America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from Your Family's Favorite Restaurants
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Book Overview
Ron Douglas reveals the secret recipes from America's restaurants--The Cheesecake Factory, The Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Red Lobster, and many more--and shows readers how to make them at home for a fraction of the price. The average American family eats out three or more times per week, which translates into hundreds of dollars spent on food each month. In these hard economic times, families simply can't afford to keep paying these high prices. And Ron Douglas has spent the past five years of his life ensuring that we won't have to. With the help of a test kitchen and more than 45,000 tasters, he uncovered the carefully guarded recipes of the most popular meals at restaurants across the country. With his easy-to-follow steps, families can now enjoy the meals they love most at a price they can actually afford. KFC's Famous Fried Chicken, Chili's Southwest Chicken Chili, Olive Garden's Breadsticks, and Cheesecake Factory's Oreo Cheesecake are just a few of the many famous and delicious recipes included. And because each recipe has been tested by Ron's incredible network of tens of thousands of testers, they are indistinguishable from the originals. These best-kept secrets can save you thousands of dollars a year and will put delicious meals on the table that the whole family will enjoy.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:143914706X
ISBN13:9781439147061
Release Date:July 2009
Publisher:Atria Books
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.11 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Fantastic!!
Published by Ang , 1 year ago
I’ve made all the Olive Garden recipes in this book and all were even better than the restaurant especially the Lasagna, Toscano soup, and Lemon Cake. The Olive Garden Lemon Cake was just amazing! I’ve definitely used this cookbook a lot more than my others and pull recipes from it often. I’ve also done a few of the Chilis recipes and they were pretty good. The KFC is awesome along with the Applebees recipes as well.
Most Enjoyed Recipes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I purchased this only for the KFC chicken recipe. It requires a pressure cooker for spot on results so I have yet to make it. I have however made the Chi Chi's Baked Chicken Chimichangas, Chilis Baby Back ribs(used beef ribs instead), Cheesecake Factory- Avocado Eggrolls and Pumpkin Cheesecake. All were fantastic. I have only tried the eggrolls at the actual restaurant so that is the only recipe I can compare apples to apples...I liked the homemade version better!!! I am going to make the Cream of Sweet Potato Soup tonight for dinner. All in all I have used this cook book more than any other right after purchasing. I also love that you can modify the recipes and reduce the fat content. Great purchase for $9.99!!! p.s. Great if you keep kosher and want to sample non-kosher restaurant treats.
My Kids Love It
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
My kids love these recipes. They can't tell the difference. They use the cook book like a menu now. Its fun going through the book with the kids and searching for some of your favorite orders. Not only do they love the recipes but they want to learn to cook themselves. I always try to teach them a thing or two while I cook so that they know how to make more than cereal when there out on there own. This is the first cookbook that seems to grab and keep there attention. There are a bunch of great recipies, I recommend KFC chicken and the Red Lobster biscuits.
Restaurant tastes at home!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I have heard a huge buzz in media recently about Ron Douglas's book. I went out and bought a copy and my family loves when I use the recipes in the book. I have always wondered if I can make many of the dishes when I eat out and now I can. Great book with great results!
AMAZING Recipes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
When I purchased this book, I made the KFC recipe. My husband got home and thought I bought a bucket of fried chicken from KFC and still doesn't beleive I made it. Overall, my family enjoyed last night's dinner. Tomorrow I am going to make the Red Robin burgers. Thank you for giving me restaurant recipes I can make at home and I'm glad I purchased this book.
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