Every Day's a Party : Louisiana Recipes For Celebrating With Family And Friends

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Summary: Not cajun food
Review: I live in New Orleans. Emeril is a well known celebrity around these parts because of all of his restaurants and his TV shows. However, as popular as he is, the locals realy don't consider his food to be authentic. Emeril has taken classic New Orleans cooking, and 'Emerilized' it to a point that it is something completely different. A true native to New Orleans would not really appreciate Emerils version of something as simple as fried crawfish tails. This book is the same. While there are some 'interesting' recipes, they are not authentic, nor are they necessarily that good. I tried almost all of them, just to see how they would be. This was a sad mistake. Don't be fooled into thinking Emeril is a master Cajun chef. He's not. He is probably much better at pasta or other regional dishes.

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Summary: Frightening!
Review: This book was scary! My arteries were clogging just reading it! Every recipe, and I mean EVERY recipe is listed as an 'old time Louisiana tradition', even the flautas! That makes sense. There are LOTS of pictures in this book, and not enough recipes. However, the recipes that did make it are not really suitable for celebrating with.

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Summary: Everyday is a Party : Louisana Recipes
Review: Smokin cookbook! Highly recommended! Wonderful and pratical. Every recipe is a hit!

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Summary: Incredible food for people who love EXCITING food!
Review: This book was enlightening and fun! I enjoyed the recipes and the pictures of Emeril. I had the pleasure of eating at Emerils in the MGM in Las Vegas. The ambiance was super...the clam chowder was the best I ever tasted...and the seafood was superb! I encourage anyone disappointed with the book or his restaurants to try the MGM.

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Summary: Bam, it's a party!
Review: Emeril did it again! With hundreds of mouth-watering cajun recipes, this book is a good read. There are lots of photos to go along with the festive recipes. There is a large section of Gumbo recipes too! Any fan of Emeril's TV Dinners will love this newest installment from the Man of Bam. Here's cooking at you.

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Summary: a great book
Review: I think that this is a great book and that every one how likes louisiana cooking should get it

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Summary: Wish I could give NO stars!
Review: I bought this book around New Years Eve, because I was going to have a party with my friends. I thought there would be some great recipes in this book to entertain with. I had some real probles with the directions on some of the recipes. They were incomplete and inaccurate. Also, if you followed the recipes according to Emerils directions, the food had too much seasoning. The flavor was not very good at all. I was a little embarrassed in front of my friends, because I'm usually a very good cook. This book is not that good. I wish it were better, because I have always enjoyed Emeril before. I hope he does better in the future.

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Summary: Could have been better
Review: This was his worst book yet. Sorry, but there is a difference between well seasoned food, and this stuff. I am not impressed with Emeril's talents at all, and I use the term talent very loosely. He is overrated, and undertalented. Very little in this book is worth fixing. Most is overdone versions of old dishes. Just because it's been Emerilized, doesn't mean it's going to be good.

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Summary: Did you buy the wrong mushrooms for Emeril's recipes?
Review: Because those who don't like his recipes are tripping! Most people like flavor and seasoning- personally I can't stand bland. So, if you want great food that's easy to prepare at home- buy this book, I love it. Otherwise you probably need to heat up a nice bowl of strained carrots or oatmeal and curl up on the rocker with your knitting!

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Summary: YUCK!
Review: Save your money and buy Emeril's New New Orleans Cuisine. It is obvious that Emeril no longer cares about his recipies and is simply out to make a quick buck.