For Christmas this year, my brother gave me a copy of The Geeky Chef. The Geeky Chef rolls all of
my favorite things into a nerdy little package of happiness! Cooking and geek culture? Perfect!
As I started reading I appreciated the author’s sense of
humor right away. And I quickly realize
that I was way less geeky than I thought.
Wowsa! There are so many fandoms
out there that I’ve never heard of! In
particular, I’m pretty out of the loop of any of the video game fandoms, I’m
just not a gamer.
Luckily for me, the Geeky Chef isn’t only about video games,
there are TONS of book references (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Hunger
Games, just to name a few) and movies/TV shows (Star Wars, Firefly, and
Futurama, again just a few.) There are
so many recipes from my favorites I want to try now!
But I haven’t gotten to those quite yet. Instead, based off the description in the
Geeky Chef, I hightailed it to the library to pick up the first 3 books in an
older (but new to me) series, Dragonriders and Pern. Because dragons, you guys! Who doesn’t love dragons! AHHHHHH!!!!
DRAGONS!!!!
So funny side story. I
often talk books with one of my co-workers because she & I both love us
some historical fiction, so we’ll give one another book recommendations. Anyhow, I had just started the first Pern
book and was already hooked when she came asking for a recommendation. I started off with the title and was met with
a blank look. I paused and said, “uh,
it’s a nerd book.” I continued on with a
brief synopsis. It did not improve her
feelings about the story. Anyhow, it
just solidified my general nerdiness and I’m totally ok with that.
Plus I totally love these books. And it’s a ginmormous series and I’m going to
be enjoying me some Pern books for awhile!
Woohoo!!!
Food is mentioned on and off in the Pern books, but in
particular klah, comes up a lot. Klah is
a coffee-type drink and everyone in Pern loves them some klah, so it’s the obvious choice if creating a recipe inspired by
the novel!