The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook: Bewitchingly Delicious Recipes for Fans of the Halloween Classic

by Bridget Thoreson

Overview

Join the Sanderson sisters just in time for Halloween with this USA Today bestselling cookbook that is sure to put a spell on you!

Since its debut in 1993, the movie Hocus Pocus has achieved cult-classic fame, with both children and adults as a loyal fanbase. Fans fall in love with the delightful, demonic and diva-esque Sanderson Sisters and the sleepy New England town they torment. Now you can conjure up your own spooky treats and bewitching drinks to celebrate Halloween, whether you’re attending a surprise rave in town, or just spending “a quiet evening at home.”

The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook is filled with over 60 recipes for fare inspired by everyone’s favorite witches and their spells, potions, and schemes. It is the ultimate must-have for fans of all ages—but don’t worry, no children were harmed in the test of these recipes. Inside you’ll find frightfully delicious recipes for:

• Burning Rain of Death Punch
• William’s Wormy Grave Tombstone Cake
• Dead Man’s Toes Sausage Appetizers
• Baked Witch Casserole
• “Way to Go, Virgin” mocktails
• And much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646042418
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Series:	Unofficial Hocus Pocus Books
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	149,432
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Bridget Thoreson is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her other books include XOXO: A Cocktail Book and consulting for Are You My Wine? Clearly, Bridget is very interested in drinking, eating, and pop culture.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Life-Giving Fall Favorites 9

A Spell for Cinnamon Bread 11

Hearty Breakfast Frittata 13

Autumnal Pumpkin Bread 14

Pumpkin Pancakes 17

Apple Pork Chops 19

Black Magic Beef Stew 21

Chicken Pot Pie 22

French Onion Soup 24

Mac 'n' Cheese 27

Squash Ravioli 28

Pumpkin Soup 30

Bridget Bishop's Baked Apples 32

Caramel Apples 35

Pumpkin Pie 37

Recipes for Salem Townsfolk 39

Baked Witch Casserole 41

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Power Snack 42

Mischief Night Pasta 45

Witches' Hair Pasta 46

Salty Sweet Caramel Corn 48

Master's Devil's Food Cake 50

Chocolate Witch Pops 52

Dump Out Your Chocolate Sack 53

Gingerbread Witches' House 55

Popcorn Balls 57

Clever Little White (Witch) Chocolate Chunk Cookies 59

Tuna Biscuit Dinner for a Very Helpful Cat 60

From the Witches' Spellbook 61

A Little Child…on Toast 63

Bones of 100 Chickens 64

Dead Man's Toes, Dead Man's Toes 67

Life Potion Soup 68

A Spell for Flayed and Crispy Breast of Chicken 71

Dead Man's Chungs 72

I Smell Scrod! 75

Blood of Owl Soup 76

Shush Ke-Baby Kebabs 78

Ginger-Dead Men 81

Brown Butter Booooook Blondies 82

Mother's Scorpion Pie 84

Red Velvet Tombstone Cake 86

Delicious Spider Cupcakes 89

William's Wormy Bed Dirt Cake 90

Chocolate-Cove red Finger of a Man Named Clark 91

Pecan Sandie Sistaaahs!! 93

Bewitching Brews and Beverages 95

Oil of Boil Cocktail 97

Newt Saliva 98

"Ghost of Jimi" Hendrick's G&T 101

Black Flame Cocktail 103

Burning Rain of Death Punch 105

Circle of Salt Margarita 107

Witch's Brew Espresso Martini 108

Bloody Mary's Pick-Me-Up 111

Way to Go Virgin Drinks 113

Health-Conscious LA Smoothie 115

Airhead Virgin Mocktail 116

Soul-Warming Hot Chocolate 119

Peach Sunrise Mocktail 120

Parents' Party Spiced Apple Cider 122

Odds and Ends 125

Pie Crust 127

Homemade Pasta 128

Garlic Parmesan Dipping Sauce 130

Pico de Gallo 133

Whipped Cream 134

Bubble, Bubble Bourbon Caramel Sauce 137

Cinnamon Pecan Syrup 139

Gray Vanilla Frosting 140

Recipe Index 141

Acknowledgments 144

About the Author 144