Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price

Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price
by Coolio

Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price
List Price: $16.00
Our Price: $4.98
You Save: $11.02 (69%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Coolio
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-17
ISBN: 1439117616
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Atria Books

Book Reviews of Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price

Book Review: The first cookbook that had me laughing and cooking...good gift idea, great recipes
Summary: 5 Stars

Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I will be honest. I had no earthly idea what to expect when I chose to order this selection. I even thought maybe the whole cookbook was a joke...Well, that it was, but in a good way... and it was filled with suprisingly yummy home cookin' recipes too. But the preface to each and every recipe, and some of the recipe names, are just flat out ghetto-comedy-licious. (He refers to his cooking as "ghetto gourmet")

Can the rapper cook? Hell-to-the-yeah he can. My sig. other is a chef and I have a few culinary years under my belt as well. Who the heck knew we'd EVER admit to loving a Coolio Cookbook? Do you need to have culinary training? Far from it! If you like eating you'll like the cookbook. If you love cooking you'll love how the dishes turn out. If you can't cook, you will still love it because it offers dishes that are simple to prepare but turn out great each time we've prepared one.

But with recipe names like Heavenly Ghettalian Garlic Bread, Pimpin the Chicken, Tricked Out Westside Tilapia. Kompton Fried Chicken (KFC), Steak Thru My Heart, Shrimp Alli Bubba etc., you cannot help but be entertained while deciding what to cook...
... But better yet, you'll smile just as much when you bite into it.

These are like family recipes that you ask for after enjoying a meal at someone's house. From scratch, stick to your ribs, Southern style... Most you can make quickly and most contain fresh and non-processed ingredients.

There is a wide range of dishes covering everything from scores of chicken dishes to pastas to shrimp to beef to sea bass to hearty soups to veggie chili to desserts to salads

in all honesty I originally thought this would be a great "white elephant gift" due to the humor contained within his stories, tips, and excerpts, but I've cooked several dishes and been pleased in ease of prep and instruction but, more importantly, in taste. The tilapia with beer, green chiles and malt vinegar was excellent, as was the artichoke cheese dip, lasagna, bass, chicken a la Jarez Mrsalala...

His dishes are easy to follow, with ingredients you can locate readily, yet there is a spin on almost every one to take it from boring to gourmet and memorable...

Yep, this is a keeper for me. We are already enjoying it and expect to continue to do so. Negatives? Wish it contained nutritional info for me personally...but would I expect a cookbook called "ghetto gourmet" to contain it? Naw, so I forgive him that...

It's easy readin', cookin' and lip smackin eatin'...

Suprisingly so.

And Coolio proves Ghetto Gourmet means light on the budget and heavy on the taste.

(But I also dare you to read his cooking tips or recipe descriptions and not laugh out loud...and that's the part that makes it a fun gift in addition to the recipes.)

Summary of Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT COOLIO'S BEEN DOING LONGER THAN RAPPING: COOKING

Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a healthy twist that don't break the bank. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some "Soul Rolls," follow-up with "Finger-Lickin', Rib-Stickin', Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken," and fi nish off with "Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread" sweetened with golden honey. Chapters such as "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp," "Chillin' and Grillin'," and "Pasta Like a Rasta" will guide you through creating 5 star meals at a 1 star price. You can't fi nd fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout. As Coolio says, "All you need is a little bit of food, and a little bit of know-how."

Essays Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Essays Books
Starting with Ingredients ImageStarting with Ingredients
by Aliza Green
Running Press; Running Press; Published: 2006-09-25; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.32
Price in other shops: $39.95
Al Dente:  The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy ImageAl Dente: The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy
by William Black
Bantam Press; Published: 2003-09-23; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.55
Price in other shops: $24.95
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends ImageI Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends
by Giulia Melucci
Grand Central Publishing; Published: 2010-05-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.00
Price in other shops: $13.99
Food and Culture: A Reader ImageFood and Culture: A Reader
Routledge; Published: 2007-12-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $58.48
Price in other shops: $155.00
The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection (Modern Library Paperbacks) ImageThe Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection (Modern Library Paperbacks)
by Robert Farrar Capon
Modern Library; Published: 2002-07-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops: $16.00
The Book of Whole Meals: A Seasonal Guide to Assembling Balanced Vegetarian Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners ImageThe Book of Whole Meals: A Seasonal Guide to Assembling Balanced Vegetarian Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners
by Annemarie Colbin
Ballantine Books; Published: 1985-10-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.25
Price in other shops: $15.00
Storied Dishes: What Our Family Recipes Tell Us About Who We Are and Where We've Been ImageStoried Dishes: What Our Family Recipes Tell Us About Who We Are and Where We've Been
Praeger; Published: 2010-11-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $33.78
Price in other shops: $34.95
Ideas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work ImageIdeas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work
by Aki Kamozawa, H. Alexander Talbot
Clarkson Potter; Published: 2010-12-28; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.04
Price in other shops: $25.00
Tabella cibaria ImageTabella cibaria
by Ange Denis Macquin
General Books LLC; Published: 2012-02-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.99
Price in other shops: $20.00
Similar Books and other products
Cooking with a Serial Killer Recipes From Dorothea Puente ImageCooking with a Serial Killer Recipes From Dorothea Puente
by Shane Bugbee
Lulu.com; Published: 2004-10-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.80
Price in other shops: $9.98
What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?: The Answers to Life's Everyday Question (in 50 F*@#ing Recipes) ImageWhat the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?: The Answers to Life's Everyday Question (in 50 F*@#ing Recipes)
by Zach Golden
Running Press; Published: 2011-09-27; Hardcover-spiral; Book
Best price: $9.11
Price in other shops: $15.00
Pornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for Adults ImagePornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for Adults
by Master Sugoi
Green Candy Press; Published: 2004-08-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.04
Price in other shops: $14.95
Mosh Potatoes: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Mayhem from the Heavyweights of Heavy Metal ImageMosh Potatoes: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Mayhem from the Heavyweights of Heavy Metal
by Steve Seabury
Atria Books; Published: 2010-11-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.91
Price in other shops: $15.00
50 Sad Chairs Image50 Sad Chairs
by Bill Keaggy
Blue Q; Published: 2008-03-03; Perfect Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.99
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification ImageThe Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
by Julian Montague
Harry N. Abrams; Published: 2006-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.62
Price in other shops: $19.95
Anybody Can Be Cool-- But Awesome Takes Practice (Devotionals for Teens) ImageAnybody Can Be Cool-- But Awesome Takes Practice (Devotionals for Teens)
by Lorraine Peterson
Bethany House Publishers; Published: 1988-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $51.66
How to Live with a Huge Penis ImageHow to Live with a Huge Penis
by Dr. Richard Jacob, Rev. Owen Thomas
Quirk Books; Published: 2009-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.30
Price in other shops: $12.95
Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book ImageHeavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book
by Aye Jay
ECW Press; Published: 2007-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.32
Price in other shops: $9.95
Gangsta Rap Coloring Book ImageGangsta Rap Coloring Book
by Anthony "Aye Jaye" Morano, Aye Jaye
Last Gasp of San Francisco; Published: 2004-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.81
Price in other shops: $8.95
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories