I give this awesome cookbook 5 out of 5 Fantastic Stars! This book was effin’ hilarious. I loved how this wasn’t your average self help book. Nope, this was passive aggressive awesomeness! I mean this author was hilarious!
Her metaphors and how in the first chapter she mentions Jedi mind tricks was just hands down the best cookbook one can own.
Unfortunatley I got this title via NetGalley which I am thankful as hell but I can’t wait until it comes out on New Year’s day so I can buy it or convince someone to buy it for me. Mwhahaha. Anywho, the photography gives you instant muchies and is simply amazing.
This book constantly made me smile. I loved how the author even put together these awesome charts and tables detailing this descriptivaly hilarious. There is even lists of tools needed, conversions, and charts that are perfect for the beginner passive aggressive baker like me! If you are looking for a good dose of shits and giggles and want some easy and delicious recipes, you must read this book! Highly recommended and Dani-approved!

Succinctly, Sweet Revenge has great puns, fun illustrations and a variety of dessert options. However, for a cookbook aimed at younger bakers, even the simplest recipes were missing details that had me filling in the blanks myself. With probably 20 years of baking experience, that's something I can do... whether a 14 year old would have those same instincts is what gives me pause.

I tried five recipes out of this book and the end results were all delicious, don't get me wrong. The homemade fig newtons were spectacularly good, but the instructions for baking were hard to follow. The soft molasses cookies turned out okay but the recipe doesn't tell you how much it yields, how far apart to bake them, etc. The Reese's cup knockoffs were a hit at my office but the chocolate to peanut butter proportions were off and the sandwich bag with a corner cut was insufficient to pipe the peanut butter mixture.

Also, some of the recipes required hard-to-find ingredients despite my huge grocery store's sizable organics section and would have required a pricey Amazon order or a road trip to Whole Foods to procure.

A few of these recipes will probably be ones I go back to, but having turned to Pinterest for most of my baking needs in recent years, a cookbook has to "wow" me on two fronts to be worth a purchase: it must be a fun read and it must be a good cookbook. Unfortunately, Sweet Revenge only ticks one of those boxes.

Note: I received a digital advance reader copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw this title on NetGalley, I was intrigued by the title and concept. Baking for your exes and enemies? Why would anyone do that? Kim's intro helps elucidate the inspiration behind the book. Baking can be cathartic, and she encourages the heartbroken to stop moping and start baking, one delicious sweet at a time.

Kim is both a tattoo artist and a pastry chef. This is apparent on every page, with their funky fonts, numerous puns and pop culture references, and copious marginalia. This book aims to entertain as much as it does instruct, and Kim's sassy sense of humor breathes new life into the baking cookbook.

Her recipes are playful and unconventional. You won't find a generic chocolate chip cookie on these pages. Desserts like "Kiss My Molasses", "Stop Texting Me, You Crepe", "Shut Your Cakehole", "Donut Call Me Again", and "What a Pizza Crap" both cracked me up and made me hungry. She finds ways to include such oddball ingredients as Cool Ranch Doritos, Flaming Hot Cheetos, and Sriracha. I'm still skeptical about the Flamin' Hot Cheetos; my last experience with the neon red snack was back in elementary school, and I don't remember them fondly. However, her innovative, playful approach to baking is impressive. I found myself turning the pages, eager to find out what kooky concoction would be next.

Lest you think all of her recipes are hipster, junk food creations, she also includes recipes that reflect her background as a pastry chef. Creations like Pear Cheesecakes with Ginger Gastrique and Coeur a la Creme seem ripped straight from an upscale restaurant menu. The fun part of this cookbook is that they sit right alongside recipes like Carrot Cake Truffles with Cool Ranch Doritos Salt and Cap'n Crunch Monster Cookies. That last recipe may or may not be on my agenda for this weekend...

The layout of the book is clear and sensible, and the photography is beautiful. There is a photo of each recipe, often taking up multiple pages at times, which is very helpful if you're still scratching your head over what Cool Ranch Doritos salt is meant to look like. There are a lot of extras, like crudely illustrated baking tools and descriptions of all the types of sugar, flour, and nuts. My main criticism is that these extras can be distracting and bordering on twee. I found myself wishing for less of these extras and a few more recipes as most of her recipes are not designed for the beginner baker anyway. Some of the recipes call for hard-to-find ingredients, such as pandan extract, coconut flour, and cocoa nibs, while others call for the aforementioned junk food items that I personally don't keep in my pantry. As a result, while the recipes are fun, I don't think this would be the first book I would reach for when baking.

I'd recommend this book for anyone who finds that they are bored by your traditional cookbooks or for a baker who has conquered the staples and wants to bake things more outside the box.

Overall Rating: 4/5 stars

In the interest of full disclosure, I feel that I should tell you two things before you read this review. 1. I received a free electronic version of this cookbook for review, it will be released in January, 2018; and 2. I have not yet tried any of these recipes yet. But please don't let the fact that I don't even have an egg or a teaspoon of flour in my kitchen make you think I don't know a good cookbook when I see one. I can already think of two people I'd like to buy this for after it is released. Here's why...

It's a pretty unique little cookbook. Don't let the revenge stuff fool you, these are legit recipes, written with an attitude, and they're pretty funny. It's a real cookbook, only not as boring as your typical book of recipes for grown-ups. Your grandma probably wouldn't see the humor in it. Unless she's one of those real badass grandmas who knows how to use the internet and doesn't sign her name at the end of every text message and social media post. Otherwise, she's amazing but probably on the wrong side of the generation gap to truly embrace this book.

The photos are amazing! I had concerns reading this because I do not have a waterproof device and I wanted to lick the pictures of the desserts in this book. In fact, if you really want to get revenge on someone, you should show them the photos but remove the recipes so they'll have no way of ever knowing how to make them irl.

I love dessert and this book makes me smile. The only thing that makes it not-quite-perfect is that some of the recipes with Frito-Lay products are a bit out there for me. Some of the recipes are a little intimidating for an inexperienced baker like me, but the random ingredients in the PepsiCo product family puzzles me more. Since I read an advance version of this cookbook, there may be some sponsorship that I am not aware of that may be acknowledged in the final version. But any dessert with Cheetos, Fritos, or Funyuns, is going to be a pass for me. Maybe I am the one on the wrong side of the generation gap for that.

Sweet Revenge was not on my radar until a good friend of mine reviewed it favorably on Goodreads and recommended it to me. She loved it for the colorful pictures, the fonts and colors, and the sarcasm and puns. Since I was intrigued by her review – and I had forgotten to bring some reading material on a spa weekend – I figured I would take the plunge.

The premise of Sweet Revenge is a girl who has been wronged by a guy (yes, the book is written exclusively for the ladies!) should take her emotions out in the kitchen in a productive fashion rather than do something less productive with those emotions. According to the author (and I wholeheartedly agree!) baking is the perfect outlet for pent up emotions, whatever they may be, because baking takes thought, exactitude, and patience, as well as giving you the opportunity to beat, whip, pound and cream stuff.

The titles of the recipes throughout the cookbook are funny or silly puns on what the recipes actually are, for example the Molasses Gingersnaps are called “Kiss My Molasses” and the Butterscotch Pudding Pots are called “I Ain’t Pudding Up with You.” The headnote of each recipe is a humorous short meditation on getting over being wronged, which sometimes includes a little tidbit about the recipe to follow. For example, the headnote of the Cranberry Orange Pecan Cake (“You’re Nutty as Fruit Cake”) talks about how you can’t judge a recipe by its name because that recipe is moist and delicious, but you can feel free to judge nut job men exclusively on their one syllable names. Within the recipe instructions themselves, there is all sorts of commentary – some of it baking related helpful stuff, some of it relationship related stuff, and some of it just extraneous stuff to maintain a contemporary appeal.

The recipes themselves span a wide range of desserts – from cookies and cakes to pastries and candies, with everything in between. Some of the recipes are traditional, but others are way out there. For example, the devil’s food cake has a very traditional recipe with chocolate frosting and a brownie streusel crunch filling. As does the Egg Custard Dim Sum. On the other hand, there is an ice cream sandwich with flaming hot Cheetos sugar cookies and flaming hot Cheetos white chocolate ganache. carrot cake truffle balls rolled in cool ranch Doritos sugar, and peanut butter brittle made with Fritos. The strawberry biscuits have chicken skin candy on them (which you could totally leave off). Because the odd recipes stick in my mind, I’m hard pressed to say which way the balance swung.

This book was definitely bright and colorful! Each recipe was accompanied by at least one full color photograph that showed what the end result should look like. Sometimes there were additional photographs of ingredients and progress steps. The recipe photographs were accented by colorful scribbles that highlighted the “sweet revenge” theme. The author’s background as an artist truly came through – in a good way.

This book is such a novelty that it may not stand the test of time. All the hip lingo that made it fun to read and that attracts a contemporary audience may not be relevant in three or four years. Since I tend to buy timeless classics for my friends when I buy them cookbooks, I most likely will not be purchasing copies of this one.

I have yet to attempt any recipes from this cookbook. When I do, I will update my review.

The old saying tells us that revenge is a dish best served cold.   A new baking book will also have you believing that revenge is a dish best served sweet.  Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies by Heather Kim, due to be released in January 2018 is a super fun read and contains over 50 sweet treats to help you weather the storm when life gets tough. 

Those of you who are regular readers will know that I adore a pun so the names of the recipes in this book were pure gold for me.

In additions to the Everyday I Regret You S'more Brownies you can also find:

Shut Your Stupid Cake Hole - a coconut mochi cake with sesame coconut pecan icing
Stop Texting Me You Crepe - a crepe cake with Oreos
You're A Piece of Sheet Cake - a cinco leches cake with malted milk whipped cream and salted dulce de leche drizzle (OMG...yes!!!!!)
Go Fudge Yourself - Macinac Island chocolate fudge with white chocolate candied ramen
I Ain't Puddin' Up With You - Butterscotch puddin' pots with chocolate sauceI was beside myself with joy at some of these.  Truly. And not just for the names. I mean cinco leches cake with malted milk whipped cream and salted dulce de leche drizzle sounds like heaven.  Who even knew there were that many leches?  But now I want all cinco of them baked in a cake.  With a   dulce de leche drizzle...

As for the S'mores Brownies, let's start with the base which a dark, glossy, fudgy brownie which was ridiculously easy to make. 

Sweet Revenge not only has some great recipes like the ones above but also handy tips, gorgeous photos and cute drawings.  The downside of Sweet Revenge was that some of the flavour combinations were a little too out there for me vis a vis:

Carrot Cake truffles with Cool Ranch Doritos Sugar
Strawberry biscuits with chicken skin candy
Pound cake with Sriracha icing. 
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Ice Cream Sandwiches with Flamin' Hot Cheetos Ganache
But you know what?  There are always going to be recipes that I don't  fancy in any book. And it might be better to be edgy than boring! And I know I am making a judgement on a sample size of one but this seems like a pretty solid book - the brownies were amazing!

Where do I start, the visuals, the style, the content? From the colors to the perfect photographs to the funny little notes tucked in everywhere (including the copyright page!), the entire book is scrumptious before you even get to the main content itself. And we can all use a reminder to step away from the keyboard and let yourself cool off along with some amazing cookies while you prepare to kill someone with kindness.

The author’s recipes are as original and interesting as the author seems to be. Heather Kim is pastry chef, painter and tattoo artist.

I’m not sure you can stay too angry at someone if you are going to bake that person one of the yummy recipes with fun names from this book. Personally, I think if I went to the trouble of making them, I’d eat them myself. While it appears that they would be a good way to let off some steam, many of the recipes have more than one step, and they would take some time to make.

You might want to share this cookbook with someone who is going through a bad breakup, lost their job, is being bullied, or someone they trusted let them down. The notes and names of the recipes are amusing, and it is fun to read.

I know this book is supposed to be a passive-aggressive cookbook for your exes and the folks you're mad at. But it has to be the most adorable cookbook I have ever seen! The vibrant cover reels you in immediately and the mouth-watering images inside alone make this a book you want to add to your bookshelf immediately.

This cookbook is filled with decadent desserts ranging from cakes, cookies, pastries, to candies to fill anyone's sweet tooth-- not just your ex-boyfriends. Heather Kim does an excellent job of giving these sweet treats witty names like "I'm Not Fondue You," "Donut Call Me Again," and "You're a Piece of Sheet Cake." Pretty amusing, right?

Not only is this cookbook filled with delectable goodies, Kim gives cooking tips (accompanied with fuchsia illustrations--swoon) relationship advice, and cool recipe hacks. Each recipe even has a "burn factor" that lets readers know its level of difficulty. I just love all the fuchsia writing scribbled in the margins and the humorous advice Kim shares throughout the book.

This cookbook is a good read for just about anyone who loves desserts. It's perfect for the teens in your life who are new to baking and breakups. It could also be a hit for the seasoned cook in your life who enjoys pretty books filled with puns and humor (like me). I enjoyed it and can't wait to grab a physical copy when the book releases. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of “Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies."

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Awesome cookbook even though there were some weird recipes! (Cheetos ice cream!?) I loved the presentation and idea of it, very food cookbook to read and really is outside the box! I really enjoyed it! Thank you NetGalley for a free ebook copy.

Has it ever crossed your mind that cooking up some concoction could be used as revenge? And maybe, relieve some of your stress at the same time? Take a peek at Heather Kim's cookbook, "Sweet Revenge," Try this (recipe) on for size: "When I Think of You Ice Cream (AKA: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Ice Cream Sandwiches with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Ganache)" This, and every recipe in the book like it, will pique your interest and help you get back at that scoundrel. If it doesn't, try throwing it at 'em. Have fun.

I love the concept of this book, every single recipe has the f*ck you element but looks and reads delicious, I enjoy the images, the creativity and a lot of the dessert must be a pleasure for the moment I'm not on a diet.

With hilarious Table of Contents titles like "Forgetting You Was A Piece Of Cake" and "I Never Kneaded You Anyway", it is a cookbook sure to make you enjoy cooking recipes.

The recipe names are funny, but the recipes are not. The book is a real cookbook filled with great recipes and comments to tickle your funny bone. For example, "Kiss My Molasses" is a gingersnap cookie recipe with lemon curd filling. "I Honestly Don't Give a Fig" is also a cookie recipe.

The author's comments are precious such as helpful instructions for "Cool completely" is augmented by snickering "or burn the crap out of your mouth" advice.

Kiss My Molasses Gingersnaps w/Lemon Curd

GINGERSNAPS 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dried ginger powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 egg 1/4 cup dark molasses 1/3 cup sugar in the raw
1 Flip on your oven to 350°F. 2 In medium bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together. Set that stuff aside. 3 In a larger mixing bowl, mix vegetable shortening and sugar together until oh-so fluffy. Then dump in the egg, molasses, and dry ingredients, and mix together. 4 Shape dough into 1-inch balls, roll in the sugar in the raw, and then plop ’em 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. (Do NOT flatten those little suckers!) 5 Bake for about 7 minutes, and then turn the sheet and bake another 5 minutes or so. 6 Remove them from the oven when the edges are firm and the centers are tummy-soft. Cool on the sheet for 1 minute, and then move to a rack and cool all the way.

LEMON CURD 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large egg yolks 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons butter
1 Place a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl and set aside. 2 In another bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, and salt. Set aside. 3 Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Then crank the heat to medium and add the lemon-juice mixture, whisking until that stuff thickens into a pudding. 4 Take off heat and smash that curd through the mesh strainer. Throw it in the fridge until cooled.

TO ASSEMBLE: Dunk plain cookies directly into a bowlful of the curd, or make cookie & curd sandwiches.

I recommend this cookbook for cooks and recipe collectors of all ages. ARC furnished by Bookish.

This cookbook is great fun! I love all the pictures and the color scheme! I love how Heather Kim takes a tough situation and encourages people to use their emotions for baking instead of internet wars. I like that she provides a variety of information about tools, sugar, buts, etc not assuming that we have previous knowledge in baking. This helps me a lot as I am really starting to expand my cooking repertoire.
The only issue is there are so many recipes I wouldn't actually use. I have no desire to I really have no desire to incorporate Cool Ranch Doritos or Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Over all this was a fun and engaging cook book and I came away with a few new recipes.

Sweet Revenge by Heather Kim offers up a delicious assortment of passive aggressive desserts to gift to those dreadful ex's or keep for yourself in a revenge overindulgence. Kill them with kindness or maybe a sugary overdose of deliciousness. Don't waste your time crying over spilled milk, get in the kitchen and whip up a batch of "You've Got A Latte Balls"(Pumpkin-spice latte balls with Chex mix crumble). Tell that ex of yours "Donut Call Me Again" (Mochi donuts with lemon-nutmeg glaze and Vietnamese coffee dip) or "Suck It Up And Grow A Pear" (Pear cheesecake with ginger gastrique). With over 43 delicious desserts to choose from, you are sure to find the perfect message to send to the "World's Greatest POS/piece of strudel" (Streusel strudel). Beware, some of these recipe combos are not for the faint of heart...so be adventurous and jump on in. Laugh along as Heather shares tips and tricks and witty comments. This cookbook is fantastic with vivid photos, essential tools, and ingredient comparisons. A must have for any kitchen!

I was super excited to get to review this cookbook. After reading an excerpt I knew I had to have it! The desserts in this cookbook are all so yummy that I can't wait to get in the kitchen and start baking up all this goodness...no I don't have an ex I just love desserts...don't judge me! This releases on Jan 1, 2018 and you will find me hovering outside of my bookstore, impatiently waiting for it to open so I can grab my copy.

Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies by Heather Kim is a very clever, funny, and well put together recipe book. In addition to the laughs of some of the names of the desserts, there are some really yummy looking desserts that I would try.

This was a cute book but if you made two things in it you would be in a coma. I this is geared toward tweets and young people since it talks about food as break up revenge. Really cute idea

This book is so much fun! Not only are all of the recipes awesome and so tasty (the pictures are amazing and make you want to make every single recipe RIGHT NOW!) but the titles for all of them are so sassy and funny. I highly recommend this book for everyone who has ever been done wrong, but even if you haven't, you should still get this book because the recipes are just too good!

Great recipes, great book! Would recommend it to my friends and my frienemies.

If only every breakup was this fun and sassy! Recipes are creative and trendy, easy to follow. The photographs and graphic doodles are a nice touch. A laughable good read!