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Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook

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Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook offers over 70 recipes inspired by Joss Whedon's cult TV show, complete with gorgeous full-colour photography. Fans can explore dishes across the 'Verse such as Mudder's milk, Simon's protein birthday cake, Zoe's 'Wife Soup', Ice planets, fresh bao, Southdown Abbey couscous, gunpowder gimlet, fruity oaty bars, and Mama Reynold's shoofly pie. This cookbook ensures Browncoats stay well fed even on long smuggling runs.
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Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook is perfect for fans of the Firefly series who enjoy cooking and want to bring the flavors of the 'Verse into their own kitchens. It's also ideal for collectors of cult TV memorabilia and those seeking imaginative, themed cookbooks.

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Cook your way across the 'Verse using over 70 recipes inspired by Joss Whedon's cult TV show with Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook. Treat your friends, family, and crew with Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook .

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Featuring over 70 recipes inspired by Joss Whedon's cult TV show and illustrated with gorgeous full-colour photography, you’ll never have to settle for protein blocks again.

Explore new and fan-favourite foods from across the 'Verse, including:

  • Mudder's milk
  • Simon's protein birthday cake
  • Zoe's 'Wife Soup'
  • Ice planets
  • Fresh bao
  • Southdown Abbey couscous
  • Gunpowder gimlet
  • Fruity oaty bars
  • Mama Reynold's shoofly pie
  • ...and more.

The Big Damn Cookbook will keep you and your fellow Browncoats well fed even on your longest smuggling runs.

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Praised as "a delight to browse through and inspiring to plan menus with," this cookbook is an "ideal and unreservedly recommended addition" to any collection. Foreword Magazine notes it will make you a "big damn hero at any table" and calls it "shiny." Fangirl Nation calls it "a perfect gift for the Firefly fan who loves to cook," while SYFY calls it "a tantalizing new kitchen essential." Reviewers highlight its smart arrangement, enticing photographs, and deep knowledge about the 'Verse, making it a rewarding love letter to fans.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789092417

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Monroe-Cassel is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook. A lifelong artist and fan of fantasy, she found an outlet for her creativity with the Game of Thrones food blog, Inn at the Crossroads. It was so successful that it quickly spawned an official cookbook. She is now focused on bringing other fantasy worlds to life through food, photography, art, and digital media.

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