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The next recipe from the Tomb Raider Cookbook that I made was Salmon Jerky. This recipe is inspired by the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, which Lara visits in the Tomb Raider II expansion The Golden Mask. Specifically she goes to the fictional Melnikov Island in search of the titular Golden
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The next recipe from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide that I made was another North American dish, Esquites. This is a recipe from Mexico consisting of grilled corn with mayo, Cotija cheese, chili powder, lime juice and other spices. It’s either served on the cob (elotes)
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For my next recipe from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide, I selected one of the North American dishes, a T. Rex Rib Eye. Now I know what you’re thinking. Do I really have to go back in time 60 million years to hunt a dinosaur and
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The next dish I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Jollof, a dish of rice and vegetables themed around Ghana, which Lara Croft explores in Tomb Raider: Legend. Although Jollof is not mentioned or consumed in Legend, it’s an important dish in the cuisine
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The next dish I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Tomato Soup. It’s one of two recipes themed around Antarctica, the final location of Tomb Raider III. The antagonist, Dr. Willard, even eats some tomato soup with a piece of toast when Lara confronts
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Another of the recipes in Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide is for Jaffa Cakes. I knew about them beforehand, having read the Tomb Raider series from Dark Horse Comics that was set between Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider, and introduced more of Lara
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One of the most relevant dishes out of Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide is Beans on Toast. As a British staple, it was mentioned in Lara Croft’s original biography from 1996 as her favorite food. The irony is, it’s actually a reverse export from America.
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Onto my next batch of recipes! Back in 2021, Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was published. As a massive Tomb Raider fan and foodie, I was intrigued, so I preordered it along with the official Alien cookbook (which I'll cook through one day), and both
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When I was doing research for the prior blog posts on the recipes from Lessons in Chemistry, I came upon an extra recipe that wasn’t shared on the site: Crown Roast of Lamb. This is a visually striking dish made as part of a montage of meals made on
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We come to the end of the Apple TV+ provided recipes from Lessons in Chemistry: Bananas Foster Flambé. This was perhaps the most dangerous recipe from the show, since it involves igniting alcohol and violent flames. According to an interview with Courtney McBroom, it is the show’s homage to
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There is nothing better than a roast chicken. When you sink your teeth into that crispy skin, when the flavorful juices flood your mouth, there is no greater feeling in the world. Of course, it can be tricky to do if you’re inexperienced, and ovens are temperamental, some cooking
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In this post, we come to the final pie made on Lessons in Chemistry, using the A-PIE-ogenesis crust: Chicken Pot Pie. It appears toward the end of episode 4, when Elizabeth Zott is on a tear after discovering one of her daughter’s classmates has been stealing her