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Can You Take the Heat? The WWF Is Cooking!

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Yes, Triple H himself would have to agree with that statement. Okay, so I am a fan of the WWF, and I was going to buy the book anyway, but I love to cook as well. This book was a really nice surprise.

Jim Ross looks like he likes to eat, so why wouldn't his cookbook be excellent. Not only is is loaded with lots of good photographs, but the recipes are dynamite. So far, I have made the Rock's chocolate chip cookies, and the APA's beer bread (man, was that tasty). I really enjoyed the little descriptions written by Jim Ross for each one as well. Some of them are quite funny.

All in all, this recipe book seems to be a real winner, but then again, anything related with Vince McMahon and the WWF seems to be gold, at least as of late. This cook book would be a nice addition to any at-home chef's collection, and would easily make a nice conversation piece at your next party.

P.S. - I can't wait to try the Big Boss Man's "Pepper Steak." Just don't invite Al Snow over for dinner!

Many of these receipes won't offer startling culinary revelations, but they are good American staples nonetheless. The photos of WWF superstars and the lead-in paragraphs to each recipe will please any wrestling fan. A few of the items aren't quite so common: ceveche, cabbage balls, pico de gallo. As with the recent WWF autobiographies, it's a fast read, has an eye-candy format, but also contains enough meaty entries to make your mouth water and your stomach growl. A great read for any wrestling fan, could be a good way to interest a teen in cooking. Highly recommended, and a great value.

I've been steadily working my way through the recipes in this book for the last few weeks--a different treat to go with every WWF RAW show. Frankly, I'm surprised at how good most of the recipes are; I expected this cookbook to just be another way for the WWF to make a cheap extra buck off wrestling's current popularity. Down-home treats like meatloaf and chicken fried steak share equal time with unexpected delights like merlot sorbet and breakfast quiche, so there's lots to choose from for all palates. The Tex-Mex recipes are at least as spicy as the titles would lead you to believe--Stone Cold's simmering sauce is more likely to stomp a mudhole in your tastebuds than in your steak. Ingredients tend to go for convenience over taste, so bottled gravy, packaged mixes, canned soup, and jello are frequently listed; a few recipes do focus of fresh veggies, rice, and low-fat cooking methods. It's obvious the editors had fun matching recipes with wrestlers; you gotta love Edge and his party meatballs(awesome!), but it's hard to believe Vince would actually be caught dead eating the cool-whip concoction known as "Millionaire Pie".

The flavor text that introduces each recipe is the real treat for wresting fans--background information on road agents, old time greats, and mid-card guys living it up in the Ohio valley is great fun to read, and with JR's personal writing style, it's like you're catching up with old friends. The combination of wrestling history, great photos of the stars, and pretty simple recipes make this a great first cookbook for young fans, while WWF collectors will love a new addition to the ubiquitous action figures and t-shirts.

GREAT COOK BOOK FOR ANY ONE IS A WRESTLING FAN OR NOT!! GREAT RECIPES FOR YOUNG & OLD

This cookbook [...] commentary is worth its weight in gold for any WWF fan. I'm not sure the recipes rank up there in my top 50 favorites (in fact, I haven't tried most of them)...but the commentary is so hilarious, so absolutely right, that I can't stop smiling whenever I read it.

Thus, Chyna's (fairly ordinary) recipe for guacamole "explains why she is the ninth wonder of the world." Even WWF head Vince McMahon is represented. He's got a really interesting recipe for "Grilled Grapefruit" that I haven't tried, but want to do so. It requires very large grapefruits--and the off-color commentary that accompanies the recipe--well--you have to read it.

Of course all of the WWF superstars are represented, from Stone Cold Steve Austin to Triple H et al. In addition to the raucous, ribald addenda to the recipes are pictures of the stars that you have to see to believe (check out Chyna's just-this-side-of-decent portrait on her guacamole page, for instance).

Open this book, and you can just hear Jim "J.R." Ross touting the recipes in his overloud, overexcited way: "Did you see THAT? I can't BELIEVE IT!" Buy it for the sheer exuberance. You may like the recipes, you may not, but this book is a bowlful of fun.
Hey, Rock! Wait for me! I can smelllll whatssss cookin'!!![....]

A must have if you're a wrestling/WWF fan or if you're looking for some great homestyle/healthy recipes. As a cookbook it is standard to above average with a great mix of recipes from soups, salads, entrees, desserts and drinks.

The reading value is awesome if you are a fan of WWF wrestling. Each recipe is contributed by current AND FORMER (Hillbilly Jim, Tony Garea, Freddie Blassie, Black Jack Lanza, etc) WWF stars. Each recipe is forwarded by anecdotes from J.R. The reading is priceless for a true WWF fan. It talks about a lot of the "behind the scenes" stuff with the WWF superstars. Pictures of the WWF superstars decorate this book. Bottom line, if you are a wrestling fan, this book is must have reading (and dining!!!)

The recipes themselves are great and for the most part are simple. Coming from athletes, most of the dishes are very healthy so if you're looking for some healthy, yet tasty recipes, this book will do it for you.

A wide variety of dishes and flavors decorate this book since the WWF superstars come from various backgrounds. There's a ton of chicken and steak recipes in here. One of our personal favorites is Kane's Red Velvet Cake.

All in all a great investment, particularly if you're a wrestling fan. Even if you're not, the easy to follow recipes and wide variety of recipes make this a keeper :)

Plusses: - Stories of the wrestlers - Great pictures of the wrestlers - Appearances by many former WWF superstars for nostalgists. - Healthy recipes (wrestlers are fitness/health freaks - Simple, yet delicious sounding recipes - A wide selection of cooking styles and dishes

Minuses: - They are none. This is "That Damn Good."

As a wrestling fan, and a food fan, this was a must own for me, and it should be for you too! There isn't much to say about this book, except for the fact that it has some great recipes, some fairly good recipes, some not so good recipes, and some awful recipes. Some of my personal favorite recipes are for Tazz's Red Hook Garlic Bread, Grilled Steak Benoit, and Stone Cold Steve Austin's Texas (French) Toast. Some of the worst recipes are some of the cookie recipes (I think by Saturn or Big Bossman) which consist of "Buy your favorite premade cookie dough. Heat oven to temperature on packaging. Put cookie dough on cookie tray. Put tray in oven for time indicated on packaging. Eat" Yeah, thanks guys. Amazing recipe there. Anyway, its a good little cookbook, nothing amazing though. If you're a WWF fan and you have a kitchen, you should own this book.

My 10 year old son gave me this for Christmas and I thought it was cute. Then he sat down with me and read through every recipe and picked out the ones he wanted to try. We had such a good time TOGETHER reading and cooking and eating. AND, amazingly - everything has tasted great!

We've already made Rikishi's Rump Roast, The Rock's Rock Bottom Pancakes, and Harcore Holly's Big Beefy Meatballs ("The sauce is already inside" he told everybody exicitedly!). The meatballs are our favorite so far.

So, thanks J.R. for helping me spend some quality time with my son - not what you'd expect from the WWF, but worth every cent.

It goes something like this: If you aren't a WWF fan then you probably think you have no use for this book. Oh well, your loss ...because what is at the heart of this book are fun, easy, and (so far) delicious recipes. Jim Ross put a lot of love into this book and, putting aside all the hokey "tie the recipe to the wreslter gimmick" stuff, there are some tasty morsels in here. Further, any book that can drag us guys into the kitchen to actually cook is a win-win for the whole family. I've made about 6 of the several dozen dishes and all of them have been great and relatively easy and inexpensive. I personally recommend the "Slobber Knocker Porkchops" and "JR's Tex-Mex Stew". So buy this sucker, wrap on the apron, make some good food, and bodyslam your buddies with a full stomach.

I had this book before and I lost it. I was happy and amazed to see it on Amazon. It was it great condition. It had some writing in it, but it doesn't interfere with the pages. I was very happy with this purchase. Thank you.