From simple to elegant, from "down home" to glamorous cuisine, What's Cooking in the Courtroom has it all. An exceptional cookbook compiled by The Georgia Shorthand Reporters Association, What's Cooking in the Courtroom is filled with tempting culinary delights to make every cook a success. A valuable resource for entertaining, this cookbook will help you serve delectable meals to your guests while cultivating light-hearted snickers over the humorous excerpts from actual courtroom proceedings. In addition to the variety of nearly 500 taste-tested recipes, the book includes more than 300 humorous stories and anecdotes collected nationally from the legal community. What's Cooking in the Courtroom features a deluxe hardcover, lays flat and is designed with easy-to-read type, helpful hints, concise directions and a cross-referenced section index to allow you ease in finding that special recipe for each occasion. A priceless asset for the beginner and experienced cook alike.

Introduction:

Always seen, but seldom heard, we court reporters quietly take down a verbatim record of everything that’s being said in our courtrooms. But take us out of the courtroom and into our kitchens with family and friends, we are anything but silent. Our job is a fascinating one because we have seen and heard it all, and we love to share humorous stories of our day.
       In producing this cookbook, we’ve had a very enthusiastic response of hundreds of recipes from wonderful cooks nationwide. You will find that our carefully chosen recipes offer a variety of delicious dishes with easy preparation. And now we invite you to enjoy with us our favorite recipes, taste-tested and seasoned with just a dash of humor....