The subtitle is "Inspired by the Legends", and that's accurate. There were no recipes in LOTR, but these constitute a major fans take on the foods mentioned, however briefly, in the books. And some that are pure invention - I'd be reasonably certain that Turin never ate his Tarragon Chicken... which, by the way, was delicious. But the major ding here is the measurements and ingredients. Metric is convertible, but what the heck is crème fraîche? (Sour cream). Or a courgette? (A zucchini.) Proving the famous Churchill quip that "British and Americans are two people separated by a common language." Nevertheless a worthy cookbook if you don't mind converting and translating. Kinda fun, actually. ( )