CoT has just broke the 100 view mark! I celebrate this because I think any milestone celebrated leads to many more!
For anyone that has viewed here, thank you! Spread the word, I hope to make this a place for Elder Scrolls fans and non-fans alike. For anyone who likes simple recipes, crafts, or just fun to look at stuff.
Again thanks so much! And be sure to "like" CoT on Facebook and "follow" on Twitter. There are links in the side bar.
Content should be picking up shortly, I am still getting myself organized in general, so stick around, and I promise, it will pay off!
Tell me, what do you like about CoT? What are looking forward to come? Anything Feature/Content wise you's like to see? Let me know in the comments!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday Meals: Foods of the Provinces Part 1: Morrowind
Hello again, all!
As you know, today is a feature day, and as I have yet to prepare the article this week I decided to make an interim. Look out for the first real meal next week.
I decided that week I would start talking about the various food articles are that are seen throughout the lore of Elder Scrolls. Since the resources are not there, and I never (sadly) played Arena or Daggerfall, I will focus on the three games I do have experience with, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
In Part 1, I will focus on the foods of Morrowind, and I will add another part to come covering the additions in Tribunal and Bloodmoon. These features will pop in intermittently between regular Monday Meals posts and will not be in the Monday Meal Archive. I will feature the various drinks in the games and lore also as time goes on.
Now, let's dive in shall we?
Morrowind
From the province of the same name, and the native lands of the Dunmer or Dark Elves, comes a strange assortment of foods. Being that Morrowind has a unique setting, ranging from ashy wastelands to lush plains, this offers a wide variety of foods native to the province.
An interesting twist on the foods is the heavy presence of the Empire, reigning from Cyrodiil, who lent some of their food and drink to the province.
The Dunmer tend to eat what they grow or forage, unless otherwise shipped in from elsewhere. On the staples of the Dunmer diet is the Ash Yam, which looks as it sounds, an ash colored yam. This provides them many of the nutrients that they need to survive. Among other things they eat regularly are mudcrab meat, from the animal of the same name, various fungi.
Another key staple to not only the diet of the Dunmer, but also their economy, is the Kwama. Assorted creatures of varying abilities, the Kwama lay eggs and the larval form, known as Scribs, provide a muscular-like jerky and a jelly. The Dunmer "mine" these eggs from the deep caverns that the Kwama reside in, and in turn, provide food for the island.
Breads are also fare of the Dunmer table, and as wheat is not grown in the province, it is to be assumed that they are imported from elsewhere.
While this is not a comprehensive list of all foods in the province of Morrowind, I have featured here some of the more interesting bits that are eaten by the Dunmer.
Is there something here that you feel I missed? What are you favorite foods of Morrowind? Let me know in the comments!
As you know, today is a feature day, and as I have yet to prepare the article this week I decided to make an interim. Look out for the first real meal next week.
I decided that week I would start talking about the various food articles are that are seen throughout the lore of Elder Scrolls. Since the resources are not there, and I never (sadly) played Arena or Daggerfall, I will focus on the three games I do have experience with, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
In Part 1, I will focus on the foods of Morrowind, and I will add another part to come covering the additions in Tribunal and Bloodmoon. These features will pop in intermittently between regular Monday Meals posts and will not be in the Monday Meal Archive. I will feature the various drinks in the games and lore also as time goes on.
Now, let's dive in shall we?
Morrowind
From the province of the same name, and the native lands of the Dunmer or Dark Elves, comes a strange assortment of foods. Being that Morrowind has a unique setting, ranging from ashy wastelands to lush plains, this offers a wide variety of foods native to the province.
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The Dunmer tend to eat what they grow or forage, unless otherwise shipped in from elsewhere. On the staples of the Dunmer diet is the Ash Yam, which looks as it sounds, an ash colored yam. This provides them many of the nutrients that they need to survive. Among other things they eat regularly are mudcrab meat, from the animal of the same name, various fungi.
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| Bungler's Bane |
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| Ash Yam Pods |
Another key staple to not only the diet of the Dunmer, but also their economy, is the Kwama. Assorted creatures of varying abilities, the Kwama lay eggs and the larval form, known as Scribs, provide a muscular-like jerky and a jelly. The Dunmer "mine" these eggs from the deep caverns that the Kwama reside in, and in turn, provide food for the island.
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| Scrib Jelly |
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| Kwama Eggs |
While this is not a comprehensive list of all foods in the province of Morrowind, I have featured here some of the more interesting bits that are eaten by the Dunmer.
Is there something here that you feel I missed? What are you favorite foods of Morrowind? Let me know in the comments!
Saturday, March 23, 2013
By the Gods! A Weekly Feature!
Hello again all, after a short walk around the hall and some time in the garden, I have decided what the first feature of CoT will be. While the main focus here is on crafts, home decor and lore in The Elder Scrolls, I also love to make my way into the kitchen for some good old fashioned meals.
So, every Morndas (Monday for the initiated), I will be running a feature called "Monday Meals." This will heavily inspired by the foods that are found in the realms on Nirn, and turned into useful recipes you can cook at home. Of course some ingredients don't exist, so that is where the inspiration comes from. Some things are real world, like apple pies and beef stew, some are more out there, like horker stew and seared slaughter fish.
I will prepare entrees, deserts, breakfast foods, really anything that is either found in game or inspired by it. So if you have any ideas. send them like normal submissions, ignoring the rules that don't apply for foods.
As I said, these recipes will all be made with items you can pick up at your local grocer, farmers market, or wherever else you might get your groceries. I will make every effort to not include anything that needs really special equipment or ingredients to prepare. I may make some rare exceptions to that in the case of the more odd things but those will be more for fun than anything.
You will see a page up at the top that will archive all the meal recipes for easy viewing pleasure.
Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for the first edition of "Monday Meals"
So, every Morndas (Monday for the initiated), I will be running a feature called "Monday Meals." This will heavily inspired by the foods that are found in the realms on Nirn, and turned into useful recipes you can cook at home. Of course some ingredients don't exist, so that is where the inspiration comes from. Some things are real world, like apple pies and beef stew, some are more out there, like horker stew and seared slaughter fish.
I will prepare entrees, deserts, breakfast foods, really anything that is either found in game or inspired by it. So if you have any ideas. send them like normal submissions, ignoring the rules that don't apply for foods.
As I said, these recipes will all be made with items you can pick up at your local grocer, farmers market, or wherever else you might get your groceries. I will make every effort to not include anything that needs really special equipment or ingredients to prepare. I may make some rare exceptions to that in the case of the more odd things but those will be more for fun than anything.
You will see a page up at the top that will archive all the meal recipes for easy viewing pleasure.
Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for the first edition of "Monday Meals"
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Welcome Post
Hail, lads and lasses. Grab a seat, and a pint, the bard should be along shortly!
Thank you so much for stopping by, however you may have gotten here! Whether by horse, foot, or this "Google" nonsense I've been hearing about. Must be related to CHIM or something...
At any rate, I hope to get my first real post up soon. Unless this happens to be the first post 6 months from now, in which case...oops, I tried!
For some serious business, this is a place to showcase the crafts I will be making for you to enjoy. All of my craft posts will be in tutorial form, though I plan to make them fun and entertaining for TES aficionados (and those who are not also), informative for the crafty types, and simple to understand for those as lost and confused as myself. In between I will post things that I feel relevant, whether it be Elder Scrolls lore related or craft related. And trust that I will sprinkle plenty of my own brand of humor into the mix. Again, spread out for any that might wander up to this site.
I hope that my crafts will appeal to the broader audience of the craft world while also attracting a well rooted fan-base of lore and tradition of The Elder Scrolls. For the die hard TES crowd, I will put my lore nose to the grind wheel to get some real meat to all the crafts I post, if any, so stay tuned folks!
While you wait for the mythical first post to rise from the ashes of the last kalpa, please take a look at any and all of the pages linked at the top of your viewing area. That is unless of course that blasted scamp made off with them again. Between them and those cliff racers...
If you have any questions or comments, please leave them! If you have any suggestions for crafts please click here, or find out more about CoT here.
Thank you so much for stopping by, however you may have gotten here! Whether by horse, foot, or this "Google" nonsense I've been hearing about. Must be related to CHIM or something...
At any rate, I hope to get my first real post up soon. Unless this happens to be the first post 6 months from now, in which case...oops, I tried!
For some serious business, this is a place to showcase the crafts I will be making for you to enjoy. All of my craft posts will be in tutorial form, though I plan to make them fun and entertaining for TES aficionados (and those who are not also), informative for the crafty types, and simple to understand for those as lost and confused as myself. In between I will post things that I feel relevant, whether it be Elder Scrolls lore related or craft related. And trust that I will sprinkle plenty of my own brand of humor into the mix. Again, spread out for any that might wander up to this site.
I hope that my crafts will appeal to the broader audience of the craft world while also attracting a well rooted fan-base of lore and tradition of The Elder Scrolls. For the die hard TES crowd, I will put my lore nose to the grind wheel to get some real meat to all the crafts I post, if any, so stay tuned folks!
While you wait for the mythical first post to rise from the ashes of the last kalpa, please take a look at any and all of the pages linked at the top of your viewing area. That is unless of course that blasted scamp made off with them again. Between them and those cliff racers...
If you have any questions or comments, please leave them! If you have any suggestions for crafts please click here, or find out more about CoT here.
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