LORD OF THE RINGS ALL DAY MARATHON MENU

It's a steady stream of calories.  Rich, but not too heavy.  I know there are several sites dedicated to Middle Earth cuisine, but my goal for this was more practical faire that simply took it's cues from certain scenes and characters.  It's like A Song of Ice and Fire where George RR Martin practically provides recipes for all the food of Westeros. 

I'm doing three mains, two snacks, and a dessert.  Two items from each movie roughly 2 hours apart each.  I will provide the menu today, and recipes tomorrow for those who give a shit.

Fellowship of the Ring

Bilbo's Cheesy Eggs with Butter Over Too Much Toast.  Bag's End welcomes you to a ridiculous degree.  Bilbo prepares his famous British-style Churried Egg, mixed with scallions and Creme Fraiche, over a thick cut of Sourdough...which probably could have used a little more butter.

Saruman's Eye of Palantir Prosciutto Melon Balls What dark mysteries can be foreseen...with this crisp and light blend of spring flavors!  A refreshing, salty-sweet palate cleanser lies in your future.

The Two Towers

Balrog's Battling Burgers of Shadow and Flame. From the depths of Moira lurks a forgotten horror: bold flavor.  Balrog's ground beef patties are forged with thick cut bacon chunks, smoked Paprika, and Sri Racha.  These burgers were too much for Gandalf the Grey, how about you?

Sam's PO-TA-TOES.  Boiled, Mashed, but NOT in a stew (too heavy after Balrog was done with us).  These crushed white potatoes are lightly mixed with Green Onions, fresh crab meat, and a light olive oil vinaigrette.  Served with seared cherry tomatoes, these are the perfect, light, mini meal on the go when traveling with your best friend and his twisted pet thing.

Return of the King

Deagol's "The One That Got Away."  Man, Deagol sure had a big one on the reel.  Had he got it in the boat (instead of finding the one rng and getting murdered) I'm certain him and Smeagol would have enjoyed a crispy skin on Arctic Char with toasted Seaweed Shavings, along with whatever else he dredged up.  Like Toasted Clams a la Genovesse and a micro green salad to go with it.  But no, he went the whole getting murdered route.

There and Back Again: An Almond's Tale.  Welcome back to the shire.  Most everything about your trip sucked, so relax with a guilt free yet delicious dessert of toasted almonds over strawberries and ricotta cheese.  Indulgent, yet low in fat and calories, which frankly, the other Hobbits should look more into.  I'm looking at YOU, Samwise.

So there you have it.  Full recipes sometime tomorrow.

Yeah...sorta kills the idea I had.

I think it's important too....and I think Invisible Children by and large does great work, but I also believe it oversimplifies the problem.

Pukey and I know each other well.

Never got into them, but I do respect the notion of "Hey, we're young sidekicks and we matter too."

Yeah, Cliff Barton is an expert marksman at every kind of projectile weapon, but he prefers a bow with gimmicked arrowheads.

Basically, he's Marvel's version of Green Arrow, a super hero with a slightly more plausible origin and reasoning.  I never cared for him, but he has his fans.  Black Widow as written is much more about espionage and subterfuge.  She's written as more assassin-y in the books, but here she's just a chick with a 9mm.  I love that circular shot, EXCEPT for when she's reloading a 12 round clip into a tiiiiiny pistol.  Dammit woman, you're standing next to a God.  COME CORRECT!

Jeffery Wrights definitive role was as Jean Michel Basquiat in the 1994(?) film Basquiat.  He's great in that (which has just a great cast, David Bowie as Andy Warhol, Dennis Hopkins, Parker Posey) but he's also been in Casino Royale and a bunch of other stuff.

No, Cris just got popped for roiding.  Puts her wins in a different light.

She has the benefit of living in the Bay Area, which is just a cornucopia of good places to train.  The places she trains at is a greatest hits list: Fairtex for her Muay Thai, Gilbert Melendez for her Wrestling and I think she even treks down to Half Moon Bay to roll with Joao Peirini.  You can't walk more than a mile in San Francisco without running into a world class camp.

Totally off topic, but my wife got me a new Bike for Christmas.  It's a blue, red, and white Schwinn, and I named it MURRICA.

...and iJim