Fiction food

In last week's "Legend of Korra" episode (s.2, ep.10), while in the Spirit World, Korra is separated from Jinora, becomes a frightened child (it's symbolic), & is found by dear Uncle Iroh! It was so awesome to see him. And Iroh, being the fount of wisdom and peace that he is, ushers the scared little Korra to a wedding reception where he serves her cake and tea. Iroh likes his eats and drinks, that's for sure. It's connected to his contented nature. "Help yourself to some tea and cakes…

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…

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

These iced rolls from Brave are fluffy, sweet, and topped with honey frosting and glacé cherries—perfect for stealing for the triplets!

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…

With the premiere of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" in US theaters this Friday (Nov. 21) and Thanksgiving around the corn...