Latest on the Zombie Train is The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse.
Imagine
that the zombie apocalypse is upon us.
Brain eaters are decimating your neighborhood. Food is getting scarce. Help isn't
coming. You've got to run. In fact, your significant other has just
turned and is coming right at you.
Before
you light out the door, you grab the things you need to survive: A strong knife. Prescription meds. A gun.
Some ammo. Matches. Mixing bowls.
A wire whisk. Parchment paper.
That's
right, parchment paper, mixing bowls and a wire whisk. After all, while you're on the run from
gnashing teeth, you just may need to prepare an intimate dinner party for six.
Aside
from some missteps, this is actually a pretty good survival manual. The authors teach you how to cook in the
wild, with illustrations showing ways to make ovens. You learn how to judge the heat of your oven
when cooking. How to survive on
everything from Kelp to crickets. And
it's done with some humor and snark.
However,
some of the recipes really won't work in the wild, unless you are that Martha
Stewart type. The instructions call for
mixing bowls, parchment paper, baking sheets, etc. And I don't know about you,
but in any sort of apoc situation, I'm using my booze for things other than
French Toast - although the French Toast recipe is lovely.
Because
of those missteps, the book misses its mark just a bit. Is it a humorous look at post apoc
survival? A survival cooking
manual? Or a regular cookbook disguised
as both?
It's
hard to tell.
*ARC
provided by Netgalley for review purposes.
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