One of the best ways to enhance the quality of our lives is to treat ourselves to the foods we lovethe more often, the better Kitchen Goddess Margie Lapanja interviewed hundreds of men to compile this culinary collection of their favorite meals for a oneofakind cookbook filled with recipes, fascinating food trivia, and fun stories from the kitchen. Whether a seasoned chef, a barbecuehappy bachelor, or a loving husband, men are taking up the tongs and giving the salad spinner a whirl in increasing numbers. Among the signature recipes of esteemed chefs and kitchen wizards, there are favorite feelgood feasts of superstars, sports heroes, luminaries, grill gurus, starving artists, burger kings, and every man in between. Included in Food Men Love is Tom Cruise's favorite Linguini dish, quarterback John Elway's Hamburger Soup, star chef Mario Batali's Bucatini all 'amatriciana, basketball legend Michael Jordan's 23 Peekytoe Crab Sandwich, and former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir's Peanut Satay Sauce. Dishes are organized by course in chapters including: Warming Up His Appetite/ Playing with Fire: Seeking Thrills with the Grrrill/ Fowl Play/ and How Sweet It Is: Treat Him to His Just Desserts. Food Men Love provides the recipes for some alltime favorites that are sure to warm the heart of anyone. When the man of the house is a fussy eater or has bizarre visions of what a "real man" ought to ingest, Margie Lapanja has an answer. In her Food Men Love , she assembles recipes from many sources that should appeal to the most macho man. Beyond the expected meat and potatoes, Lapanja cites a Luxury Tuna Casserole full of greens and Provencal herbs and purported to be a favorite of Harry Truman. Other dishes get the approval of sports stars on the order of Michael Jordan. Inclusion of ceviche and an elaborate mushroom risotto shows how far some men's tastes have developed. Pastas make an appearance, but Lapanja warns: "No limp noodles." Mark Knoblauch Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Margie Lapanja, is the author of Goddess in the Kitchen and The Goddess' Guide to Love . A former magazine food editor, restaurant critic, and professional baker, she has appeared on national television and radio programs demonstrating trade secrets. She enjoys life at Lake Tahoe in Nevada with her husband and daughter. FOOD MEN LOVE All-Time Favorite RECiPES from Caesar Salad and Grilled Rib-Eye to Cinnamon Buns and Apple Pie By MARGIE LAPANJA Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC Copyright © 2001 Margaret Beiser Lapanja All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-57324-512-8 Contents ForewordIntroduction: The Highway to His HeartBread and BreakfastWarming Up His AppetitePasta, Pizza, and Molto RisottoFowl PlayHis Dish Is FishMagnificent Meat and PotatoesPlaying with FireHow Sweet It IsRed Letter ResourcesAcknowledgmentsWorks CitedIndexPermissions CHAPTER 1 Bread and Break fast All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. —John Gunther Feel-Good Fare to Jump-Start His Heart HE LOVES ... Baeon and eggs. There are few sights that appeal to me more than the streaks oflean and fat in good side bacon.... Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smellof bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps for the smell of coffee brewing.— JamesBeard , Beard on Food * Pancakes and sausage. That's it.— Charles, Arizona * Figs and buttery mascarpone cheese with some honey and pistachio nuts. This issomething you will want to try.— Terry, Italy * A soft-boiled egg and a croissant, half a grapefruit, and a café au lait in acup the size of a cereal bowl.— Michael, New York and Florida * Crab cakes Benedict, Dutch pancakes, sourdough bread, and bananas with honeyand cream.— Karl, California The Real Way to Rise and Shine Even with the onslaught of protein shakes and high-powered breakfast bars,Wheaties™ has defended its tide, the "Breakfast of Champions," brilliantly fornearly a century. If we believe what the all-stars on the Wheaties boxes tellus, we are on our way to a win-win, grand-slam day every time we fill our bowlswith these golden flakes. Life is the prize, so eat your Wheaties and carpediem! But if it is the moment rather than the entire day you wish to seize—let's sayyou're in a robust mood and want to start your day with a little hanky-panky—leaveyour cereal bowl empty and your jock strap off. The time is right to fireup with the newly scientifically proven "breakfast of lovers"—the cinnamon roll! That's right. In one study by sex researchers, the penile blood flow of thirty-onehealthy male subjects was measured when they whiffed a range of fragrancesfrom perfume to roses to suntan oil to black licorice. Every odor boosted theflow from one level to another, but some fragrances hit the jackpot, so tospeak. Among the supererotic turn-ons were the aromas of pumpkin pie, lavender,and doughnuts. Let it be known, however, that the supreme seductress of allsmells proved to be that of the sexy, spice-lac