Culinary Creation Contest Entry Thread

[Artamie]

Picture follow up, sorry!

[Melchar]

Comrades!



It is I, Melchar Asbrand! In my travels across Eorzea there were many a night where I have had to camp outside amidst the elements and eat naught but cold beef jerky or eat an aged acorn cookie. On those nights, I have longed for the solace of warmed soul and a full belly. I shudder to think that there are some adventurers who would even feast upon the raw meats and offal Eorzea’s ferocious fauna. I cannot blame them. In the face of a cooking fire alongside a veritable regiment of raw ingredients, it can be quite easy for someone like myself to become befuddled.
Today, I seek to amend this. Once, in my younger days, my adventures brought me in and around the small hamlet of Hyrstmill. An old Midlander widow on the outskirts of the hamlet permitted me to join her in humble hovel. She asked me to help her with the cooking. When she saw my fingers fumbling she smiled warmly and went to her larder. It was there that she shared with me this recipe:

Black Shroud Ossobucco (This rustic dish is a take on an old favorite from a far-off land. The antelope is braised to tenderness and simmers in a savory brown sauce):

Ingredients-
1x Antelope Shank (bone-in)
1x Thyme
1x Coerthas Carrot
1x Wild Onion
1x Ruby Tomato
1x Sour Red

EXP +3%, Magic Evasion +10% , HP +30, DEX +3, VIT +4


"Yes, of course I can cook!"

My friends! The meat was so tender and juicy. The flavor came flooding forth! The vegetables, they were full of vigor! The sauce I swabbed up with the last of my flatbread! I felt a new roegadyn. Brimming with the vitality of the noble antelope!

As we shared the food, the widow shared with me her story. She had come from a lauded house in a far distant country. In her youth, she had chased an adventurer to Eorzea out of love: forsaking all ties to her family and nobility. Though they loved greatly in the short time of their youth, the call of adventure sang to him and he met his end somewhere in the cold, lonely peaks of Dravania. This was his favorite dish, a specialty of hers and one that her mother had passed down to her. In her eyes, there seemed longing but no regret. She smiled to me and spoke “You adventurers brave the gravest dangers for nary but the promise of coin and fame. These are not enough to warm the soul when cold winds blow. Take this, all that remains of my legacy and let it warm a new world. One of adventurers!”

So get out there comrades and get cooking!

[FuriousCupcakes]

For your consideration,

Stew of Unyielding False Hope

Description/Effect: "Temporarily instills the foolhardy belief that this time your luck will be different. This time, the gear is going to drop."

Effect Duration: Gameplay Time
Cooldown: 2-3 Days of Crafting

Ingredients:

• 5 x Inferno Taper
• 10 x Unmarked Keystone
• 1 x Gold Zahar'ak Coffer Key
• 1 x Gold Natalan Coffer Key
• 1 x Gold U'Ghamaro Coffer Key
• 1/2 Gallon of Buffalo Milk
• 1-100 Ounces of Table Salt
• All Hopes and Dreams

Cooking Directions: Combine Buffalo Milk and other ingredients together in 1 large Ifrit's Cauldron, and cook over a medium to high heat Hellfire, until it comes to a boil and everything breaks apart. Season generously with Table Salt for a pleasing bitter aftertaste. Portion and plate in a Bowl of Embers. Caution: Stew will be extremely hot and may Sear mouth. If this occurs, please consult the nearest White Mage for Repair services. Serves 8.

Next time, we bake Furious Cupcakes!

[Melchar]

Apologies if the pics are small. I was having trouble getting them to post. I hope you enjoy the story and the food!

-Melchar

[Neekzz]

"Moma Got Soul on a Roll"
X2 Basalisk Egg
X1 Buffalo Sirloin
X1 Popoto
X1 Rye Flower
X1 Table Salt
X1 Black Pepper
X1 Maple Syrup

[Melchar]

Hi comrades, Melchar again. This is my official image follow up post. I apologize for being a forum newb. I finally resolved my small resolution pic issue. Here are the images in my post in the order they appear. Please enjoy, and once again forgive my ineptitude.

Image 1: "A Melchar Welcome"







Image 2: "Caught in the Culinary Act"








Image 3: "Let's go Cooking Force!"

[Eijii]

"Limit one (1) entry (recipe/image) per contestant." is part of the rules idk if it really does matter but you people building a book might want to keep it simple since they are looking at 13+ pages lol

[Seyrr]

Ishgard Fondue
Fondue originated in the chill peaks of Coerthas as a way to make satisfying meals out of old cheese and bread. Cheese is melted and combined with other ingredients and spices to create a hot, satisfying dip. While it has traditionally been regarded as a peasant dish, recent experiments by Bismarck culinarians have led to fondue popping up in a number of surprising settings, including a Wood Wailer celebratory banquet that used miniature Silver Battle Forks as dipping forks. This particular variation uses blue cheese for a stronger flavor.

Ingredients
Blue Cheese
Aldgoat Milk
Salted Butter
Sunset Wheat Flour
Nutmeg
Paprika
Dippers (see below)

Tools
Serving pot
Flame receptacle
Serving forks

Melt butter in the heated serving pot; mix in milk and flour. Slowly crumble the cheese into the pot, stirring constantly. Do NOT let the mixture boil. Add ground nutmeg and paprika to taste, continuing to stir. Once the fondue begins to bubble, transfer the pot to a stand over a flame receptacle to keep it warm. Serve immediately with forks and food items for dipping.

Popular dippers include:

• cubes of bread: Knight's Bread is the standard; for a change of pace, consider Flatbread or Walnut Bread
• vegetables: roasted Popotoes, slices of Coerthas Carrot, small whole Ruby Tomatoes
• mushrooms: Button Mushrooms, Chanterelles, or Gil Buns, roasted or sauteed
• fruit: slices of Alligator Pear, Faerie Apple, or whole Rolanberries

Tableside preparation makes even the simplest meal feel special! Ask your server about having your fondue prepared tableside. Additional fees may apply.

[jstadragon]

Super-Duper Molten Crepe
1x Aldgoat Milk
1x Dodo Egg
1x Dragon Pepper
1x Paprika
1x Pimiento
1x Buffalo Sirloin
1x Blue Cheese

Step 1: Tenderize the buffalo sirloin to a nice squishy Lalafel consistency.
Step 2: Finely chop dragon peppers, paprika, pimiento and lather all over the sirloin for a nice molten-red color.
Step 3: Cook the sirloin until Ifrit is summoned.
Step 4: Make 6 crepe layers of awesomeness with aldgoat milk and dodo eggs over a hot pan.
Step 5: Stuff each crepe layer with the cooked molten sirlion, and finish off with some blue cheese.

[Charirii]

Charirii's Lavender-Kissed Sea Salt Fudge Brownies!

These brownies are sweet and extremely fudgy, with a wonderful aroma and unique flavor. The secret is to add just a touch of lavendar oil - a little goes a long way! This dessert is not only a great way to show off your culinary talents, but your adventuring skills as well, should you decide to brave the Rhotano Sea!

Serves 10 tiny Lalafell, 3 hungry Hyur, or 1 starving Roegadyn Sea Wolf.

Ingredients:
2 Fire Shards
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 1/2 sticks Salted Butter
12 pieces Bubble Chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup Kukuru Powder
2 cups Maple Sugar
3 large Chicken Eggs
1 Vanilla Bean
1 cup Sunset Wheat Flour
3 drops of Lavendar Oil
1/2 tsp Rhotano sea salt* (Substitute ingredient: 1/2 tsp Rock Salt)
(Optional) 1/2 cup chopped Gridanian Walnuts or Almonds, for crunchy texture and added sweetness!

*How to Obtain Sea Salt:
To obtain sea salt, travel to the coast and collect a bucket of water from the Rhotano Sea. Boil the water until about 95% has evaporated, then transfer the contents into a small dish and and wait for the rest of the water to evaporate. Now, if you are too lazy to travel to the sea... you should be ashamed of yourself, because you are not just a cook but an adventurer!! Though, I suppose you could substitute Rock Salt, if it's coarsely grinded. Be careful not to grind it too much, or you'll end up with a batch of Table Salt.

Directions:
1. Heat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9x9 baking dish with olive oil.

2. In a saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat. Be sure to stir it occasionally to prevent burning!

3. When everything's melted and the guild smells wonderfully of butter and chocolate, stir in the Kukuru powder, maple sugar, eggs, vanilla bean, walnuts, and wheat flour. Pour the batter into the baking dish and spread it evenly.

4. Next, sprinkle the salt over the batter and swirl it in with a butter knife.

5. Bake the brownies in the oven for about 35 minutes, using Careful Synthesis at least once to prevent the heat from rising and to maintain a slow, steady baking time.

6. Let the brownies cool for a few minutes before serving, then enjoy with a cold glass of fresh Buffalo Milk!