Das Bubba-Gump-Shrimp-Kochbuch : Rezepte und Zitate aus Forrest Gump

by Winston Groom, Martina [Übers.] König

Forrest Gump stepped out of the pages of Winston Groom's novel, up onto the silver screen and into the hearts of more than 30 million Americans. If you're lucky, you count yourself among them. Forrest led an amazing life. But one thing he didn't have time to do - what with fighting a war, shaking hands with three presidents of the United States, and starting his own Bubba Gump Shrimp He didn't have time to set down his all-time favorite shrimp recipes - until this minute. In this book. Now you can open any page... and just like Forrest's mama said about life... "You never know what you're gonna get." There are shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, shrimp coctail... over 75 recipes all told, and every mouth-watering one of them heaven-sent. And speaking of heaven, Forrest wanted to remember his mama with these recipes, and his best friend, Bubba, too. And he didn't want Li'l Forrest to grow up without knowing the Gump family shrimp secrets. These recipes are so downright delicious, you'll know that "miracles do happen every day." Forrest Gump has never been a man to complicate things... he's a simple man, but one who "knows what love is." Try some of the shrimp recipes in this book, and you'll know what he means. Forrest's mama loved the South, and its magazine, Southern Living . "They just have a way with food," she used to say. Try these shrimp fixings all tested in the Southern Living kitchens, and you'll say his mama was right every time. Even if the President of the United States knocks on your door, you'll have the very thing to put on his plate. Tell him Forrest Gump said to say hello... and to remember his own mama.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Media Tie In

Perfect Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

About the author

Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1965. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. Groom devoted his time to writing history books about American wars. More recently he had lived in Point Clear, Alabama, and Long Island, New York.

Reviews

[Joycee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the movie, and got this to broaden my seafood repertoire. 😃

[Doug]

I've seen the movie so i would like to read the book

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