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Edible Art: Eye of Sauron
Hobbitses can not take my precious. The eye will stop them. Fill their bellies, it will. Then, when they can not move, they will be mine! All mine! Eye of Sauron 1 tube crescent dough 8 large pasta...
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Hobbit Week: Shire Seed Cake
Many modern readers imagine seed cake to be chock full of sunflower or pumpkin seeds, but it turns out Tolkien grew up on a decadently buttery version of pound cake full of caraway seeds. They have a...
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Hobbit Week: Beorn’s Honey Cakes
Since Tolkien said the Shire was based on nostalgic memories of his childhood, these honey cakes are inspired by late Victorian recipes for twice baked cakes. The second baking hardens the honey glaze...
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Hobbit Week: Small Adventure Sized Mincemeat Pies
These pies are a great snack for small adventures taken just outside the borders of the Shire. A hunk of bread, a little cheese, and 2-3 of these make a perfectly portable elevenses, just the right...
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Hobbit Week: Shire Baked Scotch Eggs
This hearty pub grub makes a perfect luncheon for anyone fresh back from a tiring morning adventure. Serve it alongside a hearty crust of country bread and a fresh picked salad and you won’t feel the...
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Hobbit Week: Mushroom, Onion and Garlic Hand Pie
It’s well known Hobbits love mushrooms. These hearty hand pies are an inexpensive and durable way to bring the best taste of the Shire along on any adventure. Enjoy a couple for a quick Elevenses or...
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Hobbit Week: Hot Buttered Shire Scones
Forget those crunchy triangles you find at Starbucks. The Victorian scones of Tolkien’s day were far more like southern style American biscuits. Like American biscuits, these are best served hot and...
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Hobbit Week: Apple Hand Pies Two Ways
These petite apple pies can be enjoyed either as a hearty vegetarian breakfast when visiting Beorn or as a durable teatime treat capable of keeping their shape after bumping around in your pack for a...
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Hobbit Week: Plum Heavies
Chocolate and vanilla may seem ubiquitous today, but they’re actually both new world beans. That means Tolkien explicitly excluded them from the Shire, even though both flavors were quite popular in...
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Hobbit Week: Braised Oxtails (with bonus broth)
Wine Braised Oxtails A lot of people shy away from cuts of meat full of bone and fat. It’s a shame, because that’s where the best flavor hides. In Tolkien’s day, nose to tail eating was the norm. A...
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Hobbit Week: Easy Shire Porter Cake
Don’t be intimidated by the list of ingredients. This isn’t fancy Elven baking chemistry. Like most Shire foods, this is good, solid stuff that can handle a lot of improvisation depending on what you...
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Happy Hobbit Day!
September 22 happens to be both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins birthdays! In honor of Hobbit Day, enjoy this selection of recipes from An Unexpected Cookbook: The Unofficial Book of Hobbit Cookery, available...
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Hobbit Week: Shire-tastic Seed Cake
Many modern readers imagine seed cake to be chock full of sunflower or pumpkin seeds, but it turns out Tolkien grew up on a decadently buttery version of pound cake full of caraway seeds. They have a...
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Geek Cake Friday: 21 Hobbit Holes That’ll Make You Hungry
In honor of International Hobbit Week, for this edition of Geek Cake Friday we’ve gathered up enough Hobbit Hole cakes to create your own edible Shire. Scroll through to see renditions by professional...
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Make Your Hobbit Hole Smell Like Christmas with Small Adventure Sized...
If you enjoy the hundreds of free recipes here at Kitchen Overlord, help me keep the lights on by picking up a cookbook or two. As a historian who grew up reading Tolkien, An Unexpected Cookbook: The...
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