Looking fierce in a Dragon Priest mask

Rahgot, to be specific, from Forelhost. Got his Dragon Priest Staff too, yay Wall of Fire! It also inspired us to actually figure out the whole Wooden Mask / Labyrinthian thing; very obtuse and simultaneously ridiculously simple: put on the mask in the room where you find it (i.e. do what the bloody note says.) […]

Hoarding in Forelhost

Who knew the Dragon Cultists were so OCD? Though actually the best hoarding for the linen wraps was the closet with an Expert-lock door that, when opened, allowed a dozen linen wraps to immediately slide forward and out onto the opener.

Sporting some fine Ancient Nord Armor

Full set (armor, gauntlets, boots) looted from the Dragon Cultist ghosts in Forelhost. I also collected their helmets, though here I am already wearing the Ancient Helmet of the Unburned, from Labyrinthian.

Draugr under the bed!

Fears of exactly this is why, as a child, I wanted the lights left on at night. In Forelhost, hunting Dragon Cultists.

Vampire shoe fettishist

I found the source of power in Shriekwind Bastion: footwear.

Red pepper and goat cheese tart

That’s goat cheese mixed with a egg and layered at the bottom of the crust after it’ been placed in the tart pan. Then a layer of fresh basil leaves on top of the chèvre. Then many layers of red pepper rings (about 3 peppers’ worth) with some additional crumbled goat cheese interspersed for variety. […]

Christmas pies!

That’s the apple butter pumpkin pie at the bottom, and the pear mincemeat pie on top. The latter was served with homemade hard sauce as well—because really Christmas is just an excuse to put brandy in everything 😀

Pear mincemeat pie, in progress…

Never made a mincemeat pie before. In fact, I don’t think I’ve had mincemeat pie in probably 30 years or more, not since some childhood Christmas vaguely remembered. But as soon as I smelled the mince as it began stewing, a flood of childhood memories came back and I knew that this was precisely what Christmas was […]

Apple butter pumpkin pie, Christmastime, in progress…

Apple butter pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving edition

So the apple butter pumpkin pie was a big hit—love the flavor from the apple butter, and using the heavy whipping cream instead of evaporated milk gave it a fluffiness I never got from the traditional Libby’s recipe. Decided to ditch the walnut streusel topping (I really am allergic to nuts, had it confirmed by […]