Fired Up: More Adventures & Recipes from Hudson's on the Bend [Hardcover]

Jeff Blank (Author), Shanny Lott (Illustrator), Laurie Smith (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2005

JEFF BLANK has owned Hudson's on the Bend since 1984. His originality and creativity in the kitchen have earned him praise by the New York Times, Men's Journal, and many more publications. He is coauthor of Cooking Fearlessly, along with Jay Moore and Deborah Harter. He lives in Austin, Texas. Combine wild ingredients, a little kitchen chemistry, and a disregard for the ordinary, and you get the Hudson's on the Bend philosophy -a no-holds-barred approach to cooking that is pure Texas and a helluva good time. FIRED UP is the second cookbook to come out of Hudson's on the Bend restaurant, located outside of Austin, where chef Jeff Blank preaches and practices an adventurous cuisine as big and robust as the Lone Star State. Experience their latest daring dishes, like Hot and Crunchy Oysters on Sesame Crisps with Mango Salsa and Spicy Ancho Paint; Root Beer Ribs with Sarsaparilla BBQ Sauce; and Giant Rabbit Ravioli in Garlic Ancho Sage Butter. This fearlessly flavorful food is not for the faint of heart.

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From the Publisher

Hudson’s on the Bend was named one of the Top 50 Restaurants in America by Mimi Sheraton of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

Includes more than 150 full-color photographs by Laurie Smith, whose work has appeared in Saveur and many other magazine and cookbooks.

Foreword by Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Illustrations by Austin artist Shanny Lott.

About the Author

JEFF BLANK has owned Hudson's on the Bend since 1984. His originality and creativity in the kitchen have earned him praise by the New York Times, Texas Monthly, Men's Journal, and many more publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Laurentius Press (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976651807
• ISBN-13: 978-0976651802
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,036,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite cookbook, July 18, 2006

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James D. Varan "asdfasdf" (austin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fired Up: More Adventures & Recipes from Hudson's on the Bend (Hardcover)

Anybody that sifts through this book will quickly see that it isn't your everyday average cookbook with simple ingredients, but that is what makes this so amazing. Highly recommended for people interested in unique techniques, ingredients, combinations, and bold flavors. A great book that is well put together, contains plenty of alternatives and recommendations for substituting hard to find ingredients and is well illustrated. Perfect for an adventurous cook and tons of fun to read through and prepare recipes from.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turning Up the Heat on Cooking, May 21, 2007

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fired Up: More Adventures & Recipes from Hudson's on the Bend (Hardcover)

This is unique cookbook. Not only its unique recipe collection but its illustrations as well.

The premise is about fire. Fire in the heat of the food, fire in the creativity of the chefs, fire that almost burned the restaurant down via a mop saved by a female employee.

From beginning to end this is out of ordinary cookbook.

Check out recipes like: Texas Hill Country Wild Game Paella (featuring duck and rabbit); Chicken Fired Antelope with a Red Eye Gravy; American Bison Stuffed with a Blackened Turkey Tenderloin; Iced Passion Fruit and Raspberry Soup topped with a Rain Forest Ceviche; Cocunut Curry Soup with Smoked Duck; Buffalo Quail Riding Jalapeno Cheese Gritsl Roger's Margarita Passion Fruit Tart Pie.

Indicative why so many flock to this Austin Hill Country spot, the likes of Lance Armstrong, etc. This is fired up food with an attitude!

Received as a gift, and will cook out of this! One to check out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cookbook, December 30, 2010

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Claire - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fired Up: More Adventures & Recipes from Hudson's on the Bend (Hardcover)

I loved Cooking Fearlessly so much I ordered Fired Up! The oven roasted rosemary yukon gold potatoes are excellent. Lots of meat dishes to choose from and delicious pumpkin cranberry creme brulee.