Sookie's Recipe Book: Gilmore Girls: An Official Cookbook - (Gilmore Girls: Official Cookbooks) by Elena Craig & Elizabeth Fish & Micol Ostow

Book Synopsis

Straight from the Dragonfly Inn's executive chef, Sookie's Recipe Book teaches fans how to make iconic recipes as only Sookie St. James can!

Join Sookie in the kitchen for an in-world culinary journey through Gilmore Girls featuring easy-to-follow recipes for all her elaborate creations, including Famous Peach Sauce, Rocky Road Cookies, each course of the Bracebridge Dinner, and her iconic Hot House Tomato Salad. In this official cookbook, you'll find the lovable chef's uniquely enthusiastic (and perhaps a little frenzied) take on dozens of memorable gastronomical moments in the show. The more than 75 recipes include:

Breakfast: "I Have My Standards" Omelets, Blueberry-Lemon Pancakes, Belgian Waffles with Famous Peach Sauce, Shirred Eggs with Chive, Currant and Spice Scones

Starters: The Original Onion Dip, Rory's Birthday Angel Wings, Walnut Arugula Gorgonzola Crostini, "The Lettuce is Dry" BLT Soup

Sandwiches, Sides, and Salads: Jackson's Vegetables Carpaccio, Not Jackson's Vegetables Ratatouille, Warm Potato and Chorizo Salad, Sweet Potato Biscuit Sandwiches

Mains: "Four in Four" Coq au Vin, Chicken and Dumpling Casserole, Pasta a la Sookie, Butternut Squash Pasta Purses, Bracebridge Dinner "Peacock" Pie

Drinks, Cocktails, and Mixes: Wassail, Four Years without a Cocktail Mockaritas, "Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!" Martini, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Milkshake

Desserts: Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce, Sour Cream Peach Pie, "Paint the Wall Red" Strawberry Tarts, Cider Ice Cream, Dark Chocolate S'mores Wedding Cake

Of course, more is more in Sookie's kitchen! You'll also find tips to avoid kitchen accidents (and pumpkin hands!), advice on how to adapt recipes to meet dietary restrictions, and reflections on Sookie's most innovative risks in recipe development.

Review Quotes

"While the book is chock-full of dishes fans will recognize from the show, it's also written in Sookie's fun and joyful tone, so you truly feel like you're learning from the chef herself. Sookie's Recipe Book is also about reminiscing on some of the best moments from one of your favorite comfort shows."-- "Country Living"

About the Author

Elena Pons Craig is a food and prop stylist and recipe developer with more than 25 years of experience in culinary design, marketing, photography, and publishing. With a deep love for pop culture, she enjoys hiding Easter eggs in depictions of fictional worlds. With her husband and two children, she has developed superhero cooking skills that cross generations, genders, and genres.

Liz Fish is a recipe developer and caterer with more than 45 years in the food industry. Having lived in London, Istanbul and NYC, her love for food has gained her a community wherever she goes. Her interest in developing recipes started as a food columnist and cooking instructor for expats, teaching them how to make foods they were familiar with but using locally available ingredients. Her large extended family includes 2 children who share her love for food adventures and pickleball.

Micol Ostow is obsessed with pop culture. She's written dozens of books based on entertainment's biggest franchises, including Roman Holiday: The Illustrated Storybook and Life is Better with Friends. She lives in New York with her family and drinks almost as much coffee as Lorelai.