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Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook: Official Holiday Recipes From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Celebrate every Wookiee’s favorite holiday—Life Day—with this collection of 50 recipes and crafts inspired by the galaxy’s holiday traditions!
In this follow-up to Star Galaxy’s The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook , the acclaimed chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs returns to bring you authentic Life Day recipes from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. Guaranteed to help you spread Life Day’s message of fellowship and love, this cookbook will be a scrumptious and festive mainstay in your kitchen!
• CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH STAR WARS : Whether your family is celebrating Life Day at the Tree of Life, or in the comfort of your home, this Life Day cookbook will be the most scrumptious and festive addition to your Star Wars library!
• GREAT FOR ALL SKILL This cookbook will teach chefs of any skill level to prepare delicious appetizers, main courses, beverages, and desserts from planets such as Kashyyyk, Endor, Mon Cala, Alderaan, and beyond.
• 50 HOLIDAY RECIPES AND CLEVER Dozens of mouthwatering recipes, including Bantha Surprise, Wroshyr Bramble, Jelly Life Day Orbs, and Mudhorn Eggnog. Cookie will also show you how to create family-friendly crafts, from your very own Life Day Orbs to Wookiee Robes, that will help you celebrate Life Day, even if you’re not on Kashyyyk!
• BUILD YOUR STAR WARS This holiday cookbook stands alongside fan-favorite Star Wars books including Star Galaxy’s The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook , Star Galactic Baking, and Star The Lightsaber Collection .
In this follow-up to Star Galaxy’s The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook , the acclaimed chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs returns to bring you authentic Life Day recipes from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. Guaranteed to help you spread Life Day’s message of fellowship and love, this cookbook will be a scrumptious and festive mainstay in your kitchen!
• CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH STAR WARS : Whether your family is celebrating Life Day at the Tree of Life, or in the comfort of your home, this Life Day cookbook will be the most scrumptious and festive addition to your Star Wars library!
• GREAT FOR ALL SKILL This cookbook will teach chefs of any skill level to prepare delicious appetizers, main courses, beverages, and desserts from planets such as Kashyyyk, Endor, Mon Cala, Alderaan, and beyond.
• 50 HOLIDAY RECIPES AND CLEVER Dozens of mouthwatering recipes, including Bantha Surprise, Wroshyr Bramble, Jelly Life Day Orbs, and Mudhorn Eggnog. Cookie will also show you how to create family-friendly crafts, from your very own Life Day Orbs to Wookiee Robes, that will help you celebrate Life Day, even if you’re not on Kashyyyk!
• BUILD YOUR STAR WARS This holiday cookbook stands alongside fan-favorite Star Wars books including Star Galaxy’s The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook , Star Galactic Baking, and Star The Lightsaber Collection .
128 pages, Hardcover
Published November 9, 2021
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May 5, 2024
This was a gag gift my mom got me for Christmas. Yes, this is based on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. Stir, whisk, beat beat stir. That scene is probably one of the better scenes in the special. The best being the introduction to Boba Fett
As for this cookbook, it is easy to follow and has a wide range of dishes and flavors. The garlic knots are delicious!
As for this cookbook, it is easy to follow and has a wide range of dishes and flavors. The garlic knots are delicious!
November 14, 2021
Stir whisk stir whisk beat beat stir, cooking can be fun! ✋✋👵🤚🤚
A delightfully fun cookbook written from the point of view of Takodanan chef Strono Tuggs, who’s favorite chef is the legendary Gormaanda!
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The Wookiee-Ookiees recipe on page 85 is super easy and delicious.
A delightfully fun cookbook written from the point of view of Takodanan chef Strono Tuggs, who’s favorite chef is the legendary Gormaanda!
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The Wookiee-Ookiees recipe on page 85 is super easy and delicious.
November 19, 2023
Yesterday was Life Day. It's like Star Wars Christmas. First established as part of Star Wars canon, the Wookiee people's most sacred day was introduced in the Star Wars Holiday Special on November 17th, 1978. The special is notable not just because of how bad it was, but also because it contained a small animated segment that marked the debut of the galaxy's greatest bounty hunter, Boba Fett! 2023 marked the 45th anniversary of all that and it just so happened that yesterday coincidentally when I finished reading this Life Day themed cookbook.
The book is written as if it really did exist in the Star Wars universe. The writer is acclaimed chef of Maz Kanata, Strono 'Cookie' Tuggs, who is a main character at the Star Wars experience at Disney, was also the writer of the Galaxy's Edge cookbook from 2019.
There are over 3 dozen recipes written from Cookie's perspective. He talks about the actual ingredients and the planets that they come from. Thankfully, you're not expected to have bantha meat and mudhorn eggs on hand. Earth-bound writers Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak assist to translate Cookie's recipes with the human equivalent ingredients.
If you look over the recipes closely, you'll realize that the Star Wars universe enjoys holiday treats that are similar to ours. Gloomroot Pancakes are the latkes with sour cream and apple sauce we enjoy at Hanukkah. Wroshyr Sap Cider is the hot apple cider that keeps us warm near a roaring fire. There are even some non-holiday recipes involved too. The color-changing Cirilian Noodle Salad is the magical Unicorn Noodles dish I've made with younger students for years now. Can't afford to buy supplies at the Black Spire Outpost? Cookie has you set with several DIY projects to make life day robes, trees and orbs.
Speaking of the orbs. For Life Day yesterday, I taught some of my Culinary Arts students how to make a mini version of the jelly orbs recipes. I didn't have the right ingredients. But I was able to use a fair substitution. Hopefully after Thanksgiving, we'll give it another go with the required agar agar powder.
The photos in this cookbook were absolutely stunning. So colorful and vibrant. The food stylists behind these portraits deserve beaucoup accolades and I hope they've won some awards for them.
Lots of great ideas. Maybe next year for some holiday fun in a galaxy far, far away, I might use recipes from this cookbook to my students to do a culinary venture based on Life Day. My student's might not enjoy it as much as me. But it'll be a heck of a lot less stressful than having to do a Thanksgiving themed sale.
The book is written as if it really did exist in the Star Wars universe. The writer is acclaimed chef of Maz Kanata, Strono 'Cookie' Tuggs, who is a main character at the Star Wars experience at Disney, was also the writer of the Galaxy's Edge cookbook from 2019.
There are over 3 dozen recipes written from Cookie's perspective. He talks about the actual ingredients and the planets that they come from. Thankfully, you're not expected to have bantha meat and mudhorn eggs on hand. Earth-bound writers Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak assist to translate Cookie's recipes with the human equivalent ingredients.
If you look over the recipes closely, you'll realize that the Star Wars universe enjoys holiday treats that are similar to ours. Gloomroot Pancakes are the latkes with sour cream and apple sauce we enjoy at Hanukkah. Wroshyr Sap Cider is the hot apple cider that keeps us warm near a roaring fire. There are even some non-holiday recipes involved too. The color-changing Cirilian Noodle Salad is the magical Unicorn Noodles dish I've made with younger students for years now. Can't afford to buy supplies at the Black Spire Outpost? Cookie has you set with several DIY projects to make life day robes, trees and orbs.
Speaking of the orbs. For Life Day yesterday, I taught some of my Culinary Arts students how to make a mini version of the jelly orbs recipes. I didn't have the right ingredients. But I was able to use a fair substitution. Hopefully after Thanksgiving, we'll give it another go with the required agar agar powder.
The photos in this cookbook were absolutely stunning. So colorful and vibrant. The food stylists behind these portraits deserve beaucoup accolades and I hope they've won some awards for them.
Lots of great ideas. Maybe next year for some holiday fun in a galaxy far, far away, I might use recipes from this cookbook to my students to do a culinary venture based on Life Day. My student's might not enjoy it as much as me. But it'll be a heck of a lot less stressful than having to do a Thanksgiving themed sale.
September 28, 2023
A Star Wars winter holiday book -- Life Day, Winter's Heart, Solstice Tide, or whatever you celebrate. People from our galaxy might recognize some of these recipes by different names: Wroshyr Bramble = Green Bean Casserole, Kebroot Parcels = Tamales, Gloomroot Pancakes = Potato Latkes, etc. Also, drinks like cider, hot (blue) chocolate, and eggnog. Even some craft ideas in the back. Lovely to look at and the blurbs are funny as heck (Cookie's continuing journey). But probably utter nonsense to people who don't like funny names for recipes or aren't planning a Star Wars party anytime soon.
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December 18, 2022Saw this on a library display and picked it up for fun, since The Star Wars Holiday Special is belovedly reviled in our house. This one was even more of a stretch to tie things to Star Wars than the other Star Wars junior cookbook we have, which also has the Wookie Cookies. The agar agar Life Day orbs are cool, but the rest is nothing different than you’d find in a non-branded cookbook. Can you really call it a Life Day cookbook if it doesn’t include any references to Itchy and Lumpy?
December 22, 2024
These aren't specialty themed recipes or special effects recipes. They are normal recipes like green beans or curry or eggnog with made-up star wars sounding names. The text is narrated by a character named "Cookie" and it's sort of a mess of more made-up names and places. There are a few cutely styled drinks and desserts that are pretty basic gimmicks but might be fun for a child.
September 27, 2025
I was going to give it three stars because some of these recipes are pretty basic, but then I got to the end and learned that EVERYTHING was/could be easily made GF, vegetarian or vegan?? And that seems like a seriously impressive feat for an entire cookbook so it gets an extra star out of me.
Also this makes me want to start a tradition when I have my own family of celebrating Life Day😂
Also this makes me want to start a tradition when I have my own family of celebrating Life Day😂
March 7, 2022
Always a cute concept but I find most of the recipes unappealing. 🤣 The drinks are always fun!
January 3, 2023
Two stars because there are a couple recipes I’ll try, but the concept as a whole is just reaching too far. It was well written, but really not worth going out of your way for.
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