America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from Your Family's Favorite Restaurants

by Ron Douglas

Book Overview

Ron Douglas reveals the secret recipes from America's restaurants--The Cheesecake Factory, The Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Red Lobster, and many more--and shows readers how to make them at home for a fraction of the price.

The average American family eats out three or more times per week, which translates into hundreds of dollars spent on food each month. In these hard economic times, families simply can't afford to keep paying these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143914706X
• ISBN13: 9781439147061
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!!

I’ve made all the Olive Garden recipes in this book and all were even better than the restaurant especially the Lasagna, Toscano soup, and Lemon Cake. The Olive Garden Lemon Cake was just amazing! I’ve definitely used this cookbook a lot more than my others and pull recipes from it often. I’ve also done a few of the Chilis recipes and they were pretty good. The KFC is awesome along with the Applebees recipes as well.

Most Enjoyed Recipes

I purchased this only for the KFC chicken recipe. It requires a pressure cooker for spot on results so I have yet to make it. I have however made the Chi Chi's Baked Chicken Chimichangas, Chilis Baby Back ribs(used beef ribs instead), Cheesecake Factory- Avocado Eggrolls and Pumpkin Cheesecake. All were fantastic. I have only tried the eggrolls at the actual restaurant so that is the only recipe I can compare apples to apples...I liked the homemade version better!!! I am going to make the Cream of Sweet Potato Soup tonight for dinner. All in all I have used this cook book more than any other right after purchasing. I also love that you can modify the recipes and reduce the fat content. Great purchase for $9.99!!! p.s. Great if you keep kosher and want to sample non-kosher restaurant treats.

My Kids Love It

My kids love these recipes. They can't tell the difference. They use the cook book like a menu now. Its fun going through the book with the kids and searching for some of your favorite orders. Not only do they love the recipes but they want to learn to cook themselves. I always try to teach them a thing or two while I cook so that they know how to make more than cereal when there out on there own. This is the first cookbook that seems to grab and keep there attention. There are a bunch of great recipies, I recommend KFC chicken and the Red Lobster biscuits.

Restaurant tastes at home!

I have heard a huge buzz in media recently about Ron Douglas's book. I went out and bought a copy and my family loves when I use the recipes in the book. I have always wondered if I can make many of the dishes when I eat out and now I can. Great book with great results!

AMAZING Recipes

When I purchased this book, I made the KFC recipe. My husband got home and thought I bought a bucket of fried chicken from KFC and still doesn't beleive I made it. Overall, my family enjoyed last night's dinner. Tomorrow I am going to make the Red Robin burgers. Thank you for giving me restaurant recipes I can make at home and I'm glad I purchased this book.