Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price

Product Description

There’s only one thing that Coolio’s been doing longer than rapping: cooking. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a healthy twist that don’t break the bank. You can’t find fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout.

Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some “Soul Rolls,” follow-up with “Finger-Lickin’, Rib-Stickin’, Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken,” and finish off with “Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread” sweetened with golden honey. Chapters such as “How to Become a Kitchen Pimp,” “Chillin’ and Grillin',” and “Pasta Like a Rasta” will guide you through creating five-star meals at a star-star price. As Coolio says, “All you need is a little bit of food, and a little bit of know-how.”

Top Reviews

For the gangsta chef in all of us
by Radar626,Top Contributor: Pets (3 out of 5 stars)
October 11, 2017

I saw this, found a cheap used copy, and had to buy it for the humor factor. Is it a good cookbook? Meh... the early part of the book with the appetizers is probably the best part, followed by the seafood section, then poultry, then the rest. There aren't any weird or difficult to find ingredients or impossible to follow instructions. His measurement system is based more on how you would buy from a dealer rather than usual imperial measurements. He does give a reference guide in the front of the book to help translate what the measurements actually are though much of it is based on your individual taste. A lot of the recipes are different versions of things that we've all made at one point - spaghetti and meatballs, roast chicken, burgers. No fancy pants recipes here. It's almost like a basic cookbook for single people who need a recipe to follow for the basics but don't want the good old standby Battery Crocker cookbook.

Absolutely NOT a book for younger kids to read or for anyone even slightly offended by swearing, drug references, sex references, jail references, etc. I got this purely for the kitsch factor and wasn't disappointed. There are a decent number recipes that I plan to make, and the couple that I have made so far turned out to be quite good. The bean soup recipe is wonderful on a cold, dreary day with a fresh loaf of bread.
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The book is more novelty and entertainment than it is a great cookbook. With ingredient list items s
by Amazon Customer (4 out of 5 stars)
July 17, 2016

Purchased this book after Coolio appeared on Celebrity Cook-Off.The book is more novelty and entertainment than it is a great cookbook. With ingredient list items such as:
1 dime bag salt
2 eggs, beaten like a red-headed stepchild

cheap ass white bread

You'll be struggling to take the recipes seriously, but I guarantee that Coolio's "Drunk Ass Chicken" will be the hit of you're next dinner party.
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This is the 5th copy that I have purchased. ...
by VanaP (5 out of 5 stars)
December 18, 2017

This is the 5th copy that I have purchased. The first one I bought for a gift, and I had to keep it for myself. This book is hilarious, and the recipes are very real and delicious. Since, I have purchased four more times for gifts, and I am sure this will not be my last.
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Actually a really awesome cookbook!
by Amanda Knox (5 out of 5 stars)
February 9, 2016

I bought this for a gift-exchange for Christmas along with the "Baking With My Homies" cookie cutters and "dime bags" of spices. They were a huge hit. Its actually a really decent cookbook too, I ended up buying a second one for my own kitchen. It is truly entertaining to read, with easy to follow recipes. Worth the price!
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She was pretty stoked when she opened it and proceeded to read ...
by Nicole Haymon (5 out of 5 stars)
January 25, 2017

I bought this as a christmas gift for a roommate. She was pretty stoked when she opened it and proceeded to read a few of the recipes aloud. I have never been so entertained by a cookbook. It's not just funny though - there's a lot of useful information and quite a few good recipes. Who knew Coolio was a cook?
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Hysterical and Delicious.
by Megan Elizabeth (5 out of 5 stars)
February 20, 2018

This book is hysterical, and also a really good cookbook. Got this as a gift for my boyfriend, I didn't think that it would actually have as many recipes that we wanted to make it in. It's hysterical to read, but also pretty simple to follow. Unlike most cook books where you aren't ever going to have the 50 obscure items you need to make a chicken salad, this has amazing quick and easy comfort food!
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Great laughs!
by Autumn Fulk (5 out of 5 stars)
January 15, 2019

I always buy several funny things for my daughter for Christmas and I think this was her favorite! She couldn't stop laughing and reading it at the same time. It's very entertaining and has great looking recipes as well!
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Cooking With Humor
by Amazon Customer (5 out of 5 stars)
July 23, 2016

So my family needed some new recipes and I don't really enjoying cooking very much so if I can get some laughs in while cooking, that's a good deal for me. While it's not exactly family friendly to read the recipes are delicious and loved by all the family. There are some innuendos in here that might not be enjoyed by everybody so keep that in mind.
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This book is hilarious!!!
by Iris Burriss (4 out of 5 stars)
September 6, 2019

I was hesitant to buy this at first because I didn't know how interesting a cook book from Coolio would be....but after reading the table of contents, I was SOLD. With sections like "Its hard out there for a shrimp" and "Appetizers for that ass" the description of recipes does not fall short of that same tone, with ingredients needed such as a "dime bag of salt" or a "nickel bag of pepper", this book had me cracking up and I think that's worth the purchase! It was a great gift!
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Five stars - just like the meals!
by Austin (5 out of 5 stars)
March 20, 2019

Are you wanting to get into cooking, but find that traditional cookbooks are severely lacking in weed references and gansta terminology? Well then allow Coolio to take you by the hand and fill your heart and stomach with some good-ass ghetto grub.

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