HMMM...I have more questions!

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "no recipe recipes"? 

Great question! Let me reiterate here–this is NOT a cookbook. This is a HACKS book. The reason I use the term "no recipe recipes" is because these "recipes" are not exact. These are not supposed to be exact, or defined by a specific serving size. They are designed to give you tons of ideas and then be adjusted to your own preferences– made for improvisation, whether you're cooking for one, or for ten! If this worries you–I urge you to give it a go. You'll be surprised at quickly your cooking skills improve when you aren't using exact recipes as training wheels! 

What about recipe serving sizes? 

These are all very easy to scale whether you're cooking for one or for a crowd. 

I follow [insert type of diet here]–will there be enough variety for me in this book?

I designed this book to be very substitution-friendly–so whether you're avoiding meat, dairy, gluten, etc–yes, I do think there will be plenty of options for you as long as you're comfortable with substitutions. The more restrictive your diet, obviously the more challenging this will be, but I really focused on making it as friendly for all as I possibly could! 

I don't live near a Trader Joe's–will I still get a lot out of this book?  

Personally, it really depends on how well versed you are in the kitchen. If you are the kind of person who can intuitively say, "oh–I know what kind of salad mix I can buy at Whole Foods instead of the Trader Joe's Southwest Salad mix"–then yes, totally. BUT you have be okay with getting a little more creative. I mean, let's be honest–$19 is the price of a few lattes, so I think it's far and away worth more than that even if you've never set foot in a TJ's––but that's a personal opinion! The people who will get the most out of this book are those who shop at TJ's. 

Do you strictly use items from TJ's or do you use spices, etc from other stores?  

You don't have to buy eveything from TJ's! Some recipes are very specific to TJ's, you can easily find many other comparable versions at say, Whole Foods. If you prefer to buy meat from your local butcher or spices from your favorite spice market, that's great! This WHOLE book is designed to be VERY subsitution friendly and whatever you'd like make it! 

I can't even boil water. Will this book be attainable for me?  

There are two types of people who can't boil water: Those who just don't have a lot of experience cooking, but really want to get better, and those hate cooking, would rather die than go grocery shopping, and use their kitchen to store shoes– if you are the former, ABSOLUTELY. This will teach you so much about cooking and how to put together flavors intuitively. If you are the latter–no–just own those takeout skills, girlfriend! 

If I purchase and this book isn't for me, can I get a refund? 

Since this is an e-book, I can't really police people who purchase it and then ask for a refund just so they can get it for free. I can't take back something I emailed to you–so there are no refunds given for my TJ's Hacks e-Book! 

Does it include nutrition info? 

No it doesn't, for a couple of reasons: First, because I'm not a dietician so I'm not quaified to calculate or provide advice on that information. Second, because there are SO many customizations (see the "recipe generator" above) and substitutions–I wouldn't be able to provide nutrition information for all of those combinations–it would just be impossible! I would need a whole new book just for nutrition information, haha!  

That being said, the book is FULL of healthy options that are meant for customization, so as long as you are comfortable making substitutions for your particular nutrition guidelines you will get a lot of out this book! Again, this book is for a busy gal/TJ's lover who wants quick/healthy/delicious recipes to whip up, but if you have VERY strict dietary restrictions and calculated nutritional info per meal is really important to you, then this probably isn't the book for you.  

Does it include a TJ's Cocktails with Neal section!? 

It does not–the book is already 100 pages so adding yet another section just seemed like overkill–and we've been wanting to come out with a Cocktails with Neal e-Book as well–not JUST specific to TJ's! (Although it will definitely have a TJ's section!) Stay tuned for that in the coming months! I am also hoping to do a smaller holiday focused e-book, so wine pairings will likely go along with that too!