10 Funny Cookbooks That Will Spice Up Your Kitchen Routine

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Cooking is an art and not all of us are cut out for it. Forget baked mince pies and buttery croissants, some people simply live on fried eggs, coffee, and take-outs. If you are finally gathering the courage to enter the kitchen to prepare actual and healthier meals, you can use a little help. Cookbooks are your best friend during these hard times. Just follow the steps accurately and you won’t mess it up. Turn the task you are dreading into an enjoyable one by grabbing a funny cookbook that has the power to inspire even the most reluctant cook.

Check out the following collection of hilarious cookbooks that are amusing, entertaining and informative. Not only they offer a good laugh as you tear up while chopping onions, but the recipes are also 100% legit and delicious! Take a look, purchase it for yourself or gift it to your loved ones who relish rustling up scrumptious meals.

1. Thug Kitchen: Eat Like You Give a F*ck

Turn over a new leaf and add healthy greens to your otherwise indecent meals. If you can't, Thug Kitchen intents to help you out with their foul-mouthed and simplistic recipes.

The bestselling book started out as a website to motivate people to eat some goddamn vegetables, fruits, and nutritious stuff. Thanks to its ever-rising popularity, the website’s creators published a cookbook with plenty of healthy meals.

The steps are easy to follow, ingredients are widely available and there is a low risk of setting your kitchen ablaze. They have a very clear motto: Thug Life wants you to give a F**K about what you eat! How touching.

2. What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?

If you are a homemaker with a few kids to look after, your morning most probably starts with an intrusive thought, ''What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?'. It is a tough job to think up meals every day that would make everyone shut up and eat without uttering a single complaint.

The cookbook is written by Zach Golden who boldly tells you to just turn the f**king page if you aren't pleased with the first recipe. You will surely find something you like! The book will an end to daily contemplation, unnecessary headaches, cursing-sprees, and the little buggers will actually enjoy the dinnertime.

3. Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook

We are no one to judge but if you are a fan of steely Mr. Grey and meek Anastasia, you must get your hands on Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook by F.L. Fowler. The cheesy parody book has a variety of juicy recipes that will make your dinners a hot affair.

Cook up seductive meals including Dripping Thighs, Sticky Chicken Fingers, Bacon-Bound Wings, Spatchcock Chicken, Learning-to-Truss-You Chicken, Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken, and the list goes on. The book contains explicit language and images, so be careful not to hand it to your grandma!

4. From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's

The Grammy-nominated American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has a culinary talent which we have seen on Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party. It is no news that he loves to cook. He came out with a book called 'From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen' to inspire people to cook.

The cookbook has all sorts of recipes; from mac n cheese to Faux-tisserie chicken which makes it perfect for everyday cooking and special occasions. You will even find an adorable picture of Snoop Dogg whipping up meatballs for his family. Put on your favorite song, add a sprinkle of Snoop’s herbs and spices, and get baked!

5. Thug Kitchen 101: Fast as F*ck

Here is another wonderful cookbook by Thug Kitchen which is ideal for times when you are running out of time and patience to cook, but don't want to rely on cheap burgers and oily chicken wings.

The book has a collection of plant-based recipes which are surprisingly quite appetizing and delicious. Not to mention they are extremely healthy and full of nutrition. Like the previous cookbook by Thug Kitchen, this one is also explicit with a colorful variety of curse words and profanities. If you are easily offended, then this is not meant for you!

6. The Drunken Cookbook

Last night you partied hard without a single care in the world. Now the morning has arrived with bright and warm sunshine, and the hungover you just want to stay in bed. But the gurgling stomach has other plans. As you limp to the kitchen, you stumble upon the Drunken Cookbook by Milton Crawford and you know you are saved. Not only it has a number of delicious recipes such as chicken biryani and burritos, the book also helps you determine the intensity of inebriation. The directions are straightforward that even those who are in a state of extreme intoxication will easily understand it. Buy it for yourself or a friend who is a drunken mess.

7. What the F*@# Should I Drink?

Here is another gem by Zach Golden that will help you prepare the perfect drink to quench thirst. Golden grew up working and cooking in restaurants from where he acquired an extraordinary culinary wisdom. It does not explain why every second word in the book is a cuss word, but the recipes are awesome.

The book is a hardcover binder which makes it easy to use and clean if you spill drinks. The adventurous drink-book makes a perfect present for loved ones and co-workers who won’t mind the obscenity.

8. The Hungover Cookbook

Milton Crawford is a true buddy for all those drunkards out there. In the Hungover Cookbook, the author has provided a number of easy recipes that will help you cure a terrible hangover with comfort meals.

All the recipes are tailored to fit the person's mood, and there are quizzes to keep track of your intoxicated state. The cookbook has easy recipes for several comfort food that will remind you of your childhood days and grandma.

Nostalgia incoming! The humorous doodles and puns that pop on each page make the cookbook even more enjoyable. It makes a wonderful gift for loved ones as well.

9. Grill My Cheese: The Cookbook: From Slumdog Grillionaire to Justin Brieber

The witty cookbook is co-authored by Nisha Patel and Nishma Chauhan who run the coolest street food stall in London of the same name, Grill My Cheese. The girls have shared quite a lot of secret ingredients that make an average grilled cheese sandwich heavenly.

The names of the dishes are quite unique too; there is Justin Brie-ber (brie, grape, chutney), a delicious mac n cheese 'Baby Got Mac' with meat and BBQ sauce, a homemade meal of beans and cheese by the name Jay-Cheese and Bean-once, Slumdog Grillionaire that contains Indian spiced potato, coriander, apple, peanut chutney, onion and cheese.

If you are in a mood to eat something delicious, unique, and homemade, this cookbook will give you plenty of options.

10. Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

Tequila Mockingbird is the bestselling cocktail book for those who love literature, classics, and cocktails. The book features 65 revitalizing drink recipes with a classic twist such as The Pitcher of Dorian Grey Goose,

The Last of the Mojitos, Love in the Time of Kahlua, Romeo, and Julep, A Rum of One's Own, and Are You There, God? It's Me, Margarita. Each page features satirical comments on some of the most popular novels, the book also includes bar bites, drinking games, and quirky illustrations that will keep you hooked.

Conclusion

Have we finally convinced you to enter the kitchen geared with a great book, zero skills, and unflinching determination? Let us know how it works out for you! Make sure to share it with your friends and family. The funny cookbooks can be a lovely housewarming (or kitchen-warming) present!