The Castle Rock Kitchen is not only a delicious cookbook but an incredible piece of art! I fell in love with this book for the photos alone! Then I finally tried my hand at one of the recipes. I cooked Moose-Lickit Fish & Chips and it was a HUGE HIT! I've never made fish and chips before and had so much fun using this recipe. A win!

A fun and unique cookbook showcasing foods that had been mentioned in a Stephen King novel. Delicious Maine cuisine and beautifully photographed recipes are showcased using local ingredients. The foreword written by Stephen King was a nice addition.

Full disclosure - I've only read one Stephen King novel in my life, and this is my first "fiction-inspired" cookbook, but I couldn't resist. The description of Theresa Carle-Sanders' Castle Rock Kitchen as

"...an immersive culinary experience from the mouthwatering to the macabre, with gorgeous, moody photographs to transport Stephen King fans to kitchen tables, diners, and picnic blankets across Maine."

thoroughly piqued my interest!

Ms. Carle-Sanders has provided some delicious recipes, fully imbued with the flavors of Maine. Alongside cleverly worded personal commentary, there are snippets of Stephen King's novels to explain how each recipe gained its spot in the cookbook. The writing is lighthearted and thoroughly enjoyable.

Castle Rock Kitchen also includes a helpful index, cross references to other recipes, and loads of tips and techniques. I'm especially interested in trying some of the cocktails!

5⭐️

This is a really, really cool cookbook for fans of Stephen King and has something for just about anybody - even vegetarians! The photos are awesome and the recipes look amazing. It includes passages from King’s works that inspired the recipes, and even includes a foreword from King himself. I for one am really excited to try the Homemade Root Beer inspired by Carrie. A fun cookbook!

This slice of Americana a la Stephen King is a quaint cookbook filled with the cuisine of the New England region. With a foreword by Mr. King himself, and excerpts from his novels, this is an enjoyable read for both cookbook and horror lovers alike,

This is a fun cookbook, with excerpts and tie ins to fan favorite Stephen King stories. It's one fault is the moodiness of the photos of the dishes and drinks, but that can be forgiven due to Castle Rock's dark and ghoulish aura. The theme is well maintained, and the recipes seem workable for a kitchen savvy chef. The list of novels and short stories of King's included is almost as long as the book itself, with 80 recipes to cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks.

Everything about this book feeds my desire for warm and cozy Maine treats. There are several things I really like about this cookbook. The obvious is that it is based on Stephen King's works. The second is that the author is from Maine and while I've only ever visited, so many things about this book brought me back to my time in Maine. And the one thing I was hoping for in this cookbook was a blueberry pie... if you know, you know. And the author delivered!

The recipes all seem easy enough even for myself, the out-of-a-box home chef, that I think anyone else could also make. I enjoyed the photos, the excerpts from King's work, and the theme was well maintained throughout.

Works Included (novels and short stories):
11/22/63
Bag of Bones
Carrie
The Colorado Kid
Cujo
The Cycle of the Werewolf
The Dead Zone
Dolores Claiborne
Dreamcatcher
Elevation
Gerald's Game
Insomnia
The Institute
IT
Lisey's Story
The Long Walk
Needful Things
Pet Sematary
Revival
'Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Tommyknockers
Under the Dome
The Body
Drunken Fireworks
Fair Extension
A Good Marriage
Gramma
Gray Matter
Hearts in Atlantis
The Main in the Black Suit
The Mist
N.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Sun Dog

This is a really lovely cookbook. Obviously, Stephen King fans will get the most out of it, but it's a good option for those interested in New England cooking. The food photography is beautiful, the recipes are approachable and comforting, and it sticks to its theme without feeling forced or contrived.

Thanks to our appetite for tie-ins to beloved franchises, pop culture cookbooks are their own niche of what is already a solid genre of writing. Fictionalized tie-ins seem to be the next level of bringing the page to life through food. As a reader of King, academic of food studies, and home cook, Castle Rock Kitchen put all my interests into one cookbook. I was surprised to find the recipes were ‘written’ by Mrs. Garraty from The Long Walk since most of the synopsis mentioned the foreword by King, the photographs, and recipes rather than the narration. Rather than being recipes ‘inspired by’ King like Pennywise Punch, as a lame example, these are taken from excerpts in the Castle Rock universe and use real history and cuisine to add depth. I enjoyed the brief snippets from each text before the recipe, although a few books did feature more than others, and it made me want to read some of them all over again. The photographs of the food are more stylized to King’s moodiness than most cookbooks would be, but the photos of Maine and general presentation added to the atmosphere. I did wish some sections included more pictures. My favorite part, oddly enough, was the afterword because it allowed a glimpse into Carle-Sanders’ process and the difficulty of assembling this during border closures and more. Overall, I’d imagine fans who are looking for more horror may be unsatisfied, but for King fans, those interested in regional cuisine, and for an intriguing concept this wins me over.

This is a Stephen King inspired cookbook by the creator of the Outlander cookbook. I am not familiar with Maine cooking, but my husband is a big fan of Castle Rock. The biggest thing I noticed is that a lot of recipes are inspired by other Stephen King stories. It does have an intro by Stephen King which was interesting. For me not many of the recipes sounded good. But I am the worlds pickiest eater so please keep that in mind if you are deciding on this book.

3 stars for me

5 stars
What a wonderful cookbook! I’ll have to buy the physical copy for sure, because the pictures are beautiful and probably much prettier in color.
I was happy to see that Stephan King himself wrote a nice foreword. Nice to see that he at least saw and approved this book 😁

Now, the recipes are quite amazing. We tried Dog Days French Toast Casserole, which was just delicious and easy to make.
I also love the quotes directly from the books at the beginning of each recipe, it really adds to the whole experience.
Overall one of the best cookbooks I’ve come across. One where I can see myself making most of the recipes.

Castle Rock Kitchen: Wicked Good Recipes from the World of Stephen King is an interesting cookbook with the forward by the famous writer himself. There is a great introduction with tips and hints for success. The cookbook has photographs of Maine scattered throughout, along with some pictures of the finished dishes. The recipes are inspired by Stephen King's books, with liberties taken as the finished dishes are not always directly taken from the novels.

The recipe sections are listed below, along with some of the standout dishes.

Breakfast: Life-Sentence Oatmeal; Dog Days French Toast Casserole

Dinner: Killer Mac and Cheese; Sunday Boiled Dinner

Supper: Delicately Braised Wings; Blue Plate Special; Sausage Pizza from Gambino's

Fish and Shellfish: Haddock Chowdah for Old Men; Pan-Broiled Sole with Lime

Vegetarian: Vegan Chili at Jon's; Nettie's Rolled Lasagna; Lois's Spicy Stir-Fry

Side Dishes: Garlic Fries; Potato Stuffing; Deli Potato Salad

Baking and Sweets: Blueberry-Lemon Curd Muffins; Woops; Maple Walnut Ice Cream

Drinks and Cocktails: Tubby's Super-Charged Chocolate Frappe

Basics: Smoky Cocktail Sauce; Ginger Bug

As a fan of Stephen King, I enjoyed reading this cookbook to see the references to the novels I have read. Castle Rock Kitchen would make a great gift for those who are familiar with Stephen King.

Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy of Castle Rock Kitchen by NetGalley and the publisher. The decision to read and review this cookbook was entirely my own.

I have read the authors cookbook from the Outlander series so when I saw this I had to read, especially as I’m a lifelong King fan thanks to my Mom. What a genius and unique idea for a cookbook! The author put a ton of effort into her cookbook, coming up with original recipes based on a few lines of text from the original source. I love how quotes from the stories the recipes come from begin each one. Some of the recipes are not my style but yet there are still several I definitely want to try like the French toast casserole and the blueberry cheesecake. The photos of the food and places has a certain down to Earth style, much how like I imagine most Yankees to be,

I highly recommend this book if you are a Stephen King fan or a fan of regional style cookbooks. I will be adding this to my Stephen King collection.

**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc I received in exchange for my honest review.**

A Stephen King cookbook based around the wonderful world Castle Rock!! Yes Please!! Thank you NetGalley!

This is the best damn cookbook out there. If you are a fan of King and his Castle Rock world then you need this in your life immediately. Aside from all the fiction-inspired recipes in the book the best parts for me were all the snit-its from his books. Just makes me want to go back and revisit all those stories I have read throughout my life. There are several photos throughout the book that are absolutely beautiful. This is the first cookbook that I have read from cover to cover.

It's not Lobster, It's Lobstah.....

The first thing that I look at when I pick up a cookbook is the pictures. This book did not disappoint in that aspect. The recipes are tailored towards the characters of the show but you can still enjoy the scrumptious recipes if you are unfamiliar with "Castle Rock". I fully intend to buy this book to keep with my collection of Stephen King novels.

This was delightful! I love the concept of it being written by one of King's characters- honestly some of the most fun fanfiction I've ever read, and I absolutely don't mean that in a negative way. The introduction from King himself was a lovely touch, as well. There's a nice variety of recipes throughout, and I found a few that I definitely would like to try. Like others, however, I do wish that there were more pictures of the completed dishes. As well, the formatting of the book on my phone was really wonky.

This was the first cookbook I've ever actually sat down to read through. As a fan of Stephen King, it caught my eye immediately. Theresa Carle-Sanders has a fun take on the cookbook, taking the persona of Mrs. Garraty from The Long Walk. The recipes themselves all look really good, as I was reading I was already tabbing some for me to try out in the near future. I wish there were some more pictures of some of the food but what pictures that are in there are mouthwatering! I've already put this cookbook down on my Christmas wish list and it would be a great gift for any Stephen King fan who wants to get in the kitchen more!

Thanks to NetGalley and Ten Speed Press for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

*Holding posting review elsewhere until publishing week*

A meticulously researched cookbook, both in terms of Maine specific cuisine as well as the curation in tying the selected recipes to Stephen King's works. Considering the sheer volume of King's novellas, short stories, and novels available, it's impressive just how finely tuned and tied each single recipe is to the horror master's world. A loving introduction by King and easy to follow recipes makes this a fun read for any King fan. Would've loved more pictures of the recipes; there's too few for my liking. The layout took some adjusting, too.

My only complaint is that with so many recipes, there isn't a single thing from The Dark Tower series? Really? Not even a popkin? It's still a fun concept and the foreword by Stephen King is a nice touch, but I could have done with a little less Under the Dome and a little more Gunslinger.

Castle Rock Kitchen is a collection of recipes renamed and tied to the works of and characters created by Stephen King. He writes the foreword which is a good one! And you know he has to throw in some type of joke at the end of it. The recipes are all straightforward to me - a lot of them I am familiar with they just have a name change or something along those lines quite minimal. The ingredients are pretty standard and the recipes themselves are easy to follow and understand. There are excerpts before recipes that connect them with the entire experience. This is just a fun time for Stephen King fans.

Don't take it TOO seriously - it's literally a cookbook. You should have fun with this as any other option just means you are the worst person at any social gathering or online forum. I repeat: this is a cookbook with nods to Stephen King. JUST HAVE FUN - or get out of the kitchen!