Game Session & Food
- Dark Whisper
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Game Session & Food
So, what do you eat and/or offer during you game sessions ?
Nothing : what the word says : nothing
Snacks : The ususal suspects; Chips, Pop Corn, cookies,... All those things you just need to cut/tear open the bag
Ordered Food : "Real" food you ordered, Pizza being the paradigm
Cooked Food (simple) : Dishes that are easy and quick to prepare like pasta with sauce, ...
Cooked Food (complicated) : Dishes that are not so easy and rarely quick to create...
And for cooked food (both) : What do you prepare ? Do you have special D&D-dishes (- of which you'd like to share the recipe) ?
Nothing : what the word says : nothing
Snacks : The ususal suspects; Chips, Pop Corn, cookies,... All those things you just need to cut/tear open the bag
Ordered Food : "Real" food you ordered, Pizza being the paradigm
Cooked Food (simple) : Dishes that are easy and quick to prepare like pasta with sauce, ...
Cooked Food (complicated) : Dishes that are not so easy and rarely quick to create...
And for cooked food (both) : What do you prepare ? Do you have special D&D-dishes (- of which you'd like to share the recipe) ?
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We used to be strictly a Pizza and chips group, but as we got older, and wiser, not to mention wider, we started looking into more healthy fare. Also, when my wife started joining us, her cooking gene kicked in and now we plan all sorts of fancy recipes to inflict on the group.
My Aunt's family recipe Apricot Chicken always goes over well. As does my wife's lasagna, and our roasted red pepper soup. We're always on the lookout for new recipes, and especially have fun with desserts. (Baked pears with granola crust, Banana's foster, Key Lime pie) (so much for that "healthy" idea)
Then the other couple in our group started in with the cooking too, and bring their own dishes, or cook for us when we're at their place. Homemade hummous, meatloaf, salmon, squash...
And for some reason, no D&D weekend is complete without a trip to the Chinese Buffet. I don't know how it started, but somehow it stuck...
My Aunt's family recipe Apricot Chicken always goes over well. As does my wife's lasagna, and our roasted red pepper soup. We're always on the lookout for new recipes, and especially have fun with desserts. (Baked pears with granola crust, Banana's foster, Key Lime pie) (so much for that "healthy" idea)
Then the other couple in our group started in with the cooking too, and bring their own dishes, or cook for us when we're at their place. Homemade hummous, meatloaf, salmon, squash...
And for some reason, no D&D weekend is complete without a trip to the Chinese Buffet. I don't know how it started, but somehow it stuck...
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Myself - hosting about 95% of our games - would be between simple and complicated cooking (leaning towards complicated).
As we usually play on weekends, I made an easy rule for our sessions; if we play on a Saturday, I cook. If we play on a Sunday, the others bring snacks.
Unfortunately, my group is rather complicated to cook for; one player is semi-vegetarian (don't ask), another does not eat any vegetables execept fried potatoes...
Nevertheless, I managed to feed them the last three years and they're still coming back.
One highlight are always Fajitas (sic?); I prepare grinded chees, cut onions and ginger, prepare tomato, ananas and carrot cubes, Guacamole (sic?), salad-leaves, curry-flavored chicken cubes and a variety of sauces.
I put (a lot of) Tortillas on the table and everyone can fill his tortilla as he sees fit.
Me too, I'm a big fan of desserts; I enjoy baking and will usually prepare some kind of cake or cookies for Sunday games. Baking has become another hobby - not that I had time for one more, but... - and I spent several hours last week working on my recipe for Golden Cubes. Another one or two test runs, and it should be finished.
As we usually play on weekends, I made an easy rule for our sessions; if we play on a Saturday, I cook. If we play on a Sunday, the others bring snacks.
Unfortunately, my group is rather complicated to cook for; one player is semi-vegetarian (don't ask), another does not eat any vegetables execept fried potatoes...
Nevertheless, I managed to feed them the last three years and they're still coming back.
One highlight are always Fajitas (sic?); I prepare grinded chees, cut onions and ginger, prepare tomato, ananas and carrot cubes, Guacamole (sic?), salad-leaves, curry-flavored chicken cubes and a variety of sauces.
I put (a lot of) Tortillas on the table and everyone can fill his tortilla as he sees fit.
Did you ever try Passion Fruit Sherbet with Campari ?We're always on the lookout for new recipes, and especially have fun with desserts
Me too, I'm a big fan of desserts; I enjoy baking and will usually prepare some kind of cake or cookies for Sunday games. Baking has become another hobby - not that I had time for one more, but... - and I spent several hours last week working on my recipe for Golden Cubes. Another one or two test runs, and it should be finished.
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When I play I use to be in house so, I use to eat the food my mom cooked, but I still prefer ordering a hamburger or a pizza. My mother is an excellent chef, but I'd like to order that time because I like tasting somrthing different while playing.
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Well, it depends on the group. With my group at home, we tend to play all day on Saturdays. We will usually have some chips & salsa while gaming. We used to have taco dip, but Jackie Baldrick would eat it all in about ten minutes so it's no longer provided.
Later on, we either order a pizza (not very common anymore because we can spend an hour or more arguing over toppings), or go to a local Chinese restaurant of local fast food place called Odie's.
When I was at school, the group there would meet in the evening after we'd already eaten. So we'd all provide whatever snacks we needed to keep ourselves happy for the night.
Later on, we either order a pizza (not very common anymore because we can spend an hour or more arguing over toppings), or go to a local Chinese restaurant of local fast food place called Odie's.
When I was at school, the group there would meet in the evening after we'd already eaten. So we'd all provide whatever snacks we needed to keep ourselves happy for the night.
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Yup, we call it "mexi-fest," always a crowd pleaser, and easy to make. We do Guac, refried beans, ground beef with taco seasoning, cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, and onions.Dark Whisper wrote:One highlight are always Fajitas (sic?); I prepare grinded chees, cut onions and ginger, prepare tomato, ananas and carrot cubes, Guacamole (sic?), salad-leaves, curry-flavored chicken cubes and a variety of sauces.
I put (a lot of) Tortillas on the table and everyone can fill his tortilla as he sees fit.
I'm not a big Passion Fruit fan, but we often use Sorbet on top of some fruit creation. And now that we got an Ice-cream maker, look out!Did you ever try Passion Fruit Sherbet with Campari ?We're always on the lookout for new recipes, and especially have fun with desserts
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With my group, if we are having a session in excess of 5 hours we will order food. Otherwise, it is a round robin. Each week a different player will bring snacks for the rest of the group and I as GM provide drinks and a play area.
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Whoa, why didn't I see this before?
During my "Catalysts" campaign we had a cook player, so it was no problem getting food, usually with a restaurant-type flair. Also, the rest of them kinda had the knack to play while drinking brandy (we were all of legal drinking age); as DM, however, I excused myself from the booze since I get drunk easily.
Now with the "Musarde" campaign, Karen (a player) usually cooks Pasta Diablo, sort of a spicy type of spaghetti.
During my "Catalysts" campaign we had a cook player, so it was no problem getting food, usually with a restaurant-type flair. Also, the rest of them kinda had the knack to play while drinking brandy (we were all of legal drinking age); as DM, however, I excused myself from the booze since I get drunk easily.
Now with the "Musarde" campaign, Karen (a player) usually cooks Pasta Diablo, sort of a spicy type of spaghetti.