Cooking hot and spicy food is always a challenge; one man's endorphin rush is another man's journey into culinary hell.

Still, Biker Billy, no stranger to hot peppers of every variety and intensity, manages to create some of the most tasty--and mind you, HOT--dishes known to man. The best of them he's compiled into this book.

I've made several of the dishes in here (my personal favorite is Gingerbread Bikers from Hell), and the results, as seen on various friends and members of my family, are always mixed. The hotheads are always remarkably pleased; the rest will gamely take a taste and then stare at the rest of us like we have horns growing out of our heads.

If you've ever seen Biker Billy's show, you know he's a vegetarian; an OVERWEIGHT vegetarian. This is sort of hard to do, but you'll notice that while Mr. Hufnagle eschews meat, he's not shy about using cow by-products like cheese and butter. (In spicy cooking, except for Asian food, dairy is almost required; it tends to lessen the fire in peppers, and when you're dealing with habaneros and the like, dairy is a MUST. Asian cooking is another story.) That said, as long as you're not cooking with fire every day of the week, this book will provide you with some fantastic meat-free meals that will surprise you with all the flavors that the peppers help to bring out.

Biker Billy makes preparation a breeze with easy-to-understand directions, and the fun-to-read filler around the recipes proves Mr. Hufnagle to be a fine author, too. So order this book now, and the next time some unwanted visiting relative expects you to serve him blueberry pancakes, you can put a little surprise in there for him!

Now, can somebody get this guy a show on the Food Network, please?

The first time I heard of Biker Billy was on a Sunday morning on our local PBS, my husband and I watched his show. Biker Billy was in a dark basement (I think) and he was cooking. It was so strange, as usually, on cooking shows, you see these culinary experts, dressed in their culinary clothes in a well lit kitchen and cameras everywhere. This was totally the opposite. Biker Billy was wearing his trademark Biker Billy black T-shirt and dark sunglasses.

I was so surprised to find out that Biker Billy actually had a cookbook out. I bought it, when I was pregnant, more as a novelty, but opened it up and saw a very interesting person in Biker Billy.

His cookbook is vegetarian. So, if you are looking for meat, it's not here. Also, which I knew from the TV show, he uses a lot of hot peppers. AND, as his name implies, he loves to ride motorcycles.

I sampled a few of the recipes and definitely fell in love with this cookbook. My favorites are: "Kiss of the Devil Cocoa", "Hot Garbanzo Bean Patties" (AKA Falafel) and "Hot Hummus".

A great thing about this book is that he explains the peppers he is using, and how hot they are. He also lists some resources where you can purchase these peppers.

Another thing, he even talks about motorcycle safety, as motorcycle riding is one of his favorite past-times.

If you keep your eye open, you can even see him on other shows. I saw him once on Next Door With Katie Brown (it used to be on Lifetime TV). It was hysterical to see them together. She is so wide-eyed midwestern, cute and innocent, and here is Biker Billy tossing in all these peppers and she is looking shocked, but pleasantly!

Would I recommend this book? Sure! It's a great book!

When I first saw this book in a store, I thought it was a grill cookbook. I read the back, saw that it was devoted to hot n' spicy cooking, and bought it on a whim. I found it to be perhaps the best cookbook I own. I usually feel that a meal isn't complete without meat, but these recipes are so flavorful and interesting that I don't miss it. The recipes range from simple to exotic and all are, in my experience, exceptional. I have recommended this book to many friends, most of whom have bought more copies to give to friends. I wholeheartedly recommend Kiss of the Devil Hot Cocoa, Blueberry Pancakes from Hell, Black Bean Burritos, and Hot Potato Corn Chowder. Trust me, they're all unique and exceptional. Thanks, Mr. Hufnagle, for sharing these recipes! Hope for a follow-up soon! ALLRIGHT!!!

Overall, I think that this is a great cookbook. It's in a great 3-ring plastic binder that will stay open while you're cookin', and you can wipe off just about any "grahdoo" that you splatter on it. There are tons of recipes in it, but they're just not what I had in mind. I'm from Texas, and I know that most of the folks who wrote these recipes are from Utah and thereabouts. I guess they eat differently than I. Most of these recipes are modern dishes that you'd find in the kitchen, adapted for dutch ovens. But I was lookin' for more backwoods, down-home, stick-to-yer-ribs type grub. I'd rather have 20 good recipes like that. Another thing is that there's not much in the book about cookin' over an open fire, which I prefer because it's more authentic. Anyway, to each his own. Coincidentally, I'm still lookin'.

This book has very good information on temperature control. After purchasing several books on Dutch Oven cooking this one gave the best descriptions on temperature control methods. While I have yet to put the actual recipes into practice the emphasis placed on ensuring the fledgling DO cook's first experiments aren't disasters are appreciated.

This book was purchased to learn how to cook in a dutch oven for a living history presentation at my child's school. I learned how to perfectly season my new oven (it came out great) and I made the Pioneer Journey Cake which is an authentic mid 1800's wagon train recipe. Cakes can have a mind of their own in a modern gas oven, so I had my doubts, but with Joan's tips on calculating oven temperature it came out perfect the first time. This book offers tips and recipes for everyone from the beginner to the sophisticated oven user.

Great information!!! Ms. Cook's book makes it easier and less stressful to be in the big city of Houston. Informative for visiting too!

Whether you are relocating to Houston or you have already lived here for a while, you will want to check out this great tool. It has lots of "Insider" tips and information about a very exciting city. I have lived in the Houston area for several years and still learned some things that I didn't know, and found some of my new "favorite places" because of Ms. Cook's recommendations.

As a native Houstonian that has been transplanted to Georgia, I thought I knew the ins and outs of the heart of Texas. Before returning for a visit, I reviewed this book and found out that there was much to learn! I had fun learning about the new spots to hit and reminiscing about old favorites. This well-written guide really does cover everything you need to know.

This book has completely changed my way of making soups. The recipes as terribly easy with ingredents at hand. With the quick and easy preperations you can get raves from family and friends! I'm truly looking forward to going through the book and trying each and every recipe. You won't be sorry purchasing this book. I bought mine used and have enjoyed every time I opened it up!

I'm a cookbook junkie, endless perusing the latest editions and the old standards (and not-so-standards) for new and exciting meals. A normal cookbook purchase will usually net 3 or 4 suitable recipes for my family's tastes. The Soup Mix Gourmet has proven a bonanza! I've marked over 40 recipes that sound terrific for our needs, and all five that I have made so far were total winners. I'll be looking for more works by this author; she really has the "magic touch" in the kitchen! I work in a brick-and-mortar bookstore, and have recommended this book to over two dozen folks in the last couple of weeks. All of them have expressed great pleasure (one even sent me a couple of boxes of dry soup mix with a thank-you note).
This book is beautifully done. Buy it today!

I have just recently found this book from someones list mania and I LOVED IT!!! I have made three recipes from this including a meat rub that was fabulous. Over the weekend we hosted a grill out and I gave the Rub in small spice containers with the recipe attached and received raved reviews over it. Everyone must try these recipes out to fall in love as I did!!

I will always remember when Luke saw John in the cradle.
This book was very Exciting!
I think others should read this book because there are exciting things on every page!

I will always remember... The ending. This book was... exciting!
I think others should read this book because I think others will relate to it.

I will always remember the ending.
This book was... excting,awesome, and sad!
I think others should read this book because it is fun to read! It made me feel sad,excited, happy, and glad!

i was wondering, is this book also have picture,
because i need for my wife

When I bought this book my brother said it was just porn pictures. But it really improved my sex with my girlfriend. Every night we used a new position, and we go even closer than we were before.

Chris

This book is not at all vulgar and was very knowledeable for us. I would highly recommend it to anyone. The photographs were nice and clear and the chapters are consice and to the point. The book exactly says what men or women feel.

A nice collection of artists, with some great examples of what they can do. But....
Paper stock is poor and some prints are a bit blurry.

This is a great artbook, featuring many famous furry artists. I love the art, and look at it regularly. If you're a fan of Michele Light, I recommend it.

This book started my physical collection of furry publishings, and still remains the best singal pice I have. Not only is it perfectaly published, but contains excellent examples of anthropomorphic artwork. Its my personal bible.

A striking example of displaying one's personal possessions, this book seems more of an ode to the authors' material obsessions than either well designed art book or useful cookbook. The contents are at once arrogant (why do we care about the author's fancy race cars?) and the method inconsistent (do the food selections reflect the artists' preferences? or what the authors' would like to serve them as dinner guests?). The layout and typography is confused and without hierarchy which makes the contents difficult and frustrating to navigate. The "research" seems to be a few quotes culled from cocktail parties and art books - sources generally not considered either reliable or scholarly. The book has nice paper.

Very presentable book. I purchased for my wife based upon a review in a Tulsa, OK newspaper. The book lived up to the review. It is a very pretty book and has received many positive comments from guest. Have tried two of the recipes, with wonderful results.

I was at the James Beard Awards Ceremony in New York and think the Nominee, Cuisine of the Creative, should have won. I'm sure it's difficult to evaluate an incredibly beautiful publication when it's equally as stunning for it's art as for it's recipes. I was glad to see that it won Best Photography Award from the International Cookbook Review in Versailles, France!

I made 4 recipes from the book, they all turned out perfectly. The chocolate crinkles were unbelievable. The sugar cookies with icing were also very good as well, and very easy to roll out.

I've made several of the cookies in this book for Christmas gifts in the last two years and I've had wonderful comments on the cookies. Good ideas for gifts, etc.

I subscribe to the Family Fun magazine which I truly love. When I saw they had a cook book I had to get it as fast as I could point and click. We use the recipes all of the time. It is our weekend project to bake something. I think cooking has so many values that it teaches children. Measuring, fractions, goal setting, completing a project and a great reward. A lot of the recipes I already have but how many different variations can there be? The pictures are great and the ideas I got from this book have made the money well spent.

I read this book for my book club. As a book club book it was pretty successful. We didn't talk all that much about the book itself but the book prompting some wonderful discussion about food and memories and the like.

For the reader without a discussion to look forward to, I'd be reluctant to recommend the book. Something is missing for me about this read. I've given it three stars because the actual writing (particularly some of the food descriptions) is quite strong. But the content is lacking. I'm all for memoirs of interesting people but I really learned far more about Moore's relatively ordinary life than I ever wanted to know. Then, just to confuse things, are some pretty random essays about food totally outside of the context of the memoir. It just doesn't work for what I want out of a read in this type of a book.

Moore tells her story her way, in her own time. I sometimes had unanswered questions, but they were answered by and by. Great read!

This is the sort of book you want to curl up with in front of a fire, no one around to disturb you. The plot flows (for the most part) smoothly from one self-contained chapter to another. Moore's tantalizing descriptions of people, places, and, most importantly, foods, provide brilliant and amusing reflections on life. My only complaint is about the editing, which I found wanting in some respects. On the whole, this was one of the best and most fulfilling books I've read in a long time.