From short movies to full-length feature films, characters from the great Disney movies are often seen sipping soups, consuming cakes, or sampling any number of gastronomic delights. One hundred and one delectable recipes, based on favorite food scenes from the films and created by award-winning American chef Ira Meyer, are collected in this colorfully illustrated cookbook. Savor Snow White’s Gooseberry Pie, Ariel’s Bouillabaisse, or spaghetti and meatballs from Lady and the Tramp. Disney Recipes is a treat for the entire family, with easy-to-follow instructions that include tips for how to involve kids in the preparation. Sprinkled throughout with original artwork and beautiful stills from the movies, this is one tasty treat.
What a great idea! Since I am a zero star cook myself I don’t feel qualified to rate ANY cookbook 5 stars. But, like practically everybody else on the planet, I’m charmed by anything Disney and this book fits right in with the overall beguilement we all feel toward Mickey and his buds. And the idea is so clever you can’t help being snookered in yet again. The full color layout rocks, the nostalgia is cool and the recipes, mostly, are easy enough even for a fumble-fingered cook like me. Although it’s not aimed…
Good going, Ira Meyer! Compared with Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cookbook, this one is just as good–quite different, much longer and more “grown-up,” and worth checking out because it’s so updated–it contains new movies not made in time for the other book, and many rarer Disney cartoons as well. The beginning has a section dedicated to recounting the history of food as featured in Disney animation. The rest of the book is then divided into categories of (mostly wonderful-looking) recipes inspired by Disney characters and…