The Lowdown: Metal Gear Solid Rations
Úna-Minh Kavanagh Those who know me, know that I’m a geek at heart, and while I love foraging and cooking real food, I’m also very much into what is portrayed in games,…
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The art of survival (and video games)
(Originally posted in 2014. Updated and edited November 2020) When I first got into foraging, it was because of one thing: survival. One of the most unusual reasons why I…
Peeta’s Wedding Cake in District 13
Contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, Mockingjay Introduced in the final instalment of the hugely successful Hunger Games trilogy, this wedding cake is a creation of one of the main…
Recipe: The Famous Portal Cake
Fans of the video game Portal are certain to get this reference! The promise of a delicious slice of Portal cake by the game’s antagonist GLaDOS is first introduced in…
Tried and Tasted: Sansa Stark’s lemon cakes from A Song of Ice and Fire
When it comes to baking and making sweet things, I’m often terrified – I never really took time out to learn how to bake properly so I nearly always fascinated…