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 Ok, we've all been stuck inside for half a year, and in that time, of course, we've all become incredible and resourceful cooks, right? I for one am definitely not just eating raw limes on a Sunday morning using my leg as a plate-- and neither are you, superstar! We're all, let's not be modest, kitchen superheroes by now. Which is fair because as decades of novelty cookbooks and stray in-text recipes have demonstrated, superheroes are not always very good in the kitchen.  Take for example the kid-friendly 1977 Mighty Marvel Superheroes Cookbook (with art by Joe Giella of Mary Worth fame) which kicks off a pancake recipe with "make pancakes" and then advises you to make raisin bread by just shoving raisins into bread:   (with further digressions into ghastly 70s cuisine involving lots of hot dogs, lots of can openers, and lots of undercooked bacon) Or, you could crack open your nearest copy of the July, 1981 issue of Woman's Day and consult the four-page DC Super Heroes Super Healthy Cookbook for inspiration from the distinguished competition, for example a burger which can convert from nebbishy and underwhelming:  to ostensibly super with the flick of a bun  Other recipes offered over the years have more of a solid root in narrative, for example Green Arrow's notorious chili, which was first mentioned in 1971   and got a recipe courtesy of Scott McCuller in 2002's Green Arrow Secret Files & Origins  More recently, New Mutants #10 gave us details on Glob Herman's vegetarian laksa, which a few goons have already made and vouched for (thank you Ed Brisson!).   This is all to say nothing of more recent cookbooks, other recipes scattered here and there in individual issues, or of course iconic or signature comic book meals that speak for themselves-- Spider-Man loves a wheatcake, Martian Manhunter loves an Oreo, and the recent Birds of Prey movie got pretty lyrical about the classic bodega breakfast sandwich. To participate in this challenge, just post your best comics-adjacent dish and report back on how it was. Feel free to follow a recipe but if you'd rather trust your instinct than a 40 year old novelty cookbook, go ahead and wing it or draw inspiration from elsewhere. Modify and update as you see fit-- make a Superman veggie burger, or, in the case of the Mighty Marvel book's ghastly sounding kung fu burger, don't feel obligated to find and consume mid-century canned lo mein for this forum's sake. If you're more into indie comics, Maggie & Hopey are always all about huevos con chorizo, true Mary Worth fanatics could make Madi's forbidden banana bread, and so on. There are tons and tons of cooking mangas that could be mined for inspiration, as well. As for prizes, participation is key here. If you want a new avatar or title and feel like throwing together that huge sandwich Ultimate Colossus loves so much, it's yours. A little gang tag is also tentatively in the works if you'd like that to commemorate as well. So get cooking!! 
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Homora Gaykemi posted:does it count if i steal 40 cakes? I'll allow it.
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Sep 7, 2020 16:24
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ManiacClown posted:Is there a timetable for this whole effort or are we just doing it whenever we can get to something? Take your time!
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Sep 9, 2020 02:29
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The Voice of Labor posted:oh hey does that sandwich robin makes in teen titans go! count? Absolutely
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Sep 10, 2020 01:37
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Zombie Dachshund posted:This thread coincided with me reading the Zeb Wells/Abnett-Lanning run of the New Mutants (verdict: good stories, wildly inconsistent art). There's a sort of running joke about their Latverian landlady, Mrs. Livitz, serving the team steaming bowls of prokporzhki prod, a typical Latverian dish: This looks incredible and a lot like the goulashes that my mom (not Latverian) used to cook.
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Sep 19, 2020 22:03
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The multi-talented Bingo Bango has whipped this up as a potential tag for anyone who wants to participate in this:
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Sep 19, 2020 23:05
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:
I was considering making something out of Ha but it sort of felt too much like a freebie. It is a really cool book though and I totally encourage anybody who wants to to make something out of it.
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Sep 20, 2020 02:32
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bunnyofdoom posted:So, the Spiderman ps4 video game has two complete recipes in it (Wheatcakes and dumplings). Is that acceptable? Cause it's a comic book vidya game, it's on the edge, and I wanna confirm. If it is, later this week (like friday) I shall make the dumplings. Absolutely, I forgot about the dumplings but I was absolutely expecting to see the wheatcakes pop up at some point.
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Sep 20, 2020 03:58
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The Voice of Labor posted:help me out thread The green bottle could be kind of a salsa verde, zhoug, chimichurri? Maybe Robin buys really runny relish.
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I'm also going to give everybody blanket thumbs-up on altering or adjusting recipes to your preference. I was getting ready to make the vegan shepherd's pie from Scott Pilgrim tonight and realized I'd really rather not use gravy from a packet so I'm going in a slightly different direction, because in 2020 Stephen Stills is no longer the boss of me. I encourage you to similarly branch out and make whatever version of whatever you're cooking will be best for you.
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Sep 24, 2020 01:00
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You should probably hedge your bets a little with the sandwich anyway to avoid having to fight it when you're done.
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Sep 24, 2020 07:37
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Pastry of the Year posted:Novelty cookbooks are one of my favorite things, and the return of Cathy to the comic strip thread reminded me of this improbable but also, honestly, inevitable thing: Someone, please
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Ever since I first read Scott Pilgrim I wanted to make the shepherd's pie recipe from the second volume. Tonight was the night. It's my sixth wedding anniversary and I wanted something comforting and cozy to serve for an evening at home.    Well, I'm not 22 and I don't want to use gravy from an envelope, so I made a few changes. I made the gravy from scratch and also put a little more oomph into the mashed potatoes. I also took out the celery and used two cups of green peas instead. It wasn't bad! The fake meat I used was not my favorite ever--- this was just Wegman's store brand-- and the gravy was very, very rich, but it was a nice hearty meal. I'm also not vegan so I put some cheese on top at the last second.  My wife spoke much more highly of it. I think this kind of very (fake) meat and potatoes rich cuisine is just not what I'm naturally drawn to-- I ended every day I spent in Ireland with a bit of a tummy ache. She's much more of a "beef stew, pot roast, and steak" kind of person so the fact that she enjoyed it made me really happy. For a one-off treat I think I did an ok job extrapolating from a fairly bare-bones recipe and making something nice. How Wonderful! fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Sep 28, 2020 |
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I admire Filipino spaghetti because I consider it a comrade and a brother to my beloved Cincinnati Chili
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