Synopses & Reviews
Anyone can savor the flavor of convenience with Mini-Mart à la Carte, a hilarious guide to simple and scrumptious cooking using just those ingredients found on the shelves of the corner store. Victoria Traig, co-author of Judaikitsch, and her intrepid, taste-testing boyfriend, have scoured their local stop-and-shop, crafting culinary delights from the treasures found there. Canned meat to squeezable cheese, relish packets to frozen slushees, the ingredients in these tantalizing recipes amount to much, much more than just the sum of their parts. With tasty recipes for delectable appetizers like Sardines Rockefeller and Notzoh Ball Soup, hearty entrees like SPAM Wellington and Fish Sticks Amandine, and sweet finishes like Banana Nicole Smith and Twinkie Surprise, guests will be lowering their brow, but not their wow. So, forget the Zone, cancel the trip to South Beach, and chow down on some real food, mini-mart style.
Synopsis
From canned meats to squeezable cheese, the ingredients in the 54 recipes in this book call for everyday items found on the shelves of the local mini-mart. For those who want to lower the brow but not the wow, this is good-natured food fun.
About the Author
Christopher Rouser grew up in Texas, the mini-mart capital of the world. When
he's not experimenting with a block of SPAM and a jar of Cheez-Whiz, he can
be found behind his guitar, in Portland, Oregon, where he is a musician (read:
waiter) and father to his dog, Bodhi.
Victoria Traig holds (useless) degrees from UCLA and the Oregon College of
Art & Craft, and is self-taught in the art of convenience cuisine. When
she's not casing 7-Eleven stores, she can be found making ceramics (read: waiting
tables) in Portland, Oregon.
Kate Kunath is a freelance photographer based in San Francisco. Her interest
in mini-mart cuisine blossomed while traveling the world photographing a report
for the International Canned Foods Council (ICFC).