#Cheese Savoury Pie

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The Greek way (Outrageously Delicious Cheese Savoury Pie).

Like spanakopita, tiropita is also a savoury Greek pie encased in a filo crust, however instead of a spinach, herb and feta filling, tiropita is filled with a mixture of cheese and eggs.

The cheeses used vary widely from recipe to recipe, but feta is almost always a mainstay, along with some combination of cottage cheese, ricotta, cream cheese, or even Parmesan or Gouda.

When you bite through the crisp, buttery pastry into the tiropita you are greeted by a rich, salty, cheesy filling that has almost a custard-like consistency due to the egg.

Tiropita can be baked in one large dish and portioned into squares, or otherwise baked into smaller, individual triangles.

In Greece, tiropita is most commonly eaten for breakfast or as a mid-morning snack.  It is not uncommon to see cafes advertising a breakfast combo of coffee and tiropita.

In fact, whenever you see ‘pita’ at the end of a Greek word, that means it’s either a sweet or savoury pie. Don't miss it!

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Savoury Tart With Pumpkin And Katiki Cheese

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Savoury Tart with Pumpkin and Katiki cheese - Almyri Tarta me Kolokytha kai Katiki

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 SERVES  🍴⃒     PREP. TIME 🕔⃒    

4-6 pers.               25 min + 1 hour wait        

COOK. TIME ♨   DIFFIC. LEVEL 👩‍🍳⃒

Pumpkin: 30 min.  

Tart: 45-50 min.                   Easy

Tarts are meant to be an easy dish that can be batched up quickly and feed a whole family without a lot of fuss.

This one has a really seasonal feel, being prepared with bright orange pumpkin combined with tangy cheeses and "mixed spices", for that cherished, light, sweet/salty pairing with a delicate fragrance.

It brings a ray of Autumn sunshine at your dinner table.

I hope you will enjoy it.

Suitable for lacto-ovo Vegetarians.

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 sheet (roll) / 300 gr. / 10.5 oz Short crust pastry or Kourou pastry, thawed

• 450-500 gr. / 1 lb-1 lb 2 oz Orange Pumpkin, in cubes of 1.5 cm / 0.6 in. thick

• 2 large Eggs 

• 250 gr. / 9 oz Katiki cheese (from Domokos), whipped (alter: Ricotta cheese)

• 1/4 cup / 50 gr. / 1.75 oz Graviera, Gouda or Kaseri cheese, grated

• 1 tsp. "Mixed Spice"

• 3 tbsp. / 45 ml Olive Oil

• Ground Salt and Pepper

NOTE:

Make your own "mixed spices" that are used to flavor this Pumpkin Tart, if you can not find them ready in the supermarkets. You can also add them to your Pumpkin Bread, Christmas Turkey Stuffing or hot Cappuccino or to other sweets or foods, to make them slightly spicy.

🎃 The recipe is to mix together and homogenize:

✔︎  9 parts ground Cinnamon

  ✔︎  2 parts ground Nutmeg

  ✔︎  2 parts ground Ginger

  ✔︎  1.5 parts ground All-Spice

  ✔︎  1.5 parts ground Cloves

🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃

METHOD:

A.    Precook the pumpkin:

1.     Line a Pyrex dish with parchment paper. Scatter the pumpkin cubes all around the dish.

2.     Place them in a preheated oven FAN @180 ℃ / 350 ℉ and bake them for 30' (depends on the oven).

3.     Remove from the oven and let pumpkin cubes cool down.

 

B.    Prepare the tart base:

4.     Brush 1 tbsp. Olive oil at the bottom and sides of a round tart dish of 22 cm / 8.7 in.

5.     Place the pastry sheet at the bottom of the dish.

6.     Press and raise the pastry edges, forming a lip around the sides to help hold the filling. Cut any overhanging pastry.

7.     Now with a small fork, make little holes all around the pastry sheet.

8.     Cover the dish with pastry using plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour to chill.

 

C.     Prepare the filling and finish the tart:

9.    Sprinkle half of the mixed spice on top of the cooked pumpkin cubes and with a spoon toss to cover them well.

10.  Use a sharp knife to cut the pumpkin cubes to even smaller pieces.

11.  In a large bowl, crack and whisk the 2 eggs.

12.  Next season with a bit ground salt (not too much) and ground pepper followed by the rest of mixed spice, the grated cheese and whipped Katiki cheese.

13.  Blend all ingredients very well.

14.  Add the pumpkin cubes in the thick liquid mix and stir to blend them well.

15.  Bring the dish with pastry from the fridge and pour the filling on top.

16.  Level its surface and then drizzle 2 tbsp. Olive oil followed by some more ground pepper.

17.  If you like, you could decorate the tart by pressing the edges with a small fork. Tart is now ready for the oven.

 

D.    Baking instructions:

18.  Bake the Pumpkin Tart in a preheated oven FAN @180 ℃ / 350 ℉ for about 45'-50' or until the tart is crisp and golden (depends on the oven).

19.  When ready, remove from the oven.

 

E. Serving instructions:

This tart should be served warm for lunch or as 1st course with a fresh green salad.

A great contradicting combo of the sweet pumpkin with the tangy cheeses, wrapped in a crispy tart.

Light, delicately sweet, tangy and slightly salty and look at these warm, deep, fall colors! A pure ray of Autumn sunshine at your dinner table.

 

F. Storage info:

Leftover tart can be stored in plastic wrap in the fridge for up to a week. Reheat quickly in the oven.

 

G. Info about Pumpkin-The Superfood 🎃:

Pumpkin is undoubtedly considered the Queen of Autumn and we identify it with the fall months.

So don't just carve the pumpkin to make a Jack-o'-Lantern, eat it as well. It is a Great Superfood!!

A pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Pumpkin has an exceptional versatile character, hence it can be used for savory and sweet concoctions. 

 

🎃 The origin of pumpkin:

The origin of pumpkin is American and/or African. The oldest evidence of pumpkin fragments are found in Mexico, dated between 7,000 and 5,500 BC. Pumpkins and other squash species, alongside maize and beans, feature in the Three Sisters method of companion planting practiced by many North American indigenous societies.

In general, it likes temperate climates with few winds and can easily cope with drought conditions due to its high water content.

There are indications that it was also known in ancient Greece. Nowadays, they are not systematically cultivated, but you will be able to find pumpkins in various regions of mainland Greece. They are sown outdoors around April and the earliest ones are on the market as early as August.

As Pumpkins are native mainly to North America, they are widely grown for commercial use and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in Canada and the United States, and pumpkins are frequently carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.

There are even local competitions being held in the US for the most elaborate jack-o'-lantern or the largest pumpkin cultivated.

 

🎃 Nutritional value:

Pumpkin is a highly nutrient-dense food. It is rich in vitamins, Beta carotene and minerals but low in calories. Pumpkin seeds, leaves, and juices all pack a powerful nutritional punch.

The fiber, potassium, and vitamin C content in pumpkin all support heart health. Studies suggest that consuming enough potassium may be almost as important as decreasing sodium intake for the treatment of hypertension, or high blood pressure.

Also did you know that Pumpkin puree can be used as a replacement for butter or oil in baking recipes? (with excerpts from Wikipedia and medicalnewstoday.com)

 

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Αλμυρή Τάρτα με Κολοκύθα και Κατίκι

BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy                          

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ΜΕΡΙΔΕΣ🍴⃒   ΠΡΟΕΤΟΙΜΑΣΙΑ 🕔⃒

     4-6                   25 min + 1 ώρα αναμονή

ΜΑΓΕΙΡΕΜΑ ♨      ΒΑΘΜ. ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΑΣ 👩‍🍳⃒

Κολοκύθα: 30 min.

Τάρτα: 45-50 min.                Εύκολη

Οι τάρτες είναι ένα εύκολο πιάτο που μπορεί να παρασκευαστεί γρήγορα και να ταΐσει μια ολόκληρη οικογένεια χωρίς πολλή φασαρία.

Αυτή η τάρτα έχει μια πραγματικά εποχιακή αίσθηση, μιας και ετοιμάζεται με έντονα πορτοκαλί κολοκύθα σε συνδυασμό με πικάντικα τυριά και "ανάμεικτα μπαχαρικά", για αυτό το αγαπημένο, γλυκό/αλμυρό ζευγάρωμα με λεπτό άρωμα.

Φέρνει μια αχτίδα φθινοπωρινού ήλιου στο τραπέζι σας.

Ελπίζω να την απολαύσετε.

Κατάλληλη για χορτοφάγους.

 

ΥΛΙΚΑ:

• 1 φύλλο / 300 γρ. / 10,5 oz Τριφτή Ζύμη ή ζύμη Κουρού, ξεπαγωμένη

• 450-500 γρ. / 1 lb-1 lb 2 oz πορτοκαλί Κολοκύθα, σε κύβους πάχους 1,5 εκ. / 0,6 ίντσες

• 2 μεγάλα Αυγά

• 250 γρ. / 9 oz Κατίκι Δομοκού, χτυπημένο (εναλλακ: τυρί Ricotta)

• 1/4 φλ. / 50 γρ. / 1,75 oz Γραβιέρα, Γκούντα ή Κασέρι, τριμμένο

• 1 κ.γ. "Ανάμεικτα μπαχαρικά"

• 3 κ.σ. / 45 ml Ελαιόλαδο

• Φρεσκοαλεσμένο αλάτι και πιπέρι

ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ:

Φτιάξτε τα δικά σας «ανάμεικτα μπαχαρικά» που χρησιμοποιούνται για να αρωματίσουν τη τάρτα κολοκύθας, αν δεν τα βρείτε έτοιμα στα σούπερμαρκετ. Μπορείτε επίσης να τα προσθέσετε στο ψωμί κολοκύθας, στη χριστουγεννιάτικη γέμιση γαλοπούλας ή στον ζεστό καπουτσίνο σας ή σε άλλα γλυκά ή φαγητά, για να γίνουν ελαφρώς πιπεράτα.

🎃 Η συνταγή είναι να ανακατέψετε μαζί για να ομογενοποιηθούν:

  ✔︎  9 μέρη Κανέλα σκόνη

  ✔︎  2 μέρη Μοσχοκάρυδο σκόνη

  ✔︎  2 μέρη Τζίντζερ (πιπερόριζα) σκόνη

  ✔︎  1.5 μέρη Μπαχάρι σκόνη 

  ✔︎  1.5 μέρη Γαρύφαλο σκόνη

🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃

ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ:

Α. Προψήστε την κολοκύθα:

1. Στρώστε ένα ταψί Pyrex με λαδόκολλα. Σκορπίστε τους κύβους κολοκύθας μέσα στο ταψί.

2. Βάλτε σε προθερμασμένο φούρνο στον αέρα @180 ℃ / 350 ℉ και ψήστε τους κύβους για 30' (εξαρτάται από τον φούρνο).

3. Βγάλτε από το φούρνο και αφήστε τους κύβους κολοκύθας να κρυώσουν.

 

Β. Ετοιμάστε τη βάση της τάρτας:

4. Βουρτσίστε 1 κ.σ. Ελαιόλαδο στο κάτω μέρος και στις πλευρές μιας στρογγυλής ταρτιέρας των 22 εκ. / 8,7 ίντσες.

5. Βάλτε το φύλλο τριφτής ζύμης στον πάτο του σκεύους.

6. Πιέστε και ανασηκώστε τις άκρες της ζύμης, σχηματίζοντας ένα χείλος στα πλαϊνά για να κρατηθεί η γέμιση. Κόψτε την επιπλέον ζύμη που προεξέχει.

7. Τώρα με ένα μικρό πιρούνι κάντε τρυπούλες στην επιφάνεια της ζύμης.

8. Σκεπάστε το ταψί με τη ζύμη με πλαστική μεμβράνη και βάλτε στο ψυγείο για 1 ώρα να παγώσει.

 

Γ. Ετοιμάστε τη γέμιση και τελειώστε την τάρτα:

9. Πασπαλίστε το μισό από τα "ανάμεικτα μπαχαρικά" πάνω από τους κύβους της ψημένης κολοκύθας και με ένα κουτάλι ανακατέψτε ώστε να καλυφθούν καλά.

10. Χρησιμοποιήστε ένα κοφτερό μαχαίρι για να κόψετε τους κύβους της κολοκύθας σε ακόμη μικρότερα κομμάτια.

11. Σε ένα μεγάλο μπολ, σπάστε και χτυπήστε τα 2 αυγά με αυγοδάρτη.

12. Προσθέστε φρεσκοαλεσμένο αλάτι (όχι πολύ) και αλεσμένο πιπέρι και μετά τα υπόλοιπα "ανάμεικτα μπαχαρικά", το τριμμένο τυρί και το χτυπημένο κατίκι.

13. Ανακατέψτε πολύ καλά όλα τα υλικά.

14. Προσθέστε τους κύβους κολοκύθας στο παχύρρευστο υγρό μείγμα και ανακατέψτε να ενωθούν καλά.

15. Βγάλτε τη ταρτιέρα με τη ζύμη από το ψυγείο και ρίξτε από πάνω τη γέμιση.

16. Ισιώστε την επιφάνειά της τάρτας και στη συνέχεια περιχύστε 2 κ.σ. Ελαιόλαδο και μετά λίγο ακόμα φρεσκοαλεσμένο πιπέρι.

17. Αν θέλετε, μπορείτε να διακοσμήσετε την τάρτα πιέζοντας τις άκρες της ζύμης με ένα μικρό πιρούνι. Η τάρτα είναι τώρα έτοιμη για το φούρνο.

 

Δ. Οδηγίες ψησίματος:

18. Ψήστε την τάρτα κολοκύθας σε προθερμασμένο φούρνο στον αέρα @180 ℃ / 350 ℉ για περίπου 45'-50' ή μέχρι η τάρτα να γίνει τραγανή και χρυσαφιά (εξαρτάται από τον φούρνο).

19. Μόλις είναι έτοιμη, βγάλτε τη από το φούρνο.

 

Ε. Οδηγίες σερβιρίσματος:

Αυτή η τάρτα πρέπει να σερβίρεται ζεστή για μεσημεριανό γεύμα ή σα 1ο πιάτο με μια φρέσκια πράσινη σαλάτα.

Υπέροχος συνδυασμός-κόντρα της γλυκιάς κολοκύθας με τα πικάντικα τυριά, τυλιγμένα σε τραγανή τάρτα.

Ελαφριά, με υπόγεια, φινετσάτη γλύκα, πικάντικη και υφάλμυρη και δείτε αυτά τα ζεστά, βαθιά, φθινοπωρινά χρώματα! Μια ζεστή αχτίδα φθινοπωρινού ήλιου στο τραπέζι σας.

 

Ζ. Πληροφορίες φύλαξης:

Η τάρτα που έχει απομείνει μπορεί να φυλαχτεί σε πλαστική μεμβράνη στο ψυγείο για έως και μια εβδομάδα. Ξαναζεσταίνετε γρήγορα στο φούρνο.

 

Η. Πληροφορίες για την Κολοκύθα-Το superfood 🎃:

Η Κολοκύθα θεωρείται η αδιαμφησβήτητη βασίλισσα του φθινοπώρου και την ταυτίζουμε με τους φθινοπωρινούς μήνες. Γι' αυτό μην χαράζετε την κολοκύθα μόνο για να φτιάξετε το φανάρι Jack-o'-Lantern για το Χάλογουιν, αλλά να την φάτε κιόλας μιας και είναι Superfood! Η κολοκύθα ανήκει σε μια ποικιλία φυτών σκουός, που είναι στρογγυλά, με λείο, ελαφρώς ραβδωτό δέρμα και βαθύ κίτρινο έως πορτοκαλί χρώμα. Το παχύ σκληρό κέλυφος περιέχει τους σπόρους και τον πολτό-τη σάρκα. Η κολοκύθα έχει έναν εξαιρετικά ευπροσάρμοστο χαρακτήρα, επομένως μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε μεγάλη ποικιλία από αλμυρά αλλά και γλυκά παρασκευάσματα.

 

🎃 Καταγωγή/προέλευση της Κολοκύθας:

Η προέλευση της κολοκύθας είναι από την Αμερική ή και την Αφρική. Τα παλαιότερα στοιχεία για θραύσματα κολοκύθας βρίσκονται στο Μεξικό, που χρονολογούνται μεταξύ 7.000 και 5.500 π.Χ. Οι κολοκύθες και άλλα παρόμοια είδη, μαζί με τον αραβόσιτο και τα φασόλια, περιλαμβάνονται στη μέθοδο φύτευσης συντρόφων των Τριών Αδελφών που εφαρμόζουν πολλές αυτόχθονες κοινωνίες της Βόρειας Αμερικής.

Γενικά, οι κολοκύθες προτιμούν τα εύκρατα κλίματα με λίγους ανέμους και μπορούν εύκολα να αντιμετωπίσουν συνθήκες ξηρασίας λόγω της υψηλής περιεκτικότητάς τους σε νερό.

Υπάρχουν ενδείξεις ότι ήταν γνωστή και στην αρχαία Ελλάδα. Σήμερα η κολοκύθα δεν καλλιεργείται συστηματικά, αλλά θα συναντήσετε καλλιέργειες τους σε διάφορες περιοχές της ηπειρωτικής Ελλάδας. Σπέρνονται γύρω στον Απρίλιο και οι πιο πρώιμες κυκλοφορούν ήδη από τον Αύγουστο στην αγορά.

Καθώς οι κολοκύθες είναι εγγενείς κυρίως στη Βόρεια Αμερική, καλλιεργούνται ευρέως για εμπορική χρήση και χρησιμοποιούνται τόσο για βρώση όσο και για αναψυχή. 

Η κολοκυθόπιτα, για παράδειγμα, είναι ένα παραδοσιακό μέρος του γεύματος της Ημέρας των Ευχαριστιών στον Καναδά και τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες, και οι κολοκύθες είναι συχνά χαραγμένες ως jack-o'-lantern για διακόσμηση στο Χάλογουιν-Halloween.

Υπάρχουν μέχρι και τοπικοί διαγωνισμοί που διεξάγονται στις ΗΠΑ για το πιο περίτεχνο jack-o'-lantern ή τη μεγαλύτερη καλλιεργημένη κολοκύθα.

 

🎃 Διατροφική αξία:

Η κολοκύθα είναι ένα εξαιρετικά θρεπτικό και υγιεινό φυτό. Είναι πλούσιο σε βιταμίνες, βήτα καροτίνη και μέταλλα αλλά χαμηλή σε θερμίδες. Οι σπόροι κολοκύθας, τα φύλλα και ο χυμός τους έχουν ισχυρή διατροφική αξία.

Η περιεκτικότητα σε φυτικές ίνες, κάλιο και βιταμίνη C στην κολοκύθα βοηθάει στην καλή υγεία της καρδιάς. Μελέτες υποδεικνύουν ότι η κατανάλωση επαρκούς ποσότητας καλίου μπορεί να είναι σχεδόν εξίσου σημαντική με τη μείωση της πρόσληψης νατρίου για τη θεραπεία της υπέρτασης ή της υψηλής αρτηριακής πίεσης.

Επίσης, γνωρίζατε ότι ο πουρές κολοκύθας μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως αντικατάσταση του βουτύρου ή του λαδιού στις συνταγές ζαχαροπλαστικής;!!

(με αποσπάσματα από την Βικιπαίδεια και medicalnewstoday.com)

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Tourte aux Blettes (Swiss Chard Pie)

When we were holidaying in Menton this Summer, one of our dinners at the house we rented was a generous and fragrant Swiss chard pie we picked up at one of the food stalls in front of the market. We did eat very well when we were there! Today, the skies are blue and the sun is shining brightly, like in August on the French Riviera. It is quite cold though, thus this Tourte aux Blettes, served warm, with a glass of Côtes-de-Provence, shall warm us up nicely!

Ingredients (serves 4):

For the olive oil pastry

3 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons salt

7 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup cold water

For the Swiss chard filling

1/2 cup brown rice

1 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt flakes

1/2 cup water

a small head fresh Swiss chard

2 tablespoon olive oil

half a large onion

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 large garlic clove, minced

a pinch of fleur de sel or sea salt flakes and freshly cracked black pepper

100 grams/3.5 ounces brousse de brebis (a ewe's milk cream cheese; regular cream cheese will work as well)

3 large eggs

Parmesan cheese

Rosemary Olive Oil

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Give a good stir, to mix well. Dig a well in the middle, and add the olive oil. Gradually pour in the cold water (you may not need all of it), stirring with a wooden spoon until a soft dough just forms. Knead well on the couter top, pop back in the bowl, and cover with a tea towel. Allow to rest, one hour.

In a small saucepan, combine rice and fleur de sel. Stir in water. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat, and cook, about 15 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool completely.

Thoroughly wash Swiss chard leaves under cold water. Drain well. Set aside.

Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.

Peel and finely chop onion. Add to the skillet, and fry, a couple of minutes.

Add dried thyme, oregano and rosemary, and cook, a couple of minutes more.

Stir in garlic. Cook, 1 minute.

Roughly chop Swiss chard, and stir into the skillet. Season with a pinch of fleur de sel and black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover with the lid, and cook, about 8 minutes. Cook another couple of minutes without the lid, to dry out moisture. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool completely.

Preheat oven to 200°C/395°F.

Oil a pie plate with olive oil.

Divide olive oil pastry into a one-third and a two-third portions. Roll the latter onto a lightly floured surface into a large circle. Fit pastry circle into prepared pie plate, letting the dough overhang on the edges.

Roll remaining portion into a smaller circle to make the pie lid. Set aside.

Spoon brousse de brebis into a large bowl. Break in the eggs, whisking well to combine. With a wooden spoon, stir in cooked brown rice and reserved Swiss chard mixture. Grate in about 1/3 cup Parmesan, and give a good stir, to mix well.

Spoon filling into prepared pastry case. Top with pastry lid, pressing well on the edges, to seal. Trim excess dough, and fold edges over, to crimp.

Brush the pie generously with Rosemary Olive Oil. Place in the middle of the hot oven, and bake, at 200°C/395°F, 40 minutes, until nicely golden brown on top.

Serve Tourte aux Blettes hot, warm or cooled (depending on the season!) with a glass of chilled rosé or white Côtes-de-Provence.

View of Menton from Boulevard de Garavan, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Wednesday 16th August, 2023)

[feyburner]

hiii, do you have any good fall recipe recs? sweet or savoury I don’t mind I just regard you as a cooking god and am looking for inspiration

Yes! Here is my current To Make list.

Many I’ve made before and some are recipes I want to try.

I’m linking specific recipes just bc I’m copy pasting from my own list. Sorry for all the instagram reels, you can just google the name of the thing and find it.

I’m going apple picking with my friends sometime in early October so I’m already planning all the apple things I want to make 🤤🍎

And Friendsgiving… so many pies…

SWEET

- French Apple Cake/German Apple Cake

- Apple Tarte Tatin

- Apple Crunch Tart/“The Best Apple Tart in Paris”

- My auntie’s date pecan bread, one of my favorite quickbreads of all time. Yes you are reading that ingredient list correctly. This is for real fruit & nut enjoyers only. If you can’t play with the big boys go home.

- Pumpkin Bread

- Pumpkin Pie (I use the Libby’s recipe but double the cinnamon & ginger, brown sugar instead of white, 1 extra egg, and add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, a few cracks of black pepper, and lemon or orange zest. AND let the filling chill in the fridge overnight!!)

- Sweet Potato Pie (my own recipe, I’ll put under the cut)

- Pecan Pie (same)

- Cinnamon Roll Focaccia/Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Sourdough

- Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Cake

- Pear Almond Tart (Tarte Bourdaloue)

SAVORY

- Arayes (made already, so good)

- Crispy Pork Scallion Buns

- Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Sheet Pan Soup (+ Any Vegetable Sheet Pan Soup)

- Veggie Filo Crinkle Cake

- Peanut Noodle Soup

- Fall Squash Galette/Butternut Squash & Caramelized Onion Galette

- Crispy Parmesan Carrots

- Garam Masala Roasted Carrots

- Zucchini Cornbread

- Homemade (sourdough?) pizza with roasted butternut or kabocha squash, goat cheese, figs, caramelized onions

- My dad’s red beans and rice :)

- Spicy Korean Fried Chicken

- Potato Tart with Zucchini & Feta

- Thai Red Curry Dumpling Soup

- Channa Masala

MY RECIPES:

SWEET POTATO PIE

MAKES: 1 x 8-9” pie

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ lbs sweet potatoes (2-3 potatoes) (3 cups flesh), whole, to be roasted

1 x 12 oz can evaporated milk

1 cup (200g) dark brown sugar

2 eggs

5 Tbsp (70g) butter, melted

1 Tbsp lemon zest (zest of 1 lemon)

1 tsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp cinnamon

½ tsp kosher salt

½ tsp ginger

¼ tsp nutmeg

a few cracks (⅛ tsp) freshly ground black pepper

+

1 disc (½ recipe) All-Butter Pie Crust*

*I’ve posted my pie crust recipe on tumblr before tagged “recipes”

DIRECTIONS

1. Roast sweet potatoes: Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with foil. Wash and scrub whole sweet potatoes. Pierce potatoes all over 3-5x with paring knife. Roast 45 minutes until fork tender. Let cool, then collect 3 cups flesh.

2. Prepare crust: Roll out pie dough (12-14” diameter circle, ¼” thick). Press into tin and crimp edges. Chill shaped shell in fridge or freezer until ready to use.

3. Preheat oven to 350°.

4. Make filling: Put all ingredients in food processor. Pulse 3-4x until smooth. (You can also use a blender, or simply beat ingredients until fully combined.)

5. Pour filling into pie shell.

6. Bake 45-60 minutes until puffed and firmly set (toothpick clean) everywhere except the very center, which should retain a very slight jiggle (but not look liquid). The center will set as it cools. Start checking at 45 minutes and continue baking at 5 minute intervals until set. (If crust gets too brown, shield edges with foil.)

7. Let cool completely before serving, at least 1 hour.

NOTES

Roast the potatoes whole, in the skins, so the sugars & starches properly caramelize. Do not steam or boil potatoes, even whole. They will take on water and make the filling soggy.

You can roast the potatoes up to 1 week in advance. Collect flesh day of.

PECAN PIE

MAKES: 1 x 8-9” pie

INGREDIENTS

2 cups (250g) chopped pecans

1 cup (200g) dark brown sugar

1 cup light or dark corn syrup

¼ cup (56g) butter

4 eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp cinnamon

+

1 disc (½ recipe) All-Butter Pie Crust

DIRECTIONS

1. Prepare shell: Roll out pie dough (12-14” diameter circle, ¼” thick), press into tin, crimp edges. Chill shaped shell in fridge or freezer until ready to use.

2. Preheat oven to 350°.

3. Cook sugar syrup: In a saucepan, bring sugar, corn syrup, and butter to boil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, whisking constantly, to cook sugar. Take off heat. Let cool slightly, 3 minutes.

4. Temper eggs: In a bowl, beat eggs until lightened and frothy. Slowly, while whisking, pour ½ cup of warm syrup into eggs. Whisk to combine. Then, while whisking, slowly pour egg mixture back into the remaining syrup mixture. Whisk until smooth.

5. Whisk in vanilla, salt, and cinnamon.

6. Pour chopped pecans into bottom of pie shell. Pour filling over pecans.

7. Bake 45-60 minutes until fully set everywhere except the very center, which should retain a very slight jiggle. The center will set as it cools. Start checking at 45 minutes and continue baking at 5 minute intervals until set.

8. Let cool completely before serving, at least 1 hour.

NOTES

Many recipes do not require you to cook the sugar before baking the pie. However, pre-cooking the sugar (and tempering the eggs) ensures the ideal gooey, silky, perfectly smooth texture.

Toast pecans if desired: Arrange pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast in preheated oven 5-8 minutes.

[dungeon-meshi-tournament]

Another annually repeating tournament, it's the

Most Delicious Meal in the Dungeon Tournament 2024

This is the masterpost for the tournament. I'll pin it and update it with every new round, so you'll be able to find all polls easily.

The rules are very simple: You just vote for whichever meal you think tastes better, for whichever reason. The meal with the most votes advances to the next round.

Propaganda is encouraged! Please put it in the body of the post so I can reblog it. I don't reblog propaganda from tags or replies.

Spoiler warning: This tournament contains material up to the end of the manga. If you haven't caught up yet, you may be spoiled.

Finale:

Red dragon meal vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Battle for the bronze:

Changeling dumplings from fairy ring vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Previous rounds under the cut

Semi-finals:

Red dragon meal vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Red dragon meal won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Quarter finals:

Red dragon meal vs Head-chopping rabbit curry (Red dragon meal won)

Changeling dumplings from fairy ring vs Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs Soul eggs benedict (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

Falin's dragon cock vs Boiled Hippogriff potstickers (Falin's dragon cock won)

Round 4:

Red dragon meal vs Phoenix confit (Red dragon meal won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Dryad potage and sauté (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Marcille's home town local cuisine vs The breakfast menu (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Faligon gratin (Soul eggs benedict won)

Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Faligon cream stew (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Round 3, part 2:

Boneless dragon ham vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

The breakfast menu vs Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish (The breakfast menu won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Faligon meat pie (Soul eggs benedict won)

Court cuisine full course meal vs Faligon gratin (Faligon gratin won)

Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce vs Tentacle gnocchi (Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce won)

Golden castle meal vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Exorcism sorbet (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Mushroom and cheese risotto vs Faligon cream stew (Faligon cream stew won)

Round 3, part 1:

Red dragon meal vs An eastern meal (Red dragon meal won)

Phoenix confit vs Rolled Harpy egg omelette (Phoenix confit won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Roast Basilisk (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot vs Faligon stew (Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot won)

Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread vs Grilled Kelpie (Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread won)

Fifth floor meal vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Looted grain porridge (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Dryad potage and sauté vs Egg and carrot porridge (Dryad potage and sauté won)

Round 2, part 4:

Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut vs Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce (Hamburg steak with Changeling sauce won)

Tentacle gnocchi vs Stone dish (Tentacle gnocchi won)

Golden castle meal vs Shinkei-jime Marcille (Golden castle meal won)

Hippogriff soup vs Falin's dragon cock (Falin's dragon cock won)

Cockatrice and egg ankake vs Boiled Hippogriff potstickers (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

Exorcism sorbet vs Barometz stew (Exorcism sorbet won)

Tentacle and Kelpie stew vs Mushroom and cheese risotto (Mushroom and cheese risotto won)

Baked Senshi vs Faligon cream stew (Faligon cream stew won)

Round 2, part 3:

Boneless dragon ham vs Falin and Warg skeletons (Boneless dragon ham won)

Portable meal set for adventurers vs Marcille's home town local cuisine (Marcille's home town local cuisine won)

The breakfast menu vs Chilchuck ruibe (The breakfast menu won)

Stewed Dullahan's horse's head vs Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish (Ice golem savoury egg custard and cooked fish won)

Soul eggs benedict vs Treasure insect snacks (Soul eggs benedict won)

Living armour full course meal vs Faligon meat pie (Faligon meat pie won)

Court cuisine full course meal vs Nightmares steamed in sake (Court cuisine full course meal won)

Seawater-pickled Izutsumi vs Faligon gratin (Faligon gratin won)

Round 2, part 2:

Man-eating plant tart vs Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread (Stolen vegetable and chicken stew with plundered bread won)

Grilled Kelpie vs Mandrakes simmered in sweet sauce (Grilled Kelpie won)

Fifth floor meal vs Green dragon's acqua pazza (Fifth floor meal won)

Grilled Cockatrice vs Changeling dumplings from fairy ring (Changeling dumplings from fairy ring won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Mandrake kakiage and Big bat tempura (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Looted grain porridge vs Roast Walking mushroom (Looted grain porridge won)

Dryad potage and sauté vs Mysterious bavarois and some kind of tea (Dryad potage and sauté won)

Warm Succubus milk vs Egg and carrot porridge (Egg and carrot porridge won, with exactly 1 vote difference)

Round 2, part 1:

Red dragon meal vs Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! (Red dragon meal won)

An eastern meal vs Steamed Mimic with rice wine (An eastern meal won)

Golden country dragon vs Phoenix confit (Phoenix confit won)

Rolled Harpy egg omelette vs Succubus and Bicorn brain doria (Rolled Harpy egg omelette won)

Head-chopping rabbit curry vs Skyfish and chips (Head-chopping rabbit curry won)

Roast Basilisk vs Faligon blood sausage (Roast Basilisk won)

Barometz balut vs Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot (Huge scorpion and Walking mushroom hotpot won)

Faligon stew vs Stir-fried Walking mushroom with medicinal herbs (Faligon stew won)

Round 1:

Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! vs Orc medicinal concoction (Let's cutlet the dragon to pieces! won)

Skyfish and chips vs Special interfaith holy water (Skyfish and chips won)

Barometz balut vs Boiled Mimic (Barometz balut won)

Grilled Giant parasite vs Man-eating plant tart (Man-eating plant tart won)

Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich vs Mandrake and Basilisk omelette (Crispy mushroom and egg sandwich won)

Frog suit vs Portable meal set for adventurers (Portable meal set for adventurers won)

Griffin soup vs Treasure insect snacks (Treasure insect snacks won)

Nightmares steamed in sake vs Kelpie oil soap (Nightmares steamed in sake won)

Tentacles with vinegar dressing vs Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut (Cockatrice eisbein with Dryad sauerkraut won)

Boiled Hippogriff potstickers vs Golem field fresh veggie lunch (Boiled Hippogriff potstickers won)

[zones-spinterest-corner]

Fuck it, why not end out the year with some TPC headcanons :] (but only the characters I have headcanons for)

Cube:

Half-monster, freakishly tall and strong (even by cube standards) because of it

Has a rather soft voice, you know when he’s angry because that softness goes outta the window

He’s muscular, but not in the dehydrated “sexy” sense, but in the actual strongman sense

WILL crush your back in a hug

Iris:

Posh twat /aff

Morally questionable at the beginning, gets sense knocked into him and is now trying to unlearn some harmful rhetoric he learned growing up

Paradise’s most hated man /hj

Malewife

Seems like he’d be a tea drinker only, actually prefers coffee

Wasn’t revived by Calcifer/The Reaper, was instead revived by Prism/the Trees due to being needed as a caretaker (Calcifer refused to revive him)

Pentellow:

Southern. She’s southern you can’t convince me otherwise

The only competent caretaker

Lowkey shit at cooking, can make a mean apple pie though

Reckless due to the natural polygon durability boost, worries the shit out of the others on a daily basis

Likes dirt

Girlboss (if Iris is the malewife she’s the girlboss I’m sorry)

Pyrare:

Kind of a cryptid, will appear behind you ominously and scare you when he asks if you want casserole for dinner

Aromantic, but not asexual (I mean. Britt never said anything about his sexual orientation, just his romantic one, so I can hc him as aroallo if I want) (besides, he’s got a canon son lmao)

Likely autistic, but has lived for longer than the concept of autism in society so therefore he can’t possibly have it (he very much can)

Very flat voice, rarely has tonal changes unless he’s like. Really feeling an emotion

Ajacent:

Gossip machine, will find out the latest tea and spill it to her friends

Doesn’t live in the mountains anymore and doesn’t communicate with her sisters often either (hmm I wonder why)

Not a fan of the heroes, she finds them a little too child-like (she’s not a fan of children in general)

Circubit:

Fat and proud of it <3

Really good at playing the piano thanks to his mother, though he prefers an electric keyboard

One of Ajacent’s gossip buddies

Does not like Lythorus due to Lycanthropy being the most unlikeable fucker in existence (Lyth is better in that regard but Circubit still hates him lmao)

Learning robotics purely to maintain Cyanogen (Cyanide)’s body, gets frustrated with it easily

Gold:

Snake boy (hc adopted from MugzyMiik/October)

Has a small hiss to his speech

Takes after Pyrare in being the cryptid of the heroes

Likes fluffy things :3

Tsavorite:

Literal embodiment of :3

Impossible to hate, he’s too nice to everyone

First hero to truly bond with Cyanogen

Learning some recipes left over by Pentellow’s mom (she can’t cook but he can)

LOVES pie, no matter if sweet or savoury (though he’s particularly fond of cheese and onion pies)

Orange:

Nicknamed “grapefruit” by Iris, only lets him, Pente and Tsav call him that

The most laid back of the heroes

Has very fluffy hair under his hat

A little protective of Tsav (they’re brothers don’t take this the wrong way)

Has a sweet tooth

Cyan:

Filled with RAGE

Cube has to stop him from fistfighting Dub on a near daily basis

Annoying lil shit

Still wary of Cyanogen, hasn’t taken the time to bond with her

Lowkey racist towards pink shapes even though they’re harmless and natural now

Desperately needs a reality check

Cyanogen:

Wants to bond with Cyan, but is scared of him

Has at least 4GB of memes downloaded onto her, will rickroll you at any given opportunity

Cheeky, likes to pull pranks

Changed her name from Cyanide because she didn’t want to be named after a literal poison anymore </3

Caretaker is Circubit :3

[chococara25]

Of Poltergeist and Sweet Treats

There is an intruder in his house. 

That, or for some odd reason, his house is currently haunted by a food poltergeist. 

Tommy pulled a face at that thought before gently closing his currently stuffed full to the brim fridge and cautiously stepped away from it. He rubbed his face tiredly (he was back from a very gruelling 48-hour shift) and to be honest, wasn’t mentally (and physically) ready to figure out what the hell was going on. 

All he wants is to grab his (most likely expired) orange juice so he can drink it before he can crawl into his bed and sleep, damnit!

He deeply sighed again and opened the fridge again and haphazardly grabs one of the loaf, eyeing distrustfully at the neatly typed label (cherry tomato, watermelon radish and rosemary focaccia bread), breathing in the delicious scent of rosemary and fresh bread and couldn’t resist biting into it.

Dear God.

Tommy couldn’t help the moan coming out of his mouth as he enjoyed the crunch of perfectly crust and the sweet and peppery taste of the cherry tomatoes and watermelon radishes baked into it. He had to make himself put down the delicious loaf of bread and pull out another wrapped package, this time a small pot pie (Quiche Lorraine; warm first!!) After following the instructions on the label and warming it using the microwave, bite into it; the delicious combination of buttery pie crust paired with the savoury egg custard, smoky bacon, smoky bacon, nutty Gruyère cheese, and shallots danced across his palate. 

After finishing the frankly divine pie, he turned to the fridge and began to catalogue its content, counting 5 different loaves of cake and bread (one banana and walnut cake, one vanilla and raspberry mascarpone loaf cake, one carrot cake loaf, one mixed nut loaf, a whole wheat sourdough loaf), 3 types of scones (a batch of sweet potato scones, half-a-dozen of savoury chorizo and manchego scones peppered with paprika, and a container of mixed berry scones), one very decadent box of chocolate fudge brownie just the way he likes it, 4 different types of soups (butternut squash soup, a savoury broccoli cheddar soup, a very filling savoury potato and leek soup and an oddly familiar-tasting chicken and mushroom soup that he simply couldn’t resist heating up and eat for his brunch) a box of red velvet cupcakes topped, what he can tell from just smelling it, cream cheese and a splash of peppermint and several portioned-for-one pans of lasagnas. 

Heck, whomever invaded his house even restocked his fridge and pantry with much needed groceries and even got him a case of that rare pale beer he liked!

Taking a pic of the well-stocked fridge, he texted Lucy and Eddie, two people of the four people who had keys to his place that could be the culprit (Melton was working the same 48 hour shift with him and most likely passed out at his place and Sal was in Philadelphia, vacationing with his in-laws). 

Tommy - Right, which one of you gremlins did this?

Biting into the decadent fudge brownie (He may or may not have shivers dancing down his spine while biting into the frankly sinful dessert), he turned to his phone when his phone vibrated, signalling the replies coming through. 

Lucy - Brave of you to assume I know how to bake. 😤 😤  Lucy - Damn, are those red velvet cupcakes? Lucy - Share them with me 🤤🤤🤤 Eddie - Dude, I’m not even in LA right now?! Eddie - Didn’t I tell you I’m moving back to El Paso?

Tommy frowned. Eddie’s moved back to Texas? But what about Ev- Buck?

Tommy - You moved? Why didn’t you tell me? I would have sent you off man!

He hesitated before typing again.

Tommy -Why did you leave Buck?  Tommy -Is he doing alright?  Tommy -Have he moved on? Tommy -If I tell him I’m sorry, will he take me back?

Deleting the texts, he opened his group chat with Evan, and Tommy began texting him. Are you alright?

Staring at the last text message, he rubbed his face and deleted that one as well, instead opting to try one of the red velvet cupcakes. 

It was delicious and yet tasted like bitter regret to him.

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Tommy came an hour early for his shift the next day as he, once again, couldn’t sleep. Rubbing his face tiredly (and making a mental note to shave before Captain Pruitt sees him and give him another verbal reprimand on personal hygiene) when Harbor’s latest probie pilot, Nell ‘Twitch’ Andrews, lurched toward him and pushed a basket full of cookies at him before walking off. “Someone left this for you earlier today.” She called out before walking into one of the desks. 

Tommy winced before pulling the poor kid away from the table. “Did you get the name of the person who dropped this off?”

“He didn’t say. Just tell me to give it to you and only you.” She rubbed her eyes tiredly. 

“Ok, what does he look like? Maybe he’s one of my friends.”

The probie just blinked tiredly at him and gestured vaguely over her head. “About this high? And he has a pretty smile? I,” She yawned tiredly, “didn’t pay attention, sorry.”

“It’s your 4 days off after this right? Go catch some sleep before you hurt yourself.” Tommy grabbed some of the cookies and gave it to her. After making sure she left with her brother, who came to pick her up, Tommy looked into the basket and admired the beautifully decorated christmas themed sugar cookies, the gooey smores cookies with the marshmallow center, chewy looking red velvet cookies and his favourite, decadent looking triple chocolate cookies, all labelled just like the ones at his place but this time each labels had some cheeky christmas cheers and jokes on it. 

“What’s that?” Melton and Lucy appeared out of nowhere, followed by fellow Aeromedical pilot Miriam Kareem and her co-pilot Zack Black, surrounding him and his bounty. 

“Cookies!!” Miriam made grabby motion toward the basket and pouted when Tommy simply held the basket over her head. 

“Come on, you can’t finish all of them by yourself. And you already have all that snacks in your fridge. Where’s my cupcakes anyways?” Lucy groused.

“Snack? Cupcakes? And you weren’t gonna share?” Everyone began complaining loudly, especially when Captain Pruitt came over, attracted by the noise. A brief scuffle then ensued where Tommy escaped the horde with less than half of the cookies intact. He immediately hid in his favorite secret nook (the fire escape on the second floor that overlooks over the entire airfield) and ate most of them, while scrolling through his social media, lingering over old photos he took with Evan and their text messages, typing and deleting every single sentence he typed in the chat.

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Buck didn’t plan for this to happen at first.

It was by coincidence that he was even in the same place as Tommy that night.

Buck had run out of flour (again) and instead of doing the sane thing and sleep, he decided to do a midnight run to the store. 

There he was, at the baking aisle, trying to figure out if he should buy the whole grain flour and make mini pizzas to bring in for work tomorrow when he saw Tommy blearily staring at the colorful cereal boxes in front of him.

Taking in his unkempt look, the unshaved beard and the dark circle under his still beautiful blue eyes, Buck’s first thought was who was taking care of him now?

His second thought, what the fuck, I’m still mad at him.

His third and fourth thoughts were fretful. Is he sleeping well? He looks so thin; is he skipping meals?

So yes, he wasn’t proud of what he did next but staring into Tommy’s empty fridge with the expired carton of orange juice when he came by to put some prepped meals and snacks he made for him, he knew he was doing the right thing.

After restocking the fridge with more homemade soups and some chicken and leek pies for Tommy to enjoy after his shift, Buck wandered around the house, sighing when he saw the loads of dirty laundry waiting to be cleaned in the laundry room.

Tommy really did hate doing laundry. 

He quickly separates the clothes according to color and starts the wash before going to Tommy’s bedroom and sinking into his bed, breathing in the scent of cedar and rosewood. 

He know what he’s doing is wrong and creepy as fuck but someone needs to take care of the man since clearly he had been neglecting himself for the past month! ( Serve him right for breaking up with him, hmph! )

Buck rolled out of bed and began to change the sheets so Tommy can sleep easily after his shift, making sure the pillows are fluffed just the way Tommy liked it, remembering the times Tommy did the same for him. 

Damn, he missed having Tommy doting on him and him doting on the stupid dork.

After cleaning up the rest of the house and folding the laundry away, Buck left the house the same way he came in (through the kitchen door and the backyard; Tommy forgot he told Buck where he kept his spare kitchen door keys, the very same way Tommy forgot they synced their google calendar months ago hence how Buck knew his schedule), taking with him one of Tommy’s LAFD hoodies. 

What? He deserved some treats too!

Plus he missed sleeping in Tommy’s clothes, surrounded by his scent.

Tommy stumbled into his place, yawning. Thankfully the 24 hour shift was a Q-word shift and he ended up burning up the sugar rush by being a menace with his clipboard, running maintenance on all the helicopters in the hangar. 

(Lucy may have sneakily taken a picture of him and sent it to Eddie, who blanched all the way from El Paso, Dear God, there’s two of them! Did Buck infect Tommy with his clipboard persona? Is Chris next? They did spend a lot of time together while Chris was growing up. Eddie thought, looking suspiciously at his son, who looked weirdly at his father.)

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Tommy entered his house and tiredly dropped his bag onto the floor. Taking in the afternoon sunlight bathing the living room, he noticed a hoodie hanging over his couch. 

Ah, his intruder was here again. 

As he passed the couch with his bag of dirty clothes, he swiped the familiar looking hoodie with him as he made his way to the laundry room. 

As much as he wanted to ignore the pile of dirty clothes and sleep the shift off, he knew he needed to get a head start on it or end up regretting it. So it was to his surprise when he saw the empty baskets and the neatly folded towels on top of his dryer. He immediately ran to his closet and there it was, his freshly laundered clothes hung neatly, separated by colors and types. 

Hmm… 

He then turned to his bed and to his surprised pleasure, the bed sheets were changed. He couldn’t resist and sank into the freshly made bed and dragged the hoodie close to his face, hugging it tightly as he breathed in the familiar faint smoke, musk and mint scent.

“Evan, why are you being too nice to me?” He groaned, falling asleep surrounded by his ex’s scent. 

tagging: @cannibalhellhound @weewookinard @herrmannhalsteadproduction @leashybebes @blue-arts-stuff @cjlouwho @peppermintquartz @aringofsalt @bidisasterevanbuckley

[nanoomi]

here is a filipino bakery breads pt. 1!

mamon : soft fluffy bread, very light and airy sponge cake.

egg pie : filipino pie with egg custard filling.

puto : a steamed rice cake made from slightly fermented rice.

spanish bread : bread roll shape with a traditional sweet filling made of butter or margarine and brown sugar and sprinkled with bread crumbs on the outside.

yema cake : chiffon cake with custard filling

ensaymada : filipino style brioche, tender, fluffy, light and sweet. popular in the Philippine bakeries.

ube cheese bread : combination of intense purple yam and cheese. a soft fluffy bread with cheese filling and a purple yam bread.

cheese bread : creamy, sweet and savoury cheese soft bread.

star bread : (popular as "putok") because of the design in the top. it looked like it popped. also topped with white sugar.

kalihim : (popular as "pan de regla") pink bread pudding filling made from stale bread with a mix of sugar, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla.

kabayan : soft muffin with a distinct shape of "salakot". can be toasted at the edges too.

pan de coco : fluffy bread roll filled with sweetened coconut.

[aardvark-123]

~Fallout 4 Companions React to a Quiche Lorraine~

Ada would be mildly interested. "Ah, a savoury pastry dish with a cheese, egg, and bacon lardon filling. Packed with energy for a hard day's scavenging. It isn't often you find something that nice out here."

Cait would stare at the quiche in a mixture of desire and trepidation. "Janey Mack..." she'd whisper. "I haven't touched a quiche since my parents tried to drown me in one! Held my face under the delicious, creamy, cheese and onion-based filling until I blacked out, so they did, to punish me for sneaking food earlier. Bastards." Whoever offered Cait the Quiche Lorraine would be so horrified by her tale, they wouldn't notice her devouring the whole pastry without leaving them so much as a slice.

Codsworth would be pleasantly surprised to see such fine cuisine two hundred years after the apocalypse. "By George, where on Earth did you manage to find that?!" he'd exclaim. "Did you bake it? Good heavens, I simply MUST have the recipe!"

Curie would be worried about the quiche at first. "Alors, you cannot be certain zis dish is safe to consume! Given zat it smells so good, it cannot contain much in ze way of preservatives..." Then she'd take a small bite, and her eyes would light up. "OH! Sacre bleu, ze quiche, it is making LOVE to my tongue! Oh, help, I fear I shall BURST from ze sheer pleasure of it! Aaaah... If zis is ze last Quiche Lorraine in ze world, I shall die..."

Paladin Danse would grab your hand halfway to the quiche. "Not so fast, soldier," he'd say sternly. "One of our rules is that a knight cannot feed themself until they've fed the Brotherhood. Luckily, as I am also in said Brotherhood, you can fulfil your obligation by cutting me a slice first..."

Deacon would wear the Quiche Lorraine as a hat, after which he'd be too busy laughing to eat much of it.

Dogmeat would sniff the quiche. His ears would prick up in delight, and he'd give you a pleading look, as if asking for permission to tuck in. If you gave him the go-ahead, he'd spend five minutes chowing down on the quiche, as quite possibly the happiest dog in the world.

"Heheheh... Now, there's a tasty dish!" Porter Gage would laugh. "Reminds me of all my favourite things, like torturing innocent victims, and selling children into slavery. Good times!"

Glory hasn't had much contact with baked goods before, and at first she'd be confused by the Quiche Lorraine. She'd get the picture after a few mouthfuls. "Man! Now, THERE'S a pie that can look a girl's tongue right in the eye!" she'd exclaim upon finishing the quiche. "Just needs some chips, coleslaw and a side salad, and maybe some mustard... Wait, how the Hell do I know what those things are? Weird."

Hancock would complain that the quiche was too salty and needed a side of apple juice.

MacCready would be ever so excited to have a delicious Quiche Lorraine, but he'd freeze with his fork half-way to his mouth. "Is this- is this paid for?" he'd stammer. "I don't have to pay for the quiche, do I? Just checking. I mean, it's probably worth a few caps, but I don't want any nasty surprises in the financial department. So are we all square? Right, good. Just making sure."

"Well, I'll be damned," Nick would chuckle, seeing the Quiche Lorraine just sitting there. "Genuine pastry and egg, just like old Mrs Calkowski used to make in that little place down on Mass Avenue. Times like this make a man miss having a stomach. No, don't feel bad, partner; you get some of that down you. It's cold out there, and you're gonna need your strength."

Old Longfellow would probably also eat the quiche.

Piper would cheerfully tuck in as soon as she was offered some quiche. She'd eat every crumb of the quiche, lick the plate (if there was in fact a plate involved), and immediately ask for an interview about where you found the quiche. "If there's still food like this out in the ruins, the public have a right to know! I want names, places, anything to do with the source of the quiche! This... is going to be big."

Preston would fetch some paper plates and start dividing up the quiche for everyone nearby, or everyone who needed it most.

Strong would dig out a rusty machete and hack the Quiche Lorraine in half. "Human! Eat pizza so you can grow big!" he'd bark, handing you half of the quiche. "Strong also eat pizza, so he can stay big," he'd chuckle, tucking into the other half.

X6-88 would be unimpressed. "Such a primitive pastry construction," he'd remark of the quiche. "This dish demonstrates poor nutritional balance, with excessive salt and fat. Eating too much of it may cause minor health problems. I recommend that both of us take a small slice, and we hand the rest over for molecular analysis. The Institute's scientists will surely be able to generate a better, healthier quiche."

If you've never heard of Quiche Lorraine before, it's a type of egg and ham quiche originating in Lorraine, which is in France. It's a tasty dish.

[vegan-nom-noms]

Vegan Spanakopita Skillet

[ponyglows]

GLOWVERSE MANE 6 BIOS (Part 3 of 3) !! Pinkie & Twilight !! ✨🍬

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Demigirl, She/They, Demi/Bisexual

20s at beginning of Glowverse

Few months older than Pinkie

Princess of Friendship Magic, Advisor for the EEA

Very stressed and overwhelmed

Hardly sleeps

Technically dating Tempest but both are far too busy to label it

Lives in the Royal Palace in Canterlot

Has given more powers to local authorities with a focus on community-made decisions that do not have to involve the Royals - able to focus on much bigger problems now

Horn changed into a star shape after becoming an Alicorn

Has started to gain minor side effects from her Alicorn magic - Extra hair growth and magic particles flowing within new hair growth (Will not develop other 'side effects' for a while)

Earth pony ancestry

Likes to ignore their childhood trauma by burrowing into a good book - someone get em to therapy!!!!

Has heterochromia - One blue and one red eye

Had to wear glasses when she was younger but fixed her eyesight with a spell when she was older

Misses Celestia - Wants to search for her but Luna has informed that she is "fine"....

Depression gets the best of her sometimes

Struggling with her Royal duties...wants to go back to Ponyville

Parents: Velvet Sparkle (prev. Dawn), Night-Light Sparkle

Siblings: Shining-Armour Sparkle

Pinkamena "Pinkie" Diane Pie - Mare, She/her, Pansexual

20s at beginning of Glowverse

Just a few months older than Rainbow

Part time Event Planner - Saffron does most of the savoury catering via the Tasty Treat

Loves to bake and fuss over her child and girlfriend when she isn't working

Extremely reliable - always there for her friends

Dating Saffron Masala and currently has one kid

In an open relationship!

Broke up with Cheese Sandwich a couple years into their relationship - Still friends and caters big events with him!

Gummy is living out his days at Fluttershy's sanctuary

Really family focused - Loves visiting and spending time with her family, the Malus (Apple) family and Cakes included!

Pumpkin and Pound Cake consider her an Aunty

Has Unicorn ancestry and is able to channel and use extreme forms of magic, hence why she is able to handle Discord's magic!

Got tattoos to represent her friends/family and things important to her

Visits Yak-Yakistan often!

Always has confetti and glitter in her hair and her hair always smells like freshly baked cookies and sugar frosting!

Has had to expand her Party Cave, but still keeps records of everypony's favourite things etc

Loves to make up expressions in replacement for common ones and/or swear words

Shorter than most ponies, but slightly taller than RD

Has Bipolar (Type 1) - Saffron is very understanding of this

She loves to see you smile :]

Parents: Igneous Rock Pie, Cloudy Quartz Pie

Siblings: Maudtilda "Maud" Darla Pie, Limestondia "Limestone" Darius Pie, Marblena "Marble" Dana Pie (Pinkie is triplets with Marble and Limestone!)

Full height lineup below!!! :]

My ask box is open if you have any questions!!!!

[askwhatsforlunch]

Maple Goat’s Cheese Caramelised Onion Galette

This rustic Maple Goat’s Cheese Caramelised Onion Galette is bursting with flavours, and beautifully enhanced with the suave taste of Maple Syrup. It makes a simple yet hearty dinner. Happy Thursday!

Ingredients (serves 2 to 3):

1 cup plain flour

3/4 cup wholemeal flour

½ teapoon salt

4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks

1/3 cup ice water

1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 tablespoon Rosemary Olive Oil

2 onions

1 large red onion

1 fluffy sprig fresh thyme

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoon pure (Grade A) Canadian Maple Syrup

¼ teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt flakes

¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

90 grams/3 ounces soft goat’s cheese (such as Saint-Félicien or Saint-Marcellin)

In a large bowl, combine plain flour, wholemeal flour and salt. Give a good stir. Rub cold butter into flour mixture between your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add ice water, stirring ingredients with your hand until a soft dough ball forms (you may not need all of it). Knead lightly a couple of minutes. Flatten into a disk.

Wrap tightly in cling film, and chill in the refrigerator at least an hour.

Melt butter with Rosemary Olive Oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Peel and finely slice onions and red onions, and add to the hot skillet. Cook, stirring often to coat in butter and oil, until onions are softened and start browning, about 8 minutes. Remove thyme leaves from their sprig, and stir into the onions. Cook, a couple of minutes. Deglaze with apple cider vinegar. Stir in Maple Syrup, and cook a couple of minutes more, until caramelised. Stir in baby spinach until just wilted. Season with fleur de sel and black pepper. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

Preheat oven to 200°C/395°F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Onto a lightly floured surface, roll wholemeal pastry out into a large circle. Transfer wholemeal pastry circle onto prepared baking tray.

Spoon Maple caramelised onions onto the pastry, and spread out in an even layer, leaving out about 2cm/0.80″ on the edges.Then, liberally scatter chunks of goat’s cheese all over. Fold the edges of the pastry over the Maple caramelised onions.

Place baking tray in the middle of the hot oven, and bake, at 200°C/395°F, 35 minutes, until the wholemeal pastry is beautifully golden brown.

Serve Maple Goat’s CheeseCaramelised Onion Galette immediately, with dressed lettuce. 

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

🥨🧀🥓🥘 for the food ask game?

oh hello!! hi!! yay thank you for the ask :D

pretzel emoji!! - what are three foods you like?

shepherd's pie, frittatas (though ae have them real bland), and...raw tomatoes

cheese emoji!! - sweet or savoury?

hmmmmmm.....gonna go with sweet!! ae think we've said savoury in the past, but we like sweet stuff more

bacon emoji!! - are there any meals that hold sentimental value to you?

those little tiny french toast waffle things, y'know? they're itty bitty lil things that you put in the toaster and then you dip them in syrup and they're very good :]

omelette emoji!! - what is the strangest food you've ever eaten

ae don't really tend to go outside of aey comfort zone when it comes to food, so ae'm not sure...ae suppose the weirdest thing ae've eaten is undefined slimy green thing that is strange only because wHOSE FUCKING IDEA WAS IT TO MAKE SUCH A SENSORY NIGHTMARE- like! that's an actual meal component! some sort of vegetable! why is it like that????

[lokisrealpurpous]

Hi, I just saw your post on dating Loki in a nutshell. I was wondering if you have any headcannons on what kind of food he likes? Personally, I think he's more of a savory than sweet kind of guy.

Personally I think he'd prefer savouries, like cheese and crackers, nuts, well cooked meats, pasta, sushi (fish), soup and he probably loves a roast dinner (me too loki me too) But overall he loves fruit, especially grapes and strawberries. And sweet pie, I can see him making it with frigga as a kid.

I'm not hugely sure, though. I can't see him being a massive foodie.

[coulsons-fullmetal-cellist]

Ghosts of the Past

(Dieter x horror loving female)

Words: 1, 459

Summary: this is my entry for the PedroHalloween2023 with the Hawthorne Hotel theme, sorry it’s a bit short

Warnings: hints to depression and suicide, paranormal talk, miscommunication of sorts, mild swearing, Dieter being Dieter

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“I like what I see!”

“Are you talking about the pie or my butt?”

“Both,” replied Dieter as he leaned over to give your butt a gentle pat while you cut out a piece of pumpkin pie. As you handed him a plate, he gave you one last squeeze before sitting back.

You joined him on the couch as you got yourself a piece of pie. “This is my first attempt at pumpkin pie so be honest.”

Dieter took one bite and moaned in pleasure, “Fuck, that’s good.”

“Really?”

“Really really,” he wiped away the crumbs that were decorating his beard. “How’d you get it to be so good?”

You shrugged, “I just followed the recipe.”

He happily took another bite and picked up the remote.

You took a bite, satisfied that how it turned out, “It’s still weird that pumpkin and sweet potato are used in dessert pies.”

“It is?”

“I’d normally pair it with feta, not brown sugar, cinnamon and other spices.”

“What’d you have growing up?”

“It was more savoury pies for us. Meat pie is the classic, but cauliflower and cheese was my favourite.”

“I wonder why,” he teased as he selected what you were to watch this evening. You looked at the screen in surprise.

Salem, known for the witch trials of 1692 has become one of the most haunted places in the world. We won’t be exploring places frequented by witchy ghosts. Instead, we’ll be spending the night at a haunted hotel.

“A ghost hunting show?”

“Yeah, this one is great. They have a sceptic and a believer, and they go around to these supposed haunted places.”

“You’re into ghost hunting?”

He shrugged undecidedly, “Kind of. I just like knowing there’s something on the other side.”

You had to admit something, “I don’t believe in ghosts.”

“You don’t?”

“If they come up with solid evidence then I’ll accept it.”

The Hawthorne Hotel was established in 1925 by Frank Poor, who wanted to create ‘a modern hotel for the business traveller.’ Eventually it became a favourite among ghosts.

“See, I’ve stayed there at the beginning of last year, and not once did I see a ghost.”

“No? When I was there, I saw one.”

“You stayed there?”

He nodded, “It was just after I got out of rehab, some time last year, I can’t remember. My meds weren’t fully working yet so…I wasn’t feeling too great,” you gripped his arm in comfort. “I went up on the roof and…”

“That’s when you saw a ghost?”

“Not exactly saw one. If I saw a full on ghost, I’d probably shit my pants. I just had a conversation with a ghost. I was the only one there on the roof so I don’t know what else it could be,” he saw the slightly sceptical look you were giving. “I was only a little bit drunk, so I was mostly in complete control of my senses. We had a nice conversation. They told me things would get better and they did.”

“Did they?” you asked.

“Well, a few months later I started work on a little film called Sap of Justice.”

You couldn’t help but smile at him and you had to hug him close.

*****

Some time last year:

The cold air hit Dieter as soon as he walked out of the darkness and into the moonlight. The snow barely visible as it fell. He closed his eyes and breathed in deep, his lungs awakening. As he turned to his right, walking towards the edge of the roof, he looked out at the night, the streetlamps giving a warm golden hue in the glittering white of winter.

He looked over the edge, wondering how far up he was. The thought came into his head that if he fell, he would definitely die instantly instead of slowly dying. It wasn’t such as bad idea he thought. No one would miss him. He could just take a step and all the pain and loneliness would go away.

He leaned over a bit further but then he heard the creak of the roof door open, and he rushed away from the ledge and hid behind the roof entrance, mumbling swears under his breath.

A small feminine voice pierced through the night, “Oh sorry, I didn’t realise.”

He peaked around the corner and saw no one, “You a ghost?”

“Yeah.”

Surprisingly he wasn’t scared, “You just show up when people aren’t around?”

“Kind of.”

“I guess being a ghost gives you that freedom, doesn’t it?”

“Oh, it’s amazing.”

“You must see things.”

There was a slight pause, “I’ve seen it all.”

“So, you saw me…?” he gestured to the ledge.

There was another slight pause, “Yes, I did.”

“Fuck, must be rough being a ghost.”

“It’s not been too bad.”

“But?”

“It gets a little lonely sometimes.” The voice answered quickly this time, he must have assumed ghosts could only answer in their own ghostly time.

“Does it?”

“It’s hard most days.”

Dieter sighed, “I know the feeling.” It was odd he was sympathising with a ghost.

“Just have to hope it gets better.”

“Well, I have been offered this part.”

“The job will be good.”

“It will?”

“Yes.”

“How do you know?”

“I just do.”

“Were you a psychic in your former life?”

“I’ll let you go.”

“No, wait, I didn’t mean to offend you,” he moved to find the voice but found himself still alone on the roof. He looked around for a bit, then went back down into the hallway of dark loneliness.

*****

“Well, they didn’t find any ghosts,” you sighed in unsurprised relief.

Dieter was genuinely relieved, “I knew they wouldn’t.”

“You weren’t too scared?”

“No, it’s less scary when it’s real life and through the safety of a TV screen. Does that make any sense?”

“A little.” You picked up the empty plates and carried them over to the kitchen. Dieter turned off the TV and helped carry the half-eaten pie over. “So do you think you’ll ever see that ghost again?”

“Are you wanting to go back to Salem?”

“Only if you want to,” you teased.

Dieter sighed, “If we ever go back, and I happen to come across that ghost again, I would like to thank them for helping me out in a bad time.”

“It would be nice to thank them. It’s nice to have a friend, even if they happen to be a ghost.”

*****

Some time last year:

The cold air hit you as soon as you walked out of the darkness and into the moonlight. The snow barely visible as it fell. You closed your eyes and breathed in deep, your lungs awakening. As you turned to your left, walking towards the edge of the roof, you looked out at the night, the streetlamps giving a warm golden hue in the glittering white of winter.

Being alone here on this roof made the loneliness pull harder at your heart. The winter air brought out the cosy couples and it made you miss the comfort of being in a relationship, but you knew that going back would mean a hurt more than what you were currently feeling. Pulling out your phone, you put through your call, anxiety pulling with every ring.

“What time is it?” the voice of your friend Nora was sounding tired.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t realise.”

“Hey, don’t worry about it” she reassured you. “So, you been feeling good?”

“Kind of.”

Nora knew not to broach that subject and so changed it, “So how’s Salem?”

“Oh, it’s amazing,” the joy was evident in your voice.

“You’ve seen every Hocus Pocus location?”

“I’ve seen it all.”

“And I guess you did the whole witchy stuff?”

“Yes I did.”

“The solo travelling hasn’t been too bad?”

You paused in your joy, “It’s not been too bad.”

But?”

“It gets a little lonely sometimes,” you sighed honestly.

“Hey-“

All the memories came back, the good and the bad and you wiped away at the tears that were threatening to form, “It’s hard most days.”

“One step at a time and-”

“Just have to hope it gets better,” you finished the quote that you often had to repeat to yourself in your loneliest days.

“Like this job you’ve told me about?”

“The job will be good.”

“You think you’ll do well?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“I just do.”

Nora yawned, “Well, I should leave you to it.”

“Yeah, I’ll let you go,” you hung up and put your phone back in your pocket. You hugged yourself warm, looking back out at the town filled with such happy life then back at the roof where it was just you alone. You looked around for a bit, then went back down into the hallway of dark loneliness.

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