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Every Freaking! Day with Rachell Ray: An Unauthorized Parody

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Want some relief from Obama vs. McCain? Want a break from the economic turmoil? Want a delightful hour or two snorting at absurdity? Read Elizabeth Hilts's Every Freaking Day with Rachell Ray. Keep it by your favorite chair or next to your placemat on the kitchen table. That's what I do. And every time I pick it up, I get a laugh or two or ten. Hilts has nailed RR: the patois, the over-the-top energy, the mannerisms and gestures. My favorite pages? Hmm, not fair to make me choose. But if forced to, and based on how my copy opens automatically to page 26, I'd have to say it's the We Are Fam-i-ly! chapter. Freakin' hilarious. I swear on my stack of RR cookbooks that I'll never again be able to watch her on TV without cracking up (or groaning). Hilts has changed that forever with her insightful parody... Can parody be insightful? Well hey! How stupid is that? Hello, of course it can! Seriously, kids, when I grow up I want to be as talented as Elizabeth Hilts.

This is such a fun read through and through. The attention to detail is what got me - I had no idea I knew so much about 'Rachell.' Elizabeth Hilts leaves no acronym unturned and deftly captures the essence of the RR empire.

And the photos are on par with the clever writing - the author could have a second career as a food stylist - though I think Mad Magazine would appreciate her gift more than Bon Appetit! I actually did a double take on the "Brats and Beers" photo.

I just look at the cover of this book and it makes me smile. I open it up and I laugh out loud. I couldn't ask more of anything or anyone.

In a market so saturated with RR-isms and products, it is delightful to find such a hilarious parody! This book is chock-full of great "recipes", ala RR. One of my favorites is the "Beer and Brat Floater". Just take some affordable beer, pour it into a beer mug, and toss in a bratwurst! What could be better?! Another "must try" recipe is the No Bake Chocolate Cake, which includes foam rubber and toothpicks as its chief ingredients. I love the photos of RR in bed with her griller just in case she wants a late night snack.

No matter how you feel about the "real" RR (love, hate, tolerate, RR who?), you will laugh out loud at this book.

Elizabeth Hilts is a genius!

In a world where there is just a teensy space left for true parody and satire, Elizabeth Hilts "stoups" to conquer with this madcap sendup of one of television's most perky, pesty personalities.

Every bit is spot on: photos, recipes, prose.

Just buy it, eat it and get some for friends

I got this book at the urging of friends. I can't say that I am disappointed at all. Elizabeth Hilts does a bang-on job at poking at RR. The jello "floaters" are ingenious!