Book Review: The Star Wars Cookbook: BB-Ate: Awaken To The Force Of Breakfast And Brunch

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The Star Wars Cookbook: BB-Ate: Awaken To The Force Of Breakfast And Brunch

Awaken your inner Force with 29 intergalactic breakfast recipes. Fuel up with Hans Soloatmeal, battle hunger with Admiral Ackbars, and so much more!

These easy-to-make, mouthwatering recipes feature characters and scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And photographs featuring Star Wars figurines re-creating epic moments from the films provide an extra helping of humor.

Being a Star Wars fan is hungry work, and author Lara Starr is well aware of this as she delivers her latest Star Wars cookbook after Wookiee Pies, Clone Scones, and Other Galactic Goodies and Ice Sabers.

Timed perfectly to coincide with the release of The Last JediThe Star Wars Cookbook: BB-Ate: Awaken To The Force Of Breakfast And Brunch gives us the inside scoop on the best galactic recipes for a grumbling pre-noon stomach.

The first post-Disney era release, it’s understandably heavy on the sequel era characters, and that gives the author plenty of opportunities for some great puns.

For instance, how can you resist (ance) Reysin Bread, Luke Skywaffles or Luggabeast of a Quiche? Sure, some of the ideas are a bit corny (which is kind of fitting for a cookbook), but in an era when the fun is being sucked out of fandom faster than a spaced Rathtarr, why not revel in the ridiculous and cook up some kid (and adult) friendly recipes that fans and foodies alike can enjoy.

The book covers a range of different foods. It kicks off with Snacks and Sides followed by Cereals, Eggs, Waffles, Pancakes and French Toast, Baked Goods, Sandwiches and Wraps, Spreads and Toppings and wrapping it up with Drinks. if you can’t find something that takes your fancy across the 64 pages of the book, then I’d wager you’ve never eaten at Chalmuns Cantina on Tatooine or Zythlies Dropout Parlour in the Sedapard Cluster.

I’m a functional cook, nothing fancy or flash, but having a read through this – complemented by some great photography by San Francisco photographer Matthew Carden – has given me the itch to grab the ingredients and give it a go. Who knows, maybe my wife would fancy a C-3POat Pancake and a glass of Jakku Juice first thing in the morning.

Many thanks to Chronicle Books for the review copy.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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The Star Wars Cookbook: BB-Ate: Awaken To The Force Of Breakfast And Brunch

Awaken your inner Force with 29 intergalactic breakfast recipes. Fuel up with Hans Soloatmeal, battle hunger with Admiral Ackbars, and so much more!

These easy-to-make, mouthwatering recipes feature characters and scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And photographs featuring Star Wars figurines re-creating epic moments from the films provide an extra helping of humor.

Being a Star Wars fan is hungry work, and author Lara Starr is well aware of this as she delivers her latest Star Wars cookbook after Wookiee Pies, Clone Scones, and Other Galactic Goodies and Ice Sabers.

Timed perfectly to coincide with the release of The Last JediThe Star Wars Cookbook: BB-Ate: Awaken To The Force Of Breakfast And Brunch gives us the inside scoop on the best galactic recipes for a grumbling pre-noon stomach.

The first post-Disney era release, it’s understandably heavy on the sequel era characters, and that gives the author plenty of opportunities for some great puns.

For instance, how can you resist (ance) Reysin Bread, Luke Skywaffles or Luggabeast of a Quiche? Sure, some of the ideas are a bit corny (which is kind of fitting for a cookbook), but in an era when the fun is being sucked out of fandom faster than a spaced Rathtarr, why not revel in the ridiculous and cook up some kid (and adult) friendly recipes that fans and foodies alike can enjoy.

The book covers a range of different foods. It kicks off with Snacks and Sides followed by Cereals, Eggs, Waffles, Pancakes and French Toast, Baked Goods, Sandwiches and Wraps, Spreads and Toppings and wrapping it up with Drinks. if you can’t find something that takes your fancy across the 64 pages of the book, then I’d wager you’ve never eaten at Chalmuns Cantina on Tatooine or Zythlies Dropout Parlour in the Sedapard Cluster.

I’m a functional cook, nothing fancy or flash, but having a read through this – complemented by some great photography by San Francisco photographer Matthew Carden – has given me the itch to grab the ingredients and give it a go. Who knows, maybe my wife would fancy a C-3POat Pancake and a glass of Jakku Juice first thing in the morning.

Many thanks to Chronicle Books for the review copy.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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