“TAQUITOS!! And a clown with no head!” – Gir, Invader Zim Sometimes, you just have to make kid friendly food. Enter the Taquitos- simple, delicious, and (when baked instead of deep fried) a relatively healthy and quick lunch option. These are big Taquitos, so while there may be 3 in the picture… 2 is definitely…
How to Cook a Tart: Balsamic Avocado Chicken Salad
“Of all the herbs, Jasmine thought, basil was her soul mate. She rubbed her fingers over a leaf and sniffed deeply at the pungent, almost licorice scent. Basil was sensuous, liking to stretch out green and silky under a hot sun with its feet covered in cool soil.” – How to Cook a Tart So…
Moby Dick: Boston Clam Chowder
“But when that smoking chowder came in, the mystery was delightfully explained. Oh! sweet friends, hearken to me. It was made of small juicy clams, scarcely bigger than hazel nuts…” – Moby Dick So my husband was officially (finally) diagnosed with Celiacs when I made this, on top of a major fish allergy (everything except…
A Song of Ice & Fire: Meereenese Tea Eggs
“But the only sound was the wind in the fruit trees, and the only creatures in the gardens were a few pale moths. Missandei returned with a melon and a bowl of hard-cooked eggs, but Dany found she had no appetite.” -A Dance with Dragons These are delicious and simple. And they taste very unusual! Plus, hey, they’re…
Pretty Good Number One: Okonomiyaki, Americanized
“Okonomiyaki, meanwhile, is to American pancakes what Japanese wrestling is to American wrestling.” – Pretty Good Number One Okonomiyaki! 5sp per serving (3sp for basic Okonomiyaki, 1sp for sauce, 1sp for bacon slice) I don’t think there’s a great deal to be said here. Okonomiyaki are basically one of the most delicious and versatile foods…
A Song of Ice & Fire: Volantine Curried Swordfish & Beets (plus Bonus Triarch Edition)
“Crabs scrabbled inside casks of brine and seaweed. Several of the vendors were frying chunks of fish with onions and beets…” – A Dance With Dragons This is the first and simpler version of this dish, but it came out so good! It’s a little on the spicy side, and the pita can be used…
Emberverse: Dúnedain Hunter’s Pie
“We Dúnedain have a joke; when the sun rises in the east, it’s an omen that we shall have venison for dinner.” – The Scourge of God I have never had venison before. Until now. And it was absolutely worth the wait. So good! And last night, I had a complete moment of inspiration: Hunter’s…
The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza: No-Rise Simple Bagels
“He stopped at a Dunkin’ Donuts and bought me an OJ and a bagel. Bribery wasn’t going to make me forgive him, but I couldn’t say no to carbs and juice.” – The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza You could technically call these “two ingredient bagels”, but you’d be lying. They’re more like 6+ ingredients really….
Maple Bacon Chicken Salad
I decided to try something different today. Inspired by Chinese tea eggs and mulled wine, and the amazing scent while they were simmering, I poached my chicken completely differently than usual. And it was awesome. Following the poaching instructions I gave with the Balsamic Avocado Chicken Salad, I made some changes by adding 1/2c soy…
The Beekeeper’s Ball: Churro Pancakes
“The food was delicious, the wine even better, as elemental and earthy as the wild hills where the grapes grew. They finished with sips of chocolate-infused port and cinnamon churros.” – The Beekeeper’s Ball There’s nothing like a decadent breakfast. There’s also nothing like a churro. Or Nutella for that matter. This hits all of…
The Literary Feast 