The Geeky Chef Strikes Back

As a geek myself, I'm delighted with this book and I'm looking forward to try some of the recipes that are explained here, most of all the Klingon coffee, I just wonder where were I when the fist book hit the shelf, because now I have to find it absolutely!

Considerato che anche io sono un po' nerd, questo libro mi é piaciuto molto e non vedo l'ora di provare alcune delle ricette che ci sono spiegate, cominciando dal caffè Klingon. Mi chiedo solo dove fossi quando é uscito il primo volume di questa serie, che ora devo assolutamente ritrovare!

Stunning photos and ingenious interpretations of some of fandom's favorite foods will make your mouth water and your hands itch to get cooking! I'm already planning an unconventional cookbook blog post for my librarythat will feature this book.

Fans of sci-fi, fantasy and gaming will love reading The Geeky Chef Strikes Back! by Cassandra Reeder. The author has compiled recipes based on popular books or series. Reeder says:

"I have my own Prime Directive, and General Orders 2 and 3, to help me navigate that. Here they are:

1. I must try to do the fans and the media creators justice by making the recipes as accurate as possible.

2. I must try my best to keep things simple and avoid overly complicated methods and overly rare and/or expensive ingredients.

3. I must try to make the end product taste good. Or, if it's not necessarily supposed to taste good, I must try to at least make it edible."

With that in mind the reader is taken on a tour of recipes featuring foods that reflect the book/series mentioned in the recipe. The author writes nifty and informative intros before launching in the recipe being written about. You will also find plenty of color photos illustrating the various recipes.

Some of the recipes you'll find include:

Pumpkin Juice (Harry Potter)
Eztlitl Stuffed Mushrooms (Guild Wars)
Mushroom Stew (Minecraft)
Cream Cheese Frosted Corapple Cake (The Elder Scrolls Online)
Pumm's Hot Pumpkin Soup Legend of Zelda)
Jawa Juice (Star Wars)
Bloodwine (Star Trek)
Highland Sandwiches (Outlander)

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.

An absolutely fantastic little cookbook that will definitely appeal to the nerdiest among us. I especially liked that the author kept with the spirit of what each food should taste like instead of basing it solely on looks, for example the Dark Souls drink. Very well done!

The Geeky Chef Strikes Back! is a cookbook with recipes that run the gambit from the food found in Harry Potter to Firefly to Breaking Bad to the Hobbit and everything in between. There are side dishes, main courses, and, of course, desserts. This cookbook has super fun ideas for parties but some of the recipes are also great for just enjoying at home. Plus who doesn't want to eat what their favorite fictional characters are consuming?!? After reading through the book and wanting to make at least half of what I saw, I knew I wanted to try to make something on my next day off. I tried out the Seed Cakes from the Hobbit. The batter was easy to mix and came together fairly easy. I really liked the yellow cake mix, it wasn’t much more work than making a box of yellow cake and ended up tasting way better. The extra orange zest, poppy seeds, and almond extra that the seed recipe called for really added something to the basic cake mix which I liked.

I didn't know I needed this book until now. You want Rock Cakes from Harry Potter, this book has it. You want that Banana Daiquiri from Doctor Who, yep that's here too. Oh and Norma's Cherry Pie is here!
This recipe book is amazing for anyone who has ever looked at fictional food and thought "That looks tasty, I wonder if I can make it." Cassandra Reeder has done the hard work and given us a massive selection of recipes that look just as good, if not better than the fictional ones. With short descriptions explaining about where each recipe is from and how she has created them the recipes look so easy to follow. The pictures are fantastic as well, each with their own little bit of geekiness.

I really should have gotten from the name that this was a sequel to a prior cookbook, but I went into this thinking it was a standalone thing. Now I need to buy the first cookbook as well as this one. Lots of fun, geeky recipes in here. I'll need to make a few of these next time I have a binge-viewing party of some sort.

I was a big fan of the first book and Reeder knocked it out of the park with this edition.

It was fun to read about the recipes from our favourite tv shows......each recipe make us drooling........

Cassandra Reeder run a blog where she creates real life versions of fictional recopies. She is an all access nerd: ideas come from movies, TV shows, books and video games. This second cookbook is full of fun and effect recopies.
I personally own two cook books and both of these are based on my favorite TV show (Bob's Burgers and Hannibal) so this book was right up my alley. Unlike the aforementioned books, Reeder creates recipes with the intend of making them rather easy to create so the recipes are very appealing from a cooking stand point as well. The Geeky Chef Strikes back includes recipes from the one mentioned in the title as well as Fallout, Star Trek, Calvin and Hobbs (chocolate frosted sugar bombs!), Cowboy bebop and many others.
I look forward to making these recipes in my own geeky kitchen!
I received an ARC from NetGalley; all opinions are my own.

Okay, let's be honest, these are not your grandma's precious recipes meant to nourish your body and soul, but oooh these will absolutely fulfill your geeky dreams and provide fan-service for your belly. There is high probability that you can find a recipe from a show/game/tv series/ animation/ book or movie that you are crazy about in this book. In my case, my top favorites were Final Fantasy XIV, Blade Runner, My Little Pony and LOTR but the diverse selection includes something for all tastes, from decades back (like Cowboy Bebop, Twin Peaks and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) to current popular fandoms like Game of Thrones, Steven Universe and plenty of others.
The book is divided in basic recipes, non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, appetizers, snacks and sides, soups and stews, main courses, cakes and cupcakes, pies and tarts and other desserts. Perfect for a full course geeky meal or a literary, movie, game or tv-show themed gathering.

The recipes in this book are all inspired by popular culture and are imaginative recreations of food seen on screen. Fun for themed parties, though some recipes are genuinely good dinner ideas

This cookbook delivers more than I expected. With basic recipes for: pie dough; yellow cake; soup base and spice blends, the possibilities are practically endless. The book continues on to offer some vegan swap ideas, so it really caters to many readers.

After the introductory ideas, the book moves on to what you and I came here for: the geeky recipes! If you ever wanted to drink Pumpkin juice from the Harry potter books or Milk of the Poppy from game of the Thrones, look no farther. After an enticing selection of beverages, it moves onto appetizers. The Eztlitl stuffed mushrooms from World of Warcraft are quite yummy and Otik’s spiced potatoes are worth trying. The book has a nice selection of soups, for those who love soup the way I do which includes Rootleaf soup from Star Wars. From the main course menus, Beef and Bacon Pie is self-explanatory and comes from Game of Thrones. The deserts look amazing, and I have my eye on several of them.

I am surprisingly impressed by this cookbook. You’ll find a lot of healthy ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, spices, and honey. This is one that is definitely worth looking at.

I was drawn to The Geeky Chef Strikes Back Cookbook because with geeks in the family (and fans of the said included shows) I thought this would be the ideal gift for someone.
And it would be at that.
I thought the photographs were done well. I liked the little background information prior to each recipe, the recipes were well set out and best of all, the ingredients were also in imperial and metric (which is important for where I come from).
A fun cookbook that I could see being used and not just sitting on the shelf, especially as the recipes weren't too 'way out there'.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy to read and review.

Definitely an interesting concept. I think these recipes would be great for a themed party or two. Since that's not happening at my place for a while, I'll probably pick out a few of my favorites. The GoT ones seemed interesting, Harry Potter too. And I'm really excited to try out honey cakes!
I liked the little write up before each recipe too.
However, I did think that some of the recipes seemed like a bit of a stretch for the show/movie/book.

Well I love cooking and I'm most definitely a geek so a chance to combine those is always going to be a winner for me when done well. Love the recipes, they're explained well enough that the majority of people should be able to follow along and it also manages to teach some transferable cooking skills which can be applied to other cooking (such as making a basic seasoning blend) which is always a great thing.
Lots of variety with the sources of recipes ranging from Studio Ghibli to Game of Thrones and covers multiple movies, TV shows and video games .
However I can only give this a 4 star rating as while I like this book I would have loved to see more recipes and also more pictures showing step by step for some of the recipes to help beginners out.

I was offered a peek at this in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley. So in the spirit of honesty I jumped at the chance of reading this because I adored the first book and so was slightly biased in favour of it before I read it.
I thought it was just as good as the first, if not slightly better, due to the broader scope of fandoms chosen. So thank you for including Xena, Buffy and BSG.
Ms Reeder starts each recipe with a very small paragraph on the show which inspired the dish. I found this so much better than waxing on and on about each show/comic/game etc. Those in the know already know all about it and don't need to be told and those who don't know, don't care.
The short paragraphs are pithy, fun and interesting to read and then it's straight to the recipe which is basic, elegant and uses ingredients you probably already have in your cupboards. Well, if you are American. Although thanks to books like these there are many sites which offer alternative ingredients for us Brits.
I loved the little doodles at the end of each recipe and the Kitchen Nerd notes.
Overall I found the recipes simple, delightful and delicious and I will definitely be purchasing a hard copy when it comes out.
My favourites would be the Firefly inspired Ice planet and Scully's nonfat tofutti rice dreamcicles.

With recipes like Prepare to Pie, Pumpkin Juice, Nuka Cola Quantum, Pumm's Hot Pumpkin Soup and Los Pollos Hermanos Chicken, there's something for everyone. Recipes are inspired by (among others) Fallout, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, Twin Peaks, Game of Thrones, Calvin and Hobbes, Minecraft...a massive range of geeky pop culture sources (although Calvin and Hobbes seemed a bit unusual for this collection).

Cooking? Awesome. Fandom cooking? Even better. I'm really grateful I got to read this.

The book is divided into sections based on type including an introduction, non-alcoholic drinks, alcoholic drinks, appetizers snacks and sides, soups and stews, main courses, cakes and cupcakes, pies and tarts, and other desserts. It makes it easy to navigate, based on what sort of food you're in the mood for.

Let's talk about the good first. I really like that under each recipe title, it tells you whatever video game or show that the recipe came from. Beneath that, for every recipe there's a little paragraph that explains the context such as what episode in what season, or why the food is relevant to the plot, things like that. The recipes are in short, concise, numbered steps and for almost all the recipes there's a color photograph of the finished project. They're themed to the show/fandom, which is pretty cute. There's also adorable little doodles in the empty white spaces that fill the book out a bit more and make it seem a bit more whimsical. There's a mix of recipes from video games, television, and film.

I also really appreciated that when a recipe called for meat or animal product, the author offered up substitutions on how to make it vegetarian friendly. There's also a bunch of tips sprinkled throughout the recipes.

It's really a good book for beginners. First, you have the numbered, easy steps and all the photos. But quite a few of the recipes are also a bit of a "cheat", like using canned cherries or Cocoa Puffs.

At times this book kind of had a weird tone at times (I know it's a cookbook, hear me out!). There's a recipe from Doctor Who, in which the author explains in a way that makes it sound like she's annoyed, how many fans ask her for a Jammie Dodger or Jelly Babies recipe. Like, THESE THINGS ALREADY EXIST! ...So? So do a few of the other recipes in the book (Pumpkin Juice, for example). That doesn't mean you can't make your own version; my Pinterest feed is filled with "homemade" versions of Oreos and Poptarts. It just seemed a weird thing to put in there. It was also a little weird when she talked about My Little Pony and how a show for little girls turned into a show for adults... But then she only really talks about bronies. I mean... Little boys watch it, and so do adult women. Just weird.

Anywho, back to the good. Some of the recipes that I'm most excited to make include Ambrosia (The Sims), Herring and Pumpkin Pot Pie (Kiki's Delivery Service), and Dauntless Chocolate Cake (Divergent).

Other than the weird nitpicks that I've mentioned, this is a pretty good cookbook. For me personally, it was a bit video game heavy, but it's impossible to nail everyone's fandoms exactly. From Breaking Bad to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there's recipes here you're bound to get the reference to, and that you'll want to eat. It's approachable for any cooking level. It's great if you host viewing parties, or a theme party, or even Halloween (which is why this is included in my Halloween countdown!). It's a book for the nerd cook in your life, and it's one that I'd use in my kitchen.

I received a copy in exchange for my honest review.

For those whose liked the first Geeky Chef, here is the part deux. More cute recipes, some look tasty while others are more for the novelty. These are perfect for when you're having a theme party.

I may not be in the kitchen much at the moment, but when I do I prefer to use recipes and what better way to incorporate my geeky interests and eating than using recipes based on titles I've read or seen? The Geeky Chef, back with a second collection of nerdy delights, has made it her business to bring together fans of Minecraft and Doctor Who, Games of Thrones and Harry Potter with something we all need...food.

The recipes include measurements for chefs outside the U.S. (good old metric system) as well as suggestions for substitutions should you or the person you're cooking for be vegan. Before the book even starts, there are also base recipes, such as for simple syrup or a soup base. These base recipes will be handy for a cook to learn as the skills within them translate to other cookbooks you might be tempted to try.

There is quite a lot of variety in this book, from alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to seaweed noodles and herring/pumpkin soup. I wasn't too sure about some of these from the titles alone (here's looking at you, Kiki, for that fish & gourd soup), but like the hotter spices, I'd be willing to try it at least once.

My favorite recipes in The Geeky Chef Strikes Back include Otik's Spiced Potatoes. There were spices and herbs used throughout that, while I had heard of, were not ones I usually ate because I am not a huge fan of heat in my food. I admit to being inspired to try bolder flavors, particularly if I could imagine favorite characters eating the same meal with me. The Mushroom Stew, inspired by Minecraft, was also a recipe I was anxious to try because I love mushrooms, soup, and the recipe sounded so rich and hearty.

I would have liked to see more pictures alongside the recipes. There were a couple, but in a cookbook I would expect at least one for every entry, at least of the finished product. This may have to do with the fact that this was a digital copy and sometimes e-arc copies have errors. Please be sure to check the final product for the full range of photographs of this delicious food.  The soup section had the most overall that I could see, making my mouth water as the weather cools in my region and it becomes proper soup season again.

Most of the games, books, or movies in the book were either ones I enjoy myself or have come across in my geeky travels. For the properties that I was not intimately familiar with, the author gave a brief overview of the title and why she was inspired to create the dish of the moment. Any reader may well feel the need to try put a new game or watch a new film while sampling the dishes within The Geeky Chef Strikes Back.

I was surprised that the author, in the introduction to the book, thought that geeky cooking was still a niche market, that "you wouldn't think" there were so many geeks out there willing to make and taste pop culture inspired food that she was able to write a second book (I have not read the first in her collection entitled The Geeky Chef). I don't agree and before you leave this review, let me share with you some geek themed cookbooks I've found, and cooked from a few, that have been published over the years:

 

 
Dining With the Doctor by Chris-Rachael Oseland
Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Georgeanne Brennan & Frankie Frankeny
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook by Dinah Buchotz
The Narnia Cookbook by Douglas Gresham
Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook by Joanna Farrow
Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes by Roald Dahl, Felicity Dahl, & Josie Fison
The Secret Garden Cookbook by Amy Cotler

This is not a drill, people, I repeat, this is not a drill. There is a bonafide BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RECIPE IN THIS ONE.

I present: THE DOUBLE MEAT MEDLEY. With way less cat in it.

If you saw my review for The Geeky Chef Cookbook, you know I have an especially humongous affection for anything fandom related, and these books are so far from disappointing, they deserve to have their own fandom.

President of the Geeky Chef fandom here. Line form behinds me to hug Cassandra Reeder (and demand she cook for me).

She explains several times through the book that she never thought she'd have the chance to write a sequel to her original book, so she tried to cram in all of the best fandoms she could in the original. Props to her, because not only did she come strong with the popular fandoms, she pulled out references I never saw coming.

From video games to TV shows, she's got almost everything a hardcore fan could want for their viewing parties. I say almost because I'm sure if I thought hard enough, I could come up with SOMETHING to complain she left out. At the moment, I'm too happy to think of one.

Seriously, these books are a fan's dream, and I see no reason for you not to stop reading this review and go to Amazon to order both of them. I'll have your Fandom Membership Card waiting when you get back.

As a full fledged Geek...I really enjoyed this. All the references to my favorite geekdoms. The recipes are easy to follow...I only wish I had been able to see the pages properly. Having to download it to ADE, I lost portions of pages, and never once had an actual full page.

This is the perfect cookbook for geeks and nerds. There are so many fun recipes that are inspired by Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

I LOVED this cookbook! Full of original and fun recipes that bring your right into the world of the scifi and fantasy shows/movies. I can't wait to cook some of these for my favorite nerd friends!

hilarious to make things you read and watch!!! I'm glad i have read both!!!

I like baking, and I am a very geeky human, so I LOVED this. There was nice mix of fandoms, and I recognized most if not all, even of the ones I wasn't a part of. The pictures and graphics are very nicely done, and the instructions super easy to follow. I want a physical copy of this one!

Not only did I love this book, so did my kids who helped me pick out which recipes to make.

This is such a fun cookbook! Although I wasn't familiar with every fandom represented I really enjoyed the thought that went in to choosing and naming each recipe.
I haven't had a chance to make anything from this book (yet) but the recipes all seemed pretty straightfoward and easy to follow.
This would make a great gift for that hard to buy for geek/nerd chef on your Christmas list!

I loved this! I will definitely buy this and gift it to others too!

Fantasy is extremely popular nowadays. It’s especially the rage in video games, movies, and books, and it seems that food plays an integral part in all of them. Cassandra Reeder has released a second cookbook with dozens of recipes from everyone’s favorite fantasy themes, The Geeky Chef Strikes Back!: Even More Unofficial Recipes from Minecraft, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Twin Peaks, and More!, and it contains fun, easy to follow recipes for fans.

The recipes, of course are unofficial, but they certainly seem to be right on target. Almost everyone remembers Hagrid’s Rock Cakes from the Harry Potter series, but Reeder has developed a softer version that won’t break any teeth, and her version is quite tasty. Outlander fans (or Scottish food lovers) will definitely want to make the Highlander Sandwiches. They are simple, tasty, and very indicative of old-fashioned Scottish food. The chutney is especially good and leftovers are perfect for a traditional ploughman’s lunch.

Other fun recipes include Pizza Gyoza (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Otik’s Spiced Potatoes (Yum!) from Dragonlance, and White Dragon Noodles from Blade Runner. Beef and Bacon Pie from Game of Thrones is on my bucket list, as well as Ambrosia from The Sims video game.

All told, this specialty cookbook is for fantasy lovers who want to recreate some of the dishes from their favorite fantasy books, movies, and video games. The dishes are unique, and Reeder has made them delicious. The pictures are beautiful, the recipes are easy to read and follow, and there is really something for everyone here. Fun!

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

This is a really fun cookbook. If you are familiar with the author's first book or blog than you know what to expect. Using fantasy and Science Fiction books, movies and games as her guide she has recreated some of the foods featured using real ingredients. The recipes are edible fantasies. The photographs really show the dishes off. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. I liked that the author explained where the recipe came from and how she worked out the recipe and ingredients. Have fun and Enjoy.

The recipes in this book are a lot of fun, and I think people will be more likely to try something new because it comes from one of their favorite books or movies. Likewise, I was alerted to books/movies/series that I might like to read/watch since they were in this book alongside other science fiction/fantasy that I enjoy.

I'm a huge geek so I really love the themed recipes created in this book

Thank you to Cassandra Reeder, Quarto Publishing Group – Race Point Publishing, Race Point Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me the extreme pleasure of access to an advanced reader copy of “The Geeky Chef Strikes Back: Even More Unofficial Recipes from Minecraft, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Twin Peaks, and More!” for an honest review.

I’d never heard of this chef before when I was granted this book on NetGalley, and then purchased my own copy, BUT I had heard of and loved nearly every show listed on its cover and then inside within the recipes.

I was delighted and tickled to see that there were recipes from well over four dozen different fandoms/media areas in books, tv shows, games, anime, and comics. This is going to be a great addition to the events I run for a Sci-Fi group in city, and for Geek Girl Brunches. There are so many ideas and they are laid out so carefully, so you can’t mess them up.

Can’t wait to give this one out this Christmas to other geeky friends!