The Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook

A thrills-and-chills adventure in cooking. Get ready to explore the creepy Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex while learning to how to make several dozen recipes, all of which are based on the Five Nights at Freddy's game franchise. The book opens with kitchen safety guidelines before presenting recipes that are organized into eight categories, each named after a character from the games. The opening chapter, "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza," includes treats such as Freddy Fazbear's Pepperoni X-Press, for which readers make dough and sauce from scratch, adding capers and arugula as garnishes. (Not all the recipes are so ambitious: The breakfast section includes Moondrop's Blueberry Pancakes.) Next comes "Bonnie's Burgers & Subs," which has recipes for everything from the titular menu items to Zingy Salmon Lemongrass Skewers. "Foxy's Pork Plates" has an impressive selection of pork dishes. The book also includes some vegetarian dishes, such as The Puppet's V-egg-ie Benedict and others that can be made vegetarian, as with Glamrock Freddy's Mac 'n' Cheese, which calls for optional chorizo. The cookbook closes with desserts and beverages. The recipes are accompanied by stylish yet eerie photos, frequently with a famous animatronic character looming in the background. Fake newspaper clippings with disturbing headlines ("Five children now reported missing. Suspect convicted") and deceptively bright and cheery graphics contribute to the foreboding mood. With an array of different recipes from healthy to indulgent, this work offers a wide range of readers something that appeals. Good, creepy culinary fun. (photo credits, index) (Nonfiction. 12-18)

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