Jan 12 2009

Spicy Party Nuts

You there! What in the hell is that? Put that can down son! You have no idea what is in that can, and no business eating it either. You are responsible for what goes into that fighting machine there! Now! Get into that kitchen there, and learn how a real soldier boosts his nuts! ~ LTC John McLeman

Spicy Party Nuts

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Serves a full gaming group, GM included. (6 servings)

Candied Pecans

Candied Pecans

  • 250 g (1 3/4 cups) almonds, blanched
  • 250 g (3 cups) pecan halves
  • 60 g (1/4 cup) sugar
  • 5 mL (1 teaspoon) salt
  • 5 mL (1 teaspoon) cinnamon, ground
  • 1 mL (pinch) ground cloves
  • 2 mL (1/4 teaspoon) ground cumin)
  • 3 mL (1/2 teaspoon) freshly ground black pepper

Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F.)

  1. Arrange almonds and pecans on baking tray lined with parchement paper.
  2. Bake for 5 - 10 minutes, until they are lightly golden.
  3. Remove the mixture from the oven and cool slightly.
  4. Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, cumin and pepper together in a small bowl; mix well.
  5. Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat; add the almonds and pecans.
  6. Sprinkle the spice mixture over the nuts and stir for 3 - 5 minutes, until you can smell the frangrance of the cumin.
  7. Remove from the heat and spread them on the parchment lined baking tray to cool.
  8. Transfer nuts to a sealed container. They will keep for a week, if your gaming group lets them last that long.

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Dec 29 2008

Cockatrice Wings

Yer archer bagged som’o ‘ese baby ‘Cockies, eh? ‘es a quick shot fo’ shur! Wha’? Git back ‘ere! Yer not g’na waste a perfecly good meal, ar’ye?   ~ Grimwick the Follower

The recipe below contains hyperlinks that go nowhere. What they do is provide a mouse-over for suggestions of what you could do if you do not have access to the ingredients listed, or have no idea what Grimwick is saying.

Ready in: 1-2 hrs
Difficulty:   3

Serves/Makes:   4

Grimwick’s ‘Cockie Wings

  1. Rip o’ wing tips; throw ‘em te th’dogs. Hack ‘em inte 2 at joint.
  2. Mix flour ‘n salt onne plate. Dust meat inne flour mix, shakin ‘em dusties out. Cook in 2 thumbs o’ oil inne cook pan o’er medium coals. Fry wings, turn once, ’til browned, 10 minutes; shake o’ grease. Finish cookin all ‘em an’ set ‘em inne pot.
  3. Mix butter, wine, hot sauce an’ drope o’er wings. Cover an’ rest inne hot coals, 1 hour, basting 5 times, turn ‘em once, ’til wings a’e browned. Serve ‘em smokin’ hot!

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