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Is Goat Beef?
IS GOAT BEEF? is a labor of love.
It is a book that combines the author's love
of humor, food, and his military service.
IS GOAT BEEF? shows the humorous
side of the military and how service members
relax during times of conflict.
It is a book that combines the author's love
of humor, food, and his military service.
IS GOAT BEEF? shows the humorous
side of the military and how service members
relax during times of conflict.
80 pages, Paperback
Published December 15, 2016
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December 4, 2017
Jeffery M. Camp’s ‘Is Goat Beef?’ is a collection of the author’s favorite recipes along with his real life stories from when he was serving in the army. Not something you see side-by-side everyday, but it seems to work in this book. He wasn’t an army cook, he just shares his journeys and his enjoyment of food and drink, simply, in an upfront way that is both amusing and enlightening. The title hints that this isn’t a typically bland cookery book, but a publication offering a little bit more. This is for readers who like something different, slightly left of center and irreverent. I enjoyed this book despite not being a fan of cookery or even interested in the military. The sheer implausibility of such a book existing, along with the intriguing title drew me in and made me curious and I’m glad I took the time to read it!
December 12, 2017
A cookery book with a difference? An army veteran’s diary extracts? I’m not sure exactly where this fits but it’s certainly novel. An informal look at the lighter side of Jeffery M. Camp’s army experiences, with recipes thrown into the mix too.
Each recipe included here comes armed with information about why it was chosen as well as a bit of context, for instance the country the author was in at the time he learned it. There are photos too. Mostly of the final cooked products, but a few of his army life to boot.
The content of Camp’s book does strike this reader as a pair of unlikely bedfellows, but then again why not write about and combine two things you are passionate about and have experience of? Maybe there should be more difficult-to-shelve books out there! This reader put aside their doubts and enjoyed this book anyway!
Each recipe included here comes armed with information about why it was chosen as well as a bit of context, for instance the country the author was in at the time he learned it. There are photos too. Mostly of the final cooked products, but a few of his army life to boot.
The content of Camp’s book does strike this reader as a pair of unlikely bedfellows, but then again why not write about and combine two things you are passionate about and have experience of? Maybe there should be more difficult-to-shelve books out there! This reader put aside their doubts and enjoyed this book anyway!
November 27, 2017
Is Goat Beef? was a quirky find, for sure. If you like food and drink recipes and have an interest in the army, you couldn’t ask for anything better! It may be a niche interest book but it kept me entertained nonetheless.
I felt like I’d almost took a tour of duty myself by the end of reading this. Camp taught me all kinds of wonderful things in addition to his recipes and ‘backstage’ army stories. He includes photographs of the dishes too – something I find invaluable when attempting to recreate culinary fea(s)ts.
As simply a cookbook it would be uninspiring, I think. As a stand alone army memoir it would also be lacking and insubstantial, but by combining the two components Camp has produced something new and interesting.
I felt like I’d almost took a tour of duty myself by the end of reading this. Camp taught me all kinds of wonderful things in addition to his recipes and ‘backstage’ army stories. He includes photographs of the dishes too – something I find invaluable when attempting to recreate culinary fea(s)ts.
As simply a cookbook it would be uninspiring, I think. As a stand alone army memoir it would also be lacking and insubstantial, but by combining the two components Camp has produced something new and interesting.
December 4, 2017
What an unusual, innovative book! With poetry, recipes with anecdotal prefaces and self-confessed digressions, this is pretty whimsical and that’s what made me enjoy it. Make no mistake though, the main servings of this book are recipes and military stories, side by side (some somewhat inexplicably). I learned some interesting insights into army life thanks to this book. Jeffery M.Camp writes in a conversational, upbeat way, throwing in snippets of education too, including foreign customs and language, gleaned from his time served overseas. Camp is a retired army officer so the stories are authentic and ‘straight from the horse’s mouth’. He even includes a glossary so you can become familiar with army acronyms and a conversion chart of measurements for the recipes.
October 26, 2017
What an odd mix this book is, but somehow it really does work. The mix of stories from author Camp’s military background are a blend of profound, touching experience, and real laugh-out-loud funny. Personally I couldn’t imagine the level of commitment required for military service, but I really enjoyed this (albeit light-hearted) insight into that way of life.
The writing was capable and certainly well handled and well paced for a memoir-esque book like this. In fact I would be interested to read something else by Camp if her ever decided to turn his hand to fiction. A book like that written along these lines I think could work very well.
The writing was capable and certainly well handled and well paced for a memoir-esque book like this. In fact I would be interested to read something else by Camp if her ever decided to turn his hand to fiction. A book like that written along these lines I think could work very well.
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