Many modern readers imagine seed cake to be chock full of sunflower or pumpkin seeds, but it turns out Tolkien grew up on a decadently buttery version of pound cake full of caraway seeds. They have a sweet, licorice flavor reminiscent of a milder, earthier version of anise seeds. You […]
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$10 Dalek Army of Appetizers (from the new Doctor Who Cookbook)
Desserts usually steal the spotlight at nerdy watch parties, but there are only so many blue cakes and varieties of custard you can eat before you start to crave something savory. Luckily for you, it’s shockingly easy to EX-TER-MI-NATE your grown-up cravings with a $10 army of deliciously homicidal cyborgs. […]
Celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day with some Lazy Gamer’s Spicy Mac and Cheese
On this great day, July 14th, this great nation is united to celebrate the culinary genius-ness of Thomas Jefferson, The staple of every American home, the nutritional gourmet dish of every gamer… National Mac & Cheese day! But this particular day comes to us bitter sweet as we morn the […]
Hearty Faux-Wheat Bread with Cardamom and Ginger
Sometimes I secretly bake things for myself. Naturally, I have a team of freshly oiled New Zealander minions flagellate me during this process (they haven’t had much work since the last Xena: The Warrior Princess musical) so I won’t forget that that instead of nourishing myself, I should be baking […]
Jurassic World Dinosaur Tracking Medallion Cookies
Whoo hoo! The weekend is coming! That can only mean one thing. It’s time to lose your children and elderly relatives on a highly experimental, ethically dubious island paradise full of bloodthirsty monsters genetically engineered to look like scientifically inaccurate retro 1980’s vision of dinosaurs! After all, if the kids […]
#WeWantWorf Spiced Prune Mini Muffins – a Warrior’s Snack!
If you want to see Captain Worf at the helm of his own ship, join the #WeWantWorf campaign and send CBS a basket of mini muffins with a note to green light Michael Dorn’s proposal. Why mini-muffins? Dorn says he wants to sweeten the CBS exec’s disposition towards a Star […]