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A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
4.25 AVERAGE
50 reviews for:
A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
4.25 AVERAGE
GAME OF THRONES COOKBOOK!!!!!!
I really liked the research behind the recipes as well as offering a more "traditional" medieval recipe and a modern version of most dishes. This is apparently based off a blog, The Inn at the Crossroads, which I have since started following. Has great pictures, too. (there's another Game of Thrones cookbook by some other people but it isn't near as nice)
Includes some oddball recipes for the more adventurous gourmand, like snake (blech)
I just finished baking the modern Wintercake - it smells great (haven't tasted it yet)
I really liked the research behind the recipes as well as offering a more "traditional" medieval recipe and a modern version of most dishes. This is apparently based off a blog, The Inn at the Crossroads, which I have since started following. Has great pictures, too. (there's another Game of Thrones cookbook by some other people but it isn't near as nice)
Includes some oddball recipes for the more adventurous gourmand, like snake (blech)
I just finished baking the modern Wintercake - it smells great (haven't tasted it yet)
It was good, but the down fall of GOTs kills the interest a bit
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
I liked that this book fleshed out some of the details inA Song of Ice and Fire, and I liked that they adapted actual historical recipes. I don't plan on making any of them, though I could, but I enjoyed reading it!
4★
This was an ok cookbook. It was nice to learn about Chelsea and Sariann and their blog - The Inn at the Crossroads. I can really tell that they've done their research on the 15th century foods and recipes in order to bring the Game of Thrones's food to life. They've added some quoted bits of the recipes they found in very old cookbooks.
I'm more of a sweets and drinks cook myself. This cookbook has some good recipes of old and modern. Meaning a very old fashion recipe with some food items old and difficult to find in grocery markets and the modern recipe that has today's common ingredients. A lot of the pictures looked delicious, even for some of the foods with items that I don't like (onions yuck). Chelsea and Sarrian have broken down the foods and recipes to the GoT's regions. I myself don't know much about the story (or show), so their description of the regions and what foods ate found was helpful, along with their opinion of the food.
George's introduction was short and nice to read. He confesses to be not a cook but rather a veracious food lover. It was also interesting and insightful to hear his opinion on why he has written a lot about food in his books
This was an ok cookbook. It was nice to learn about Chelsea and Sariann and their blog - The Inn at the Crossroads. I can really tell that they've done their research on the 15th century foods and recipes in order to bring the Game of Thrones's food to life. They've added some quoted bits of the recipes they found in very old cookbooks.
I'm more of a sweets and drinks cook myself. This cookbook has some good recipes of old and modern. Meaning a very old fashion recipe with some food items old and difficult to find in grocery markets and the modern recipe that has today's common ingredients. A lot of the pictures looked delicious, even for some of the foods with items that I don't like (onions yuck). Chelsea and Sarrian have broken down the foods and recipes to the GoT's regions. I myself don't know much about the story (or show), so their description of the regions and what foods ate found was helpful, along with their opinion of the food.
George's introduction was short and nice to read. He confesses to be not a cook but rather a veracious food lover. It was also interesting and insightful to hear his opinion on why he has written a lot about food in his books
Yes- I'm a big nerd who read an ENTIRE cookbook!
This cookbook is great! It is organized very well. It breaks the recipes down into geographical areas from the series and chunks them together based on the great description by GRRM.
It opens with a section that gives popular substitutes for medieval dishes (game hens for quail, etc.) that makes the recipes come across much easier.
I also loved the variation of recipes! They always start with the medieval dish, then will often include the modern equivalent recipe.
Though I haven't yet been able to try any of the recipes, I am so looking forward to it!
My only complaint is that I wish there were more pictures of all the dishes. There are plenty of pictures, but more would have been better!
This cookbook is great! It is organized very well. It breaks the recipes down into geographical areas from the series and chunks them together based on the great description by GRRM.
It opens with a section that gives popular substitutes for medieval dishes (game hens for quail, etc.) that makes the recipes come across much easier.
I also loved the variation of recipes! They always start with the medieval dish, then will often include the modern equivalent recipe.
Though I haven't yet been able to try any of the recipes, I am so looking forward to it!
My only complaint is that I wish there were more pictures of all the dishes. There are plenty of pictures, but more would have been better!
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Yum! Still working on trying all of these recipes.
The title "The official Companion Cookbook" makes it sound a bit like a rip-off, like it's trying to cash in on the hype around Game of Thrones.
It is not. This is a wonderful cookbook with a bunch of nice recipes. I have only tried a few of them, but they were wonderful (Crusty white bread is very tasty, especially if you eat it when it is still warm from the oven.
I had some problems with the measurements, as I am european, but that is hardly the fault of the book. My only factual problem with the book is that all the main dishes are too much for one or even two people. The emphasis really is on Feast of Ice and Fire.
Still, I will try out some more dishes. And: This book is not exclusively for good cooks. I am a pretty inexperienced cook and had no problems so far.
So, yeah, I can recommend this cookbook.
It is not. This is a wonderful cookbook with a bunch of nice recipes. I have only tried a few of them, but they were wonderful (Crusty white bread is very tasty, especially if you eat it when it is still warm from the oven.
I had some problems with the measurements, as I am european, but that is hardly the fault of the book. My only factual problem with the book is that all the main dishes are too much for one or even two people. The emphasis really is on Feast of Ice and Fire.
Still, I will try out some more dishes. And: This book is not exclusively for good cooks. I am a pretty inexperienced cook and had no problems so far.
So, yeah, I can recommend this cookbook.
I love books. And I love food. So books about food are the perfect combination. :-)
I found this little treasure by chance when looking for different editions of the A Song Of Ice And Fire books. Thanks to amazon, I was able to read (among others things) the intro by George R.R. Martin himself and was hooked.
The two fans, who have started looking up and cooking the dishes, have done a marvellous job here and one can tell from page one how committed they are and how much they love the story, the characters and, well, the food of course. Already my mouth is watering and I am planning a feast with some friends who like the books too. ;p
The structure of the book is very well chosen too, so you get different dishes a they are typical for certain regions of Westeros and the Free Cities. Moreover, what I find most practical is that the authors have searched for and found certain ingrediants with which one can cook modern versions of the meals. That makes it easy to try dishes that might otherwise be more difficult or even impossible to make due to the lack of a medieval herbage store. Also, the introduction, where older spices are introduced as well as the list of possible menus is great. *thumbs up*
I found this little treasure by chance when looking for different editions of the A Song Of Ice And Fire books. Thanks to amazon, I was able to read (among others things) the intro by George R.R. Martin himself and was hooked.
The two fans, who have started looking up and cooking the dishes, have done a marvellous job here and one can tell from page one how committed they are and how much they love the story, the characters and, well, the food of course. Already my mouth is watering and I am planning a feast with some friends who like the books too. ;p
The structure of the book is very well chosen too, so you get different dishes a they are typical for certain regions of Westeros and the Free Cities. Moreover, what I find most practical is that the authors have searched for and found certain ingrediants with which one can cook modern versions of the meals. That makes it easy to try dishes that might otherwise be more difficult or even impossible to make due to the lack of a medieval herbage store. Also, the introduction, where older spices are introduced as well as the list of possible menus is great. *thumbs up*