“Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen.” – Kevin McAllister, Home Alone So this is definitely not microwaveable, and I certainly didn’t buy it on sale. But it is as close to nutritious as Mac & Cheese can get, and the best comfort food-…
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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…
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…
A Song of Ice & Fire: King’s Landing Char-cuterie
Just a little joke we made for dinner after S08E05 of the Game of Thrones final season! For the series finale, I give you… the Char-cuterie of Kings Landing… the Noble Cheeses of Westeros, Kings Landing Dracarys Market Vegetables, Honeyed Chicken from the Wall, and Baby Dragon Feed (roasted steak bites). I wanted something special…
A Song of Ice & Fire: Cod Cakes in Winterfell
“The wedding guests gorged on cod cakes and winter squash, hills of neeps and great round wheels of cheese, on smoking slabs of mutton and beef ribs charred almost black…” – A Dance with Dragons These cod cakes are packed with delicious- redolent with leeks, turnips, capers, and flaky poached fish, and surprisingly healthy- only…
The Literary Feast 