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    Today for the entrée of my MARY POPPINS menu, I’m making toad in the hole, a classic British dish made with sausages baked in a Yorkshire pudding. Mary visits the butcher in Chapter 8 of the book and buys “two pounds of sausages—Best Pork,” so when I imagined how the Banks family might […]

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    Here we are! My last menu of the year, and I have an announcement to make: I’ve been blogging for almost 13 years now, and I’ve had an amazing time! I still like making full menus, but with growing homeschool responsibilities and cookbook projects, I’ve decided to cut back on my blog posts. […]

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    Since there’s an extra Thursday this month, I get to make a bonus recipe! Seeing as this is a TALES OF THE SHIRE menu, I knew a jam recipe would be perfect. Jams feature prominently in the game, first as gifts from neighbors, then as ingredients in larger recipes. When you reach high […]

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    Hi, everybody! As you may recall, in January I announced that this year I will discontinue a few of my custom tea blends every few months. I’ve been making blends for almost 10 years and have over 60 blends by now, so I think it’s time to say goodbye to some of the […]

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    Time for my favorite dessert from TALES OF THE SHIRE: Mrs. Cotton’s Amazing Autumn Tart! It’s one of the first recipes you learn in-game, and it’s a common craving of Farmer Cotton’s. Understandably so! In the game, you can use any two fruits and a berry to make the tart, along with cream […]

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    Taters! Can’t have a TALES OF THE SHIRE menu without them. Not only are they Sam Gamgee’s favorite food, but they’re the first item you grow in your garden in-game. This recipe is an ode not just to taters, but all root vegetables. It’s packed with carrots, parsnips, turnips, and onions too! Don’t worry, […]

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    There is one recipe in TALES OF THE SHIRE that stands out more than all others: the Bywater Dish! In the game, the hobbits of Bywater must come up with a village dish, something that sums up the “flavours and heart” of their village. After talking to lots of villagers to determine what […]

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    Welcome to the first recipe in my TALES OF THE SHIRE menu! I’ve been looking forward to this game ever since it was first announced in 2023, and I’ve been playing it nonstop since it came out in July. I love the cozy aesthetic, relaxed pace, and—of course—deeply integrated cooking system.  There are […]

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    Today’s final DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON recipe is a 3-in-1: three flavors of dumpling in one recipe, inspired by the array of dumplings the characters eat after being transformed by a changeling mushroom ring. This is my favorite episode in the whole season because my favorite character, Senshi the dwarf, gets temporarily turned into […]

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    Welcome to my latest DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON recipe! Today’s recipe is shortcut mushroom risotto with cheese, which Senshi makes for Izutsumi, a new party member who joins them partway through the dungeon. I chose this recipe because quick mushroom and cheese risotto has long been one of my go-to meatless recipes at home, […]

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