I'm In The Mood For Food: In The Kitchen With Garfield

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Summary: Easy-to-read and simple-to-follow instructions
Review: Featuring recipes by Barbara Albright enhanced with cartoon illustrations by Jim Davis, I'm In The Mood For Food: In The Kitchen With Garfield is a unique and lively cookbook which is enthusiastically recommended as appropriate for family members of all ages! Featuring the beloved newspaper comic strip cat Garfield who adds his own touch of humor to such tasty recipes such as Lazy Cat's Lasagna, Fun's-a-Poppin' Popcorn Balls, and Loophole Carrot Cake, I'm In The Mood For Food is offers a delicious compilation of easy-to-read and simple-to-follow instructions, full-color illustrations, the occasional mirth-inducing comics. I'm In The Mood For Food is a very special cookbook that's all about fun and feasting!

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Summary: Silly me, I thought I was buying this for our son!
Review: Our son loves to cook. He also loves Garfield. He is living away from home during his college break, and, being an ever concerned mother, when I saw this book I thought what a great book to send to our son for his summer fun, and it could be a great survival book. I picked it up out of a sense of fun and mother's happiness, and, to my delight, I found a serious cook book lay deliciously hidden beneath the cover. Ahh, "Decadent Roasted Blue Chees Potatoes," "Magnifico Mushroom Risotto," "Beat Me. Whip Me. Make Me Eat Rosemary Scalloped Potatoes," ah yes, like the great Native American Tradition, this is a book for the Heyokas out there, and the jesters. It is cooking with heart, with fun, and what fellow or gal with a great sense of humor and a great palate wouldn't just love the greatness of this hidden treasure book of fun and food.

Of course, there is ever-practical advice, such as Garfied's Fine Dining Faux Pas (Lord only knows who your child might be dating, and they can kindly leave this page open so that the "would-be date" will not embarrass your child while dining in a fine establishment). Thus, the advice, and this is just one of many, that one should not gargle with your aperitif, could simply be one of many saving graces.

I highly recommend this book. I readily admit I have kept the copy I bought for our son, and ordered many more for the rest of our children so that after a hard day, they may laugh and cook and be oh so glad to have an outrageous mother who has taught them love, laughter, and fine dining make for a happier day.