Fiction Food

Food inspired by books, movies, TV shows, & video games. Plus figure photos every once in a while.

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I LOVE the new Hilda series on Netflix! (Premiered Sept. 21, 2018) It’s based on Luke Pearson’s Hildafolk graphic novel series and is a very, very faithful and warm-hearted adaptation. Very impressive! And I love the new stories and embellishments as well. So good and I can’t wait for season 2! Shown here is a breakfast I made a while ago inspired by Hilda. In the comics there are several scenes with cocoa and we learn that Hilda loves marshmallows in hers, so I made some thin homemade marshmallow, cut out a disc, and drew a woff on it with an edible food color marker. :)

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#tb to watchin’ The Dragon Prince premiere on Netflix (Sept. 14, 2018). Such an awesome show with great characters, story, humor, and action! Really looking forward to season 2! Jelly Tart Recipe here.

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Vegetarian Kousa Mahshi (well, one version anyway) for Nightbooks by J. A. White. . I’ve made a few different vegetarian versions of kousa mahshi for Nightbooks, and although they were tasty, I’d still like to make it one more time, a different way, to get it closer to how it’s described in the story.🍽 . Sometimes I go through so many different versions and experimentations for a recipe before I feel like it’s ready to be shared on my blog. Tha’s just how it is sometimes!🤷‍♀️ . I’ll still share the recipe for this one though, because it’s really tasty.😋 . (Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Raisin Cookies inspired by Nightbooks in the background. You can find the recipe on the blog.) . ((Nightbooks was published July 24, 2018. I received my copy from the August OwlCrateJr. box.))

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Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Raisin Cookies |  Nightbooks by J. A. White

"She opened the door all the way, allowing Alex a view of a comfortable-looking couch and a coffee table piled with oatmeal-raisin cookies and pumpkin pie. Across from this cozy setup, a huge TV played the black-and-white images he longed to see: Barbara staggering toward the farmhouse, where she would be trapped for the rest of the movie, with zombies in hot pursuit. Alex took a step forward, entranced."

– Nightbooks by J. A. White

Recipe here.

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Dragon Berry Jelly Tarts | The Dragon Prince

Inspired by little prince Ezran’s favorite treat, these tarts are made with a homemade crust wrapped around homemade dragon fruit, strawberry, & raspberry jelly.

Recipe here.

The Dragon Prince premieres tomorrow (Sept. 14)  on Netflix! @dragonprinceofficial

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If the young adult novel BLOOD ROSE REBELLION was a food, author Rosalyn Eves said it’s be “something with chocolate”, so here it is with homemade chocolate roses. 😊🍫🌹 ((These would also be great for Beauty & the Beast and more!))

Chocolate Roses

1 1/2 Cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips 1/3 Cup Light Corn Syrup

Line a large tray with parchment paper or a Silpat. Melt the chocolate chips in either a double boiler or via the microwave at 20 second intervals, stirring after each heating. Fold in the corn syrup until well combined & smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the tray & spread out to about 1/2 thick. Cover loosely with a large sheet of plastic & let sit for about 2 hours.

Once solidified, break off pieces of the chocolate & roll into many little balls about 1/2″ diameter. Lay these balls onto a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper & lay another sheet on top. Use a rolling pin to roll the balls flat & then peel the paper away & peel up the flattened chocolate petals.

Fashion a piece of the chocolate into a small cone, & another piece into a flat strip. Roll the strip into a loose curl & attach it to the top of the cone. Press the base of one petal around the base of the cone. Repeat this with another petal at an open space around the cone base. Continue this process of pressing on petals & overlapping them a bit until you have a chocolate rose to the fullness you want. Take a wooden skewer or paper lollipop stick & press it into the bottom of the rose. To make it a little more secure, dip the tip of the stick in melted chocolate.

Strawberry Center Option:🍓🍓 If you want your roses to have strawberry centers, cut the greens off of fresh, uniform strawberries that are as close to petit cones as you can find. Rinse the strawberries & pat dry.

Melt your choice of chocolate & dip in one end of each of the sticks/skewers you’re using. Press the chocolate-dipped ends into the cut end of each strawberry. You can also dip the cut end of each strawberry before skewering to make it all a bit more sturdy. Press the sticks/skewers into a block of styrofoam to stand upright, & let sit for a few minutes to solidify.

Next, hold the sticks/skewers to lower each strawberry into melted chocolate and rotate to cover the strawberries completely. Return upright to the styrofoam for the chocolate to solidify. Proceed with the chocolate petal process, beginning with the little curl in the center.

Chocolate “Clay” Alternative: Instead of making chocolate “clay” with melted chocolate & corn syrup, try tootsie rolls! Warm the tootsie rolls with your hands & work them with your fingers until malleable. Break off pieces & form them as directed in the steps above.

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VOLTRON PARTY!!!

Recipes here.

@voltron @dreamworksanimation

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“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 Wide Window by Lemony Snicker

Recipe here.

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“Hello hello hello!” a loud voice boomed out, and from behind the door stepped a short, chubby man with a round red face. “I am your Uncle Monty, and this is really perfect timing! I just finished making a coconut cake!”

The cake was a magnificent thing, rich and creamy with just the right amount of coconut.

—A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicker

Recipe here.

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Homemade Stuffing for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

At last the dishes were set on, and grace was said. It was succeeded by a breathless pause, as Mrs Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast; but when she did, and when the long expected gush of stuffing issued forth, one murmur of delight arose around the board, and even Tiny Tim, excited by the two young Cratchits, beat on the table with the handle of his knife, and feebly cried Hurrah!                                                               —A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Recipe here.

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Shepherd’s Pie from Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

He shoves a casserole dish into my arms, then grabs some forks. “Milk?” he asks. “Coke?”

“Milk,” I say. I’m grinning, I can’t stop grinning. He puts the carton on top of the casserole, grabs some cloth napkins from the drawer, then heads back up to his room. It’s a struggle to keep up. . . . . I sit down next to him, and he takes the casserole dish from me and casts a quick, “You’re getting warmer!”—then opens the lid. It’s shepherd’s pie.

“Do you need to eat?” I ask. “Or do you just like it?”

“I need it,” he says, scooping up a bite, avoiding my eyes, “just not as much as other people do.”

“How do you know that you’re not immortal?”

He hands me a fork. “No more questions.”

We finish the shepherd’s pie, eating out of the bowl on Baz’s lap. He chews with his hand over his mouth. I try to remember whether I’ve ever seen him eat before.… I finish the milk. He doesn’t want any.

When we’re done, he sets the dishes outside his door, then starts a fire in the fireplace with his wand.

—Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Recipe here.

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Gingerbread for TimeKeeper by Tara Sim

    In the kitchen, a square of gingerbread wrapped in a cloth sat waiting on the table.     "You can't eat all of it," his mother scolded from the past, even as he had grabbed for it with the small greedy hands of a child. "Save some for after supper."     But then she would turn from cooking and find his face sticky with crumbs and the gingerbread completely gone, and she'd laugh helplessly.     The echo of laughter faded until the kitchen was silent and cold. He touched the edges of the cloth.     Nothing was ever simple.

–TimeKeeper by Tara Sim

Recipe here.

TimeKeeper character card artwork by @vasirasart!

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Little Jakku Ration Buns

"Rey's stomach growled as she poured the polystarch into a bowl, activating it with a splash of water. The powder quickly grew into a bread-like loaf. Dinner was ready."

–Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey's Story by Elizabeth Schaefer

Click here for the recipe!

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Rey’s Battered Discs

“There was also a small disk, encased in some sort of batter, and when she bit into that it mixed with an almost spicy sugar that was so intense she nearly gagged on its sweetness.”

—"Rey's Story", Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka

Click here for the recipe!

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Rey's Ghtroc 690 Meal

"First thing in the morning, Rey broke the seal on one of the quick-meals and ate, what was to her, some of the finest food she'd ever enjoyed. She had no idea what it was, but there was actual meat product and a sauce that was sweet and tangy at the same time and something she thought might be nuts, which popped between her teeth with a satisfying snap."

—"Rey", Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka

Click here for the recipe.

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Storm Trooper S.O.S. (Cream Chipped Beef)

“FN-2187 used the corner of a chunk of mealbread to wipe up the last of the cream on his plate. The meal, like so many others, hadn’t been designed for flavor as much as efficiency—slivers of overcooked meat in a numian sauce that tasted more like chalk than anything else. But it was filling and provided energy, and that was the point.”

—"Finn", Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka

Click here for the recipe!

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Ecco-Cooler Sorbet

Click here for the recipe.

(Can be made with other juices)