Eat Tweet: Cookbook with Recipes of Just 140 Characters

If you ever wanted to cook something delicious but, say, had only Twitter to dispose of, then you should worry no more: microblogger Maureen Evans has a new book out called “Eat Tweet,” comprising recipes of only 140 characters.

According to Evans’ official website, the book contains no less than 1,000 tasty recipes that can be summed up in 140 characters – the maximum for a tweet.

Because a tweet recipe looks like something intercepted from a secret agent (just a wild guess, of course), the book also comes with its own dictionary.

To point out the obvious, this should help tweet-chefs to decipher the recipe and then, of course, put it into practice in the kitchen.

The “condensed” formula also helps in terms of ease of writing down the recipe should you want to share it with friends or Twitter followers: there’s no longer a need to write everything down in detail.

The author also promises “Eat Tweet” comes with more than just recipes – like “special tweets,” an obvious pun on the word “treats.”

“The New York Times called tweeted recipes quite possibly the ‘first great recipe innovation in 200 years’ – then crowned microblogger Maureen Evans the queen of the genre,” says a post on the official webpage.

“Every single step and ingredient is condensed to Twitter’s maximum of 140 characters or fewer, and not a single keystroke more,” says the same post.

Useless to say, this is the first book of its kind, and it’s already getting a lot of people talking, which could point at possible trend here.

“Part of the fun lies in decoding the author’s clever recipe tweets, each one a model of clarity and usefulness. But this one-stop compendium of curated recipes and food ideas is so much more,” it is further said.

How varied the recipes included are is again an advantage, as also is the fact that it contains tips as well, to make it a complete recipe book.

“ There are recipes from around the world, from Kashgar Noodles to Biscotti, as well as homey favorites like Garlic Chicken and Chocolate,” the official webpage says.

“Eat Tweet contains kitchen tips and techniques (also 140 characters max) and a lexicon for translating Twitterese cooking terms like s+p (salt and pepper) and tst (toasted). From Lemon Lentil Soup to Pumpkin Pie, it’s like a shelf of cookbooks in one tasty volume,” it is further said.

An “Eat Tweet” recipe looks like this:

Mix cflr/(1/3)c brsug/t bkgpdr &SweetSpice/(1/4)tsalt. Fold+btn 1/3c milk/egg/2T mltbuttr; +1/2cgrtdapple/(1/4)c walnut. Fill 6. 20m@350F.

The translation:

(1) Mix together 1 cup of flour, ⅓ cup lightly-packed brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon sweet spice mixture (homemade as below, or store-bought) and ¼ teaspoon salt.

(2) Fold with a beaten mixture of ⅓ cup milk, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons melted butter.

(3) Next, fold in ½ cup grated apple, and ¼ cup chopped, toasted walnuts. (Peel on or off the apples is fine; it’s up to taste!)

(4) Fill six muffin cups (In general, Eat Tweet recommends lightly greasing and flouring bakeware.)

(5) Bake for 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 350°F.