Biker Billy Cooks with Fire

by Bill Hufnagel and Bill Hufnagle

Book Overview

Each week thousands of viewers tune in to watch Billy roar around the kitchen in his black T-shirt and shades, tossing peppers over his shoulder and lobbing eggshells toward the trash. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688140637
• ISBN13: 9780688140632
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great food!

The first time I heard of Biker Billy was on a Sunday morning on our local PBS, my husband and I watched his show. Biker Billy was in a dark basement (I think) and he was cooking. It was so strange, as usually, on cooking shows, you see these culinary experts, dressed in their culinary clothes in a well lit kitchen and cameras everywhere. This was totally the opposite. Biker Billy was wearing his trademark Biker Billy black T-shirt and dark sunglasses. I was so surprised to find out that Biker Billy actually had a cookbook out. I bought it, when I was pregnant, more as a novelty, but opened it up and saw a very interesting person in Biker Billy. His cookbook is vegetarian. So, if you are looking for meat, it's not here. Also, which I knew from the TV show, he uses a lot of hot peppers. AND, as his name implies, he loves to ride motorcycles. I sampled a few of the recipes and definitely fell in love with this cookbook. My favorites are: "Kiss of the Devil Cocoa", "Hot Garbanzo Bean Patties" (AKA Falafel) and "Hot Hummus". A great thing about this book is that he explains the peppers he is using, and how hot they are. He also lists some resources where you can purchase these peppers. Another thing, he even talks about motorcycle safety, as motorcycle riding is one of his favorite past-times. If you keep your eye open, you can even see him on other shows. I saw him once on Next Door With Katie Brown (it used to be on Lifetime TV). It was hysterical to see them together. She is so wide-eyed midwestern, cute and innocent, and here is Biker Billy tossing in all these peppers and she is looking shocked, but pleasantly! Would I recommend this book? Sure! It's a great book!

Possibly the best cookbook of the many I own

When I first saw this book in a store, I thought it was a grill cookbook. I read the back, saw that it was devoted to hot n' spicy cooking, and bought it on a whim. I found it to be perhaps the best cookbook I own. I usually feel that a meal isn't complete without meat, but these recipes are so flavorful and interesting that I don't miss it. The recipes range from simple to exotic and all are, in my experience, exceptional. I have recommended this book to many friends, most of whom have bought more copies to give to friends. I wholeheartedly recommend Kiss of the Devil Hot Cocoa, Blueberry Pancakes from Hell, Black Bean Burritos, and Hot Potato Corn Chowder. Trust me, they're all unique and exceptional. Thanks, Mr. Hufnagle, for sharing these recipes! Hope for a follow-up soon! ALLRIGHT!!!

EXCELLENT!!!!!

BETTER THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE! EXCELLENT TASTY RECIPES. THE ONLY COOKBOOK I'VE EVER SAT AN READ AS A BOOK.

Fires Up the veggie diet for the manly biker in all of us!

Met Biker Billy at his in-person demo at Mancuso's Harley-Davidson in Houston; ate his samples; and have to have the book! If this is your first venture into the world of peppers, please make the cooling dip first! The recipes contained are easy, fun and delicious. An entertaining book to heat up the kitchen by. Are you a manly enough biker, or just a wanna-be?

Great recipes served up with fun, heat and motorcycles!

Biker Billy is the reason I started cooking with hot peppers. His book has a great overview of the different types of peppers and their hotness. His recipes span across every type of meal, from breakfast to dinner, appetizers, even desserts! His narratives at the beginning of most recipes are given in true biker style with fun comments, and history of the recipes. This is also a book for the health conscious as all recipes are vegetarian. "Aw-right!"