When I first saw this book, I thought it was just another cookbook. It's not, really, although there are recipes at the end of the book and peppered throughout. What it actually is, is a hilarious smorgasbord of just about everything. It even includes The Top 10 Reason to Attend The Annual Spam Festival, and Rick And Bubba's Weight Loss Tips.
You have to love two guys who don't care one bit about calories and admit it. Never trust a skinny cook! ;) I get so tired of the whole healthy this, this has this many calories don't eat that epidemic we have going on in kitchens these days. Pffft. I stand by my usual comment of There were no fat housewives in 1900. I burn my calories cooking! (Folks, I don't even use a mixer - I do everything by hand in my kitchen meal prep outside of my slow cooker and rice maker.)
But above all, the best part of Rick & Bubba's Big Honkin' Book of Grub is The Tribute To The Casserole. Be still my heart - I think I am in love with these guys! LOL Or How about the Top 10 Reasons There Will Be Potlucks in Heaven.
The recipes that are included are just up my kind of alley. Why, you ask? Well, some of them don't include measurements, just ingredients and how to make it! (I confess... unless I am making a recipe for the blog, I never really measure anything. I'm one of those A pinch of this, a bunch of that, just throw it all in the cauldron, bubble, bubble toil and trouble kind of cooks. LOL) Fear not, there are still plenty that do include measurements, such as Rick's Momma's Famous Fudge, and Rick and Sherri's "No One Gave Me a Bailout" Rice-a-Beanie (LOL). All of the recipes are simple to make and don't use 5 million ingredients you need Google to look up and figure out what exactly they are, and if your family will even eat it.
So if you are on the hunt for a fun gift book for the foodie in your life, or just in search of a laugh, Rick & Bubba's Big Honkin' Book of Grub delivers. I'd pick this book up on my own dime - because I'm on the Rick and Bubba's "Hey You Gotta Live!" Diet. ;) If you're just looking for recipes, you will probably want to stay away from this book though, as it really is more humor than an addition to your cookbook library. (Though it will be lovingly included on mine - I plan to make their Hushpuppy recipe!)
As a heads up, this book features large type making it an easy read, as well as fast.
Rick & Bubba's Big Honkin' Book of Grub by Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey with Martha Bolton retails for $16.99 ($11.55 at Amazon as of this posting), is paperback, and 214 pages including the index.
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