America's Most Wanted Recipes - Volume 1

Most recipes in this book will get you a really delicious meal. Might not be close to the original famous food joint meals, but hey, you can't print money at home! Very easy to read and follow, not overwhelmed with pictures, I really like the book.

This is a great cook book that really does have an amazing list of different restraunts with the recipes of their signature dishes!! I cant wait to buy the 2nd book!

I've tried a bunch of the "secret restaurant recipes" from this cookbook and my friends can't believe I made them myself. They taste just like the restaurants! Last night I made the Applebees Fiesta Lime Chicken and there were no words spoken at the table - only the sound of lips smacking :-). I highly recommend this cookbook and their Volume 2 version is well worth the money as well.

I was curious about this cookbook, so I got in touch with the author - Ron Douglas. He began putting together his collection with a web site RecipeSecrets.com and then self published this book and a follow up. After talking with Ron, I got his books. They are really great. There are recipes to make things like Boston Market Macaroni and Cheese, KFC Honey BBQ wings, and Applebee's Baby Back Ribs. These recipes are developed and then tested out on the web site, so they are very close to the real thing. The recipe book is small and has around 100 restaurant recipes. There aren't any photos, but these are dishes most people would know from eating out. I've been enjoying making some of my favorite dishes from restaurants. I showed the cookbook to my Mom, and she wants to try out some dishes too. Many of them are Southern favorites. I asked Ron about that. He is from New York. His Grandma grew up in the South, so that's how he came to especially like Southern cooking.