Learn to feast like Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel and entertain in retro style with this collection of craveable classic recipes inspired by one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Recipes include: Cuban dishes such as Ricky Ricardo's Arroz con Pollo and Tropicana nightclub favorites Chocolate treats and other sweet delicacies inspired by Kramer's Kandy Kitchen Mid-century Hollywood's finest fare, from episodes set in the sunny film capital Classic dishes from season three's "The Diner" "Pioneer Women" Fresh-Baked Bread (easy on the yeast!) Classic cocktails to toast life's big events -- plus a recipe for Vitameatavegamin, so you can spoon your way to health! The I Love Lucy Cookbook brings to scrumptious life food featured on the show, as well as tantalizing dishes inspired by classic episodes such as "Lucy's Italian Movie," "Job Switching," and "Paris at Last." Filled with photos and illustrations, the book is also an exuberant celebration of an era and unforgettable television moments.

Put the kitsch back into the kitchen, with this cookbook packed with recipes and profiles of some of your favorite dead celebrities.

Show your little ones the ways of the Force, and the kitchen, with this cookbook filled with fun and delicious recipes for young Jedi! Discover a galaxy of flavor with Star Wars: The Padawan Cookbook, the ultimate guide to cooking for kids! This fun cookbook is packed with a variety of Star Wars-inspired dishes that budding Jedi will love. Featuring full-color photography, this accessible cookbook is the perfect way to instill young Star Wars fans with a passion for cooking. • COOK WITH YOUR PADAWAN: Just as Padawans must complete Jedi Trials as part of their training, so too will your budding chef master escalating levels of difficulty in this cookbook. • 50 DELICIOUS RECIPES: With recipes such as Mudhorn Egg Noodles, Ahsoka’s Jelly Cubes, and Bantha Milk Slushies, this cookbook combines the adventure of Star Wars with the delicious recipes of expert chef Jenn Fujikawa. • TEACH CHILDREN THE SCIENCE OF COOKING: Featuring fascinating supplementary content covering physics, nutrition, and chemistry, children will become as immersed in the science of cooking as they are in the Star Wars galaxy. • TRANSPORT YOUR KITCHEN TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Fans of Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, and more will love creating dishes inspired by Star Wars films, as well as live action and animated television shows. • THE PERFECT ADDITION TO YOUR STAR WARS COLLECTION: Pair the recipes in Star Wars: The Padawan Cookbook with dishes from Insight Editions’ line of Star Wars cookbooks, including Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook, Star Wars: Galactic Baking, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook.

"As you dish!" Few films have captured the hearts and imaginations like The Princess Bride. Based on the book by William Goldman, the 1987 film, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Andre the Giant, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, and Peter Falk is as universally beloved as it is quotable. Now, for the first time, The Princess Bride Cookbook: The Official Cookbook features more than 50 recipes for dishes seen in, and inspired by, the film, including: Buttercup Buttermilk Scones Hash You Wish Farm Boy Breakfast Six-Fingered Sandwiches Chips of Insanity MLT The Grandson’s Soup and Sandwich Vizzini’s Sicilian Meatballs Fezzik’s Stew The Spaniard’s Paella Bread Pirate Roberts Twu Wove’s Kiss Cookies Iocane Powder Punch Inigo Montoya’s Taste of Revenge Perfect for fans, families, and Brute Squads, The Princes Bride: The Official Cookbook is the ultimate way for home cooks to plate up the adventure, comedy, and romance of everyone’s favorite film.

The toast of Christmas past is back and not a moment too soon! In The Dead Celebrity Christmas Cookbook, Frank DeCaro serves up culinary delights from Edmund Gwenn's Christmas Cup to Bing Crosby's Sugar Cookies and celebrates the best of the season's movies, TV specials, and music. Recipes from such late luminaries as Natalie Wood, Judy Garland, Burl Ives, Dinah Shore, and even Boris Karloff are featured in chapters saluting fabulous amusements like Miracle on 34th Street, Meet Me in St. Louis, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Plus recipes from singers like Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby"), Elvis Presley ("Blue Christmas"), and John Lennon ("Happy Xmas (War is Over)") celebrate the best holiday platters.

Next on the platter of Hollywood Hotplates comes a serving of Cuban festivities. This cookbook provides perfect menus for parties with a Cuban twist--from Ricky's Arroz con Pollo to Copacabana Coconut Cookies. It also features classic black-and-white stills of the zany readhead and trivia from 10 of the funniest TV episodes involving food.

The best recipes from one of America's most influential food personalities in a big, delicious cookbook that delights in every category Known as the Dean of American Cooking, James Beard set a standard of culinary excellence that's still a benchmark today. He was an early television presence who helped shape what America ate in restaurants and cooked at home, and was both an innovative recipe writer and a scholar of American foodways, preserving classic dishes from the past for his readers to cook in the present. Compiled from twelve of his classic books and freshened for a modern audience, The Essential James Beard will stand with definitive and lively cookbooks such as The New York Times Cookbook and The Joy of Cooking. It covers the best and most necessary recipes in every category: - appetizers and hors d'oeuvres - soups - pastas and noodlesfish and shellfish - meat and game - rice, potatoes and stuffings - breads - desserts - and more