Game of Thrones Feast Deliciousness

First I would like to start off by saying all those words in my title today are real. Second, having a Game of Thrones feast was a great idea. If' you're reading the books you know Mr. Martin loves his food. And sex, but you can't eat sex (hehehehe) so we're just gonna move on. Unless people want a Game of Thrones orgy. Dammit people we're talking about food.

I've always like the sound of these feasts, because if you say the word feast to someone, I'm guessing the first image that comes to their head is a big meal with lots of happy people toasting life and eating good food. If you have a feast it might not be in a great hall like the stories of old, but I'm guessing you'll get a few good people there, hopefully some good food and drink, and general conversation that makes everyone smile. So, without further ado, I present you with the making of my Game of Thrones feast!

Here's all the food...you know before I make it delicious. I bought the Unofficial cookbook because it was cheaper and a couple of recipes really stood out. Mostly for this leg of lamb dish that just looked out of this world delicious. That's for another day. A quick tip, you'll notice I have two bottles of the same wine. When cooking with wine (as this recipe calls for), ALWAYS serve the wine you cooked with at the table, it'll complement the meal nicely. In this regard, never use cooking wine. Just learn your wines and you'll eventually figure out which to use for food and dishes. The main dish is Salladohr Saan's Minced Lamb with Pepper. Given the character has a very Mediterranean flare, I added some Turkish side dishes. A spicy spinach dish and Turkish rice. Want a quick idea that's a delicious appetizer? Of course you do. Cut up a couple of red and green bell peppers, maybe some broccoli, and serve it with good hummus. It's almost no work, it's very healthy, and super delicious.

So this recipe called for me to step outside my normal cooking skills. As you can see here's the slow cooker (aka croquet pot which I always and still do believe is spelled crock pot), I've lined the bottom with sliced potatoes and eggplant. That was the hard part.

My mom got me a pestle and mortar a few years ago. Maybe she thought I wanted to be a wizard. I never really used it except to show off, because why? Then I couldn't find ground cinnamon, and we didn't have ground cloves. But I had whole versions of both. Touche mother.

This was actually the hardest part. The lamb smelled so delicious while cooking I thought I was going to just start spoon feeding myself. After sauteing this I added in the spices, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, other stuff I can't remember right now and the book is literally just out of reach. I could lean a little, but what are you gonna do? After all the sauteing and simmering I tossed it into the crockpot. Let that shit simmer for 2 hours.

Here's where it actually got tricky, see all that white cheese? It's fancy Gruyere. Which is just a French way of saying store brand Swiss cheese. You know how expensive the imported cheese is? I'll live in my ignorance thank you very much. The recipe called for me to whisk (wisk?) together some flour and milk over heat. Or medium-high heat, which NO NOZZLE IN THE WORLD HAS A SETTING FOR THAT. That means guessing, a lot. Anyways I made a mess but eventually I whipped in some eggs, fancy Gruyere cheese, and some nutmeg. Tossed that concoction onto the meat and let it cook for another 2 hours or so.

After 20 some odd hours of cooking, we finally got to sit down and feast. You'll notice the matching dinnerware and elegant foldout table. I SAID NOTICE IT!!! Might be someone forgot to buy a tablecloth. Throughout the night there were shenanigans, great conversation, and feasting of epic movie levels. And even though it was a lot of work, and a little pricey, I can't wait to have everyone over again soon.