Book Themed Desserts

True Blood Week

June 5, 2012
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Game of Thrones season 2 ended Sunday night. Where am I going to get my gratutious boob shots now? Image from HBO Oh hai, True Blood! (To be clear, I’m not all that interested in boobs. But, HBO is.) Honestly, True Blood is more than meets the eye. How could a show from Alan Ball, […]

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Dothraki Horse Heart Dessert

April 6, 2012
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I’ve already mentioned that I think Daenerys Targaryen is pretty badass. Forced into an arranged marriage to a super scary looking dude, Khal Drogo, she eventually embraces her power and influence as a Khaleesi. Plus, she has dragons. Did I mention the dragons? Sorry, I love dragons. I doubt that the Dothraki have time to eat […]

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Game of Thrones Cake Pops

April 5, 2012
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Since I didn’t read any of the Game of Thrones books before watching the show, everything was a surprise to me. But, the biggest surprise came during the ninth episode of the first season, “Baelor.” Everything was building towards a most dreadful ending and I kept thinking, “No, they won’t do it. They won’t kill […]

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Game of Thrones Lemon Cakes

April 4, 2012
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I live in a small town. I grew up in an even smaller town. I’ve traveled to lots of large cities and even though I like to visit, I’m always anxious to get back home to a simpler place. But this…this makes me want to move to LA or NYC:

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Game of Thrones Cookies

April 3, 2012
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The foundation of the Game of Thrones story is the warring families and the struggle for power, influence, and wealth. For a fabulous explanation of all of the houses, check out this guide from HBO. While all of the families are important threads in the intricate fabric of Westeros, I decided to honor the three “main” houses:

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Game of Thrones Week

April 2, 2012
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Image from IGN.com “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die” – Cersai Lannister I didn’t know much before watching the series premiere of GoT (my husband, on the other hand, had read a portion of the book series many moons ago). I wasn’t particularly excited, mainly because my husband was […]

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