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Prime Time Emeril: More Tv Dinners From America's Favorite Chef

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I bought this book for my husband as a gift because he is an Emeril fan. Unfortunately, we have not been compelled to try any recipes because none truly appealed to us. I also thought that the recipes would be a little less complicated than they were. Emeril really makes things look simpler on TV.

The Haters of the reviews are not happy with emeril lagasse, but I Can tell you he really can cook with his great recipes, and wonderful pictures inside, this is one of the better books out there BAM!

Emeril has to be one of the worst chefs on television. He is clumsy, sloppy and wasteful. Almost all of his dishes from his live shows are already made by someone else. He has the basic cooking skills of a 13-year old. And not to mention all those tasteless jokes. Yet, he is popular as ever, every time I turn the channel to food network, and there he is, bamming away for another hour. His popularity is a mystery to me; perhaps he makes average homemakers feel comforting because if he can become so famous with such poor culinary skills, so can anyone. Give me chefs like Jacques Pepin, and Jacques Torres, watching their shows, you will know why they are the "professional" chefs. And you will definitely learn something. If you want to know the basic hows and whys of cooking and have fun with it, pick up a copy of Alton Brown's "I'm Just Here for the Food". As far as Emeril's book goes, it is more about how much he loves himself than how much he wants to teach you.

Speaking only for myself, I find the book to have too much of the author's TV persona. It's not as much a cookbook as it is a platform for the author's personality and presentation style. It's tiring. When I read a book or watch TV shows dealing with food, I do not want to hear BAM! each time a spice is added or a dish is completed.

The book has recipes with trendy twists (sauces, sprinkling of nuts or shaved citrus). Strip off the BAM component and recipes are traditional. He should be ashamed. It's the era of marketing and he has used it to the n-th degree. For this, he has my cadoo! As a cookbook, don't waste your money.

This book follows the recipes from the earlier episodes of his Emeril Live series on the Food Network. So if you've been looking for the recipes from the TV show, this is the one for you. Definitely a good cross section of recipes, not just focusing on New Orleans cuisine.

As a huge Emeril fan.I got this book for easter.It is a really nice book and alot of great things to cook. I made some creole season(or essance)and had a blast going "BAM". its a must get book if you are a fan of Emeril and or his show

After watching several of Emeril's shows, I decided to purchase the book. I am really glad that I did. Yes, you could probably print many of the recipes from the internet, but I have found it really interesting, as well as many more recipes, that I haven't seen on his shows. There are probably a few more than necessary nonscence photo's, and it should have more photo's of the different recipes that are in the book, but I love it just the same...The recipes are basically easy to follow.

I love Emeril and find his recipes easy to follow, even the ones that SOUND difficult. However, this cookbook was severely lacking in pictures. I'm not sure they had any pictures of FOOD--only Emeril, et al. I love a cookbook that entices you with pictures as well as content! Sometimes the pictures MAKE you want to make it!

I love this book... Emeril has put a lot of GREAT recipes in this book... I showed it to a chef friend of mine and he borrowed it right away to write down some of the recipes... He said he has been trying to do some of Emeril dishes and guessing on the ingredients and NOW he can try some with the great detail put into making sure all ingredients are covered... ( I BETTER GET MY BOOK BACK SOON) HAHAHAHAHAHA And a nice cooked dish from my friend. HAHAHAHAHAHA

This book is a good compilation of the recipes from his TV show. Most of these you can download from the Food TV web site for free. This book just puts it all together, which is why I bought it. The recipes exemplify Emeril cooking pure and simple. As long as you follow the guidelines for "fresh" herbs, the recipes come out very good. Some can be time consuming and some are fairly easy. I labored through the Duck and Sausage Etouffee and am glad I did. I learned the different flavors of the rue. The flavors can't be beat - but it takes time. I think this is a good addition to anyone's cookbook library. I also have his New New Orleans cook book and Louisiana Real and Rustic. I have favorites in all of them. If you enjoy getting on that cutting edge of "gourmet cooking," I think you will enjoy this book.