I have several of Tyler’s cookbooks. I’m sorry to say this is my least favorite. There are some interesting recipes, but they’re all pretty high fat/cholesterol. I’m altering some of them to fit our lifestyle, but I think he could be more inventive making food taste good without or with less butter and cream.
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Paulann Hiers, popularly known as Paula Deen, is a renowned American TV personality and is also popular as a Chef, restaurateur and author. She is one of the rare chefs in the US who has an International reputation as a chef.
Since Paula has made her zeal as TV personality, she could conduct cookery shows which people love and admire. She has authored five famous cookery books. Her program 'Paula's Home Cooking' had bagged her two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2007.
Paula started her culinary career by starting a catering service where she made sandwiches and other meals. She is being helped by her two sons, Jammy and Bobby in her professional endeavors. In 1996, she opened her own restaurant, 'The Lady & Sons' in downtown Savannah, on West Congress Street and within a few years, the restaurant moved to a larger building in Savannah's historic district.
This restaurant won national reputation and it was named Tyler Florence the "International Meal of the Year" by USA Today, a prominent American daily in 1999. Here, the main specialty is the buffet, which may include sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, deep-fried Twinkies, fried chicken, cheesy meatloaf, greens, beans as well as creamed corn. The meal comes with a garlic cheese biscuit and one of Paula's famous hoecakes. The professional dedication of Paula Deen helped her start another restaurant called "Paula Deen Buffet" at Harrah's Tunica Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
Paula is equally good an author too. Her books, "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cooking" and "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cooking 2" were self published in 1997. These books earned much appreciation as she focused on traditional Southern recipes such as 'Gooey Butter Cake' or "Chess Cake". Paula's personal life is featured in "Extraordinary Comebacks: 201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph, and Success". In 2007, Simon & Schuster published Paula's memoir, "It Ain't All about the Cooking". She did not stop here and went on to launch a lifestyle magazine called "Cooking with Paula Deen"in November 2005.
The association with Food Network helped her start the famed TV show 'Paula's Home Cooking' in 2002. Paula's televised biography was aired on an episode of the Food Network's 'Chefography' program, in March 2006. In December 2007, she teamed with Cat Cora and faced Chefs Tyler Florence and Robert Irvine in battle Sugar on the holiday special of 'Iron Chef America' and at the end Paula and Cora won.
No one can stop a skilled and successful chef from trying out new ventures. This was proved when Paula announced in September 2009 that she planned to unveil her own dessert line at 'Walmart' featuring signature pies such as Apple Crunch Top, Dark Rum Pecan, Old Fashioned Fudge and Gooey Butter Cake bars. These recipes had earned her much reputation. She also proved that a Chef can be an actor too when she made her film debut in 'Elizabethtown' by playing the role of the aunt of Orlando Bloom's character. The film also gave her the chance of exhibiting her culinary skills. No wonder, such multi faceted Chefs like Paula Deen can really change the way in which Chefs and other Culinary experts are looked upon.
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I have made a few dishes in this cookbook, and totally recommend it. It is fun to read. I have made the carrot cake about six times for special events and everyone raves over it!! I like the pineapple ingredient, much better than the standard raisin! Give yourself time to make this as it does have many steps, but well worth it! Mr. Florence has created fabulous cookbooks, and I have never been disappointed. Every recipe I have tried has such a complexity of flavors that makes you cry out for more.
I Love to cook, so, in the beginning of the book when he talks about inviting his neighbors to his house because he feels it is the best restaurant in town I understood. I too find cooking for friends and family is theraputic and relaxing. This is a great book with great stories, lots of wonderful receipes and pictures. The receipes (and I have tried a lot of them) are easy and delicous. A wonderful one to add to anyones cookbook collection and I guarantee it will not sit on the shelf as so many others do. you will use it frequently…
My mom and I both own this book. It has a variety of quality recipes as well as some simple ingredient dishes.
Tyler personalizes this by making it his favorite recipes and they are delicious. Tyler is awesome! You will not
regret buying this for your cooking collection.
Everything that Tyler cooks rock! We have all of his books. I especially like this book because of the menus he have there, which makes it easier to cook a complete meal
Tyler Rocks!!
I have always liked him from his days at Cafeteria a well known restaurant in New York City where he started through his books and shows, just an all around good guy with good ideas and the love of food which shows in all his meals.
I’ve enjoyed most of his cookbooks so far but this is by far his weakest one to day. It’s an odd hodgepodge of recipes from all over the map with not much being new or noteworthy. Some are just renamed recipes that have been around for ages. The recipe for “Spicy Chicken Broth with Tortillas, Avocado and Lime” is nothing more than tortilla soup with a fancy name. It’s not a bad recipe but it’s hardly exciting or new.
Some of the new recipes are just strange or in a couple cases just plain bad. The “Wonton of Salmon with Green Curry and Coconut” is just bizarre and the “Muscat Gelee with Blackberries and Rosemary is just awful. The rosemary overpowers every other flavor. There were some more oddball recipes but those were the real standouts for the “what are they doing in this book category.” I really wonder if anyone tested all the recipes in the book.
This book is AMAZING! When I first go it in the mail- I was a little worried that I was going to need a lot of specialty food items…not the case. So far my favorite recipe is the tuna with sliced avacado-delicious by the way. I find myself using this book all the time and I just got it in the mail last week. Tyler’s personality really shines through into his descriptions and I love it!!!! Can’t wait to try more recipes.
The book is fresh with ideas. It has simple and classic recipes that anyone can use. It is truly a joy.
Often overlooked, Tyler Florence really gives it the Best! You can watch him on the Food Network and learn a lot. Ultimately he describes his recipes and how to make them and this book delivers. You don’t have to be a Chef! The foods, the flavors…Tyler knows how to make common items turn into something special!
Didn’t know what to expect from a Tyler Florence book, but have to admit it’s better then expected. First of all he starts off by covering some basics like knives, pots/pans, etc. Then he goes on to describe the different types of cooking (roasting, basting, etc) then he leaves us with some GREAT recipes. Already tried one and liked it. Can’t wait to try a few more.
I love this cookbook. The biggest draw for me is that it really helps the beginning and even intermediate cook understand the benefits of each cooking technique (while of course giving you some great recipes to try your new tricks on). The beginning of the cookbook has some GREAT insights and information on the type of cookware and cutlery that suits the budget of everyone who loves cooking. From those who want quality without the price tag to those who are looking to buy once for life and spend the cash to get it, there’s something for everyone. And if you’re that person who, like me, couldn’t figure out why you needed 9 different knives or why your carefully wrapped food still seemed to contract freezer burn, there’s a section in the book for that too. Of course, the recipes aren’t bad either.
If I had to find a negative I will admit I was slightly turned off by the fact that the one set of cookware he suggests for anodized aluminum is his own line…while it may be good, I found it just hit me the wrong way. But it could be appropriate – I haven’t tried it.
Gift for my hushand that has made several of Tyler’s dishes from the food network and He is just starting to cook as a hobby. Great and easy directions for him to follow. The dishes have been really good too.
(Same review as Tyler’s Ultimate)
I love watching Tyler’s show on Food Network and his dishes always look so delicious. But his cookbooks (I have another one as well) are not really for a busy Mom like me. The ingredients are not particularly everyday stuff. It’s good if you’re a professional cook like him or you’re single, have all the time in the world to go look for all these ingredients (some unusual and expensive), then have the time to wash up after yourself once all the cooking is done. His recipes are a bit too complicated for me. I’d rather go to a fancy restaurant and order these types of dishes than cook them myself at home. The names of his dishes read like they should be on a menu of a fancy restaurant! Sorry Tyler!! Sorry I bought 2 of your cookbooks as well. Did not get my money’s worth. Much prefer Ina and Giada’s recipes.
I purchased this book back when i was in culinary school and still obsessed with the idea of becoming a celebrity chef (this was before i discovered el bulli and the brothers adria’s book and changed my outlook on life).
Positives:
The recipes aren’t that complicated and most ingredients can be found at your local HEB or Whole foods (there is no calcium carbonate or liquid nitrogen like in say the Alinea cook book).
Negatives:
THE FOOD IS TERRIBLE!!! I have found maybe 3 dishes that are worth cooking and all of those are standard fair with recipes abundantly available online (meatloaf, baked salmon, and aspargus)
It is almost as though none of the dishes were tried in a test kitchen. Almost all of the dishes turn out way too acidic when cooked and rather than presenting a classic or a modern take on a recipe they give some strange hybrid (for example, the osso bucco recipe. When cooking osso bucco you use either a gremolate or tomato very very few cooks would ever tell you to combine both and yet the book calls for both)
There are better, more well presented cookbooks on the market and i recommended all of them over this one.
this is the beginning of the ultimate recipes! he is genious. i love that he has an outside the box approach… you have lasagna to sushi! what a range…=0)
I like this approach to cooking. Most of the recipes are short and not overly involved. The ingredient lists are also brief and they are ingredients I either have in my cupboard or I know where to get them. Another thing that sold me on this book is the amount of pictures. I love seeing what the final product looks like. The laid-back style and informal narration of the book helps, too. It’s helpful to see what cooking tools and untensils he recommends and what staples he keeps on hand in his pantry. I would classify this book as for the beginner-intermediate cook.
I know I’m probably the last person on Earth to get this book. It was a gift. I just went through the book cover to cover and I can’t wait to cook! Another hobby has taken me out of the kitchen, but this but makes me want to jump right back in. The color photographs are really food porn and the recipes? Unbelievable! There are 90 in the book (if I counted correctly).
Here are a few that have me planning menus again:
- The Ultimate Chicken Wings with Curry-Lime Butter
- Shrimp Bisque
- Ultimate Crab Cakes
- Ultimate Grilled Shrimp
- Grilled Swordfish with Lemon Aioli and Roasted Fennel
- Grilled Chicken with Garlic-Herb Dressing and Grilled Lemon
- Grilled Chicken with Peach Barbecue Sauce
- Ultimate Roast Chicken Provencal
- Chicken Thighs with Wide Buttered Noodles, Fennel and Grapes
- Spaghetti with Summer Squash and tomatoes
- Sicilian -Style Spaghetti
- Fat Noodles with Crab, Buttered Artichokes and Mint
- Roasted Root Vegetables with Honey, Balsamic Vinegar and Fresh Goat Cheese
- Roasted Broccoli with Crispy Parmesan and Lemon (been making this ever since I saw it on his show)
- Ultimate Chocolate Mousse
- Peach Cardinal
With the exception of Alton Brown and G. Garvin, I don’t buy cookbooks from TV chefs (I can easily get the recipes from the Web). However, I’m very glad to own this book. It can truly be called the Ultimate.
I love watching Tyler’s show on Food Network and his dishes always looks so delicious. But his cookbooks (I have another one as well) are not really for a busy Mom like me. The ingredients are not particularly everyday stuff. It’s good if you’re a professional cook like him or you’re single, have all the time in the world to go look for all these ingredients (some unusual and expensive), then have the time to wash up after yourself once all the cooking is done. His recipes are a bit too complicated for me. I’d rather go to a fancy restaurant and order these types of dishes than cook them myself at home. Sorry Tyler!! Sorry I bought 2 of your cookbooks as well. Much prefer Ina and Giada’s recipes.
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