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The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards from the 1970s by Wendy McClure
harrietnbrown's review against another edition
5.0
I can't overestimate how funny this book is. Every time I dip into it (and I've owned it for some years now) I wind up reading the whole thing, howling with laughter. Crying with laughter. Practically peeing in my pants. If you've ever had any experience with Weight Watchers, it's that much funnier. I think Wendy McClure is a genius.
sarah42783's review
5.0
➽ And the moral of this rereread is: this book might not be the cure for covid-19 (then again, who knows?), but it sure is one of the best cures out there for self-isolation and lockdwon-induced depression. And that, my Little Barnacles, is a scientifically proven fact. Because I said so.
Oh, and by the way, looking for inspiration for tomorrow's lunch? Here's the recipe for a super extra healthy, nutritious, yummy as fish salad that is sure to delight the whole family:
Bon appétit and stuff!
[August 2018]
➽ And the moral of this reread is: it's nothing short of a miracle that some people a) made the deliberate decision to follow any of the recipes in this book and b) survived eating the product of their extravagantly reckless cooking endeavors.
➽ And the other moral of this reread is: are you feeling sad and depressed as fish? Read this book, it works better thanProzac those LOL tablets that sell for a small fortune on the black market. You can trust me on that one, I'm the one who's behind this deliciously amoral drug scam manufacturing them for the good of humanity.
P.S. It's been uncommonly hot today and I wanted to cook something light for dinner, so I quite logically opened this wonderfully inspiring book in search of a mouth-watering yet refreshing recipe. It took me a while to choose what dish to prepare (there are so many appetizing ones, it's almost impossible to decide which one to pick), but I think I'll go for this one (from the "Soups, Salads, Snacks, Sorrow" section):
What say you? Good choice, no? Yeah, I think so too.
[Original review]
Oh WOW! How could I forget I had this?! It has to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. Okay, to be honest there isn’t much reading to be done here but the little there is is just hilarious.
What is it you ask? A collection of Weight Watchers recipe cards from the 70s that the author found in her parents’ basement. Fascinating you say? Doesn’t sound very exciting you say? Come on people, stop whining and trust me on this will you?! This is ROFL/LOL/LMAO material. The recipe cards will scare you half to death (awful image quality and freaky props included). The author’s comments will make you laugh so hard there’s a good chance you’ll end up crying. Here, I’ve selected a few of my favourite recipes (and McClure's insightful comments) for your personal enjoyment. Bon appétit!
"They’re watching us. They’re among us. They want us to think they’re just seafood appetizers. “Hearty” ones, even – though of course they don’t have hearts at all, just diabolical reptilian eyes. OH MY GOD, DID ONE JUST BLINK?"
"I hope that by “versatile” they mean “you can do something with this chicken besides eat it.” Because clearly, each piece is its own self-contained Grow Your Own Deadly Bacteria Kit. It’s fun! It’s easy! You don’t even need a petri dish! It’s like having an ant farm. Except, of course, with salmonella instead of ants. "
"Frankurfters in a pie under a quilt. You know when you were a kid you walked in on your parents? And when you repressed the memory, it wound up looking like this? Good luck with therapy! "
"Well, as adjectives for mackerel go, snappy is better than fluffy. Snappy! So snappy you need three glasses of cranberry juice to wash it down! So snappy they’ve placed it in a special roped-off area! Don’t get too close to the casserole! ‘Cause it’ll SNAP at ya! Ha! Ha! SNAPPY! "
"Ever wonder what that movie Carrie would have been like if it had been cast with chickens instead of people and also possibly entirely reconceived as a porno? No? Well, does it help to know that now you’ll never have to? No? "
"Inspired by the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, the best way to eat these eggplant boats filled with tuna is to flip them over. And then panic and scream, “WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! "
"Where do I even begin here? Which bowl is Siegfried’s? Which one is Roy’s? What is going on here? What? What is the meaning of Jell-O, and peaches, and a ceramic cheetah, and paper flowers? And… freaky dried-pod thingies? What are those? Should we smoke them? Have we been smoking them? "
"With the rise of popular psychology in the seventies, this combination dessert and Rorschach test proved to be a big hit, and an ideal diet dish, too. Because once you’ve seen a headless armadillo playing jai alai in your dessert as a result of projected unresolved anger from unspecified childhood issues – well, you don’t feel so hungry anymore"
Need a laugh? Read this book, it’s just what thedietician therapist ordered.
Oh, and by the way, looking for inspiration for tomorrow's lunch? Here's the recipe for a super extra healthy, nutritious, yummy as fish salad that is sure to delight the whole family:
Bon appétit and stuff!
[August 2018]
➽ And the moral of this reread is: it's nothing short of a miracle that some people a) made the deliberate decision to follow any of the recipes in this book and b) survived eating the product of their extravagantly reckless cooking endeavors.
➽ And the other moral of this reread is: are you feeling sad and depressed as fish? Read this book, it works better than
P.S. It's been uncommonly hot today and I wanted to cook something light for dinner, so I quite logically opened this wonderfully inspiring book in search of a mouth-watering yet refreshing recipe. It took me a while to choose what dish to prepare (there are so many appetizing ones, it's almost impossible to decide which one to pick), but I think I'll go for this one (from the "Soups, Salads, Snacks, Sorrow" section):
What say you? Good choice, no? Yeah, I think so too.
[Original review]
Oh WOW! How could I forget I had this?! It has to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. Okay, to be honest there isn’t much reading to be done here but the little there is is just hilarious.
What is it you ask? A collection of Weight Watchers recipe cards from the 70s that the author found in her parents’ basement. Fascinating you say? Doesn’t sound very exciting you say? Come on people, stop whining and trust me on this will you?! This is ROFL/LOL/LMAO material. The recipe cards will scare you half to death (awful image quality and freaky props included). The author’s comments will make you laugh so hard there’s a good chance you’ll end up crying. Here, I’ve selected a few of my favourite recipes (and McClure's insightful comments) for your personal enjoyment. Bon appétit!
"They’re watching us. They’re among us. They want us to think they’re just seafood appetizers. “Hearty” ones, even – though of course they don’t have hearts at all, just diabolical reptilian eyes. OH MY GOD, DID ONE JUST BLINK?"
"I hope that by “versatile” they mean “you can do something with this chicken besides eat it.” Because clearly, each piece is its own self-contained Grow Your Own Deadly Bacteria Kit. It’s fun! It’s easy! You don’t even need a petri dish! It’s like having an ant farm. Except, of course, with salmonella instead of ants. "
"Frankurfters in a pie under a quilt. You know when you were a kid you walked in on your parents? And when you repressed the memory, it wound up looking like this? Good luck with therapy! "
"Well, as adjectives for mackerel go, snappy is better than fluffy. Snappy! So snappy you need three glasses of cranberry juice to wash it down! So snappy they’ve placed it in a special roped-off area! Don’t get too close to the casserole! ‘Cause it’ll SNAP at ya! Ha! Ha! SNAPPY! "
"Ever wonder what that movie Carrie would have been like if it had been cast with chickens instead of people and also possibly entirely reconceived as a porno? No? Well, does it help to know that now you’ll never have to? No? "
"Inspired by the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, the best way to eat these eggplant boats filled with tuna is to flip them over. And then panic and scream, “WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! "
"Where do I even begin here? Which bowl is Siegfried’s? Which one is Roy’s? What is going on here? What? What is the meaning of Jell-O, and peaches, and a ceramic cheetah, and paper flowers? And… freaky dried-pod thingies? What are those? Should we smoke them? Have we been smoking them? "
"With the rise of popular psychology in the seventies, this combination dessert and Rorschach test proved to be a big hit, and an ideal diet dish, too. Because once you’ve seen a headless armadillo playing jai alai in your dessert as a result of projected unresolved anger from unspecified childhood issues – well, you don’t feel so hungry anymore"
Need a laugh? Read this book, it’s just what the
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