In the Kitchen The Costco Way is the seventh in our series of cookbooks designed to showcase the exciting array of foods sold at Costco. It is being distributed free to our members on a first-come, first-served basis the weekend after Thanksgiving as a token of our appreciation for their membership.

In this year’s book we are proud to present two special features. The nutritional content of recipes developed by healthy-eating expert Devin Alexander or submitted by our food suppliers is included with the recipes in the “Healthy Dishes” chapter beginning on page 10. For our “Kitchen Basics” section (page 85), we asked the legendary Martha Stewart to suggest her Top 10 kitchen tools, basic bakeware and essentials for stocking the pantry. She also developed three recipes for our “Chef’s Choice” chapter (page 88) using our Kirkland Signature spices.

Our popular “Chef’s Choice” chapter offers 30 pages of recipes developed by 10 of the country’s most accomplished chefs. All of these chefs have achieved national renown with cookbooks of their own, television shows and/or exceptional restaurants. Thanks to all of them for helping to make this another exciting addition to The Costco Way cookbook series.

The rest of the book is arranged in a simple and direct manner with sections for breakfast, appetizers, salads and soups, side dishes, entrées, desserts and beverages. The index at the back of the book contains listings by recipe and food item. We also have included a “Supplier Listing” section with contact information for all of the participating food suppliers.

Every recipe in In the Kitchen The Costco Way has been identified with the supplier’s name and logo. We want to thank each of these suppliers for their support of this book. (Please note that some branded products may not be sold in your part of the country. In such cases, you should substitute a similar product.)

I hope you will enjoy many wonderful meals using this book and that some of these dishes end up in your own collection of favorite recipes.

David W. Fuller,
Publisher

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CONTENTS
Letter from Ginnie Roeglin 6
Foreword by Sandra Lee 7
About This Book 8
by David W. Fuller
Healthy Dishes 10
Featuring healthy recipes
from chef Devin Alexander and others
Breakfast 32
Appetizers 40
Salads and Soups 56
Side Dishes 74
Chef’s Choice 84
Recipes created by some of
America’s outstanding chefs
using Costco products
Kitchen Basics by Martha Stewart 85
Entrées 118
Desserts 182
Beverages 216
Index 222
Supplier Listing 228

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FORWARD
When I was a little girl, going to the grocery store was a big adventure. My Grandma Lorraine would settle my sister Cindy in the front of the cart, with me standing eagerly in back, and off we’d go, wheeling up and down the aisles in search of bargains we could whip up into fun family meals.

Over the years, Grandma taught me which foods were pantry staples, which ones were comfort foods and which ones were pure luxury. I learned that eating well was possible on any budget, if you’re thoughtful about the foods you buy and combine them creatively to make the ordinary extraordinary.

All those trips to the store are among my most cherished childhood memories, so it seems fitting that they evolved into the cornerstone of my unique Semi-Homemade® philosophy. Quality convenience products have always been the main ingredient in my 70/30 formula: Mix 70 percent ready-made products with 30 percent fresh foods, add a dash of your own creativity and take 100 percent of the credit for a meal that’s fresh, fast and fabulous!

I love Costco because it does 70 percent of the work for you. Choice cuts of meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen foods and pantry staples put all the ingredients of a nutritious meal right at your fingertips. It’s a smart shopper’s dream: gourmet chocolates just begging to be melted into a silky sauce; exotictasting syrups and spices ready to layer into a rich marinade or a savory rub; scrumptious store-bought desserts waiting for your personal embellishments. Best of all, it’s right there in one place, everything you need to get a week’s worth of meals on the table fast.

Think of cooking as a great adventure, filled with new things to try, new tastes to explore and new flavor combinations just waiting to be discovered. This cookbook, In the Kitchen The Costco Way, is the perfect place to start your explorations.

Eat well. Live well. Cheers to a happy, healthy life!

Costco member Sandra Lee’s latest books are Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals, Desserts 2 and Fast-Fix Family Favorites. For more about Sandra, her recipes and her Semi-Homemade philosophy, see www.SemiHomemade.com.

Sandra Lee

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