Ebook: Shaq's Family Style : Championship Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends [A Cookbook]

We can't believe this is Shaquille O'Neal's first cookbook. He's already a fixture in the food world: He has launched restaurants, a kitchen equipment line, and hosts a cooking show. In this debut, Shaq highlights family-friendly, gather-around-the-table favorites. The recipes are pitch-perfect and so entertaining to read as Shaq's bigger than life personality shines on every page.

A celebration of cultural icon Shaquille O’Neal’s love of food, family, and fun, with 80 low-stress comfort food recipes for busy families.

“The flavors and recipes in this book are big, bold, and fun just like Shaq Daddy himself! If you love the man, you’ll love this book!”—Michael Symon, author of Fix It with Food

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal loves food. A lot. In fact, fans of Inside the NBA know they’ll most likely hear Shaq tell his co-hosts all about what he ate for dinner while they analyze the action in the paint.

Shaq’s love of food, eating, and family cooking began in his childhood home, where his mom cooked for him and his three siblings. With his own family, he carries on the commitment to creating family connection and fun through food. In Shaq’s Family Style, featuring his inimitable sense of humor, he shares eighty recipes for bringing family together around the table, plus 100 photographs to whet the appetite. From Loaded Potato Waffles to One Pan Baked Southern Mac & Cheese, Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potato Bake, and Spicy Jambalaya with Andouille Meatballs, these are meals that busy home cooks can get on the table after the kids’ practice or when there’s a houseful over to watch a game.

Even novices will be able to cook these recipes with confidence the first time—and on replay. When the plates are cleared, it's time for banana pudding (there's always banana pudding!) or one of Shaq's other family-favorite desserts. It's the Shaq Attaq! . . . in the kitchen.

At 7’1” and 325 pounds, basketball legend O’Neal clearly knows how to eat, and he also knows how to cook, as evidenced by this collection of slam-dunk recipes. Because there is no “I” in cookbook, he makes it a team effort with assists from his Big Chicken franchise executive chefs Silverman and Piekarski, along with food writer Holtzman. They get the ball rolling with a full-court press of down-home favorites—including Carolina barbecue shrimp and buttery cheese grits, and buttermilk fried chicken thighs—then pivot to simple-to-make large meals, such as a chicken and corn chowder, that are ideal for feeding a family of six, or one hungry NBA star. “Besides Frosted Flakes, sandwiches have always been my number-one performance enhancer,” O’Neal proclaims by way of introducing tuna cake sandwiches with chipotle remoulade, or “Filet-o-Fish in a tuxedo” (later, his cereal of choice appears in Frosted Flakes chocolate chip cookies). On the rebound, a chapter of healthier dishes include turkey meatballs and spaghetti squash; and a sampling of breakfasts that may as well be dinners features loaded potato waffles stuffed with bacon, hash browns, and cheddar, and baked in Shaq’s own brand of waffle maker. O’Neal shoots and scores in his first visit to the culinary arena. (Apr.)