I tried the Coca-Cola Cookbook

[@mrbarrylewis]

If you've got some quirky cookbooks to share, please do get in touch :) Want to try some more vegetarian / vegan recipes, i've got a playlist here with some on kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX6woIWEna19qKs I've typed up the recipe method in my own words here barrylewis.net/recipe/coca-cola-chili/

[@brianm6337]

Sounds like your life has taken a metafizzical turn. :D

[@amandaribofpalmetto]

For the avocado seeds, after cutting it in half, place your index and middle fingers against the flesh on either side of the seed and use your thumb to push the seed from the skin side of the avocado. The seed will come right out, sometimes it will pop out and go for a stroll 😂😂

[@brandyfreeman4098]

@@amandaribofpalmetto , he recently showed that trick in one of his hacks videos. That's exactly what happened with his seed, too. It went flying across the room & was spinning under the table 😂. Certainly intrigued Boston 🐶💙

[@amandaribofpalmetto]

@@brandyfreeman4098 HA! I must have missed that one, I'll go back and watch it! Have myself a Barr-a-thon 😂.

[@dmacartney]

Our family had a Microwave cookbook sitting in the cupboard for years. Never saw it out though lol

[@catherinemorris1318]

Do you remember when everyone was being given those "going to uni" cook books that had everything from how to boil an egg through to cordon bleu stuff? Would love to see you take something from one of those books!

[@mrbarrylewis]

haha awesome

[@OhSoUnicornly]

Oh I absolutely still have my one of those at my parents'. It's from 10 years ago now and it listed all the prices per portion... gonna guess those prices have more than doubled now!

[@Falcon532.]

@@OhSoUnicornly I'm guessing eggs were $.50-.99 for a dozen back then.. compared to now when I'm lucky to find them for under $2.... last time I went shopping for eggs I saw some "organic free-range layed-by-the-gods" eggs that were being sold for $8.89 a dozen it was kinda outrageous

[@thesteelrodent1796]

In Denmark "God Mad" is still the student bible for cooking - every dormitory kitchen will have at least one copy of it

[@Nakker42]

very best cookbook i was every given had no recipies, but it just listed food items and the ways to store/prepare them and different ways to cook them, comes in wonders when doing a roast or when you got some ingredients but not quite sure on certain ways to cook them individually before you combine

[@MorriganQrow]

That sounds amazing! Would you mind sharing the name of the cookbook please? my brother is hoping to move out soon and this might be a great aid to getting him cooking in rather than eating out haha

[@Nakker42]

@@MorriganQrow mine is called, The Basic Basics How to Cook From A-Z. There's one or two simple recipes like a cake or casserole, but if you flick over to potato, it describes how to boil, bake, mash, roast etc

[@Accio_Eloise]

I love this cookbook series!! I think it really encourages people to look into playing around with cookbooks themselves. :)

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers, I think Ben and Jerry's next for sure.

[@davidf2281]

@@mrbarrylewis I made just the base vanilla ice cream from the Ben and Jerry's book years and years ago, it was v good.

[@JabbieYT]

Those are word I never thought I would see together

[@LOSTKILLERDRAENEI]

sugary sweet stuff goes SO well with beans!

[@dungeonseeker3087]

I've tried Chilli made with a mix of beer & coffee in the past, it was also surprisingly nice. Gotta say though, that Chilli was missing Chilli.

[@TheCotzi]

Chocolate and Coffe atre totally fine aroma notes Try to use Coffee on a BBQ Ribs

[@anumeon]

Chili me timbers, what an interesting dish.. :) You sure can coke well, Barry.

[@alexdavis5766]

Having awful issues with my live in carer and stressed to the max, so this has dropped just in time. I’m ready to be de-stressed Barry, don’t let me down!

[@TheErador]

That sounds counter productive (the carer sitch). Hope you work it out or manage to find a new one

[@alexdavis5766]

@@TheErador thanks. My social worker is trying to fix the issues, problem is the care industry is massively understaffed and finding carers, especially good ones, is nigh on impossible atm. Becoming disabled was the worst thing that ever happened to me!

[@gmanrulesakarottenruby]

You have my sympathy Alex, hope it gets sorted 👍 🙏

[@TheErador]

@@alexdavis5766 they're massively overstretched, it's not right, and I hope it can change but I fear that increasing privatisation will be its fate, and we know where that leads.

[@alexdavis5766]

@@TheErador I do too and I’m only 33 so stuck with needing carers for the rest of my life scares the hell out of me. So much so my mum is thinking of opening her own care agency!

[@respectrealperson290]

I really enjoyed you trying quirky recipes from cookbooks! Thanks Barry!!!

[@mrbarrylewis]

Respect

[@brandyfreeman4098]

One of the best things I've ever had was made with Coke. My mom made a Coke chocolate cake when I was younger & OMG, it was out of this world!! I'm not much of a sweets person but could definitely have a slice or three of that again 🥲

[@charcoal8]

My mum used to make Guinness chocolate cake, great memories 👍

[@MG-fh6dn]

Coke is great on ham with some brown sugar, mustard, pineapple, and cloves (seriously)! Works great for a pork roast or porkchops as well. Makes a great glaze. Also for chili, adding chocolate, coffee, beer, or Coke isn't unusual in the midwest and southern part of the US. I've added cinnamon before too, and really liked it.

[@Menolly1233]

because those places most likely traditional made chili, and those ingredients were readily available to them.

[@celineroccocoslovich7419]

There's the cadbury creme eggs one! I got it for my mum with a box of creme eggs for Christmas 😋😋😋😋

[@MorriganQrow]

When you said about 'other fizzy drinks' my mind went immediately to Dr Pepper Chilli, But that sounds even more frightening then Coka Cola Chilli 😂

[@ann-or6ev]

Fanta orange chicken

[@neilgrundy]

My first thought too. Dr. Pepper chilli sounds brilliant.

[@StaceyYoungVocalist]

Barry, you could call it 'Cooking Your Books' - Get it!? 😘

[@NoNameNoWhere]

Beer chili is a thing and it is very, very, good. I don't drink alcohol and made a beer chili recipe minus the beer, and it tasted alright. When I made the chili again, I decided to buy some beer to put into it. It was amazing.

[@ASMRaphael]

Such a wonderful and fresh take on a traditional chili! I love it and I will definately have to try it! :)

[@fluffycritter]

Beer in chili is incredibly common. Also a bit of dark chocolate can really elevate it.

[@NoNameNoWhere]

If you use 2 lbs of ground beef in your chili recipe, try adding 1/8 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. It adds a nice, subtle, flavor that works quite well. Just don't add any more than that. The line between "that adds a really nice, complimenting, undertone of flavor" and "Oh God, my pot of chili is ruined" is quite thin. Error towards too little as opposed to too much.

[@fluffycritter]

@@NoNameNoWhere Ah yeah I haven't tried cinnamon in my chili but I've seen plenty of recipes which use it, and it seems like it'd work pretty well. It seems like it would complement cumin really well.

[@vanvleesenbloed09]

There is this traditonal dish called currywurst in Germany -and I dont know if the original sauce has it but some of the recipes uses a bottle of coca cola for the sauce which is absolutely very delicious ! :)

[@dementedscottishmammy1550]

There’s a cook book called tin can magic! All the recipes are made using tinned food !

[@FoxFireNaruto]

My brother has an unusual recipe book that might fit your bill. "A Man, a Can, a Plan: 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make!". It's aimed at bachelors who don't cook much , so the recipes are pretty simple, few ingredients, mainly canned goods supplemented by fresh meat, dairy, and carbs like tortillas, noodles or potatoes. There's a significant overlap in what they call for in the cans, so it would be fairly easy to do half batches of multiple recipes. If you wanted to do a sub-series on "bachelor chow" type books there are two more from the same author, "A Man, A Can, A Plan, A Second Helping" and "A Man, a Can, a Microwave".

[@bitnewt]

I personally really like the Be-Ro recipe book and have cooked some Hummingbird recipes so many times I know the ingredients by heart, but I'd love to see a playlist trying out some more quirky ones!

[@Elyanley]

1. Coca Cola is amazing in curry sauce for Currywurst. Really adds a nice kick. 2. I have to try this chili now XD It sounds fun and I still have to use some afri cola up. Heck I even just made (for the first time) cornbread tonight^^ 3. Another easy cheap midweek meal I am currently obsessed with is Red Lentil Dal. Omg its so good. 4. ..please dont die Barry! o.o

[@lolaxxx3669]

AGREED, red lentil dal is something that we have on the regular it's cheap, fast and easy to make and lastly, it's DELICIOUS!! We have ours with rice and poppadoms/naan, Carb overload!! A completely underrated midweek dinner 🍽️🍲

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Thanks for your videos Barry. You are a very intelligent presenter.

[@darlouthia5153]

Loved Chloe’s reaction… almost thought you’d forgotten with this crazy hot sweets !

[@mrbarrylewis]

The mouth still burns, sometimes those jelly beans aren't so bad but they are evil!

[@darlouthia5153]

@@mrbarrylewis 😂 🥵

[@chrisfeltner]

Finny I just made chili yesterday without coke but with rice to

[@Taolan8472]

Love the concept. Love the name (good job patreon). Will probably not make this chili recipe myself, but the video is great!

[@OzSteve9801]

I've made a beef casserole with coke in it. After 1 1/2 hours of cooking the sweetness is gone but the caramel taste is still there. I also have a casserole with beer. Again the beer taste sort of disappears after that amount of cooking but there is a warm savouriness to it.

[@KingBritish]

YES a Ben & Jerry's homemade ice cream video has to be a thing Barry it's the right season for it as well. Their Jamaican themed 'One Love' Ice Cream would be fun. Channel your inner Rasta Barry 😂

[@emilybartlett7524]

Bit late to the party as I’ve only just gotten out of hospital. Great content as always! Love your videos! Watch them religiously. You should try the slimming world diet Coca Cola chicken and also diet Fanta chicken. It’s really nice 😊

[@darren_anscombe]

Only Barry's mind would equate Alien with dinosaurs. You gotta love him.

[@WantedVisual]

I have some quirky cookbooks... But they're mostly in German and Dutch. (1952 German school cookbook: "you will never own a fridge if your school is stocking this book", "electric hobs and ovend will never take off, so we won't mention them", "don't keep unrefrigerated meat for longer than 10 days" and "here's how to prepare brains".) Two exceptions: English Heritage has a reproduction of a Victorian chef's cookbook on their website (buying it supports the organization), I think it's called "The Victorian Way" or something? Alternatively, I've recently acquired "HPBooks Microwave Cookbook - The Complete Guide" by Pat Jester. It's from the 80s, which is a prime time for microwave cookbooks straddling the line between "useful, thrifty even" and "things you don't want to admit to the paramedics". This one recommends the use of aluminium foil in the microwave. My German 80s microwave cookbook has at least two recipes for microwaved snails. The Dutch one manages to make dishes with 7 different seasonings taste bland. Just... 80s microwave cookbooks, man.

[@Onlystumpy]

The Dairy Book Of Home Cookery By Allison, Sonia i live by this book so many amazing things to try bene passed down to me

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

The coco cola body is the left corner and it's huge and has a gray line across it. Onion soup? Remarkable recipe lol Regards A chilles

[@RetiredMegatron]

Your girls are adorable!

[@staceyrobinson2180]

I add a can of coke ( I use diet, loved come with lime but can’t get it any more here) and a bit if water with my seared roast . Cook it for a bit and wow it falls apart in the juices and tastes fantastic.

[@frstwhsprs]

2:36 That is the lewdest 'OHHH YEAH' ever

[@howardmarcus2634]

Nice. When I watched your COCA-COLA recipe, the fine folks at KZbin added a commercial for Pepsi! :-)

[@brendakrieger7000]

You had me at chili..sounds delicious🥣

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Fun fact about the inventor of Coca-Cola: John Pemberton was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Confederate Army, and also a pharmacist. His journey towards inventing Coca-Cola started as a means to cure his morphine addiction, which he developed while recovering from a saber wound inflicted on him during the Battle of Columbus near the end of the Civil War. Initially he developed his own version of "French Wine Coca" inspired by Vin Mariani, using coca leaf and kola nut, but he reformulated it to be alcohol-free after temperance legislation came into effect in his home state of Georgia. The carbonation aspect came in after he accidentally mixed the syrup with soda water, prompting him to pivot it towards being a soda fountain fixture. Eventually, the cocaine aspect of the formula was mostly phased out, although to this day the Coca-Cola company has a special permit that allows them to use "depleted" coca leaves in their formula, so there's still an aspect of coca to Coca-Cola, even without the presence of cocaine. So yeah. It was a wild and winding road that led to Coca-Cola becoming a thing. And now we're gonna go even wilder and weirder when Barry surprises his daughter with a Coca Cola chilli...

[@waterandsteel4713]

Thanks for the bonus history lesson. I had no idea.

[@PaytonElizabeth05]

I have a bobs burgers cookbook somewhere that’s never been touched if you’d want to try that one

[@neptunianspiritwarrior]

Try a ham soaked in coke then cook it, my grandma makes it every so often absolutely delicious southern American meal not many know bout Barry!

[@charlottestevens9352]

I would love to see the Vintage recipes and I'm not talking about the 80s or the 90s I'm talking proper vintage Victorian or even earlier I think these could be really fun maybe not practical but definitely a fun video

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video Barry Lewis

[@neilgrundy]

I'm a full on carnivore but, strangely, I prefer a bean chilli to a con carne. I'll definitely give this a go.

[@quack437]

A Small dash of tumeric in the rice for a nice vibrant colour looks good

[@loveyourselfplease6842]

Since there are so many recipes in the Coca-Cola recipe book that you've just recently made maybe you should consider a side by side recipes video where you choose a few recipes & make the original & the Coca-Cola version for a comparison taste test

[@culthosmythos]

Whilst I whole heartedly agree with you Barry that avocados do look like dinosaur eggs, the actual word "avocado" is derived from the locals noticing that the ripe fruits hanging from the trees share a remarkable visual similarity with other things that dangle between a man's legs- I swear I am not making this up, google it if you don't believe me!

[@kjodleken8810]

Welcome to the Green Testicle Club!

[@sophiecooper5678]

I think they should upgrade the toy inside an avocado from a wooden ball to something more interesting.

[@MrMartinSchou]

I'm surprised they didn't call it a Coke-book.

[@DJ-sp1ni]

You will get 1 million subs before end of the year.

[@bazturton6214]

Hey Baz. Did you know that if you put the avocado stone back into the guac it doesn’t go brown and you don’t need to refrigerate it.

[@spokehedz]

I want to try this with Dr. Pepper, and also add in some chunks of meat that I would probably cook separately and add in later. And, it isn't even off brand in Europe as I am reasonably sure they are owned/distributed by Coke.

[@Hoover111162]

Through the Trap door cook book if you can get it. Had some really twisted recipes.

[@jonny11995]

What pans do you use with the detachable handle? They look stronger than ones I have seen, I don't have much storage space and they would be great

[@mrzap0]

Recommend the Oreo Mint recipe from that Ben & Jerry's book.

[@Katie-qb5vd]

If you have rusty chrome; a wad of aluminum foil dipped in 'Coke': is gentle and amazing with a bit of elbow grease

[@kitchenwitharee1288]

Awesome video

[@DeaconTaylor]

i found the friends cookbook in a thrift shop (as in the tv show). we have another novelty cookbook called natural harvest but that is not family friendly in the slightest.

[@SoloTravel101]

Great video

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

Great tip... ....cut the avocado horizontally and squeeze the stone out.

[@amandagressett5131]

I have a cookbook for you! It is called The Pioneer Cookbook Part 2 (The Ozarks), by Crystal Calhoun. Barry, this is one of the quirky ones you are looking for. It does have history, but, the recipes are fun! I actually still use it for some things... You are so going to get some good laughs out of it.

[@Vixxie475]

My daughter loves cola ham. I've also done lemonade ham. She liked that too. I can't tell you if it's any good cos I'm a veggie!!!!! 🤣🤣

[@brandyfreeman4098]

Lemonade ham? I've never heard of that before but it definitely sounds interesting. I'd give it a try!

[@Vixxie475]

@@brandyfreeman4098 you simmer it in the lemonade. My daughter swears it makes it softer

[@hf7188]

I remember sending you a recipe of chicken cooked with beer, and it's extremely cheap as well... And you don't need alcoholic beer either, and it's perfect for a 321 video.

[@l.n.4929]

Woah, the end was unexpected.

[@popefacto5945]

The liquid bit of my chili recipe is half beer (Modelo Negra) and half water.

[@OlEgSaS32]

In the southern US, theres a thing called Bourbon Baked Beans

[@mrbarrylewis]

Oh nice, the UK person inside me can't think of Bourbon as not being a chocolate biscuit lol.... those beans sound good though, bit of a kick in them?

[@OlEgSaS32]

@@mrbarrylewis well im not from the southern US, i just know OF them, but I'd imagine any alcohol would cook off...unless you top them off a bit after they're done cooking 😉

[@NoniTinystorm]

Barry: Coca-Cola Fate I heard: Coca-Cola fête Me: Celebration?

[@tomfitzgibbons9875]

You need to try cherry coke gammon… it’s divine..

[@suzettefaircloth5037]

I've probably missed it but has Amy passed on? Great video, I love bean chili. Ps Bananas and a little salt help stop the burn from peppers.

[@arsenic3382]

Your baby girl oh my goodness 😭😭

[@Jenniferbroderickart]

You should get snoop dogs cook book 😂👍🏻

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

8:45 the ghost man reflects in the microwave as he walks.

[@adxcool]

You should try making avocado ice cream if you liked sweet avocado.

[@CarlGorn]

You want a true slice of America, get yourself a Southern Living cookbook set. Some of the best home recipes in the world are in those pages.

[@rcrawford42]

Beer in chili is a classic. Check out Alton Brown's recipe for Texas Red Chili.

[@aalora1]

I would love to send you my World of Warcraft cookbook but I use it often enough that I can't part with it. Bob's Burgers cookbook as well. Both are great.

[@jessica-leea7295]

Book-in and Cook-in series . It is kind of lame but I like it 👌

[@twocvbloke]

With all them beans, I'm guessing that you guys recreated the Blazing Saddles beans scene... :P

[@kymbyli]

The world of Warcraft cookbook has some interesting recipes

[@carrielankford4036]

I wonder if that cook book has one for coca cola pork chops? I have a recipe that I used to make years ago and it was quite good. I dont make it now cause I dont keep coca cola in the fridge.

[@goombagirl101]

here's a quirky cookbook suggestion for you: I don't know if you're a gamer or not, but there's a cookbook called "Fallout-The Vault Dweller's Official Cookbook" and it ties in with the Fallout survival games! I don't have it so can't tell you anything about the contents, but may be cool to check out!

[@dandavies03]

I’d love to see you try some recipes from Snoop Doggs cook book to see if they’re actually any good

[@p3t0rz]

i put a beer in the chili... is boom ting!

[@lenalyles2712]

Milk or ice cream gets rid of the burn!!

[@r3tr0gam3r89]

Out of curiosity, since you used 2 of the 150ml cans in this, do you think using one of the standard 330ml cans would make much difference to it? Just wondering as I often have them around the house. Also, I'm pretty sure I had the same book when I was younger, or it got lost within all my other books lol

[@lauramayparkes6852]

This is the book I sent in and I managed to miss the video 🤦🏻‍♀️😅 just my luck that!

[@moonwolf128]

You need to look at the Dungeuns and Dragons cook book.

[@hayley_joannaperkins5421]

Try and get a Linda marcarty cook book it is 9/10

[@sayitskay]

Thanks.

[@teresagraser386]

How about Coca-Cola cake? It is a very rich chocolate cake. We serve it at Cracker Barrel Restaurants in the USA.

[@moronicron]

How about calling it "Cooking By the Books!"

[@mrbarrylewis]

Done!

[@JLO72]

Drop the the Cooking the Books

[@hydrohydra4976]

All I kno is that I live by Barry, it’s just a tradition :)

[@smplyjenn]

Here in Nova Scotia Canada we don’t eat chili with rice we have it with a roll or cornbread.

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Oh...oh no no. Did we just find out that Barry strains his rice?!?! The disappointment cuts deep.

[@al145]

I could see this working if you don't over-do it with the soda. Coke in BBQ sauce works, and I've had BBQ chili before that was pretty good...

[@syberknyt]

Bary: "We're going to do a cola mixed-bean chili" *Texans hiss* "Which makes it Vegetarian" *Texans combust* Can you make one of these every 4th, it'd make for great fireworks for us Yanks.

[@eidodk]

PErhaps it's just me, but how can you call a meal a "bean chili" without any chili in it at all ?

[@mandy5313]

Chloe is so cute🥰

[@michpoulin808]

i have an awesome cookbook i love it's called "The kids around the world cookbook" it has easy and delicious recipes!!