We pay our last respects to True Blood’s final season with a week of drinks almost as delicious as Sookie’s Fairy Blood. Get ready for a tasty trip back in time as we explore drinks your favorite vampires would’ve quaffed before they were turned. Franklin Mott (deceased 1954) THE MAN Even other vampires agreed Franklin Mott was a couple bottles
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Hey, Tink. I know you’ve been in a dark place since Jiminy Cricket’s passing. Real dark. You said the only thing I could do for you was bring you a drink big enough to drown in. Well, I hope you were serious. I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I found that bottle of Absinthe Doc keeps hidden in the
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Game of Thrones returns this Sunday, but your Kitchen Overlord won’t be back in her lair for another week. Therefore, this week’s recipes come to you courtesy of our minion Sarah Wright, who has created an entire Dornish meal for your enjoyment. By Sarah Wright Dorne, home of house Martell, is in the southern most corner of Westeros. It provides
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I happen to be co-host of FanboyTV‘s weekly live geek talk show, Fanservice. We’re counting down the 12 Days of Geekmas with a daily geek gift guide. Since I also happen to be your Kitchen Overlord, I squeezed five days of food related guides into the middle for your last minute shopping needs. If you’d like to see the rest,
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This is one of my favorite recipes in SteamDrunks: 101 Steampunk Cocktails and Mixed Drinks. First, it’s incredibly drinkable (unlike some of the bemusingly terrifying Victorian milk drinks). Second, it’s a perfect social drink on a dark winter night. Finally, who doesn’t love pretentious authors using any excuse to show off? Some things never change. 1/2 gallon bottled Mineral Water
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Raise a glass because you can! In honor of Prohibition Repeal Day, I’ve gathered up Kitchen Overlord’s best cocktail recipes. Martha Washington’s Revolutionary Rum Punch Gelatinous Cube Jello Shots Qui Gon’s Gin Fizz Charles Dickens Very Own Christmas Punch Iron Man Cocktail New Earth Apple Grass Cocktail If that’s not enough boozy goodness for you, get retro-historically drunk with SteamDrunks:
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Roll for initiative. Darn. It looks like the only way out of this dungeon is to fill it with gelatinous cubes. Gelatinous Cube Jello Shots 9×13 baking pan 5 3-oz boxes Lime Jell-O 1 ½ cups condensed, sweetened milk, divided 2 ½ cups vodka 5 cups boiling water 1 cup cold water 3 cups tiny toy bones or plastic miniature
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This week, Kitchen Overlord is going old school in honor of Independence Day. How old, you ask? Well, if you really want to know what our founding fathers were drinking, how about some of Martha Washington’s once infamous Rum Punch or a cocktailized version of the Philadelphia Fish House Punch, both frequently enjoyed by our founding fathers. To say our
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As you well know, I’m not above soliciting bribes. It never works, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. Behold the majesty of Marshall Jamshidi’s Periodic Tableware. My heart would’ve skipped a beat if I hadn’t replaced it with a 3D printed frictionless prosthetic years ago. He has an entire glorious line including wine glasses, martini glasses, highball and lowball
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Iron Man Cocktail 1 shot Pama Pomegranate liqueur ½ shot Cointreau or orange liqueur pink sparkling wine yellow rimming sugar Here at Kitchen Overlord, we’re kicking off Iron Man Appreciation Week with a stiff drink. To make this seductively good cocktail, start by pouring some water in a saucer or wide bowl. Dip the rim of your lowball glass in
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