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Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
by
F.L. Fowler
Dripping Thighs, Sticky Chicken Fingers, Vanilla Chicken, Chicken with a Lardon, Bacon-Bound Wings, Spatchcock Chicken, Learning-to-Truss-You Chicken, Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken, and more, more, more!
Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on.
“I want you to see this. Then you’ll know everything. It’s...more
Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on.
“I want you to see this. Then you’ll know everything. It’s...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
November 13th 2012
by Clarkson Potter
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The first paragraph of the introduction...
Thus starts the adventures of Miss Hen as her hot, passionate but firm chef takes her through 50 erotically delicious recipes.
This is easily the funniest cookbook I have ever read. It may also be the only cookbook that demands to be read from cover to cover. It may help if you've read or at leas...more
How have I gotten myself into this? I glance around the spotless, meticulously organized kitchen: trussing twine, skewers, mallets - Is that a cleaver? Holy crap.
Thus starts the adventures of Miss Hen as her hot, passionate but firm chef takes her through 50 erotically delicious recipes.
This is easily the funniest cookbook I have ever read. It may also be the only cookbook that demands to be read from cover to cover. It may help if you've read or at leas...more
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Apr 05, 2013
Nenia Campbell
marked it as this-cup-of-tea-is-not-for-me
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
STOP.
STOP.
Not having read the Fifty Shades books, I'm still finding this highly entertaining and hilarious. Plus, there's some yummy recipes in here. I like reading this during my lunch break.
Gorgeous photos...of Ms. Hen in her assorted positions, er, recipes and Blades (the chef). Each recipe has an intro that will have you giggling. I had to bookmark the how-to photos following the 'Learning to Truss You' recipe (Blades in action). NOW, I know what to do with the ball of twine in the kitchen drawer!
Food...more
Gorgeous photos...of Ms. Hen in her assorted positions, er, recipes and Blades (the chef). Each recipe has an intro that will have you giggling. I had to bookmark the how-to photos following the 'Learning to Truss You' recipe (Blades in action). NOW, I know what to do with the ball of twine in the kitchen drawer!
Food...more
So a girl from work, let’s just call her B, decided it would oh so much fun to ask for Fifty Shades of Chicken for Christmas. I being her secret Santa just got her a gift card (which she used to buy it.) One day B decides to invite me over for “dinner” where we could hang out and I was supposed to help her cook. After some music and fun we pull out the cookbooks and low and behold Fifty Shades of Chicken falls out.
“Oh how bad could it be,” I thought to myself. Oh it was bad!
I am not amused
The...more
“Oh how bad could it be,” I thought to myself. Oh it was bad!
I am not amused
The...more
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This is a great gift for the friend who read the other 50 shades book. Then make them read the recipes out loud. They will turn as red as the tomato on your fridge shelf. The recipes are real, but the humor is delicious. The other must is to watch the video on you tube. *fans self*
"Are you a sadist?"
"No. I'm a Foodie."
So goes the relationship between Miss Hen, a chicken who has never even been seasoned, and Chef, he of the Fifty Knife Blades, who desires to have Chicken become his new Ingredient. Chef comes from a very sad past, wherein he was raised on tv dinners until being shown the way of cooking by the older Miss Child.
Chef does not make dinner. He cooks. Hard.
I dare you to read this and not laugh. This book is full of inside references - dark stares and gasps, inne...more
"No. I'm a Foodie."
So goes the relationship between Miss Hen, a chicken who has never even been seasoned, and Chef, he of the Fifty Knife Blades, who desires to have Chicken become his new Ingredient. Chef comes from a very sad past, wherein he was raised on tv dinners until being shown the way of cooking by the older Miss Child.
Chef does not make dinner. He cooks. Hard.
I dare you to read this and not laugh. This book is full of inside references - dark stares and gasps, inne...more
My friend has got me pegged. I study erotica and I'm a chef, hence the reason why I hold Fifty Shades Of Chicken in my trembling hands.
The cover is adorable, all glistening in chiaroscuro, basting in rope work - curious to explore the darker realms. As a huge advocate of organic free range, I have an underlying fear it's been a big night for a certain chick. Her skin glowing warm, burnt trussing twine and a stupid grin makes me think a safe word may have been uttered by her sweet beak.
The photo...more
The cover is adorable, all glistening in chiaroscuro, basting in rope work - curious to explore the darker realms. As a huge advocate of organic free range, I have an underlying fear it's been a big night for a certain chick. Her skin glowing warm, burnt trussing twine and a stupid grin makes me think a safe word may have been uttered by her sweet beak.
The photo...more
Reading this book makes me feel better that I was suckered in to reading the original EL James "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy. This book is so stupid, but it's MEANT to be stupid, so I enjoyed it. The James books are just stupid, period. I don't think the recipes included here are all that exciting. Most are just versions of roast chicken (kind of how all the "shocking" sex scenes in the "Grey" books are all the same). There were a few parts that made me laugh out loud. One exampe:
"He drags out...more
"He drags out...more
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Wha... What? What is this?!
Surely this can't be real. Mr. President, I know you're super duper busy with trying to get re-elected, but spare a few minutes to way in on this. Please!
Do you have your listening face on?
Is this legit?
NOOOOO! What? What do you mean it looks funny?! Perhaps I should just read you a passage. That'll change your mind.
I want you to see this. Then you’ll know everything. It’s a cookbook,” he says and opens to some recipes, with color photos. “I want to prepare you, v...more
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A BOOK REVIEW
Fifty Shades of:Fifty Shades of Chicken
a parody in a cookbook
FL Fowler
I received this book as a Christmas Present. A parody. A funny cook book.
"Not another funny cookbook," I said. I fingered her. Carefully, slowly.
She was new!
"I'm sorry," I heard her say. A woman! A skimpy picture of a chicken,on her belly.
Naked,bound in twine.
"Filth, trash." I laid her on her back. A tattoo, on her foot~Note how round.
Faded and gray. Her cover, a beacon."Open me. Please!"
"You're a book, you can't...more
Fifty Shades of:Fifty Shades of Chicken
a parody in a cookbook
FL Fowler
I received this book as a Christmas Present. A parody. A funny cook book.
"Not another funny cookbook," I said. I fingered her. Carefully, slowly.
She was new!
"I'm sorry," I heard her say. A woman! A skimpy picture of a chicken,on her belly.
Naked,bound in twine.
"Filth, trash." I laid her on her back. A tattoo, on her foot~Note how round.
Faded and gray. Her cover, a beacon."Open me. Please!"
"You're a book, you can't...more
With this being a parody of the Fifty Shades... phenomenon, I was expecting sexual innuendos throughout the book. What I didn't imagine was seeing how many of them made it into the actual recipes themselves! I've heard that cooking is sexy...but this cookbook brought in to a whole new level for me! I rather enjoyed the little stories before each recipe, making me smirk with pleasure when relating it back to the other books. I had hoped to try out a recipe before actually finishing the book, but...more
If you are a fan of chicken and/or the Fifty Shades of Grey series, you'll enjoy this cookbook.
Written as a parody in the same style as the Fifty Shades books, it is the seduction between a cook (who was influenced in his youth by that crusty cougar, Julia Child) and his chicken.
There are fifty recipes divided into three chapters:
* The Novice Bird (whole chickens)
* Falling to Pieces (chicken parts and bits)
* Birds Gone Wild (advanced techniques)
Some of the recipes that jumped out at me that I ca...more
Written as a parody in the same style as the Fifty Shades books, it is the seduction between a cook (who was influenced in his youth by that crusty cougar, Julia Child) and his chicken.
There are fifty recipes divided into three chapters:
* The Novice Bird (whole chickens)
* Falling to Pieces (chicken parts and bits)
* Birds Gone Wild (advanced techniques)
Some of the recipes that jumped out at me that I ca...more
"Fifty Shades Of Chicken: A Parody In A Cookbook" by FL Fowler
VERY WELL DONE! : o
I won this book on Goodreads, First reads. I received it in the mail today, I have only read the introduction and skimmed through the pages so far to look at the recipes. I have read the Fifty shades trilogy and I think what little I have read so far is very entertaining, it parodies the book very well. The book is a perfect sized hardcover, it's set up well with a little bit of story then the recipes throughout...more
VERY WELL DONE! : o
I won this book on Goodreads, First reads. I received it in the mail today, I have only read the introduction and skimmed through the pages so far to look at the recipes. I have read the Fifty shades trilogy and I think what little I have read so far is very entertaining, it parodies the book very well. The book is a perfect sized hardcover, it's set up well with a little bit of story then the recipes throughout...more
E.L. Fowler (that couldn't be the author's real name, could it?) has found a way to make a chicken cookbook into a bestseller with a waiting list at the library by presenting it as a parody of the Fifty Shades of Grey series.
Although I probably would have understood more of the author's allusions if I had read the series being parodied, it wasn't strictly necessary to find the humor in this book. Perhaps Fifty Shades of Chicken was written for readers too "chicken" to stomach the original series...more
Although I probably would have understood more of the author's allusions if I had read the series being parodied, it wasn't strictly necessary to find the humor in this book. Perhaps Fifty Shades of Chicken was written for readers too "chicken" to stomach the original series...more
Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook opens with the genius dedication, "For chicken lovers everywhere," and just gets lewder from there.
In addition to being a parody of "Fifty Shades of Grey"-style erotica written from the perspective of a young hen, "Fifty Shades of Chicken" is also a lavishly illustrated cookbook in its own right.
With titles like "Plain Vanilla Chicken" and "Steamy White Meat," the recipes are what makes this book more than a one-note joke or gag gift (pun intended)...more
In addition to being a parody of "Fifty Shades of Grey"-style erotica written from the perspective of a young hen, "Fifty Shades of Chicken" is also a lavishly illustrated cookbook in its own right.
With titles like "Plain Vanilla Chicken" and "Steamy White Meat," the recipes are what makes this book more than a one-note joke or gag gift (pun intended)...more
I haven't read, Fifty Shades of Grey, and I'm not really sure I want to. However, I do love chicken, I love cooking and I do enjoy this parody's humorous, nuanced delivery.
I am surprised that some people can pan the book without even having read it. The recipes are excellent, and just because someone finds the story line or recipes in FSOC interesting, doesn't make them guilty of having some sort of chicken fetish. I mean, come on folks!
Check it out and make an informed decision. You be the ju...more
I am surprised that some people can pan the book without even having read it. The recipes are excellent, and just because someone finds the story line or recipes in FSOC interesting, doesn't make them guilty of having some sort of chicken fetish. I mean, come on folks!
Check it out and make an informed decision. You be the ju...more
I have NOT read Fifty Shades of Grey, but I saw this on my library's website and thought it looked interesting. There are introductions to each recipe that are pseudo sexual and are apparently parodies of Fifty Shades of Grey. At times those can be funny and at other times are a little too much. The book names recipes in a sexual fashion before renaming in a conventional fashion.
The chicken recipes themselves focus on roasting whole chickens and/or using whole cut-up chicken. Honestly, only a f...more
The chicken recipes themselves focus on roasting whole chickens and/or using whole cut-up chicken. Honestly, only a f...more
As weird as it seems to rate a cookbook without having yet tried any of its recipes, I think this can qualify as an exception to the rule.
Even ignoring the recipe portions, it's an entertaining read. It's one part "Fifty Shades" parody to one part "series of as many chicken puns as the author could think of" to one part recipes that are amazing even just for their photographic appeal value. Even the photos are cleverly suggestive!
Keep in mind that I am partial to chickens and puns, so adjust you...more
Even ignoring the recipe portions, it's an entertaining read. It's one part "Fifty Shades" parody to one part "series of as many chicken puns as the author could think of" to one part recipes that are amazing even just for their photographic appeal value. Even the photos are cleverly suggestive!
Keep in mind that I am partial to chickens and puns, so adjust you...more
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The recipes will be worth a try and I get the whole piggy-backing on the "Fifty Shades" franchise deal. Guy Fieri would say "That's money!" because it truly is a clever idea. But a chef being pornographic towards poultry and getting a chicken hard-on is creepy as hell. I know it's intentionally written that way and am not lost on the parody of it. I just feel icky and now need a Silkwoods scrub down to get this out of my brain.
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Nov 25, 2012
Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~*
marked it as pass-not-even-if-it-was-free
Well now... here you are all you Fifty Shades Of Grey lovers.
First curl up with the books,turn on the FSOG music..and drool over those succulant thighs..breasts..whatever.. your night is set up.
Oh my is that bird in bondage? This maybe a real interesting cookbook.
Personally III pass being a longtime Vegan it just wont fit into my eating plan. Oh..and I love the authors name..Fowler? An AKA you think? *snort* :D
First curl up with the books,turn on the FSOG music..and drool over those succulant thighs..breasts..whatever.. your night is set up.
Oh my is that bird in bondage? This maybe a real interesting cookbook.
Personally III pass being a longtime Vegan it just wont fit into my eating plan. Oh..and I love the authors name..Fowler? An AKA you think? *snort* :D
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Reading this book, and reviewing the recipes left me breathless! What a wonderful parody. Each word was delicious, and the pictures left my mouth watering. I will have to try every single cooking suggestion. Thank you so much, Blades, I haven't had this much fun, while holding a book, in a long time.
Now let's be serious, if you like to cook, especially chicken, then I am certain that you will love this book.
Now let's be serious, if you like to cook, especially chicken, then I am certain that you will love this book.
I devoted more time and enthusiasm to this book than I did to the original, so I'm counting it in my Goodreads list. It's freaking hilarious -- plus it has some interesting chicken recipes. But when the chicken was "de-floured," I almost peed my pants. If you like to cook and hated "Fifty Shades of Grey," buy this book immediately. It's the perfect combination of parody and poultry.
Jan 02, 2013
Scott Pilgrim
marked it as not-interested
"This isn’t just about getting me hot till my juices run clear, and then a little rest... There’s pulling, jerking, stuffing, trussing. Fifty preparations. He promises we’ll start out slow, with wine and a good oiling."
The newest form of torture is finally here.
I can't believe my library bought this trash! What has the world come to?
The newest form of torture is finally here.
I can't believe my library bought this trash! What has the world come to?
As a vegan I found the chicken corpse grotesque, but the parodic writing was hilarious enough to turn the page. Also, a half-naked chef, 'bondage' twine, strategically placed orange wedges, and the straightforwardly S&M-esque recipe names will make you moan--at the horribly wonderful satire.
OK, so I know it is a parody and I generally speaking am not a fan of humor that tries too much or is blatant, but this was genuinely funny. AND there looks to be at least 1/2 of the recipes that look appealing to me. This book was a win, the dessert if you've suffered through the entree of the 50 Shades trilogy and still have room for more.
This was a clever idea (why didn't I think of it?) that the author, "Fowler," pretty much beats to death. The recipes sound heavenly, although I haven't had a chance to try them. The prose itself is an homage to Fifty Shades of Grey, of course, and doesn't spare any of the anatomical details for Miss Hen.
Some tantalizing photos accompany, including for all the recipes, but I will never be able to look at a chicken the same.
Some tantalizing photos accompany, including for all the recipes, but I will never be able to look at a chicken the same.
I will have to buy this cookbook! Got it from my local library for a laugh and was pleasantly surprised by the recipes as well as the parody! Anyone who reads this will not lack for culinary inspiration OR be let down by the parody.
Nov 13, 2012
Despair Speaking
marked it as to-read
I know. I know I shouldn't add this to my book list. But it looks hilarious and it's a cookbook for crying out loud! What harm can checking this out do? Plus, it might improve the cooking of a particular someone living in my house.
LOL omg i love this cookbook its great ... awesome recipes supper funny titles for the recipes also i need to buy a few copies to pass out for gifts next year =D this is way better than fifty shades =D
This is flat out hysterical!! Good job to whatever genius capitalized on the Fifty phenomena......this book is better than the Fifty trilogy and its about cooking chicken!!!!! Fantastic!
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