Tag Archives: food

Good Luck on Yom Kippur

It’s Yom Kippur.  That means no eating until sundown.  Started last night too.  Worst part is that Chinese restaurants are closed on Mondays and that’s the only place in walking distance.  Going to be a rough one this year.

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Fun With Food In Fiction

(Originally posted on June 9, 2014.) One thing I’ve seen brought up a lot when it comes to adventure fantasy is: what and when do the characters eat?  Oddly enough, you don’t see meals that often and the heroes never … Continue reading →

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National Escargot Day: ‘Gross’ Foods

For those who don’t know, Escargot are snails that people eat.  I’ve never tried and I don’t really want to.  This is the main food I think of when I think of ‘gross’ things people eat.  I know I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Hunt

(A fun scene from Charms of the Feykin.  Enjoy and remember that all of my eBooks are now 99 cents!) Delvin delivers several rapid knocks to a tree, which tells the Feykin to walk toward their prey. Painted to blend into … Continue reading →

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Is Non-Magical Food Preservation Possible in Fantasy Worlds?

At first, I thought food preservation would be difficult to explain in a fantasy world.  My mind got stuck on refrigeration and pasteurization, which are more modern.  Yet, humans have been preventing food from going back since 12,000 BC.  So, … Continue reading →

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Carl’s Cookie Coventry Cazba

Welcome to our little cookie shop.  We have plenty of special treats that you can by in a variety of amounts.  Each one is unique in that you may get an ability or power due to the secret ingredient.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Happy National Popcorn Day

I couldn’t resist doing a post for this food.  Although, I do have a love/hate relationship with popcorn.  Tastes great.  I love regular, chocolate drizzled, caramel, and everything except movie theater buttered.  On the other hand, I once bit into … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Looks like I forgot a Thanksgiving post. Oops. Enjoy the holiday and this hastily made post made from my phone in a mall parking lot.

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Why Can’t You Eat Monsters?

This seems like a good week for this topic.  After watching the first season of ‘Delicious in Dungeon’, I started wondering why monsters aren’t eaten more often.  Nobody in any of these worlds thought of making griffin wings or selkie … Continue reading →

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National Homemade Bread Day

Got really busy with life, so I almost forgot to make a post for today.  It was either this, unfriend day, or hiking day.  Figure ‘Homemade Bread Day’ was the best choice since I don’t do hiking and unfriending isn’t … Continue reading →

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