Chili Madness: A Passionate Cookbook- More Than 130 New Recipes! 2nd Edition Paperback – October 24, 2008

My husband has a copy of the original Chili Madness, but after years of loving use, it is falling apart and needed to be replaced. Along came this new and improved version with 130 additional delicious chili recipes! He can’t wait to roast some peppers and try some new chili varieties on his willing family. And we will eat up every delicious bite!

I bought two copies to use as prizes in a Chili Cook-off. My husband received one of them and has raved about it ever since. It is not just chili recipes but a wealth of information that is useful for any kind of cooking.

There’s lots of good information in this book and it’s fun to read. The author includes history and comprehensive knowledge about chiles especially for beginners. Only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because many of the recipes are rather the same as many others.

If you're anything like me, this book will change the face of your chili forever! I never knew that I was missing out on some of the basics of killer chili, and always assumed I was missing some 'secret ingredient'. My chili was decent, but this book has really helped me take it to the next level.There is so much useful information about the chiles themselves the book would have been worth the modest price to me for the first section alone. From regional favorites to legendary recipes to interesting variations, for the beginning to intermediate chili cook this book is indispensable!

Lots of great recipes!

Top notch chili book. It was recommended to me from a friend whose been making chili since the 1980's using a different edition of this book.

First off, you will get more than just chili recipes in this book. And some of these recipes look rather tasty!The chili recipes look descent. The only complaint I have is they really don't define what type of chili to use. I am still new at cooking chili and appreciate guidance in utilizing the 10 different varieties of dried chilies I have in my pantry. Another book I got on the subject does a great job with that. This book is more "use X hot chilies and X mild chilies". With the flavor profile of dried chilies so varied, I feel I'm just sort of winging it. In this sense, the book falls short of my expectations.Oh well, I guess I'll work with the other book more until I develop the skills to understand what goes good with what.

I didn't like this book only because I had purchased a "new" book and the one I received had writing on at least two recipes (one page had a ton of notes on it) and there was food stains on more than one page. Since this item was meant as a gift, I felt I could not use it. However, I gave this item four stars because the seller refunded my money when I notified him. His response was timely and sincere which was much appreciated.