In the front of this well-worn book is a magical incantation. Reciting the incantation reveals that it’s a song to cook to, and follows a catchy melody. The the book is filled with various persons’ handwritten recipes, scrawled notes and contains 31 blank pages. You can refer to the book’s writings to gain a +3 bonus to an any check that uses cook’s utensils.

The blank pages are magically enchanted to turn the sheets of paper into delectable meals. You can write a simple recipe on one of the blank pages over the course of 1 minute while you recite the incantation from the book. As you do, the paper becomes aromatic, smelling like the cuisine you’re writing. You can eat the sheet of paper as an action. It has the taste, texture, and smell of the food described on its page. The sheet of paper takes the place of one meal. You can also place the paper into a fire for 1 minute to produce said meal.

Alternatively , If you add a more complex recipe to the book that takes at least 10 minutes to write - potentially using sensory language, descriptions of fine ingredients, or illustrations of the dish - eating the delicious sheet of paper provides enough nourishment to sustain a creature for one day. A creature that eats from the book using one of these complex recipes gains and has their hit point maximum increase by 1d10 + their proficiency bonus until they finish a long rest. In addition, if the creature is diseased or poisoned, it can reattempt the saving throw in order to resist it. A creature can only gain the benefits of a complex recipe in these ways once every 24 hours.

When all the pages are removed from the book it bursts into fire and leaves the air in a 20 foot radius smelling like wine and fine cooking. The smell remains for 30 days.in addition the book’s tattered remains transform into a bountiful meal, conjuring a heroes’ feast as if cast. The book is then destroyed.