Fiction food

In the "Adventure Time" episode "The Other Tarts" (s. 2., ep. 9) Princess Bubblegum entrusts Finn and Jake with the job of toting her precious, perfect royal tarts to the sacred, annual back-rubbing ceremony located in the Bad Lands. Finn is never one for the easy path, or even the path that makes the most sense, so he devises a well-intentioned, harder-than-it-needs-to-be plan that totally ends up going bazonkers. Poor Finn. But not to worry, PB got her tarts in the end. Important to note…

(Recipe originally posted Feb. 2017 for Fiction Kitchen Podcast Ep. 54: A Series of Unfortunate Events.) “Soup’s on!” Aunt Josephine called from the kitchen. “Please come to dinner!” “Oh good,” Violet said. “There’s nothing like hot soup on a chilly evening.” “Actually, it’s not hot soup,” Aunt Josephine said. “I never cook anything hot because I’m afraid of turning the stove on. It might burst into flames. I’ve made chilled cucumber soup for dinner.” –A Series of Unfortunate Events: The…

The Dragon Prince from Wonderstorm is one of the Fall Netflix premiers that I've been greatly anticipating and it's finally arrived (Sept. 14)!! One of the things that got me really excited for the show, aside from the fact that it's an awesome-looking animated fantasy, is that The Dragon Prince has a couple of the creative minds behind "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and promises action, character depth, engaging story, and humor (the voice actor of Sokka is even in it!). Wonderstorm is even…

Taki-san's entry photo on the left, cafe menu photo on the right. Image from "Final Fantasy" blog. Today I'm sharing a special dish in celebration of Square Enix's recent(ish) E3 announcement of the "Final Fantasy VII" remake for PS4! This recipe is inspired by the "Fat Chocobo Head Curry" (or "Debu Chocobo Heddo Kare" in Japanese) available at the "Final Fantasy XIV" themed "Eorzea Cafe" in Akihabara in Japan. The cafe held a menu item design contest and this curry was based on a winning…

Today's "Avatar" food doesn't have a specific episode reference, but dumplings of various kinds have made their way into both ATLA and TLoK because of the heavy influence from Asian cultures. Dumplings is a food chosen initially from the Avatar Wikia's listing of Air Nomad food, and then solidified and expounded upon by the fact that the Air Nomad society takes much inspiration from the high altitude, spiritual culture of Tibet, where vegetarian momos (dumplings) are a common food. As you…

“Forest nuts give this cake a pleasant texture and a simple, understated sweetness.” – Nut Cake, in-game description, Breath of the Wild I wanted to really match what the cake looked like in-game, plus bring in a lot of yummy nuts that I love like walnuts, pecans, pistachios, and almonds! I made this a couple of years ago to include in the Hyrule: Taste of the Wild recipe zine which you can get here (digital), and here (physical, occasionally available)! This version is a teensy bit…

Remember that time Fezzik the giant revived an inebriated Inigo Montoya after their job with Vizzini failed? Fezzik spoon fed Inigo some nice looking stew--so nice in fact that Inigo put his face in it--and then dunked Inigo's head alternately in barrels of ice cold and steaming hot water to wake him up. Well, below is a recipe for that stew. Barrels of water as a final course are optional. Fezzik and Inigo are characters from the cult classic, 1987 film, "The Princess Bride", based on the…

Popcorn plus syrup and whip cream equals a sticky, chewy mess that does not make for the best "Together Breakfast" experience.

“For eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.” —Clive Staples Lewis Originally published in physical form in the late 90s and out of print shortly thereafter, The Official Narnia Cookbook: Food from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is back in action (11/5/13) in eBook form as part of the celebration remembering C. S. Lewis, 50 years after his passing. With recipes selected and introduced by Lewis' stepson, Douglas Gresham, along with the original illustrations from…