I mean “fictional” in the sense that it comes from a work of fiction, being film, book, or what-have-you.
Today I was reading The Annotated Dragonlance Legends (something of a junior-high version of Lord of the Rings when I stumbled across a recipe for “Otik’s Spiced Potatoes.” Fans of the books have repeatedly seen these referenced in the stories. Since it was dinnertime, I figured I’d try 'em.
And damn, they were good. Spicy, yes, but better than most french fries I’ve had.
I’m also a big fan of Homer’s Patented Space Age Out-of-this-World Moon Waffles (recipe about 2/3 of the way down), although I haven’t actually made them yet. Something about my desire to keep my heart pumping keeps getting in the way…
Can anyone recommend any other fictional recipies they’ve made?
In Douglas Adam’s Startship Titanic computer game, there is a rather bizarre drink you have to make that includes vodka, a flock of pureed starlings, a smashed television set, and a lemon. When you first see the ingredients, you think it is just a joke. But no, you have to actually make the drink to solve the game, which requires quite a bit of problem solving and trouble.
I once took a tuna salad recipe from an Ellery Queen mystery, though I didn’t have any arsenic, so I had to substitute. I still use my variation from time to time.
There’s a Nero Wolfe cookbook that I’ve been wanting to get. I already HAVE Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook, which also offers Practical Advise On Life. Unfortunately, the most interesting bits have been censored.
I make a “hobbity” dish that is really yummy and you can eat gobs of it without really getting full. You slice up some broccoli, mushrooms, and onions and cook them in a big knob of butter in a non stick pan. When cooked, beat some eggs and add. Stir until done and eat. And eat. Mmmmm.
I did Jubal Harshaw’s dépression cuisine sliced bread fried in pan-drippings, lightly seasoned with back pepper and paprika, (from Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land,) once.
I was going to mention Nero Wolfe, especially Too Many Cooks, but never mind. Google has lots of mysteries with recipes. (Search “mystery recipes detective”. They seem to go together. Or try “mystery recipes novel”.)
Back when Nick-at-Nite ran Dragnet, they had a promo for the show, I think, in which Joe’s partner Bill Gannon described Bill’s Garlic Nut-Butter Sandwich. I forgot about the bread being pumpernickle, but other than that, I’ve made the sandwich and found it surprisingly tasty. (I actually made it on more than one occasion, and I’m craving one again now, in fact.) Unfortunately, I never saw the episode the scene was taken from.
Food got mentioned on Babylon 5 a lot, and I once held a dinner party based on the foods different characters had mentioned or been seen eating. There was Italian, bagna cauda, from Mister Garibaldi. There was Narn, breen, although I substituted a Swedish meatball recipe, as G’Kar did. There were fresh fruits mentioned by Captain Sheridan. and so on.
Lynn, I have the Nero Wolfe Cookbook; haven’t made anything from it on years, but it’s fun to browse through. BTW, there’s a 1996 paperback edition available on Amazon.
Somewhere in my collection I also have a Star Trek Cookbook and a Star Trek bartenders guide.
Someone already mentioned the Flaming Homer, but don’t forget the Flanders Planter’s Punch. (“It has three shots of rum, a jigger of bourbon, and just a little daberilla of creme de cassis for flavor!”)
Nobody is mentioning Like Water for Chocolate? I’ve always wanted to try the Quails in Rose Petal Sauce, but unfortunately have yet to find a situation when the ingredients and appropriate company coincided.
