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(sca-gw) Almond Pudding
It's been ages since I posted, but there has been plenty going on. Mostly, it's time I start testing recipes for the Gulf Wars menus and recording my thoughts and results.
The first one I'm listing here is for my beloved almond pudding. It's both decadent and fairly quick to make.
I made this for Kingdom A&S last year, and it was fabulous. I was ( Read more... ) -
A special memory
Last night we took our annual Strange Family Platter of Goodness to the fire station down the street. The vibe was a little different this year, but they seemed very happy to have it. Surprised, even.
It made me remember my daughter's fourth birthday.
We were going over the list of people she wanted to attend her party. Family, friends, and -- out ( Read more... ) -
I can't be awesome all the time. =)
I'm gradually testing cake recipes for a handfasting book I'm working on ( Read more... ) -
He likes me, he really likes me!
In addition to being an aspiring cookbook author, a very occasional caterer, and having more than a passing interest in Medieval food, I'm also one of three people that runs the kitchen at an annual metaphysical festival called PUF. It's a marathon of fun and hard work where we feed around 400 people three meals a day for four days, and our entire ( Read more... ) -
another blast from my foodie past
Meridian Grand Tournament is an annual SCA event the encourages the finest heraldic pomp and circumstance of the kingdom. It's a lovely event -- big fun, too with more than half a dozen tournaments each boasting 20 or more fighters.
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Cakes
Today I tested my recipe for a Semolina Cake with ButterNut Ganache. It was a total win.
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Chocolate Pate
I made this several months ago for the Meridian Social at Gulf Wars.
It's a dark chocolate pate, and it was huge -- something like 11" in diameter and over 1" thick. That's a lot of dark chocolate. The design is one of the populace badges, done in fondant. I served it with little honey-nutmeg crackers.
It's really, really rich and you have to be a ( Read more... ) -
Last-Minute Breakfasts (sca)
OK, last minute is a bit of an exaggeration. I had five days.
When I got home from Coronation, I found an email from Baroness Bianca waiting for me. The original breakfast-crat had had surgery, and they needed someone to make breakfast on Saturday (for about 150 people) and Sunday (for about 75 people) at Red Tower the next weekend. Could I do it ( Read more... ) -
Orange Lemon Cheese
I actually found this recipe in a book I borrowed from a friend: Home Cheese Making. I had been curious about making cheese, and since it didn't call for any specialized ingredients, this seemed like the perfect place to start.
I made it for an SCA event called Beggar's Rebellion.
The instructions weren't terribly clear -- calling for the juice of ( Read more... ) -
It's Strange Food, not weird or bizarre food
Welcome to my food blog. The Strange part is my name, not an editorial comment on what I'm eating or making. This is purely for research, testing, and thinking about food. I started it mostly so I won't be such a slacker about cooking and eating sometimes, especially when I have books pending!
Hope you'll enjoy it.
