In the Kitchen With Miss Piggy: Fabulous Recipes from My Famous Celebrity Friends

by Jim Lewis

In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy is a celebrity cookbook compiled by Miss Piggy in 1996. A portion of the proceeds from the book were donated to Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit organization in New York City that delivers meals to homebound elderly people.

The celebrities who contributed recipes are: Andre Agassi, Maya Angelou, Lauren Bacall, Harry Belafonte, Ben and Jerry, Candice Bergen, Tom Brokaw, Betty Buckley, Barbara Bush, Glenn Close, Katie Couric, Tim Curry, Plácido Domingo, Clint Eastwood, Harvey Fierstein, Jodie Foster, Pierre Franey, James Galway, Whoopi Goldberg, Tipper Gore, Gael Greene, Melanie Griffith, Bryant Gumbel, Lena Horne, Lauren Hutton, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Donna Karan, Kermit the Frog, Larry King, Ed Koren, Charles Kuralt, Matt Lauer, Robin Leach, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Newman, Frank Oz, Tony Randall, Diane Sawyer, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Willard Scott, Gene Shalit, Brooke Shields, Beverly Sills, Jean Stapleton, Mary Steenburgen, Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, James Taylor, Cheryl Tiegs, John Travolta, Calvin Trillin, Ivana Trump, Sam Waterston and Kristi Yamaguchi. Special acknowledgement is given to Alison Inches and Craig Shemin.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Humor, Food

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Jim Lewis (born 1955) is an American writer known for his work with The Jim Henson Company and The Muppets. Lewis first worked with the Muppets as the editor of Muppet Magazine. The book Before You Leap, which was credited to Kermit the Frog, was written by Lewis. The Disney Channel program Studio DC: Almost Live was produced by him. Jim Lewis grew up in Boonton, New Jersey and attended Boonton High School.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Toni Semmens · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit silly and I only knew about half the people in it but kinda fun to own. Pretty sure I will cook nothing out of it but hey, it’s Miss Piggy and life would be dull without muppets

[Willa Taylor]

I love Miss Piggy and I loved this book -- some of the recipes were really good but the cleverness of the whole concept (her tips and tricks, her remarks about celebrities, etc.) made the book just a fun quick read. I've had this book for years but never read it thoroughly. I like Miss Piggy so much, I even wrote a poem about her when I was much younger.

[Autumn Kearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the kitchen with Miss Piggy is the sweetest cookbook that I ever read. Yes, I said that I read it cover to cover. Who can resist the muppets? Not me. :) This book is not only cute, its laugh out loud funny. The list of celebrities who contributed to this book is a long one.

[Colleen Newman]

larry king should feel posthumous shame for tuna health salad

[Oriyah N · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book for the Miss Piggy aspect but read it for the recipes which probably explains why I didn't enjoy it so much.

The recipes vary from things I'd be likely to try to things with hard to find ingredients or things I'd never eat (ie recipes that are not kosher can in MOST cases be adapted, but a lot of these couldn't, or thinks that are so incredibly unhealthy that I would avoid it regardless.

It was a cute book and a little bit of a flashback with the celebrity pictures and notes.

[Jmay · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad bought me this at a yardsale a couple years ago as a novelty gift. It's become my most-referenced cookbook. I especially love the strawberry champagne sorbet! It's also fun just to look through all of the forgotten celebrities of the 1990s. Most of them only know how to boil noodles.

[Mandellagreen Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

A true MUST have for anyone's library!

[Andrea Frazier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Laugh all you want. There are several really good recipes in here.

[Meltha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, some good recipes, but much of the humor felt forced.

[Shallowreader VaVeros · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is funny and full of great recipes - even frogs's legs and pork meals much to Miss Piggy's chagrin

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

great cookbook!gave it to my sister naomi!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

really goodd recipes. excellent sauces.