Over 30-plus seasons, The Simpsons has managed to showcase all manner of food—not just beer and donuts, though those are probably the most frequently spotlighted. Today, io9 has a very fun peek at The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook, written by Laurel Randolph, the mega-Simpsons fan and prolific cookbook author behind the blog and Instagram account The Joy of Cooking Milhouse.
The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook includes 70 recipes inspired by The Simpsons, from the iconic (Krusty Burgers) to the episode-specific (“Homer’s Patented Space-Age Out-of-This-World Moon Waffles”)—and if you’re not as frequent a visitor to Springfield as Randolph is, she’s helpfully noted which episode inspired each recipe at the top of every new entry. The cookbook also features a foreword from former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley, and is billed as being aimed at “chefs of all ages and levels”—good news if your kitchen skills hover closer to “Homer” than “Marge.” Read on for a pair of recipes from the colorful cookbook.
Here’s just a few more tasty treats you can find within its pages: Moe’s Hobo Chicken Chili, Marge’s Patented Happy Cracker Snack Platter, Million-Dollar Birthday Fries, Bart’s America Balls, Lisa’s Chocolate-Cherry Experiment Cupcakes, Hot Fudge Sundaes with Tequila Ice Cream, and Flanders’s Planter’s Punch. Remember: you don’t win friends with salad! (Though The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook does indeed include a recipe tailored to that episode, too.)
The first recipe we have to share is one for...mmm Forbidden Doughnuts.
And a bit more to finish those doughnuts off.
Any guesses what the next recipe is for?
You got it: a Flaming Moe.
A few more tips to get that drink just perfect.
Excerpted from The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook by Laurel Randolph. Copyright © 2021 by Laurel Randolph. Photographs by Harper Point Photography. Used with permission of the publisher, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook: From Krusty Burgers to Marge’s Pretzels, Famous Recipes from Your Favorite Cartoon Family is out August 3; you can order a copy here.
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