I truly enjoy vampire movies, books, etc, so naturally, while at a Halloween event last year, I picked this up while looking through the gift shop. I consider myself a proficient enough of a cook that I can mostly read recipes and tell how much thought is poured into them and how well they may turn out. I must say that many of the recipes in the book looked delicious and above and beyond the typical every day type meal. Needless to say, I bought it.
Since then, we've tried 3 recipes from it and have not yet been disappointed. Our first was the Luscious Lobster Risotto, next was Akasha's Chicken Parmesan, and lastly we tried Claudia's Corned Beef and Cabbage (for St. Patrick's Day of course).
The book has a wide variety of recipes which are broken down into the following:
Bits and Bites (appetizers), Suckulent Soups & Stews, Salacious Salads, Seductive Sandwiches, Sinful Seafood, Petrified Poultry, Murderous Meats, "Organ"ick Foods (recipes made from other body parts, ie. tongue, liver), Bloodless Buffet (vegetarian), Nocturnal Nibbles (sweets), Liquid Lunches (libations), and a section called Party Themes that suggests several menus.
Overall, the book includes just over 300 recipes intertwined with tidbits and trivial information regarding vampire movies, shows, etc. Very fun, very tasty.
