Have Her Over for Dinner Paperback – Illustrated, March 15, 2010

This helped me have fun in the kitchen with great gal!

This simple, straight forward, cook book will soon be referred to by most single men as their " cooking bible" or as a sort of " Joy of Cooking" for bachelors. It is filled with a wonderful mix of gourmet type recipes(nothing too terribly wierd) that are absolutely delicious and far easier to prepare than their name would indicate. There are not a lot of expensive and difficult to find ingredients and the recipes are so easy to follow that bachelors may even find time for some flirting, possible even a little foot massage, during prep time. In addition to some new ideas ( Sauteed chicken w/asparagus, portobello's and tomatoes over spaghetti, or the Pasta Mediterranean), there are some old favorites with a different slant( Bruschette w/feta cheese and Pan Seared Salmon w/Parmesan cream cheese grits w/grilled okra) all easy enough for a 2nd grader(with oven supervision) to prepare. In addition, this chef is not afraid of using pre-packaged supermarket ingredients, all in the name of saving time( remember the foot massages) and ease of preparation. The book is filled with helpful hints about not only food preparation but there is also section pairing wines with specific dinners; dinners with appetizers and/or salads, I mean, it would really be hard to go wrong here. Mr. Moore has thought of everything. The only thing the reader needs to do is find a woman and get ready for the stampede.

I stumbled upon this product on a site called The Art of Manliness. So, I figured this book held some value to that statement. Indeed it does.It's the book every bachelor should own in their kitchen. It's simple, it's clean, it's manly.The author is very step-by-step with these recipes, knowing all to well how frustrating some cookbooks can be. Colorful pictures dot the pages, showing you the fruits of your labor if you go through with the recipe. It's all very intuitive for the fledgling chef. This doesn't make the food beginner only, however, as many of the recipes in the last half of the book are a bit more complex.The recipes come in the style of "Date Night #()" and consistently work their way up from simple to more complex near the end. They are laid out as full course meals, but by no means(And the author goes on to say this) do you need to abide by that. The author suggests you take what he gives you, and make it your own according to the situation. The food is great too, so don't let the word 'simple' muddle up your perception of the quality. It's simple, classic, and delicious.

I like Matt and his music and I love his second cookbook, so I bought this first self-published one too. First it's a very thin book and I didn't notice when I bought it, only 86 pages, so very expensive for the content, and not very many recipes, none of which were appealing to me. Sadly I returned the book. Maybe it appeals to men, but if you're cooking for me, I say get Matt's second cookbook, Southern Gentlemen's Kitchen - it rocks!

It's a good book,but a bit pricey considering how thin the book is.

I ordered this for an old bachelor (how sneaky can a lady be?).

Easy and tasteful recipes!

This cookbook is for the experienced chef to the absolutely clueless (myself) and everyone in between. My wife as been cooking since birth and I finally cooked my first 4 course meal using this guide and we both love it. If you have mastered the microwave and cereal is just not impressing like it used to, this is a very simple guide to transition into making elaborate meals with very simple step by step instructions. I have tried following instructions from other cookbooks in the past and they either over complicate the instructions with excessive details or use terminology Gordon Ramsey could not pronounce. Unlike other cookbooks, this one does have a detailed glossary for all cooking terms and clearly defines their meaning and how they are used in each dish. If you are an experienced cook, there are several meals with complexity to keep the challenge alive in your everyday cooking as well as special occasions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to cook or those who never thought they could cook a delicious, elaborate meal simply and easily. You will not be disappointed!!!