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The Bob Ross Cookbook: Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends

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Cook craveable comfort food favorites and find joy in your kitchen's happy little accidents with this one-of-a-kind cookbook for Bob Ross fans and aspiring chefs of all ages.

Featuring comfort-food favorites inspired by Bob Ross's iconic words and scenic landscapes, this collection of recipes is as delightful and distinctive as the artist himself.

The Bob Ross Cookbook: Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends includes recipes and entertaining ideas based on the art and wisdom of Bob Ross, evoking the painter's signature wisdom and tone. Learn how to apply his laid back, meditative approach to delicious meals such as:

Happy Little Roasted Chicken
Curly-Topped Veggie Mac and Cheese
Nothing-to-It Pot Roast
Van Dyke Browned Meatballs
Golden Sunset Shrimp Scampi
Upstream Salmon Croquettes
Brunch Palette Quiche
Cabin-Roasted Vegetables
And much more!


Peppered with Bob's own art and quotes and featuring full-color food illustrations from a certified Bob Ross painting instructor, this cookbook features easy-to-follow recipes that include "Bravery Test" sidebars for when you want to take it up a notch. You know The Joy of Painting; now learn the joy of cooking with Bob Ross.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published May 26, 2020

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260 reviews19 followers
January 6, 2023
What a fun little read! I like cookbooks with pictures and that are enjoyable to read as much as they are to try out. While the images in these are paintings, they were still visually appealing and there were fun hidden gems in the writing of the recipes, too. Additionally, it’s full of Bob’s paintings and quotes which made it even better. I have a couple recipes I’m hoping to test out, too! The recipes seem simple enough for most skill levels and, in keeping with Bob’s philosophies, are all open to going with the flow.
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2,238 reviews
May 28, 2020
I needed to find a little happy today and this was it! What an awesome little cookbook for fans of Bob Ross, with possibly the best introduction to a cookbook ever written! This little gem has all the great Bob Rossisms you know and love from the shows and includes bravery tests in a number of recipes. Bob would approve!
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544 reviews33 followers
July 5, 2020
Got this today. It’s full of great, home cooking recipes. I can’t wait to try some of them. Interspersed throughout are paintings by Bob and encouraging words of wisdom.

“Happy little accidents in the kitchen can be just as joyful as painting!”

Delightful little cookbook. Really glad I got it.
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November 13, 2021
What a simple, kind-hearted, advice-giving book. I feel that Bob Ross and his heart for people and painting amazing scenes of nature is captured perfectly in this book. Plus food is always a good thing, every day. Enjoy the paintings and food!
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May 4, 2022
The salmon croquettes were delicious, but the recipe needed an editor. Ingredients were mentioned in the recipe that weren't on the list, and the question of what to do with the breadcrumbs is never solved. We figured it out anyway. But it needed another run-through with testers.
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July 8, 2020
I liked the quotes added throughout the book!
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February 11, 2021
Such a fun book and wonderful recipes as well! It was beautifully done and so much fun to read. Great book with happy little pictures!
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February 16, 2023
Very good fun cookbook:) fan of bob ross and I loved the theme of his art mixed with recipes. Definitely hoping to cook some of them soon
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