Worth the price! Recipes offer alternatives (stroganoff, beef or chicken?) in some cases. Caution: may result in weight gain!

This has a wonderful batch of recipes to use for game night. I have heard of a sequel and can't wait to see it.

In addition to dice, pencils and character sheets, gamers can typically be counted on to have Mountain Dew, Dorritos (Cheetos stain character sheets!) or pizza around the game table as well. Settling into a long campaign with this limited diet not only helps to contribute to too many gamer stereotypes, but also can stifle a game with the lack of culinary variety. "...And Their Tummies Growled" attempts to address this issue by presenting over 40 pages of quick and inexpensive recipes, but unfortunately, this cookbook seems to miss its mark when it comes to its audience.

Writer Lisa Hartjes has put together a number of recipes that really ARE quick and inexpensive. There?s nothing inherently wrong with them. There's a decent variety of meals and snacks here, and the recipes are written well enough. An odd bit of formatting of this .pdf?s introduction aside, "...And Their Tummies Growled" is basically formatted and easy to use.

However, for a cookbook aimed at gamers, there's very little "gamer flavor" here. Past the cover, "...And Their Tummies Growled" offers almost no indication that it is a collection of recipes designed for dice throwers. A few of recipes have names that almost take us to a more imaginative place (Roadkill or Death Chili, although serving chili to a group of anyone who will spend more than a few hours around each other in the same space may not always be the best idea!) than the kitchen, but it?s hard to imagine serving Tofu Lasagna to a table of D&D-ers.

Additionally, there are a few recipes here that seem to be a bit "heavy," particularly some of the pasta or beef dishes. While many gamers will clutch their favorite energy drink in their non-dice hand, I wouldn?t expect it to be a required beverage to fight off the pending energy-level crash after eating some of these meals.

As a recipe book, "...And Their Tummies Growled" is written in plain, easy-to-understand language, and offers several options to hosting your next get-together. If your next get-together is a game session, however, you may be disappointed. <br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Written in plain, easy-to-understand language<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Not specifically applicable to gamers<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Disappointing<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Disappointed<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>