Friday Foods Introduction
Welcome, one and all, to what is sort-of about to become a regular feature here at Mooonfire: The Friday Food.
Let me be frank. I am a passionate eater. I enjoy good food, possibly disproportionately (though this should not lead you to assume I dislike ‘cheap’ food. Ramen? Kraft Dinner? Cheez Whiz and plastic hamburgers? I’m there, too). “It Tastes Like Chicken” is an achievement I honestly find right in line with my personal philosophies. And, right along with this inclination, there is an inclination and even some talent with regards to the arena of food preparation. I love to cook. I enjoy putting raw things in the vicinity of heat, turning them into cooked things, and eating the result. (I’m not so big on the resulting dishes.)
And really, when you think about it, and/or after you’ve done it for a while, cooking is
- Not that scary.
- Not very hard.
- Something gamers should naturally be good at.
Gamers are good at following lists of instructions. That’s what cooking is. Gamers are good at improvising when the situation calls for it. That has its place in cookery. Gamers are often quite dextrous, which is useful for handling a knife without making it Four-meat Pizza and taking a subsequent trip to the hospital. Gamers have quick reflexes, as a rule. This, too, has its place in cooking.
In cooking, as in WoW, preparation will ensure simplicity, and practice will ensure success.
In WoW, we always make a point of making our gear, potion, and ability buttons easy to access in a hurry, because it’s disheartening to watch the clouds of smoke that herald someone or something burning to a blackened crisp while you scramble around looking for Dispel Curse. In cookery, it’s good to have the utensils you expect to need ready to hand, because if you replace “Dispel Curse” with “a spatula” in the scenario above, it is every bit as valid.
In Warcraft, we know that our first few attempts on a boss may (or may not) be successes, but we try to learn from what we just did and vow that next time, we’ll walk away with delicious loot.
Now replace “Warcraft” with “the kitchen”, “on a boss” with “of a recipe”, and “loot” with “food”. See?
This is getting long-winded and I haven’t explained what I’m up to, so this is it in a nutshell:
Every Friday, I’m going to post a recipe. It will always be something I have tried. It will almost certainly have pictures. It may or may not be framed as a back-story entry.
I hope you’ll try some of these- and may your threat be low when the Washing Dishes debuff is handed out.
