#galaxy's edge cookbook

[zforhire]

A ramen recipe!  I was so excited.  XD  Especially because, aside from the corn, I’d never had any of the toppings on ramen before.  The spam was nice and savory, and then the corn, edamame, and Valon Clusters (another recipe from the book) helped alleviate the heat of the broth.  Unlike the Mustafar Hotpot, there is always a good amount of heat to the broth thanks to the gochujang that goes into it. Definitely a nice meal if you like things spicy. ^~^

[vetinarivimesy]

Okay okay okay. I'm enough of a nerd that yes I own those damned Disney Star Wars themepark cookbooks, and I've been steadily working my way through most of the recipes in them.

Mostly the recipes are a great balance of fun, interesting, and vaguely deliberately shifted around a really solid base to make it just a little unfamiliar so it's 'space' themed. But actually something you'd be willing to cook, without a million and a half rather finnicky steps and a ton of things to wash up before the thing even meets heat.

(With one or two minor SNAFUs caused by ye olde separated by a common language - tomato paste vs tomato puree woops)

But ahem, anyway that 'spicy' Mandalorian stew, ey?

For all of the advertised heat in the thing... You essentially end up with a rather tasty Japanese style curry with couscous in it, rather than rice on the side.

Nice? Yes.

Spicy? No not really. Even compared to other similarly mild curries, and taking spicy to mean spiced not hot. The Japanese style curry this recipe seems to be based around somewhat infamously comes from the bland for the UK-palette generic curry powder of the Victorians...

Sooo. I am spitefully choosing to follow a large chunk of fandom's example and picking bits of Star Wars at random to pick and choose my canon from... I'm now taking that recipe as 'proof' that Mandalorian cooking... really isn't all that hot.

And yes, I made that Pog soup too. Tasty? Yeah sure. Spicy? ...Eh?

And again, spitefully logicking my way through, which culture is always depicted in the films as actually extremely multicultural, and actually allows its members to retain their home traditions from their roots, and actually is based loosely around Asia rather than the old colonising empire building bounty hunters and rogues mashed with Knights Templar thing that is still the bulk of what the Mandos have?

The Jedi.

Who, notably, are absolutely missing any representation whatsoever in either of the two Disney-era Star Wars cookbooks. Since the setting is post the second Jedi genocide in the Skywalker Saga...

So whilst I'm now headcanoning, Mando food as all bark and very little bite, spitefully and based solely off of a very dubious bit of 'canon'.

I can also with impunity go, Sichuan cooking for the Jedi? Yes. Yes. Yes. Genuinely interesting Indian cuisine? Sure why not? Spicy Uzbek style stews? Great! Shakshouka as fiery as you can get it for breakfast? Amazing! Enough spicy kefta to feed fifty ravenous knights? Fabulous!

There's a brisk, and expensive given they're just cheap space-ramen, trade in the Jedi Temple sector of Coruscant of all the numerous flavours of Space-Buldak Chilli Noodles, since the Padawans basically live off of them.

Swimming in chilli already? Well that's not hot enough for old Master Rancisis! Add more! And don't forget the numbing peppercorns, that's Master Sifo-Dyas's favourite part!

Cue a fanfic, with the usual increasingly irritating set-up. Ahahaha, lets laugh at the culture that supposedly eats nothing but the blandest thing on the menu encounter the Manly Men we only eat the Hottest Vindaloo because we're hard! culture... And... Nope, nosiree the Mandos cannot handle it at all, cue much blue milk chugging, and not from the jedi half of the contingent. Despite all their showboating about how spicy they love their spicy spicy stew, they're like the old stereotype about white Brits in an Indian Curry House in Goodness Gracious Me.

(Seriously still far too spitefully amused that the official 'Spicy Mandalorian Stew' recipe produced bland but tasty comfort food in reality.)

[bardan-jusik]

@colection-of-chaos from this post but i didn't wanna start yelling in op's notes about why i think the galaxy's edge uj cake recipe is honestly kinda pretentious

so for context this is the galaxy's edge uj cake recipe

firstly those pieces in the picture are way too big. holy shit that is a brick. this is not a nice light fluffy cake as most people would think of a cake, what 'uj cake' actually is is a BLOCK of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, etc, bound together by essentially caramel. you DO NOT WANT to eat a FIST SIZED PIECE of that

but with the actual recipe, my problem is this: simply not flexible enough. too specific of ingredients. uj cake must have some combination of nuts and dried fruit, possibly other stuff, and it must be somewhat sticky, and it must be shelf stable. if you have met all of those requirements, you have made uj cake

'slivered almonds' my ass, you chuck whatever you have available in a bowl. these aren't cheap ingredients, if you've got half a bag of dried mango or a bunch of snack packs of raisins, toss that in there

i do appreciate the spice recommendation, but again, just kinda do whatever you want. i generally include pepper, ginger, and cinnamon, but its up to you!!

overall it's really not a bad recipe. it's canon accurate, it'll get you an uj cake, there's nothing wrong with it. i just have a firmly held belief that mandalorian 'recipes' are really more of a flexible set of guidelines

[eternalwanderlustvagabond]

Someone: How excited are you for Ahsoka part 5?

Me: I literally cooked a Star Wars meal for tonight.

From the Galaxy’s Edge cookbook: Tatooine Terrine, Ronto Wrappers, Pitmaster’s Choice, and Sweet-Sand Cookies.

From the Amavikka meta: Tzai (Fialleril’s recipe) and Pallie cakes (my extrapolation from Luke setting out some “round, fragrant cakes” with Tzai in one of Fia’s stories).

[masterjedilenawrites]

The 3 remaining drinks are... Hypderdrive (berry soda), Cliff Dweller (non-alcoholic pina colada), and Bantha Chai (blue spiced milk).

Or if you've already tried these, then pick your favorite!

I've made most of these and they're all really good! 🍹☕️🍺

[aaajaxolotl]

Feast Your Eyes: Fandom Cookbook Recipe Review #7

Blue Noodles And Sweet Failure - Star Wars Ultimate Cookbook + Galaxy’s Edge Cookbook

Tonight's menu: sourced from Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge + Star Wars Ultimate Cookbooks

Main Dish: Gormaanda’s Glowblue Noodles, pg 103 of Galaxy’s Edge Cookbook

Side Dish: Hanava Pods, pg 185 of Star Wars Ultimate Cookbook

Dessert (not pictured): Aleen Firefly, pg 125 of Star Wars Ultimate Cookbook

Full review under the cut!

Aurum Leuci’s Log:

[Begin recording.] I just left the outpost. There was a chef in the tavern that let me help make a send-off dinner, and it turned out pretty good. I’m off through the multiverse again, towards one of the locations I ended up in on accident when the portals were miscalibrated. Not much else to report. Wait for my next transmission. Aurum Leuci out. [End log.]

Please see this post for my full review scale!

Main Dish: Gormaanda’s Glowblue Noodles

RATING:

Difficulty: 5/5

Ingredients: 5/5

Immersion: 5/5

Time: 5/5

End Result: 4/5

TOTAL RATING: 24/25

This was a fun recipe, and I was excited to do it since I finally got the butterfly pea tea bags for the colorant (no gel food coloring here!) When I eventually make it again I think I’ll probably use a thicker noodle, since the angel hair rice noodles were a little rough to work with, and the cookbook’s image resembles a soba noodle rather than such a thin noodle. The original recipe called for mozzarella balls (which I couldn’t find a vegan alternative for) so we just compensated with a couple extra tomatoes. It was delicious and alien and exotic, and at the same time incredibly homey and comfortable.

Side Dish: Hanava Pods

RATING:

Difficulty: 4/5

Ingredients: 4/5

Immersion: 3/5

Time: 5/5

End Result: 5/5

TOTAL RATING: 22/25

Not much to say about these; the recipe is a little overcomplicated (don’t boil your frozen edamame, just put them in the microwave). But aside from that, they were pretty well seasoned and tasty. The ichimi togarashi (japanese hot pepper flakes) was super, super spicy! So definitely wash your hands thoroughly after eating these.

This really only loses points for telling you to boil frozen edamame, and also for just being… edamame. They aren’t terribly immersive. But they are tasty!

Dessert: Aleen Firefly (mocktail)

RATING:

Difficulty: 1/5

Ingredients: 5/5

Immersion: 5/5

Time: 1/5

End Result: 0/5

TOTAL RATING: 12/25

If you look at the picture of today’s dinner, you’ll notice that there is no mocktail. Did I just forget to photograph it? Was it labeled wrong? What’s up with that?

Well, friends… I was very excited about this recipe. It was essentially a soda with pineapple juice and little jello cubes at the bottom. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of trusting the cookbook in its explanation of how to prepare jello. (Don’t do this.) By the time dinner rolled around, the jello had only sort of set and had just kind of turned into… pretty sludge?

Anyway, after trying to put it together as a cohesive drink, I realized that I wasn’t going to get anywhere close to the cookbook’s version (which looked very cool and pretty), so I decided to just try a sip of it. Even if it had been visually successful, I wasn’t a huge fan of the taste, so this recipe ties Pandora’s Shoreline Salad for lowest rating thus far. At least this one didn’t clog my sink!

Tune in this Friday (6/28/24) for another fandom cookbook review!

[felassan]

Mass Effect: The Official Cocktail Book

Coming from Insight Editions, the publisher of Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Taste of Thedas, is an official cocktail book for Mass Effect! The authors are listed as by Cassandra Reeder and Festante. There is a product listing for it which currently contains a placeholder title page and placeholder, mock-up style preview pages. If the listing is anything to go by, it's due out on October 22nd 2024. Link to the product listing below.

Apparently it will have suggestions for non-alcoholic substitutes and alternatives, and similar to the Dragon Age cookbook, it sounds like it will contain new lore.

The book synopsis reads:

"Craft the galaxy’s finest drinks with the first official cocktail book inspired by the award-winning Mass Effect game series. Toast to the crew of the Normandy and serve up canon-official cocktails from the Afterlife Club, the Dark Star Lounge, Chora’s Den, and beyond -- right at your table. A cosmic compendium of recipes that combine accessible mixology with stunning images, this book will take you to the epic edges of the Mass Effect universe. With drinks honoring Shepard, Garrus, Wrex, Tali, and more, The Official Mass Effect Cocktail Book includes step-by-step instructions, tips on how to take any beverage to the next level, and beautiful full-color photography. As lively and explorative as the Mass Effect universe, this book is an essential addition to every fan’s collection. 70+ RECIPES: From refreshing cocktails for the crew to sophisticated after-dinner sips, learn to make specialty drinks for any occasion from across the entire Mass Effect series. IMMERSIVE COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE: Rejoin iconic characters on favorite missions from the franchise, with drinks that bring the game’s exciting nightlife to your home. It’s Mass Effect like never before. COMPREHENSIVE CODEX ENTRIES: Mixology is made easy with clear instructions and helpful background information for your brews. HELPFUL SUBSTITUTES: Stir up delicious drinks for gamers of all ages and tastes, with suggestions for non-alcoholic substitutes and alternatives. OFFICIAL BIOWARE BOOK: Created in partnership with BioWare, Mass Effect: The Official Cocktail Book is a trove of lore for die-hard fans and newcomers alike."

[source and product link]

[starwarsanthropology]

Fuck Canon Tiingilar

i hate the canon tiingilar recipe with my whole heart. Look at this (original source Galaxy's Edge cookbook). This is supposed to be "blisteringly spicy Mandalorian stew or casserole"? This is a mild chicken curry.

It sounds good, but it's not the rich, spicy, flavor-packed mandalorian stew of my dreams.

Let's start by breaking down the etymology of tiingilar.

Tiingilar is broken into 3 parts: Tiin, gi, and lar.

Tiin is an underived form of tiin'la, or coarse.

Gi is the word for fish.

Lar is a bit up in the air; it could be related to laar, for sing (which anyone who's seen someone bite into something spicier than they can handle can understand), or galar, for spill/pour (makes sense for stew), or even olar for "here", which I suppouse could be extrapolated to mean "whatever is here" for a stew which has flexible ingredients.

But the really important bits are the "tiin" and the "gi"! The first chunk of tiingilar means "coarse/rough fish(y)".

The other food word we have with "gi" in it from canon mando'a is "gihaal", (which, hilariously, breaks down into fish-breath), a pungent fishmeal. It's long lasting and stable which means its probably a staple ration food. It sounds like it'd put most people off at first, but given mandalorian tastes prioritize strong flavors (draluram), possibly including pungent flavors, and "richly nourishing" foods (yaiyai) it's probably a pretty common ingredient.

Guess what fishmeal is! A very high protein (typically 50-60%, but up to 70% for some varieties!), nutritionally dense, and coarsely textured! It's used in any cuisines; some is processed for human consumption but I cannot find any sources that use it in food except in research aiming to combat malnutrition (shout out to researchers at the Abeokuta University of Agriculture for being the best resource about fishmeal in food!). Although we can't know that gihaal would be the same as our version of fishmeal (which is normally processed from whole fish), I think that we can assume that mando'ade woudn't be skimping on the inclusion of bone, which include a lot of valuable nutrients, and would make it coarse.

So, gihaal is a pungent, likely coarse fishmeal that is a staple nutritional supplement in, at minimum, field cookery. It would make nutritionally-dense, protein packed, and strongly flavored base for tiingilar. Makes sense linguistically and practically for mandalorians to build their cooking around nutritionally valuable and shelf-stable rations.

Which brings me to the mandalorian values in food! Draluram (bright mouth: intense, bold flavors), heturam (spicy as in heat burning in the mouth), hetikleyc (spicy as in sinus burn), and yai'yai (richly nourishing, which I personally take to mean both nutritionally dense and satiating) are the 4 canon words that express the priorities in mandalorian cuisine.

These values fit in with the inclusion of gihaal as a base for tiingilar, adding yai'yai if not draluram, but where's my spice? Where's my layers of spice, the sharp sinus burn that makes your eyes water and the creeping warmth that leaves you panting and the bright heat and the numbing and tingling sensation at your lips?

Definitely not in that yellow curry recipe.

The inclusion of ginger and cinnamon (from garam masala) are both nice, but think bigger and broader! Obviously, we don't have mandalorian herbs, but add spice with chilies, cayenne, ginger, horseradish, mustard seeds, sichuan pepper! Bring out warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, star anise! Highlight the different elements of spice and warmth and flavor with enthusiasm and delight!

As for draluram, I think the pungent flavor of fish is a nice, bold addition to something for a unique flavor, but let's not forget other players. Aliums like garlic and onions are always lovely, but what about citrus? If mandalorians have behot, what's stopping you from adding in citrus juice or peel or some kaffir lime leaves? What about strong bitter flavors from vegetables you choose, like mustard greens or kale, or the rich savory taste of browned meats if you want more protein in your dish?

Yai'yai, we have a good base of protein and fat and nutritional content from the fishmeal, but why not build it out? Add sugar, both to balance flavors and because energy is energy and mandalorians certainly like their sweets. Fats and oils, other meats and proteins, vegetables and carbs. Add nuts, peanut butter, sesame for added bulk and another element of flavour. I want to see an end product that sticks to your ribs, that makes me skip seconds on not because I don't want more, but because I'm full on one serving.

Back to the etymology. Mild chicken curry is not tiin, nor does it have gi. It's fairly yai'yai, got decent draluram, negligible heturam, and no hetikleyc.

Tiingilar with a gihaal base (in irl cooking, any kind of fish base) and heavier seasoning to add multiple kinds of heat would fit all of those categories so much better.

So I guess in the end, I'm saying I don't have an idea of tiingilar as any one recipe, but tiingilar as a general dish that leans into mandalorian food culture and the literal meaning of the word. Maybe it's little gritty and somewhat fishy, but it's a rich and spicy and flavorful meal you can make with whatever on hand as long as you have a handful of staples.

Sources:

Adegoke, Bakare & Adeola, Abiodun & Otesile, Ibijoke & Adewale, Obadina & Afolabi, Wasiu & Adegunwa, Mojisola & Akerele, Rachael & Bamgbose, Olaoluwa & Alamu, Emmanuel. (2020). Nutritional, Texture, and Sensory Properties of composite biscuits produced from breadfruit and wheat flours enriched with edible fish meal. Food Science & Nutrition. 8. 1-21. 10.1002/fsn3.1919.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_meal

https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary/index.html# for mando'a translations and definitions

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mandalorian/comments/mp1x7o/recipe_for_tiingilar_medium_heat_add_garlic/ for the recipe

[heyclickadee]

Next up, Devaronian Soufflé, from the Galaxy’s Edge cookbook:

(Yes, I was terrified they were going to deflate the second I took them out of the oven. Why do you ask?)

So, I was kind of excited to try this one, because I’ve never had or even come across a soufflé and had no idea what I was supposed to expect besides “fluffy.” And, well, it was. Very fluffy.

Flavor-wise, it’s…interesting. It’s rich and evenly straddles the line between sweet and savory. (Sweevory?) If I had to describe it as anything, it sort of tastes like if a lemon cheesecake had a baby with a deviled egg. I’m still trying to decide if I like that or not.

I think I do.

(Not cropping the description because it’s actually pretty funny.)

[grapenehifics]

hi!! 55, 59, 64 :D

My friend, I promise I did not forget about this lovely ask! (From this ask list, btw.) I needed to find my cookbooks first before answering, haha. But I'm ready now!

55. Favorite high-effort meal that you make?

I had to put a lot of thought into this question. I make time-consuming meals fairly regularly (a lot of stuff in the crockpot, some risottos) but that's not really a lot of effort necessarily? (Unless you count chopping onions, which...no, that's more annoying than anything else.) But then I started thinking about my Star Wars cookbooks, as one does, and I remembered this gem (it's from the Galaxy's Edge one).

It does use the crockpot, but not JUST the crockpot, which automatically makes it more complicated than like 99% of the stuff I make on a regular basis. And it was really, really good! I made it for the first time earlier this year and I'm still thinking about it!

59. If you died and your ghost was stuck in the outfit you're wearing right now for the rest of time, would you be happy with it?

I wouldn't be *un*happy. It's a little boring but also very indicative of my normal work wardrobe :D I did switch out my flats for slippers when I got home, not that the flats are super dressy either (I am firmly in the 'comfortable shoes, all of the time' camp).

64. Last time you visited a farmer's market?

Way to catch me out, haha! Probably not since this summer? My parents have a pretty good one out near them on the weekends that I always think about visiting more often than I actually do. I should take advantage of the fact that we have year-round farmers markets, dang it!

Thank you for this fun ask!

[stardustandash]

Nerf and Noodle Soup

Whumptober Day 2: Trust Issues – Role Reversal

The galley is half torn apart at this point in their flight, and Greez can’t help but wish he had slightly more blood left in his body, because what’s happening to his beautifully arranged kitchen is worth getting his blood pressure up over. Instead, he remains slumped at the galley table, watching the destruction of his favourite place in the galaxy.

Ao3 Link

“You know, you could always go wait in the lounge. Or your room. Somewhere you can’t sit and watch and fret,” says Cal as he rummages through the galley cupboards instead of listening to Greez’ helpful instructions.

The galley is half torn apart at this point in their flight, and Greez can’t help but wish he had slightly more blood left in his body, because what’s happening to his beautifully arranged kitchen is worth getting his blood pressure up over. Instead, he remains slumped at the galley table, watching the destruction of his favourite place in the galaxy.

“And leave you alone in the kitchen? No thanks.”

“Would you rather it be Cere in here?” asks Cal with a pointed look towards a large scorch mark and dent above the cooker.

Greez sighs. Out of all of them, it is best that Cal takes on cooking duties for now. Merrin is likely to feed them something like a nautalan’s liver. Or the wings from one of those very large people-eating dathomirian bats. Cere would set the ship on fire. Again. And don’t even get him started about the droid. BD-1 is never touching anything Greez puts in his mouth. Cal at least somehow kept himself alive during those years on Bracca, but Greez is starting to have an appreciation for just how far portions and other packaged meals will go. Both in terms of how much nutrition they actually provide and how ego-boosting they are for the kitchen.

“You’ll do. But for the last time, the Alderaan spices are on the bottom left, and the Lateron are in the middle upper part of the drawer. You can’t just mix the two when making nerf and noodle soup,” says Greez. “They’re completely different palates.”

Cal sighs and puts the offending spice away. It doesn’t escape Greez that he puts it back in completely the wrong spot since the kid’s trying to check on him without drawing attention to it. He wishes Cal wouldn’t. He’s got enough to worry about with the food and the Jedi stuff without worrying about Greez. He’s had holes in his side before and he would again, especially if he kept hanging around with this crew or went back to gambling.

At least nerf and noodle soup is basic enough that even the kid can make it. Hopefully without poisoning anyone or putting a hole through the ship. Cal is, at least, paying attention to the recipe written out in Greez’ old battered flimsi cookbook, though whenever he touches the pages he does that weird blank-faced thing Cere described as ‘seeing the past’. At least he isn’t on the floor screaming from anything. But with the luck they’ve been having lately there’s still time for that.

Greez slumps a little further into his seat. The lounge would be comfier, Cal does have a point there, but he just can’t wrap his head around getting up. Or wrap his head around much of anything. He’s pretty sure Cal is putting in the right vegetables, but it’s hard to tell when he keeps turning into a blue blur with a bright red topper. It’s his job to make sure that the people on this ship get fed, and even if he’s gotta supervise a blob he’s sure as Bantha shit going to do it.

Which is why Greez doesn’t say anything as the world gets slightly fuzzy around the edges. Or when breathing starts to feel like it’s pulling at the edges of his wound. Maybe he should say something. He’s probably due for another round of fresh bacta patches and painkillers, and he needs to make sure Cere isn’t piloting them off course.

“Don’t forget to brown the nerf first,” is what he says. Or tries to say. The whole thing comes out in a tangle of sounds he’s pretty sure are still decipherable.

The next thing Greez is aware of is being cradled in someone’s arms. He’s also a lot more horizontal than he was a second ago. The blurry red shape above him eventually resolves itself into Cal’s worried face and he tries to push himself away from the kid. He’s fine, there’s no need for anyone to fuss over him. He’s the one who does the fussing around here.

“Woah, Greez. Stay still for a minute, you just passed out,” says Cal.

The arms around Greez tighten and keep him locked in place. Rolling his eyes, Greez lets Cal ease him down to the cold tile of the galley floor. The chill is rather refreshing, even if it’s giving Greez a view of just how many crumbs are scattered across the tile. He needs to do a deep clean soon.

“I’m fine, kid. Just got a little lightheaded. Not quite as dramatic as some of the things you’ve pulled, which, let me tell you, have been far worse.”

Greez’ words fall on deaf ears as Cal ignores him in favour of pulling up his shirt and checking the wound in his side. His fingers are gentle where they peel back the bacta patch and probe around the outskirts of the hole grazing Greez’ side.

“You sure you don’t want to go to a med centre or something? This is really nasty and the bacta’s only going so far,” says Cal.

Greez hasn’t seen the wound himself, except for right after it appeared in his side thanks to a Haxion Brood knife, but he knows it’s not nearly bad enough for a med centre. That’s only for things where he’s about to die unless he’s thrown in a tank. This? He’ll be back to flying and bustling about the kitchen in no time.

“I’m good. I’m good. This won’t keep me down for long, especially with the way you’ve been cooking.”

Cal frowns at him, whether offended by the commentary on his cooking or disbelieving his statement about the med centre was hard to tell. Then Greez feels an odd tingling sensation over the wound and realizes it’s not either of those options. It’s a frown of concentration and Cal is using some kind of freaky Jedi magic on him. Or trying to.

“Whatever you’re doing, you better stop,” says Greez with as much warning as he can muster.

The guilty look is enough to confirm that Cal was doing some Jedi nonsense. “At least let me put a fresh bacta patch on and put you on the couch.”

Greez grumbles, but the potolli-weave is far more comfortable than the galley floor or the stools around the table. Reluctantly he lets Cal pick him up off the floor and help him down the steps to land on the couch. Neither of them comment on how long it takes or how exhausted Greez is once they get there. Cal wordlessly applies a bacta patch to Greez’ side and escapes back into the galley. Greez sinks into the couch and listens to the sounds of soup being made, hating everything about the situation. He hates to be useless like this, when he can’t even do his job on the ship of keeping everyone fed.

Though he will admit, Cal makes a pretty good nerf and noodle soup.

[zforhire]

I really enjoyed this recipe! It’s completely vegetarian and was also the first one that I attempted that was specifically designed to make one serving.  Nice and simple, it’s basically just broth, tofu, and kimchi.  However, the kimchi is the sole source of the spiciness in this recipe.  The first couple of times that I made it had a much milder spice-level than I was expecting due to that; the most recent time I got a different type of kimchi and the final product had a lot more heat. ^~^

[ellethespaceunicorn]

♦ - quirks/hobbies headcanon

and

🥺

Mwahahhahaaha I have been waiting for this. My sweet Walter. He's baby, he's Daddy, he's everything. But what about his hobbies???

This was so fun to write. My first headcanon. Under a cut to keep your dashboard at least somewhat organized.

Walter is not one to talk, as we all know��

And his hobbies are quiet ones 

He loves to read 

Mostly science fiction  

Anything Douglas Adams or Philip K Dick he can get his hands on 

But he will dabble in historical works, mostly about WWII 

In between cases, he can get lost in a book and stay up for hours reading 

He also uses it as an escape on nights when thinking about work keeps him awake 

He’s read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy so many times that copy is falling apart 

War of the Worlds terrified him as a kid but he loves to read it now and again 

He loves to cook 

Cooking for one can be so boring, so he usually cooks larger meals for leftovers 

He loves a good curry; it reminds him of home 

But his favorite to cook is Italian food 

Any pasta  

A hearty red sauce 

Too much mozzarella is not a phrase he uses 

During quarantine, he was on the sourdough train for a hot minute 

But he got sick of all the intense savory flavors and switched to making sweets 

He gained a little weight with the pie endeavor, but he made cookies too 

Snickerdoodle 

Peanut Butter Blossoms (Faye’s favorite) 

And he has a recipe box full of different cakes, pasta dishes, soups and stews 

It’s hidden behind a stack of cookbooks he’s collected over the years 

It may be his love language to cook for people, being that words are few and far between 

And don’t get him started on center brownie vs edge brownie 

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Headcanon prompts are from this post.  

Check out my Masterlist here. Got another idea for a headcanon? Feel free to send it to me.

[kitchen-clongert]

It’s so Miku blue. Or if I blended Perry the Platypus.

4/19/25 - Blue Milk (Blue Masala Chai, or Bantha Chai from the Galaxy Edge Cookbook)

Butterfly Blue Pea flowers steeped in milk, along with ground cloves, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon sticks, a little honey, and lots of sugar.

The original recipe is from the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge cookbook, which I don’t own, but MisoHungrie does! So I got it from his video here. I didn’t have the starch though, but I honestly prefer it without.

I made this for a small get-together a few days ago. It was really, really good. No notes. Sounds like a cop-out, but there really wasn’t anything that I’d want to change. Great balance of flavors, perfect amount of sweetness, and a pretty blue! Everything was perfect.

Small disclaimer! My friend has a heart condition and can’t have caffeine, so this is made without black tea like Masala Chai usually is. I guess a more accurate name would be “Blue Spiced Milk", and I couldn't really find a better term in Hindi. Also, with the tea, it tends to turn gray, which is far less appetizing! (You can find the gray milk in one of my past posts :) )

[lazinesswrites]

Comfortember for WIP Wednesday please!

Here you go - this is from the fill for day 16: Coffee/Tea Break, with CodyWan ^-^

The coffee, when Cody tries it, is rich and creamy and warm – both in taste and temperature. With the spices, and the sugar, and the lightly whipped cream on top, it feels almost decadent in a way Cody just isn’t used to and maybe hadn’t thought he would enjoy, but—but he does. He takes another sip of his caf and looks over the top of the mug at Obi-Wan smiling at him from across the small kitchen table, and—yeah. He could get used to this. “It’s called Sunrise Caf,” Obi-Wan tells him with a smile that’s both fond and a little mischievous. “I thought it was appropriate.”  

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Sunrise Caf is a recipe from the cookbook Star Wars Galaxy's Edge - The official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook.

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WAO

HELLO! Supposedly/allegedly, I should be able to again mainly work from home for the next TWO WEEKS which is very exciting (and im trying to not think about being forced in office 4 days a week permanently right after) So since I should have a little bit of time, and might even have the time for a grocery run friday, I figured I'd put up a poll to do some cooking!!!

It's getting spicy as we go through the list and remove options!