The Star Trek Cookbook

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Summary: A creative effort that should have aimed a lot higher.
Review: It's a shame that this book has been labeled and endorsed by the Star Trek franchise as their official cookbook, because it's been obviously written by people who don't understand and didn't bother to check the background information given on most foods and beverages presented in any of the Star Trek movies and the first four TV series (Original series, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager).
This book's very confusing format is divided into six main sections that list the recipes according to the character's likes and dislikes based, by the way, on very doubtful assertions, which include many inaccurate quotes and anecdotes that conveniently make many Star Trek unrelated dishes seem related to the series. This means that in order to find a Strawberries and Cream recipe, you must look for it among the recipes listed as Capt. Janeway's favorites in the Voyager section.
The book also includes some dish variations that go way beyond just making a few adjustments to the recipes. For example, there is a recipe for a Klingon Blood Pie, traditionally a baked roast and veal kidneys pie, which transforms it into a sweet cranberry pie.
Most of the recipes are poorly written and badly edited, and lack specific information, giving only general instructions and details. Also, the authors have avoided including any recipe containing alcohol, altogether ignoring the liquors and spirits often showcased in the Star Trek universe.
The book's visual style is also a minus, as it doesn't include a single color photograph of a finished dish, only containing black & white pictures (mostly of crew members) taken directly from the shows. But the book's worst feature is the author's patronizing and annoying writing style.
I gave the book two stars because of the information and techniques on making prop foods and the very well written and very delicious recipes contributed by many Star Trek actors. If these two things aren't enough to satisfy you, don't even bother with this book.

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Summary: What's Cooking?
Review: It's not your normal cookbook, fortunately it's not bio-plasma and neutrino emissions. For a cookbook the recipes are quite good, especially Tim Russ's Pasta Primavera, Kate Mulgrew's Pork Tenderloin, and Rene Auberjonois's Tomato Bruschetta. There are other recipes for more culinary aspirations such as Pipius Claw, but the earth food will keep you baking, broiling, and frying.

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Summary: What's Cooking?
Review: It's not your normal cookbook, fortunately it's not bio-plasma and neutrino emissions. For a cookbook the recipes are quite good, especially Tim Russ's Pasta Primavera, Kate Mulgrew's Pork Tenderloin, and Rene Auberjonois's Tomato Bruschetta. There are other recipes for more culinary aspirations such as Pipius Claw, but the earth food will keep you baking, broiling, and frying.

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Summary: Tremendous
Review: Just the book for creating that perfect holodeck dinner. Relax with a Rekarri Starburst watching the moons rising over Drayan II as you tuck into your plomeek soup with Nimian sea salt. For main course why not try the pan seared Palamarian sea urchin with a Silmic wine and takka berry jus with stir fried Oblissian cabbage topped with Kylerian goats milk cheese. And for dessert a Tavokian powder cake with zilm'kach. Perfect.

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Summary: A cookbook to read and to cook from
Review: Love it. More for the information from Alan Simms(sp?) on how the "real" food is made for camera shots, but also because the receipes are for interesting food and drink, like mead, etc.

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Summary: I think this book is great, though the food is weird! :)
Review: Mostly, this book is big, but I like my cookbooks small, so I wouldn't say it's THE best, but it does have its up sides. Especially some of the foods in the book. Mostly just different American, Italian, French, just any normal day "feasts". I do recommend this book to people who like "different" styles and preparations of food.

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Summary: Food and Fun - Star Trek style
Review: Neelix comes across in this book almost as well as he does on TV. The recipes are fun to read and cover the full range of the Star Trek universe. There is even one for a Borg dish [the only one that can't be created in a standard Earth-type kitchen]. For anyone hosting a Star Trek theme party, this book is a must. There are lots of hints on how to costume Earth food and drink [mostly non-alcoholic] to suit your occassion!

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Summary: It made me cry!!!
Review: This book is an absaloute must for any Startrek Fan. Whether you are a fan of TOS, TNG, DS9, or VOY. This book will surely give you a few good laughes as well as some good recipes to enjoy. The last part of the book is spent primarily with Neelix explaing the Culinary features of his home world and the times that he spent with his famliy eating and talking and just having fun with them. It made me have tears of joy to know how close he was to his family. I know you must think that it is wierd to cry over some made up fictionous alien... But hey! it happens! Get this book!!! I promise you won't be disapointed.

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Summary: This is the best book ever !
Review: This book is fab ! It tells you how to make all of those disgusting foods that you see on the tv show .

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Summary: The best thing since sliced Targ !
Review: This book teaches you how to cook from Gagch to Vulcan apple pasteries . There is also a list of drinks served in Quarks bar . Unfortunatley most of the ingreedients for the drinks are only available in America But it's still sooooooooo cool