Comments | ellen_kushner: THE FALL OF THE KINGS Recipe Contest!

ellen_kushner

THE FALL OF THE KINGS Recipe Contest!

Aug 19, 2013 22:27

To celebrate the advent of a new Riverside Audiobook - narrated by your humble co-author - we like to throw a little contest, to give you a chance to win a FREE download of our latest from Neil Gaiman Presents: The Fall of the Kings, by Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman.

Last time, it was Book Covers - this time, it’s CUISINE!

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Presenting *two* recipes ext_1798684 August 20 2013, 04:25:28 UTC

Inverted Hot Chocolate

Whip until Stiff:
1 cup heavy cream
3 TB Cocoa
2-4 TB white sugar
Dash of Vanilla

Put a dollop of the whipped mixture into a cup and cover with warm milk. The range for the sugar is to accommodate individual sweetness levels. It is even better with a dusting of chocolate shavings (semisweet, bitter, dark, your favorite)

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Aztec Hot Chocolate

1 2/3 cup Milk
1/2 whole Vanilla Bean
1 whole Red Chili Pepper
1 whole Cinnamon Stick
1 1/2 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate

Prepare the Chili Pepper by splitting it and removing the seeds.
Split the Vanilla Bean, to unlock the oils.
Simmer milk in a saucepan and add Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon Stick, and Chili Pepper.
Heat for about a minute.
Add Chocolate., stirring briskly until Chocolate melts.
Remove from heat. As drink cools, it will continue to absorb flovors from the spices.

Strain into mugs to serve.

Re: Presenting *two* recipes ellen_kushner August 20 2013, 13:54:20 UTC

Fabulous, Nightwing! Thanks for the Facebook link.

To finish entering the contest, your original post should make clear that the recipes are for the contest/audiobook, either by linking to this post, or to the Audiobook itself:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Fall-of-the-Kings/dp/B00EILCR9E/ref=tmm_aud_title_0

Apologies for not making that more clear - I wrote this post late last night, and was a little muzzy myself . . . Fixed, now, I hope!

Just add it as a COMMENT to your original FB post, and we're golden. Thanks again - now I want to try both these recipes!

rivervox August 20 2013, 16:04:54 UTC

Does "Melt dark chocolate. Drizzle on Theron. Enjoy!" count?

ellen_kushner August 20 2013, 18:43:04 UTC

Hmmmm.....I shall have to consult with the other judges!

But I think it does.

:::snorfle!!!:::

ellen_kushner August 23 2013, 15:53:27 UTC

OK, as far as I'm concerned, it does - but you MUST link to this page or to the audiobook to formally enter the contest - and let us know where to find that link, not that we don't trust you but.... ;) Anyway, thanks for the image - one to treasure.

17catherines August 20 2013, 23:37:13 UTC

I don't think there is a recipe for Riverside Fool. I'm pretty sure it's a dare, and that if you drink it, you will be very sick afterwards...

(recipe thinking cap on, however)

Fool 17catherines August 23 2013, 23:16:58 UTC

But who can drink a fool?
Even one made with fruit?

June Weiss anonymous August 21 2013, 01:47:37 UTC

My recipe is here http://desmodus74.blogspot.com/2013/08/riverside-recipe-entry.html

I call it Katie's Country Chicken Soup, and I like to think that Katherine made it for Richard while they were out in the country training.

Recipe: Katie's Country Chicken Soup ext_2123078 August 21 2013, 01:55:33 UTC

My entry is here: http://desmodus74.blogspot.com/2013/08/riverside-recipe-entry.html

I'd like to think Katherine made this for Richard while they were living in the country and training.

On the other hand, a Riverside Fool would be a form of trifle, IMO. Large decorative glass bowl, pound cake broken up in the bottom. Orange liqueur drizzled over pound cake. Then a layer of heavy whipped cream. Shaved chocolate atop the whipped cream. Repeat the layers until the bowl was filled, serve chilled.