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Summary: Not only funny, but great recipes!
Review: I found this book at a yard sale...it's a fantastic cookbook--funny, and yet useful! GREAT recipes and you can bet someone will ask you, "WHERE did you find that recipe?"
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Summary: This is a MUST for every kitchen
Review: I LOVED IT! It's not surprising that the Ruby Ann Boxcar that I've seen on TV could put together a highly scrumptious collection of recipes representing the down home lifestyle with such wit and flair. Some cookbooks only focus on food, but this cookbook highlights easy to make recipes from drinks (I hadn't seen Trailer Park Tea, which calls for tea and cherry Jell-O, in a cookbook ever!) to entrees and of course, desserts. Sure, there are only so many things you can do with Miracle Whip, Velveeta or government cheese if you get it, imitation vanilla, and hot dogs, but these are not tired, redone recipes. This book is also the funniest cookbook I've ever read. She introduces you to all her neighbors and family that live in the trailer park with sidesplitting stores. Her husband provides hilarious photographs at the start of each chapter, and she and her neighbors take care of the great recipes and even real helpful hints. The names of the dishes are a riot, but trust me when I say that the food is some of the best that will ever hit your mouth. Anyone who loves cooking and likes to laugh will definitely love this cookbook! Now if she was just on my TV everyday, I'd be happy.
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Summary: A Beautifully Written and Wonderfully Informative Cookbook!
Review: I will admit that maybe I am not the ordinary cookbook purchaser. My cookbooks are bought for comfort and general knowledge as much a for hands-on recipes; I read them to lull myself to sleep. But this book is not solely for those as obsessed as I. It also provides recipes for the cook who is willing to work moderately hard to produce extraordinately good, hardy, and interesting food.Page after page is loaded with information, a tip and guideline for everyday cooking on each page. The recipes require little else than a bit of enterprise and a willingness to work for your meal. And let me tell you, it's worth it. The book is a wealth of imformation. Ruby Ann Boxcar holds nothing back. She does not simply give you the way she prepares her oysters, but rather a story on her first oyster, an explanation on how, where, and when to pick them, a thorough run-through of oyster classification, the way to shuck them, and a simple method of serving. Five pages. Seven pages on her theory and stories behind duck confit. Fifty-seven pages on introductory cooking technique and theory. Boxcar focuses on simple (some may disagree with me about that) French, Italian, and Mediteranean food with a light-handed California touch. "This book gives the cook and the reader two accessible temptations: to read from cover to cover, and to cook from cover to cover." Too true. The recipes are wonderfully hearty and simple. "Mock Porcetta" (a simple herby pork roast) is great for any small dinner party. "Zuni Salt-Cured Anchovies" are a fun but not extreme break from what most would consider ordinary and a great jump-off point to begin experimentation. "Beef Carpaccio and Four Ways to Serve It" is an elegantly fresh way to start off a small dinner party, and likewise, so is "Rosemary-Grilled Chicken Livers and Bacon With Balsamic-Onion Marmalade Toasts." "Asparagus and Rice Soup with Pancetta and Black Pepper," her ricotta gnocchi, her CHAPTER on eggs. They are all wonderful. This is a lovely book. But I do have a few small complaints. Though this may seem frivolous, I was vexed by the deficit of photos, an element I find to be nearly imperitive in a fun cookbook. As well, some of her views on food, such as her not being crazy about rich desserts sadly carries out in the number of like recipes. Though some might say that this book is not for the faint-hearted chef, I would say that it is such a chef's fault and not the author's. This book welcomes anyone who is willing to cross away from just "conviency cooking" for boring sustenance. Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook transcends that idea. It is a great cookbook. So well worth the ONLY 25 DOLLARS.
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Summary: A Real HOOT!
Review: If you have ANY sense of humor whatsoever, you'll love this book! Give it as a cookbook or give it to brighten someone's day, either way, it's a HOOT of a book. I'm doing my own "Favorite Things" gift baskets for the holidays this year & Ruby's Downhome Trailer Park cookbook is going to be one of the items in my baskets! I had the opportunity to meet Ruby at a book signing. If you ever get the chance, GO. "She's" a RIOT!
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Summary: A Real HOOT!
Review: If you have ANY sense of humor whatsoever, you'll love this book! Give it as a cookbook or give it to brighten someone's day, either way, it's a HOOT of a book. I'm doing my own "Favorite Things" gift baskets for the holidays this year & Ruby's Downhome Trailer Park cookbook is going to be one of the items in my baskets! I had the opportunity to meet Ruby at a book signing. If you ever get the chance, GO. "She's" a RIOT!
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Summary: Hilarious & laugh-out-loud trailer trash cookbook
Review: Just because I live in Manhattan, doesn't mean I can't appreciate the down-home cooking of Ruby Ann Boxcar. Between recipes for Kathy Lee Giffrod Tribute Cheese Dip and Dr. Pepper Salad, Ruby Ann entertains with tales of living at the High Chaparral Trailer Park in Pangburn, Arkansas (Lot 18 in a two-story pink double-wide). Check out her web site: for a sample of her "Dame Edna does Down-Home" routine. The book is a delight!!!
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Summary: You Will Cry From Laughter
Review: My wife and I moved into a new home and one of the gifts was a box with all three of Ruby Ann's books inside. At the moving party we all started to read aloud little selections from the books. I started out with Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook. Within seconds the entire room was filled with laughter. Before we knew it, it was 11 PM. Every thing else like the planned party games and such had taken a backseat because of the laughter that all of us, including my 57 year old boss and his wife, my grand parents, and even the teenagers in the room, shared will reading Ms. Boxcars books. Even if you don't like to cook, the stories alone are well worth the price. Since that evening, we have tried the food and to be honest, it is as tasty as the rest of the books are funny. TWO THUMBS WAY UP FOR RUBY ANN AND HER BOOKS!
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Summary: You Will Cry From Laughter
Review: My wife and I moved into a new home and one of the gifts was a box with all three of Ruby Ann's books inside. At the moving party we all started to read aloud little selections from the books. I started out with Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook. Within seconds the entire room was filled with laughter. Before we knew it, it was 11 PM. Every thing else like the planned party games and such had taken a backseat because of the laughter that all of us, including my 57 year old boss and his wife, my grand parents, and even the teenagers in the room, shared will reading Ms. Boxcars books. Even if you don't like to cook, the stories alone are well worth the price. Since that evening, we have tried the food and to be honest, it is as tasty as the rest of the books are funny. TWO THUMBS WAY UP FOR RUBY ANN AND HER BOOKS!
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Summary: Not only funny, but great recipes!
Review: THE MINUTE I STARTED THESE BOOKS (THAT I HAD REALLY PURCHASED FOR FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS)I COULDN'T PUT THEM DOWN. WHO IN THIS WORLD WOULDN'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A REAL MACARONNI AND CHESSE PICTURE FRAME. SO WHAT IF THEY GET MOLDY THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING YOUR FRIENDS OOH AND AWE OVER THEM IS WORTH THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THEM.
WHO KNEW THAT SPAM TASTES BETTER THAN FRESH HAM FROM THE BUTCHER. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THE GOVERNMENT CHESSE BUT I THINK I HAVE MY HUSBAND TALKED INTO RESIGNING FOR A WHILE SO THAT WE CAN GET ASSISTANCE AND GO GET IN THE LINE TO GET SOME.......
WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO LEARN THE FINE RULES OF WHO BOWLS FIRST IN WHAT LANE IF IT WEREN'T FOR MISS RUBY ANN????
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYTHING THIS GREAT LADY PENS INTO A BOOK AND I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO COME AND STAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND ME HERE IN UTAH . I JUST KNOW THAT BY BEING AROUND HER I COULD GAIN SO MUCH FROM HER STAR QUALITIES. (DARN I WISH WE LIVED IN A TRAILER INSTEAD OF A HOUSE. MAYBE I WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE.)
MY LIFE WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE JOHN WALSH SHOW.
MY KIDS ARE EATING THINGS THEY NEVER THOUGHT WERE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION......
THANKS TO MISS RUBY ANN BOXCAR.
PS HER BOOKS MAKE FINE GIFTS. JUST BE SURE TO BUY TWO TO START WITH BECAUSE BOTH TIMES I HAVE KEPT THE BOOKS I PURCHASED FOR FRIENDS EVEN THO I WAS TERRIBLY CAREFUL NOT TO BEND PAGES. DIDN'T WANT THEM TO KNOW I HAD READ AND REREAD THEM. SO JUST ALWAYS GET ONE FOR YOURSELF SO YOUR GIFTS LOOK NEW. MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE A CHAPTER IN YOUR NEXT BOOK ON GOOD LIVING. OR MAYBE I JUST NEED TO LEARN TO READ WITH OUT EVIDENCE. THANKS FOR ALL THE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU SHARE. I AM SURELY A BETTER PERSON BY READING THESE BOOKS. YOUR WEB SITE NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME, THANK YOU THANK YOU
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Summary: WANNA LAUGH ???? READ HER BOOKS .
Review: THE MINUTE I STARTED THESE BOOKS (THAT I HAD REALLY PURCHASED FOR FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS)I COULDN'T PUT THEM DOWN. WHO IN THIS WORLD WOULDN'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A REAL MACARONNI AND CHESSE PICTURE FRAME. SO WHAT IF THEY GET MOLDY THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING YOUR FRIENDS OOH AND AWE OVER THEM IS WORTH THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THEM.
WHO KNEW THAT SPAM TASTES BETTER THAN FRESH HAM FROM THE BUTCHER. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THE GOVERNMENT CHESSE BUT I THINK I HAVE MY HUSBAND TALKED INTO RESIGNING FOR A WHILE SO THAT WE CAN GET ASSISTANCE AND GO GET IN THE LINE TO GET SOME.......
WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO LEARN THE FINE RULES OF WHO BOWLS FIRST IN WHAT LANE IF IT WEREN'T FOR MISS RUBY ANN????
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYTHING THIS GREAT LADY PENS INTO A BOOK AND I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO COME AND STAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND ME HERE IN UTAH . I JUST KNOW THAT BY BEING AROUND HER I COULD GAIN SO MUCH FROM HER STAR QUALITIES. (DARN I WISH WE LIVED IN A TRAILER INSTEAD OF A HOUSE. MAYBE I WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE.)
MY LIFE WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE JOHN WALSH SHOW.
MY KIDS ARE EATING THINGS THEY NEVER THOUGHT WERE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION......
THANKS TO MISS RUBY ANN BOXCAR.
PS HER BOOKS MAKE FINE GIFTS. JUST BE SURE TO BUY TWO TO START WITH BECAUSE BOTH TIMES I HAVE KEPT THE BOOKS I PURCHASED FOR FRIENDS EVEN THO I WAS TERRIBLY CAREFUL NOT TO BEND PAGES. DIDN'T WANT THEM TO KNOW I HAD READ AND REREAD THEM. SO JUST ALWAYS GET ONE FOR YOURSELF SO YOUR GIFTS LOOK NEW. MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE A CHAPTER IN YOUR NEXT BOOK ON GOOD LIVING. OR MAYBE I JUST NEED TO LEARN TO READ WITH OUT EVIDENCE. THANKS FOR ALL THE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU SHARE. I AM SURELY A BETTER PERSON BY READING THESE BOOKS. YOUR WEB SITE NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME, THANK YOU THANK YOU
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