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Snoop Dogg’s Cannabis Legacy: Known for his long-standing affinity for marijuana since his early career, Snoop Dogg has become synonymous with cannabis culture, even entering the legal cannabis industry.
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Cookbook Overview: His cookbook, “From Crook to Cook,” surprisingly lacks cannabis-infused recipes, despite the current trend in cannabis cookbooks.
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Subtle Marijuana References: The book includes playful nods to marijuana, such as mentions of “OG munchies” and suggestions to “get baked,” maintaining his persona without explicit cannabis recipes.
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Structure and Features: The cookbook is vibrant with colorful photos, jokes, and a foreword by Martha Stewart. It covers various meals, including sections on breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, drinks, and parties, with bonus elements like playlists.
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Recipe Variety: Offers indulgent, rich recipes suitable for special occasions, including options for Thanksgiving, appealing to those who enjoy decadent meals.
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Reception: While the exclusion of cannabis-infused recipes was noted, the cookbook was praised for its enjoyable content and successful recipe trials, such as the shrimp alfredo, which tested well.
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Branding Choices: Critics noted the absence of cannabis-based elements like cannabutter, suggesting a missed branding opportunity given Snoop’s image.
Since the early days of his career in the ’90s, when he burst onto the West Coast music scene as a smooth-talking icon of gangsta rap, Snoop Dogg has always been outspoken about his love for smoking weed. From the “bubonic chronic” he rapped about in “Gin and Juice” to his successful ventures in today’s legal cannabis industry nearly 25 years later, Snoop Dogg and marijuana have become almost synonymous. So, when we found out that his first cookbook, From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen, wouldn’t include any cannabis-infused recipes, we were more than a little let down.
It’s not like cannabis cookbooks are taboo anymore—books like Bong Appetit and Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen have proven that. It’s even more surprising coming from someone like Snoop, who starred in Mac & Devin Go to High School. But for whatever reason, From Crook to Cook steers clear of teaching readers how to infuse their cooking with cannabis.
That’s not to say weed is completely absent from the book. The text is full of playful, wink-wink references to pot. Snoop dedicates three sections to his “OG munchies,” ranking his top picks for cereal, chips, and candy. In the introduction to his brownie sundae recipe, he encourages readers to “go get baked!” And there’s even a recipe called “The Lunch Briz-eak”—a plate of fruit with honey and peanut butter that’s meant to be enjoyed while getting high at work. (Admittedly, it sounds pretty tasty.)
It’s still odd, though, that a Snoop Dogg cookbook wouldn’t include a simple canna-butter recipe. But let’s focus on what it does offer. For fans of Snoop and indulgent comfort food, this cookbook is an absolute blast. It’s engaging, with colorful pages, Snoop’s signature jokes sprinkled throughout, and stunning photos of the dishes—and even a shot of Snoop smirking with a lobster.
The book kicks off with a foreword from his TV co-host Martha Stewart, an intro from Snoop himself, and a vibrant tour of his kitchen, complete with photos of his fridge and pantry. From there, it’s divided into chapters covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, drinks (yes, booze, but no weed—come on, Snoop!), and party food.
With dozens of recipes, From Crook to Cook could easily guide you through a full Thanksgiving dinner, which is no small feat. There are also plenty of bonus touches, like playlists to cook to. Snoop’s “Game Day Playlist” features “Eye of the Tiger” and “Black & Yellow,” and honestly, we can’t argue with that.
If you’re looking to count calories or avoid meat, dairy, or gluten, this isn’t the cookbook for you. Recipes like biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, fried bologna sandwiches, chicken and waffles, lobster thermidor, chocolate chip cookies, and s’mores pie make it clear that this is a book for indulging. It’s perfect for anyone who’s ever tried putting chocolate on pizza just to see if it works (spoiler: sometimes it does).
We tried one of the dinner recipes ourselves—the Last Meal Shrimp Alfredo, inspired by Snoop’s love of The Godfather—and it was a hit. While it required some prep and cleanup, the recipe was easy to follow, the sauce was creamy and flavorful, and it tasted even better eaten in bed while binging the latest season of The Great British Baking Show. If that’s not a endorsement, we don’t know what is.
So, we’ve got to ask: what’s your favorite cannabis cookbook? Let us know in the comments!
Source: https://cannabisnow.com/snoop-doggs-cookbook-provides-recipes-for-when-youre-already-high/
