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The Tabasco Cookbook: Recipes with America's Favorite Pepper Sauce
The authoritative cookbook on Tabasco sauce from previous McIlhenny Company CEO Paul McIlhenny, featuring 80 recipes with your favorite pepper sauce in a newly revised edition.
Whether you ask for it by name at restaurants or are one of the legions of people who travel with your own bottle, you know there's no substitute for giving eggs, oysters, and Bloody Marys a kick.
But Tabasco Pepper Sauce is a versatile ingredient for other foods, too. This revised and updated edition of The Tabasco Cookbook includes 20 new recipes for enjoying southern-style classics and American down-home favorites. From perfect fried chicken to a pan of peppery gingerbread, here are 80 recipes to test your fiery food limits—each recipe is rated from "gives flavors a lift" to "not for the meek" according to its piquancy level—and keep you coming back for more.
Filled with vignettes describing the venerable history of the pepper sauce and the family-run company behind it, along with a foreword by renowned New Orleans chef John Besh and beautiful color photographs of the food and Avery Island, Tabasco Pepper Sauce’s birthplace, The Tabasco Cookbook will spice up any cook’s repertoire from breakfast to dessert.
Whether you ask for it by name at restaurants or are one of the legions of people who travel with your own bottle, you know there's no substitute for giving eggs, oysters, and Bloody Marys a kick.
But Tabasco Pepper Sauce is a versatile ingredient for other foods, too. This revised and updated edition of The Tabasco Cookbook includes 20 new recipes for enjoying southern-style classics and American down-home favorites. From perfect fried chicken to a pan of peppery gingerbread, here are 80 recipes to test your fiery food limits—each recipe is rated from "gives flavors a lift" to "not for the meek" according to its piquancy level—and keep you coming back for more.
Filled with vignettes describing the venerable history of the pepper sauce and the family-run company behind it, along with a foreword by renowned New Orleans chef John Besh and beautiful color photographs of the food and Avery Island, Tabasco Pepper Sauce’s birthplace, The Tabasco Cookbook will spice up any cook’s repertoire from breakfast to dessert.
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144 pages, Hardcover
First published May 13, 2014
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December 9, 2022
Being married for 35 years to a man who is 100% Cajun and who grew up close to Avery Island, LA, I have had to learn how to cook Cajun foods and how to use spices. I love spicy food too, although having been raised in the Midwest, it was an acquired taste once I became an adult and moved to Louisiana. We’ve toured the Tabasco factory on more than one occasion, and have used many of their products. We always have a bottle on Tabasco on hand. I thought this was a great book to give me some ideas for making foods I hadn’t thought about before into hot & spicy creations. I will definitely be trying some of these recipes in the near future!
April 11, 2016
I don't know about you, but I kind of really like spicy food. I enjoy the water it can bring to my eyes, the way it clears my sinuses, and the way it tastes in general. There are some foods that I add it to more than others - like eggs. I am almost always adding the nearest available hot sauce to them. So, as you can probably guess, when I saw The Tabasco Cookbook available on Blogging for Books, I had to request it for review!
Upon first glance, this book is a lot smaller than I thought it would be. It is only a little larger than my hand spread out. That's okay though. It has been put together well and has a nice sturdy cover that is going to allow it to hold up for a good while. This is especially great since it is a cookbook and will be used in my disaster of a kitchen. Too bad the cover is white. I am sure I will manage to stain it some how.
As for the recipes contained within, I am very pleased with what I have found. There is quite a wide variety. You have recipes for breakfasts, soups, drinks, main dishes, side dishes, sauces, and desserts. You could easily create an entire meal showcasing Tabasco hot sauce if your heart desires.
What also is fantastic about this is that the book has a spicy meter for each recipe. The meter is shown as little Tabasco bottles. One bottle equals a little bit of flavor kick and 4 bottles means you better have your milk ready to help quench the fire going on in your mouth. Definitely a tool to help you pick out which recipe you should give a go depending on how much spicy you are in the mood for.
As for the recipes themselves, they all seem relatively simple and easy to follow. Some require only a handful of ingredients, while others require more.
I look forward to trying the majority of the recipes held within The Tabasco Cookbook. I will have to pass on a couple because they are just not for me (the one with the frog legs and all of the seafood ones...) but there are still plenty of others that make my mouth water just thinking about!
This review is based on a copy provided by Blogging for Books in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Find more of my reviews here:
http://readingwithcupcakes.blogspot.com/
Upon first glance, this book is a lot smaller than I thought it would be. It is only a little larger than my hand spread out. That's okay though. It has been put together well and has a nice sturdy cover that is going to allow it to hold up for a good while. This is especially great since it is a cookbook and will be used in my disaster of a kitchen. Too bad the cover is white. I am sure I will manage to stain it some how.
As for the recipes contained within, I am very pleased with what I have found. There is quite a wide variety. You have recipes for breakfasts, soups, drinks, main dishes, side dishes, sauces, and desserts. You could easily create an entire meal showcasing Tabasco hot sauce if your heart desires.
What also is fantastic about this is that the book has a spicy meter for each recipe. The meter is shown as little Tabasco bottles. One bottle equals a little bit of flavor kick and 4 bottles means you better have your milk ready to help quench the fire going on in your mouth. Definitely a tool to help you pick out which recipe you should give a go depending on how much spicy you are in the mood for.
As for the recipes themselves, they all seem relatively simple and easy to follow. Some require only a handful of ingredients, while others require more.
I look forward to trying the majority of the recipes held within The Tabasco Cookbook. I will have to pass on a couple because they are just not for me (the one with the frog legs and all of the seafood ones...) but there are still plenty of others that make my mouth water just thinking about!
This review is based on a copy provided by Blogging for Books in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Find more of my reviews here:
http://readingwithcupcakes.blogspot.com/
March 7, 2016
This revised and updated edition of The Tabasco Cookbook is filled with 80 recipes that include “America’s favorite pepper sauce”. Whether adding flavor or heat, from breakfast to dessert, this collection features a variety of ways to tantalize your taste buds!
In addition to the delicious recipes, I enjoyed the beautiful photographs, cooking tips, and Tabasco tidbits that are found throughout the book. When choosing new dishes to try, I really appreciated the recipe rating system. Each recipe includes a tiny Tabasco Sauce bottle numbering from one to four, which indicates the spiciness of the dish. Another delightful aspect of this cookbook is the Tabasco history that is shared in the first few pages. It made me appreciate this distinctive pepper sauce even more!
Fans of Tabasco Sauce are sure to enjoy this great collection of recipes, as will those looking to spice up their dishes!
I received a complimentary copy of this cookbook in exchange for an unbiased review. All thoughts expressed are my own.
In addition to the delicious recipes, I enjoyed the beautiful photographs, cooking tips, and Tabasco tidbits that are found throughout the book. When choosing new dishes to try, I really appreciated the recipe rating system. Each recipe includes a tiny Tabasco Sauce bottle numbering from one to four, which indicates the spiciness of the dish. Another delightful aspect of this cookbook is the Tabasco history that is shared in the first few pages. It made me appreciate this distinctive pepper sauce even more!
Fans of Tabasco Sauce are sure to enjoy this great collection of recipes, as will those looking to spice up their dishes!
I received a complimentary copy of this cookbook in exchange for an unbiased review. All thoughts expressed are my own.
February 24, 2016
The Tabasco Cookbook: Recipes with America's Favorite Pepper Sauce by Paul McIlhenny and Barbara Hunter is a new edition of book originally published in 1993. Even at that time, the book was subtitled 125 Years of America's Favorite Pepper Sauce. For me, this book is a piece of history and Americana as Tabasco sauce itself is. It would make a cute gift for a fan of hot sauce.
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Reviewed for the Blogging for Books program
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Reviewed for the Blogging for Books program
January 6, 2018
Aside from making every recipe and trying them, what other way is there to review a cookbook? I don’t have any idea, but I’m going to make an attempt anyway. I received The Tabasco Cookbook: Recipes with America's Favorite Pepper Sauce from the kind people at Blogging for Books (www.bloggingforbooks.com) and requested it for two reasons. One, I knew my wife would love the recipes. Two, it would give me something new to write about, a challenge in a way...
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February 20, 2016
This book didn't really grab me but didn't really upset me either. Not a great thing, I know. I think I was looking for more adventuresome recipes. Thee are some great recipes in here but nothing extraordinary to me. I would have liked to see the steps more clearly broken apart and am definitely inspired to try adding Tabasco to more recipes. Who knew there were so many varieties! I received a copy of this book in exchange for this honest review from the blogging for books program.
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