Carrie and Fred to step in and declare We can pickle that! They go on to pickle eggs, and by the end of the sketch they’re pickling broken high heels and CD jewel cases.

      The same thing has happened with charcuterie, birthing an entire genre of chili con carne smeared across cutting boards, dining room tables laden with an excess of expensive appetizers, and every scrap of tile or slice of wood being transformed into a serving vessel. Nachos on a shovel, anyone?

      When I crafted the board concepts for this book, I asked a few questions: Does this make the food easier to eat? Does it make it prettier? And does it make it more appetizing? I aimed for a combination of all three.

      Above all, have fun! And enjoy the food!

      ABOUT THE RECIPES AND INGREDIENTS

      Most of the boards in this book take 10 minutes or less to prepare. And because this book is all about Trader Joe’s, the ingredients can all be found at Trader Joe’s—most of them year-round, though a handful are seasonal. Who really wants to go to multiple grocery stores? I write cookbooks for a living, and even I get tired of shopping. That said, you certainly can source many of the ingredients in this book from any store. Ingredients you can find anywhere are listed plainly (e.g., red onion, olive oil, etc.).

      For recipes that call for specific Trader Joe’s products, I include the full product name (e.g., Trader Joe’s Organic Chunky Homestyle Guacamole). Even in these instances, substitutions

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