Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
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Deck the halls with UFO lights and mistletoe! The Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Cookbook is where mid-century nostalgia meets interplanetary holiday joy. Inspired by the 1964 cult film, this cookbook brings together the aesthetics of atomic-age science fiction, the elegance of 1960s dinner parties, and the playful absurdity of holiday kitsch.
Chef-author Jarrett Melendez, the Eisner- and GLAAD-nominated creator of Chef's Kiss and author of The Official Wednesday, Borderlands, and White Lotus cookbooks, transforms the food of an era into an edible time machine. With clever, tongue-in-cheek recipes like Martian Pie (a minty-chocolate Grasshopper Pie homage topped with crushed candy canes) and Jupiter Spritz (a neon-green gin fizz with edible glitter), Melendez invites readers to cook, laugh, and embrace the glorious weirdness of Christmas-in-space.
Packed with over 40 recipes, full-color photography, and retro graphic design, this book celebrates the joy of cooking with personality and nostalgia -- perfect for foodies, film buffs, and holiday traditionalists who like their Christmas with a dash(er) of camp.
recipe example + the list of books jarrett did
Cookbook list:
My Pokémon Baking Book
RuneScape: The Official Cookbook
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook
The Official Wednesday Cookbook
The Official Borderlands Cookbook
Persona: The Official Cookbook
The White Lotus Official Cookbook
Recipe example:
Martian Pie: a play on the classic Grasshopper Pie, which first appeared in the 50s but really reached peak popularity in the 60s. Chocolate and mint is always a winning combo in my mind, and I really want to amp up the green with a little crushed candy cane to make it extra festive and crunchy. Mmm, made with real Martians!
Jarrett Melendez
Jarrett Melendez is a GLAAD Media Award- and Eisner Award-nominated comic and graphic novel writer, cookbook author, and food journalist. He's best known for the award-winning graphic novel Chef's Kiss, a queer romance set in a restaurant, which he cocreated with Danica Brine. Jarrett has also contributed to award-winning and nominated anthologies, including Young Men in Love, All We Ever Wanted, and Young Men in Love 2: New Romances. Jarrett is currently working on Tales of the Fungo: The Legend of Cep, to be published by Andrews McMeel; Fujoshi Warriors, an action comedy comic miniseries and love letter to both fujoshis and magical girl anime and manga; and a yet-to-be-announced licensed Webtoon. As a cookbook author and food journalist, Jarrett has written countless articles and developed hundreds of original recipes that have appeared in Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Saveur, and Food52. He's written a total of 10 cookbooks to date, including My Pokémon Baking Book, RuneScape: The Official Cookbook, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook, The Official Wednesday Cookbook, The Official Borderlands Cookbook, Persona: The Official Cookbook, and The Official White Lotus Cookbook. Jarrett grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine, but currently resides in Watertown, Massachusetts, with his partner, Theo, and a collection of Monokuro Boo plush pigs.
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