Dubbed “mommy porn” by most media news outlets, literature by many faithful readers and plagiarism by some Twihards, “Fifty Shades of Grey” has inspired more than sparked emotions.
There are T-shirts, bookmarks, workouts (I’ll leave that description up to your imagination) and…food?
Yes, even cookbooks have not escaped the Fifty Shades phenomenon.
Presenting recipes like mustard-Spanked chicken, dripping thighs and chicken with a lardon, “Fifty Shades of Chicken” has everything you need to never think of chicken in the same way again.
And the book’s tagline?
“Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on. “
Catchy huh?
For a cookbook based off an erotica novel, the recipes actually look delicious, for example, one of the signature recipes dripping thighs:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss the chicken, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper together.
In a small saucepan, simmer together onion, wine, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and a pinch of salt until most of the liquid has evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes. Toss in the honey and butter.
Spoon the mixture over the chicken and toss well. Spread thighs, onion mixture, and any juices onto a baking sheet. Bake until chicken is no longer pink and onions are meltingly tender and caramelized, about 25 minutes.
Not bad. But chicken is not the only vehicle for parody playfulness, Porky’s getting in on the fun. Yes, even bacon has gone naughty with “Fifty Shades of Bacon.”
While the cookbook features more bacon fat than euphemism, the recipes included are still sinful (at least if you’re on Weight Watchers). Bad in this case is refers more to caloric intake than anything else.
But they do look delicious. Some recipes include bacon alfredo and a BLT, as well as some for the more daring, such as meat candy and a bacon chocolate milkshake. But let’s face it, if you picked up a bacon “Fifty Shades of Grey” cookbook, we’re assuming that you’re pretty daring.
Though the world may never agree if “Fifty Shades of Grey” deserves to be on the bookshelf or in the trash, it has created hilarious parodies even out of such innocent vehicles as cookbooks.
The creativity of the parodies knows no bounds and the recipes included actually sound professional and delicious. But I guess the only way to decide is for you to try it.
Don’t worry, no contract required.
“Fifty Shades of Chicken” by F.L. Fowler becomes available on Nov. 13, but you can preorder it on Amazon for $13.59 for Prime members. “Fifty Shades of Bacon” by Ben Myrhe and Jenna Johnson is currently available for $19.95.
