Game of Groans: Pun-tastic Recipes for Your GoT Watch Party

A Song of Spice and Fire No Images? Click here   Welcome to Wester...osso buco. With the finale of Game of Thrones fast approaching, it felt important to pay tribute to the iconic show in the best way we know how: with lots of puns. In a similar vein to our Oscar Nom Noms series, Sasha put together a collection of recipes that lean into Thrones-related wordplay and will make great viewing-party eats.  Baked Brie-nne of Tarth Much like one of the most skilled warriors in Westeros, baked Brie has been overlooked and ridiculed for far too long. Do the right thing and use your good hand to knight this gallant cheese with a drizzle of honey. Crab Imp-erial Like Tyrion, this Maryland baked crab dip knows how to party. It's loaded with seasonings, like Old Baelish, lemon, and mustard, and crowned with a crunchy, buttery bread crumb topping.   Beef Samwell Barley Soup Beef barley soup is a great dish for an aspiring maester with a growing family. Once the beef and vegetables have been browned, all you have to do is simmer them in chicken stock for an hour or two until the meat is tender, leaving you plenty of time to catch up on your ancient scroll-reading. Mango Khalassi If you prefer to keep your GoT viewing completely alcohol-free, then a mango lassi is a strong beverage candidate. It's safe to say that there will be more dark moments and death in the final Thrones episodes, and this drink will at least bring a little sunny brightness to the mix.   View Our Whole Pun-Tastic Menu → *Warning: This post contains spoilers!   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

The Baker's Best No Images? Click here   Essential Equipment for Making Great Bread at Home​ Bread-baking is one of the oldest culinary traditions on the planet, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a culture that doesn't make one sort of bread or another. But just because our ancestors made do with elbow grease and crude tools doesn't mean we need to follow suit. A handful of tried-and-true essentials can make the bread-baking process far easier and more reliable. No matter the type of loaf you choose, here's what you should plan to have on hand. Get the full list right here.   A Stand Mixer When making dough, we almost always start with our stand mixer and a dough hook. Not only does it guarantee consistent results, it's a lot easier than using your hands. That said, a stand mixer isn't strictly necessary; the biggest mixing bowl in your house will also do in a pinch.    A Bench Scraper The bench scraper is essential when dividing and shaping loaves, and will make cleanup much easier. (For those unprepared, you'll get flour everywhere during the baking process if you do it right. This is part of the fun. Wear some shoes you don't care about, and save your black clothes for a different date.) Proofing Materials Once your loaves are shaped, it's time for the proofing and fermentation process. We like to proof bread dough in baskets lined with undyed cloth. Baskets help the loaves keep their structure and shape during the final proof.    A Large Heatproof Dish To actually bake your bread, you'll also need a Dutch oven of some kind. We like to use the slightly unorthodox Lodge Combo Cooker to bake bread at home. Not only does it cost under $40, its dimensions are perfect for making classic hearth-style bread. A Baking Steel For our basic country-style white bread, a Baking Steel or baking stones aren't strictly essential, but they can measurably improve the performance of your oven by adding thermal mass. Home ovens lose a lot of heat when they're opened, which is bad for bread because we need that heat to get the full rise out of our loaves.    An Oven Thermometer While we're on the topic of ovens, ensuring that yours is hot enough to begin with is a good idea. Many ovens are incorrectly calibrated, meaning that what you're seeing on the dial may not be the temperature your oven's reaching inside. A good, basic oven thermometer is cheap; having an accurate oven is priceless.  Get the whole story (and read more equipment reviews) right here! Essential Equipment for Baking Great Bread The Best Tools Under $50       Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

A Sweet Taste of Spring: Rhubarb Crisp

Your Recipe of the Day No Images? Click here Rhubarb Crisp This crisp is everything a crisp should be: tender pieces of rhubarb in a thick sauce under a crunchy layer of streusel. The trick is baking the rhubarb in stages, then stirring in a pinch of sodium bicarbonate to help neutralize some of its sharp acidity. The result is tart but mellow and beautifully aromatic. If you're not into the idea of pure rhubarb, try a Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp instead. Read More → The Kitchen Essential Tapioca Starch Tapioca starch forms a light, clear gel that keeps the filling gooey and thick, never gloppy. Shop Now   More Spring-y Desserts Sour Cream Pound Cake Lemon Meltaways   Fresh and Creamy Lime Pie Cherry Ice Cream   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe