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THERE'S ONLY ONE THING This COOLIO'S BEEN DOING LONGER THAN RAPPING: COOKING

Coolio initiated making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built all-around solid luxury foods together with a healthy twist this don't break the bank. Begin your Ghetto Gourmet adventure together with some "Soul Rolls," follow-up together with "Finger-Lickin', Rib-Stickin', Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken," and fi nish off together with "Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread" sweetened together with golden honey. Chapters such as "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp," "Chillin' and Grillin'," and "Pasta Like a Rasta" will guide you throughout creating 5 star meals at a 1 star cost. You can't fi nd fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout. As Coolio says, "All you want is a little bit of food, and a little bit of recognize-how."

Customer Reviews

Customer rating is 5 of 5  Fun to Read, Practical to Use   2010-03-18
By Hippie2MARS (Tennessee)
I didn't expect to really like this, but I was pleasantly surprised! Yes, the language can be a little coarse, but I expected that. What I didn't expect was to get so many yummy, easy recipes out of this. I enjoyed the informal tone of the book and it made just reading the cookbook a lot of fun. The recipes are made up of commonly found ingredients that work incredibly well together. I definitely recommend this cookbook...especially if you have a teenaged or young adult male who is interested in learning how to cook.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Definitely Geared for a Man   2010-03-17
By Loveguitar (Georgia, USA)
All the recipes are fairly simple once you understand the lingo i.e. "dime bag, nickle bag", etc... I think these are great for those who don't like a lot of fuss and still have something pretty good to eat. Though "Coolio" said he's only using ingredients that most people already have in their kitchen, and he gave a list of items for your "pimptry" I still had to go and buy a few extra items called for in the recipes but that was no big deal.

Some of his terminology might be a little offensive to women, but he is who he is and says it the way he wants to say it. There's a ton of sexual metaphors but as long as the recipes are good I really couldn't care less and I'm a woman. I showed this book to my redneck friends and they loved it. I was surprised by that because I expected them to reject it instantly but was nicely surprised that one of them (the biggest, reddest of all rednecks) asked it he could have it. I was glad I could use the excuse that since it was a Vine item that I couldn't give it away cause I didn't want too. I like it too much.

The pictures are great, Coolio is especially lovely looking and his recipes, at least the ones I've tried turned out well. Kung Fu Chicken was good, Night-Night Chicken was especially good (both from "Pimpin' the Poultry" chapter) and the fried catfish was good, however I didn't really need a recipe to fry the catfish like he tells you too. It's pretty basic stuff - just right for a guy since it's not overly-involved and he can enjoy the trash talk while he's cooking.

He even has a section for vegetarians (Chapter 10) but I haven't tried any of those recipes yet but they look like they'd be good.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  A Fun Cook Book for a Novice Chef   2010-03-06
By Scooter McGavin (Ohio)
Oh, Coolio, you took us on a Fantastic Voyage to the Gangsta's Paradise. And know you have Sumpin' New, a cook book. Yes, as the back cover says, "There's only one thing that Coolio's been doing longer than rapping: cooking." Cookin' with Coolio promises "5 star meals at a 1 star price." The cook book is really for novices that have never bought one before but what something easy that is you can get a chuckle while cooking (Coolio instruct you to do such things like "2 eggs, beaten like a red-headed stepchild" for his Kompton Fried Chicken). All you cooking needs are here including appetizers, salads, poultry, streak, (It's Hard Out Here for a) shrimp, pasta, dessert, and even meals for Vegetarians. A perfect gift for any bachelor in his twenties or thirties who thinks cooking is opening up a can of SpaghettiO's to get them to learn how to cook real meals from a blast from the past.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Not Your Grandma's Cookbook   2010-02-26
By Andrea L. Heyart (Denton, TX USA)
Well I have to say this cookbook took me a little by surprise. I received it through the Amazon Vine program and I can't say I had any real expectations. When I began to flip through it I was a little startled though amused at the some of the language and euphamisims but simultanesouly impressed by the recipes themselves.
Mostly comfort food recipes with some more gourmet fare sprinkled throughout. The instructions are clear and concise, and the descriptions are funny and colorful. I wouldn't give this to my mother but my sister would definetly enjoy it!
Customer rating is 4 of 5  COOKING'WITH COOLIO - WTH?   2010-01-25
By M. Bruner (Oklahoma!)
This book caught my eye as I passed by the table of various cookbooks at the local bookstore. My first thought was `cooking with Coolio' - WTH? Coolio was a lackluster rapper back in the day, what could he teach me about cooking. As I thumbed through the book, the spices used along with food combinations really captured my attention. I read the book on the drive home from out of town and my husband had a stop twice as I was laughing so hard I almost wet my pants. The terms he uses and references are over the top but funny as he!!. Actually the thought of Coolio cooking is hilarious but what I didn't know was that he has a highly rated internet cooking show...who knew?

Many may find the some of the examples and wording offensive while several of the recipes wouldn't go over well for my family - crybaby chicken (too many hot peppers);drunk-ass chicken (way too much liquor) and hot fruit sandwich (fruit stacked on bread - no way)...but if you get over that the laughs alone will keep you entertained. Discover the Ghetto Gourmet, how to become a kitchen pimp, and how to make sinful steaks. You will learn how to make "pasta like a rasta", "sweet treats for that sweet a$$" and seafood in the chapter titled "it's hard out here for a shrimp". Change your measurements from - pinch to a peench; tablespoon to a dime bag; and combine to coagulate. Reading through the "ten cool-mandments" and the quotes from Jarez Sez will surely make you change the way you look at the kitchen. After trying a few recipes, the combinations were brilliant (chili mac pimpi; popcorn steak; high-flyin', stir-fryin' vegan vegetables; and Jarez make-it-rain peanut butter cookies. Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart and Bobby Flay should watch their backs cause the Ghetto Gourmet is on the attack...

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