4 More Simple Recipes from Trader Joe’s

The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook © 2011 by Andrea Lynn

Whether it's a gift for your favorite university-bound grandchild or an addition to your own cookbook collection, Andrea Lynn’s The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook (Ulysses Press, 2011) will delight fans of simple cooking and the specialty grocery store alike. It's filled with 150 easy, affordable dishes that use a combination of fresh foods and Trader Joe’s products, and includes sections on microwave meals, simple sides, and even quick and hearty brain food. The main courses, snacks, and beverages are so uncomplicated, even the youngest children can pitch in and help out. To give us all a taste of the cookbook, Lynn has shared four fun meals with Grandparents.com.

Go to the recipes now:

• Almond Butter and Banana Sandwiches
• Tomato-Meatball Soup with Cheese
• Meat Loaf Muffins
• Vanilla Pudding Cake
• ... and see our earlier set of Trader Joe's-inspired recipes here

Excerpted from The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook © 2011. Reprinted with permission of Ulysses Press.

Love simple dinners? We do, too. That’s why the Grandparents.com Recipe section includes oodles of quick weeknight meals, like Roast Turkey Wraps with Green Apples and Brie.