Spock's Pickled Brain

To finish our watching of The Mandalorian season 2 in style, Starbat and I decided to make a foray into the world of adventurous cookery. Armed with a copy of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge The Official Black Spire Cookbook and some of our own ideas, we put together a meal fit for an Outer Rim cantina.  So I don't know if you all have seen these, but as a kid my attention was caught by some Star Wars themed cookbooks. I've never been much a chef or baker, but I was lured by the theming. Unfortunately most of the recipes here aren't terribly inventive, fine for introducing kids to the culinary arts but not really things I would see being at home in the Star Wars universe.  So I was happy to pick up this most recent cookbook, which has a lot of interesting recipes with some clever twists and accessible to various skill levels. We tried two of these recipes out. The Tatooine Terrine went swimmingly and the Polystarch Bread not so much. I think I can fiddle with my methods to ma

In a bid to be more festive year-round I've ventured into making geeky seasonal wreaths. Although in most parts of the country green in nature is a ways off, here in the south we can see year already renewing. I've also been watching the recent season of The Mandalorian , so there's that.  Materials -8inch vine wreath -Variety of ferns -Pussy willow or white spring flowers -Mandalorian figurines Tools -Scissors -Wire cutters -Glue gun 1. Gather the materials I picked up the wreath and greenery from the floral section from the craft store. For the new year but not early enough for spring flowers, I chose ferns (which frequently symbolize renewal) and and the pussy willow (a common early spring flower). I found these Mandalorian figurines at Target. 2. Arrange the greenery Experiment with some placement and movement, but leave some space for weirdness.  3. Add the figures In the spaces left, I put in the Mandalorian and his mischievous charge in with dabs of hot glue, but di