The Gamer's Fridge

Cabbage Stir Fry - Guild Wars 2

2013-04-02T09:00:00.000-04:00

You will need:

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp garlic

1 onion

2 carrots

1/2 head of cabbage

2 tbs soy sauce

Melt butter in a wok or pan.

Saute ginger, garlic and onions.

Add carrots.

Add chopped cabbage. Pile it high, it will cook down.

Cook until tender.
Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
Serve with chicken or beef and rice.

Yum!

Conjured Mana Brownie - World of Warcraft

2013-03-26T09:00:00.000-04:00

This is a recipe where I wish I had a scratch and sniff blog. My kitchen smelled so wonderful with the brownie and the caramel aromas intermingling.

Mouthwatering.

I used a brownie mix for this recipe but if you are anti-mix or just want to make them from scratch. here is a great brownie recipe I use all the time.

Brownie Recipe

To make the Salted Caramel Sauce, you will need:

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

6 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

If you are like me and never have heavy cream, here is how to make it.
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
Combine slowly, whisk.
If the butter clumps in the milk. Don't fret, just microwave it for 5 or 10 seconds.
It will melt again and combine properly.

Ta-da! Heavy cream!

Now back to the caramel glaze.
Add the sugar to a pan.
Add the water.

Bring to a boil. It will look like the above photo. It is OK if it bubbles.

You will stare at the bubbling sugar for about 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
When it browns into a light amber color, remove from heat.

Add butter and stir.
Slowly add heavy cream. It will foam up, don't be alarmed.
Add salt.
Put aside to let it sit and cool.

Remove the brownie from the pan and slice in to servings.

Spoon sauce over brownie. Serve.

Yum!

Pineapple Sundae's, The Twisted Nether and Nat Pagle.

2013-03-22T02:20:00.000-04:00

Listen to my interview on Twisted Nether Blogcast.

Episode 193: The Blogger's Fridge

Where I talk about food, raiding and my loathing of Nat Pagle.

Make yourself my favorite ice cream sundae and enjoy!

This pineapple/ginger snap sundae will now be known as:

The Twisted Nether Sundae

You will need:

4-5 Ginger snap cookies (crushed)

2 Pineapple rings (grilled)

I don't have a grill so I browned the pineapple in a pan on the stove.

You want to heat it long enough for it to start to brown and caramelize, about 3 minutes.

Place crushed cooking in a sundae dish.

Scoop vanilla ice cream on top.

Place warm caramelized pineapple in top.

Garnish with whipped topping and a cherry if desired.

Yum!

Teldrassil Tenderloin ~ World of Warcraft

2013-01-30T15:45:00.000-05:00

Darkmoon Faire is a favorite place of mine in World of Warcraft and an introduction of Darkmoon Faire specific food was quite exciting for The Gamer's Fridge. Here is a fun and yummy rendition of Teldressil Tenderloin.

You will need:
Varity of your favorite vegetables. I used:
Potatoes (red and white)
Carrots
Green Beans
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
salt and pepper

Coat the pan with the olive oil and lay the vegetables flat.

Season with your favorite flavors or just salt and pepper.

Roast in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Lay tenderloins on top of roasted vegetables.
Place back into 350 degree oven for 10 -15 more minutes.
My tenderloins were thin, thicker cut pieces may need to bake longer.

Serve! One pan, no mess. Yum!

Conjured Mana Pudding ~ World of Warcraft

2013-01-22T17:43:00.000-05:00

In real life, this would be called Butterscotch Pudding.

You will need:

2 Tablespoons Butter

1 Cup Brown Sugar

12 Ounces Evaporated Milk

2/3 Cup Flour

1/8 teaspoon Salt

3 Egg Yolks

2 Cups Milk

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

Melt butter in sauce pan and add brown sugar. Cook for 2 minutes.

It will resemble wet sand.

Add 1/4 cup of the evaporated milk; slowly.

Bring to a boil constantly stirring for 30 seconds.

Remove from heat.

Combine remaining evaporated milk, flour, salt and egg yolks in a medium bowl.

Heat milk (non evaporated) in a small sauce pan over medium head until tiny bubbles form around the edges.
Watch the temperature, milk burns easily.

Combine the flour mixture into the brown sugar mixture and stir.
Slowly, add the hot milk to the brown sugar and flour mixture, whisk.
Return to medium heat for 12 minutes - until it thickens to pudding consistency.
Tip: Keep the heat steady, it will be liquid until minute 10 that BAM! thick.
Remove from heat, add vanilla.

Pour into dishes or a pie and let sit to cool for 30 minutes.

Yum!

Valley Stir Fry ~ World of Warcraft

2013-01-16T17:21:00.000-05:00

You will need:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon flour
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or butter
1 teaspoon ginger (I used powdered, if using minced use 1TBS)
1 teaspoon garlic (I used powdered, if using minced use 1TBS)
1 pound beef round steak, cut into thin strips
2 cups vegetables (I used carrots, beans and zukes)

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, water and flour. Set aside.

Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium high heat. Stir-fry ginger and garlic for 30 seconds.

Add the steak and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until evenly browned.

Add the vegetables and stir-fry for an additional 3 minutes.

Add the soy sauce mixture, bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Lower heat and simmer until the sauce is thick and smooth.
Serve over rice or egg noodles.

Yum!

I love stir fry's, they are so versatile that you can substitute chicken for the beef and any kind of vegetables.

The sauce is a must, this was my first time making it and everyone loved it.

Root Veggie Stew ~ World of Warcraft

2012-09-18T20:24:00.000-04:00

3 large potatoes (cubed or use smaller potatoes)
3 large carrots (sliced)
2 onions (sliced)
2 green peppers (sliced)
French onion soup mix
4 cups water
2 chicken breasts (shredded)

I sliced the carrots, potatoes, onions and green peppers. Tossed them with olive oil or butter and spread out on a cookie sheet and roast them in the oven for 45 minutes.
Don't skip this step, it takes awhile but oh so delicious!

I baked the chicken in the oven until thoroughly cooked. Let cool. Shred.

Add 4 cups of water with the packet of onion soup mix.
Add chicken, veggies and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.

I know, adding chicken to beef broth base.
We're crazy here at The Gamer's Fridge kitchen.

Yum!

I will roast veggies before I make any soup or stew. This was the most amazing stew.

Curiously Tasty Omelette - World of Warcraft

2012-09-03T09:00:00.000-04:00

I am back! Did you miss me? <3
After a long Summer break I am back & ready to bring you even more MMO recipes!

I started to play WoW again, I love this game and I just can't stay away for long. I play on a private server (The BEST private sever) ExcaliberWoW. ( http://excalibur-wow.com ) It is a Burning Crusade server meaning it does not go past patch 2.4.3 and I couldn't be happier. The community is small, it's tough to find groups on some days but the players there have a real love for the game. It's not about end game, getting the best gear or that "The Next Expansion is Coming" push that makes people crazy. It's about playing and having fun. I very much missed that attitude.
My name is Edenvale , stop by & say Hiya!

Inspired by my new (retro) way of playing WoW in Burning Crusade I bring you this throw back recipe Curiously Tasty Omelet. This is a bit of an unorthodox omelette but delicious!

You will need:

Potatoes (One for each person)
Eggs (One for each potato)
Bacon (One strip for each egg)

I baked the potatoes until they were soft enough poke with a fork. (about 30 minutes for small taters)
(Microwave for 5-10 minutes)

Wait until they are cool to touch and slit the tops open gently.
Take the ends an squeeze together so the potato opens wider.
Take a fork and smash the inside of the potato to give in a bowl shape.

I added bacon to some. It is optional.

Some I left meatless.

Drop the egg into the potato bowl.
I used small eggs. Using a smaller potato with a larger egg might not work out so well.
If you are using large eggs. I'd suggest scrambling them & placing half the egg in one potato and the other half in a second.

Sprinkle with cheese.
I also added salt and pepper, garlic and Parmesan cheese.

It was definitely the most curious tasting omelette I have ever had.
Yum!
note: I froze some & they heated up great for a quick hearty on the go breakfast!

Essence Mango and Tel'Abim Banana Bread ~ World of Warcraft

2012-06-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

I'm stepping outside the box today.
I was feeling a bit nostalgic and still had a few Essence Mangoes around. The mango was given out by the Zandalar Tribe when you reached the appropriate reputation. (I have great refrigeration.) I had a expert frost mage enchant my crisper in exchange for my Pandarian Red Salad recipe. It's one of my Mists of Pandaria expansion ideas so it is not available in game yet.
The Tel'Abim Banana is abundant on Azeroth and can be found almost anywhere.

You will need:

1 1/2 cup flour

1 cup sugar

3 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

1 cup mashed bananas (2 bananas)

1 mango, peeled and mashed

Add all ingredients and mix.

Mix well.

Add to greased bread loaf pan.
Sprinkle top with 1 tbs sugar

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes. Until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

Let cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan.

Slice. Serve.

Yum!

Mole Loaf ~ Final Fantasy

2012-06-11T09:00:00.000-04:00

You will need:

Mole loaf:
2 lbs ground beef or turkey
Dry onion soup seasoning packet
2 eggs
1 cup quick oats
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped

Topping:
Pasta sauce
2 tbs brown sugar

Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Place in a loaf pan.
Bake for at 350 degrees F for 30-45 minutes. Until brown and internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.

For topping:
Measure 1/4 cup pasta sauce
2 tbs brown sugar.
Mix.
When loaf has 10 minutes left to bake, pour topping mixture over mole loaf and return to oven.

Slice and serve.

Yum!

Browned Rice ~ Star Wars The Old Republic

2012-06-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

2 cups uncooked rice (I used brown)

1 envelope of Lipton soup mix

4 cups of water

1/4 cup butter

1/2 pound Kielbasa, sliced

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a 2 quart casserole dish combine rice, water, soup, butter.

Add Kielbasi.
Bake covered for 1 hour, stirring once after 30 minutes.

Yum!

Makes a great side dish.

Bannock ~ Lord of the Rings

2012-06-04T09:00:00.000-04:00

They taste like very dense biscuits.

This is what Hobbits would make while traveling. They are quite dense and filling and you do not need to give them time to rise. Which is convenient while on an adventure. They can be cooked over an open fire in the outdoors or in an oven. (If you happen to find a comfy bed to sleep in.) They scorch easily when pan cooking but if you ladle meat gravy over them, your mates will never know.

You will need:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups water

(optional) add a cup of dried fruits or nuts for a different flavor

Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir.

Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture. Stir with fork to make a ball.

Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface, and knead gently about 10 times.

Pat into a flat circle 3/4 to 1 inch thick.

Cook in a greased frying pan over medium heat, allowing about 10 minutes for each side.

Use a spatula for turning.

May also be baked on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

Yum!

Berry Pie Slice ~ World of Warcraft

2012-05-18T09:00:00.000-04:00

You will need:

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup water
whipped topping

Cut up strawberries and place in baked pie crust.
Here is a recipe if you what to make one homemade. Pie Crust.

Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan.

Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour and water.

Gradually stir flour mixture into boiling strawberry mixture.
Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell.

Serve with whipped topping. Yum!

Seaweed Rolls ~ Star Wars The Old Republic

2012-05-16T09:00:00.000-04:00

I know seaweed rolls are traditionally sushi rolls but I don't know how to make sushi. So I am offering these guys instead. These delicious savory dinner rolls are the best.

You will need:
loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
bag of fresh spinach
2 tbs butter
2 tbs minced garlic
2 tbs Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheese

Cut the bread into twelve pieces then roll the pieces into long strips.

Take the spinach and saute it, You can find a recipe for it here.
This is where you will use the garlic and the Parmesan cheese.

Lay the spinach into the strips.

Sprinkle with cheese.

Roll the strips into spirals. Any cheese that falls off scoop up and put on-top of the rolls.

Bake for 10-15 minutes. Until golden brown.

Yum!

Sauteed Spinach ~ Final Fantasy

2012-05-14T09:00:00.000-04:00

Sauteed Spinach is so so easy and delicious, you will never go back to canned spinach again.

You will need:

2 tabs of butter
bag of raw fresh spinach
minced garlic
Parmesan cheese

Over medium heat melt the butter in a skillet.

Add the spinach and stir.

Add minced garlic and Parmesan cheese.
You can eat it just like that or I added it to cheesy dinner rolls.

You'll see these tomorrow.

Yum!

Seriously....Gross. Say no to canned!

Onion Muffins ~ EverQuest

2012-05-11T09:00:00.000-04:00

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup shredded cheese

Finely Chop onions.

In a pan saute onions and butter until onions are tender but not brown.
Let cool.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl, beat eggs, onion and butter until blended; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Add in cheese.

Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups three-fourths full.
Sprinkle tops with cheese.

Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes until brown.
Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Red Bean Cake ~ Guild Wars

2012-05-09T09:00:00.000-04:00

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups milk
1 (18.75 ounce) can sweetened red bean paste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk.

Stir in the rice flour and baking powder.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Drop red bean paste by scant teaspoonfuls onto the top of the cake.

This is the red bean paste I used. I bought it off amazon.com

If spoonfuls are too big, the filling will sink to the bottom.

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
Flip it out of the cake pan.
Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Yum!

Walnut Bread ~ Final Fantasy

2012-05-07T09:00:00.000-04:00

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup walnuts
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp salt

In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.

Add the beaten egg and milk and stir.

Fold in the walnuts.

Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for about forty minutes.

Yum!

Poached Salmon ~ Warcraft

2012-05-04T09:00:00.000-04:00

I ran across several exotic recipes for poached salmon. This recipe is a basic recipe, feel free to "spice it up" according to your tastes.

You will need:

Salmon

water

salt & pepper

Using a large flat pan, bring water to a slow simmer.
Add salmon fillets. Add more water if you need to, the water should just cover the fish.

Leave at a slow simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove fish from water and pat dry with a paper down.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Yum!

Council of the Three Hammers Interview and Bacon

2012-05-02T09:00:00.000-04:00

These three were harder to interview then a politician. The only thing I could get them to agree on was bacon.

Falstad Wildhammer: BACON!

Muradin Bronzebeard: BACON!

Moira Thaurissan: BACON!

Falstad & Muradin start to scuffle, tipping over a chair. The fact checker ducks, barely missing a punch intended for Muradin.

TGF: Guys, please.

Moira Thaurissan: Oy!

TGF: And girls. Can I get everyone to sit down, please.

Falstad Wildhammer: It's nice to finally have a lady for company.

(Falstad winks at me as a hardtack biscuit from Moira's general direction bonks him in the head.)

TGF: Council, please. Lets start with Flastad, can you tell us what you choose as your dish?

Falstad: Well now, Fannie has been after me about eating right. So I choose baked asparagus.

TGF: Baked asparagus, really.

Falstad: Well baked asparagus wrapped in BACON.

Muradin: BACON!

Moira: BACON!

Falstad begins dancing on his end of the table.

Muradin taps my shoulder and places a steaming dish in front of me. It smells wonderful!

Muradin: My favorite dinner is Westfall chicken legs. Anduin visits often and he always brings me a few cluckers to bake up and wrap in-

Falstad: BACON!

Muradin lunges at Falstad across the table and tackles him to the ground.

Muradin: That was my-

Falstad: FOR BAC-

Muradin: Damnit man

Falstad: Bacon!

Moira sits down next to me and hands me a long, thin piece of chocolate. I bit into it and look back at Moira surprised.

TGF: It's chocolate covered bacon! It's delicious.

Moira: Bacon is always delicious.

Falstad, Moira, Muradin: BACON!

Moira hands Fenran a bacon wrapped chicken leg. Which he immediately starts to chew on.

Here ya have it, a bacon feast fit for a dwarf.

Chocolate Covered Bacon

You will need:

Thick cut bacon and melted chocolate.

Cook the bacon till crispy then let cool completely.

Dip into melted chocolate to coat.

Let chill in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Chicken Wrapped Bacon
You will need:
Chicken legs and one piece of thick cut bacon per leg.

Wrap bacon around chicken leg and bake for 20 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Baked Asparagus with Bacon

You will need:

Fresh asparagus and bacon slices.

Divide asparagus into 4 piles of 6.

Wrap a slice of bacon around middle of each.

Lay on baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes. Until tender and bacon is cooked.

Fit for a dwarf or any race. Yum!

Goopy Carbonara ~ The Sims

2012-04-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

Goopy Carbonara

You will need:

1 pound of spaghetti noodles
3 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
2 tbs butter
2 eggs

Put water on to boil for the noodles.

Cook the bacon.
Remove bacon from pan and add onions. Cook to soften.

Cook onions till soft. Drain.

Return to pot. Put on medium heat and add butter, bacon, onions, garlic, salt and pepper.
Add eggs one at a time and stir until eggs are cooked. They won't be shiny anymore.

Remove from heat. add Parmesan cheese.
Toss and serve.

Yum!

Apple and Cabbage Stew ~ Skyrim

2012-04-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

You will need:

1 medium head cabbage, coarsely chopped
2 cups apples, chopped
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup of fine bread crumbs
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tsp cinnamon

Drop chopped cabbage in boiling water and cook 3-5 minutes.
Until slightly tender but still crunchy. Drain well.

Layer cabbage and apples in a casserole dish, sprinkling sugar, cinnamon and bread crumbs on each layer.
Pat top layer flat before adding last crumbs.

Pour melted butter over top of casserole. Bake at 350° For 45 minutes, or until hot throughout.
I served mine over rice. It was sweet, tangy and delicious.

Yum!

Hell-Hoot Barbecue ~ WoW

2012-04-25T09:00:00.000-04:00

You will need:

Chicken breast, boneless skinless

1/2 c your favorite barbecue sauce

1 tbs buffalo wing sauce

2 tbs soy sauce

1 tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp garlic

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Pour over chicken.

Cut up an onion and place around chicken.

Bake in oven for 35-45 minutes. Until cooked throughout.
It was quite spicy, if you are not into that much spice then cut back on the cayenne pepper.
I cut it in half and put it on a salad. Makes a tangy delicious addition.

Who says owls aren't delicious. Yum!

Uj'alayi Cake ~ Star Wars The Old Republic

2012-04-23T10:59:00.000-04:00

Uj'alayi Cake - This is one of the most popular exports of Mandalore. Uj'alayi, or uj cake, is a dense cake made of ground nuts, pureed dried fruit, sweet uj'jayl syrup, and spices. It is a very sweet dessert.

You will need:

Cake:

3 c flour
1 c sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1c pureed banana
1 tsp salt
3 tbs butter
1 c milk
1 egg
1/2 c raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

Syrup:

1 cup water
2 c sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbs lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

I smashed the banana's into a pulp, add a tablespoon of milk to soften it.

Add butter. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and milk.
Mix.

Stir in raisins and walnuts.

Pour into greased cake pan. Bake for 35 minutes until toothpick into center comes out clean.

Let cake cool.

Syrup:

Add water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Spoon over cake, serve.

I stored the rest of the syrup in an empty coffee creamer container.

Strawberry Shortcake ~ Castlevania

2012-04-18T11:57:00.000-04:00

You will need:

Biscuit:
2 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 tbs butter
3/4 c milk

Whipped topping:
heavy cream or Cool Whip

Strawberry filling:
strawberries
strawberry glaze (optional)
Glaze comes in plain and sugar free

Mix dry ingredients together.

Add butter and milk.

Place on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.

Until golden brown.

Let cool.

Slice strawberries into bite size pieces.

This is the optional step. I put the strawberries into a strawberry flavored glaze.

Add the whipping cream into a mixer.

Place on high speed for 3-5 minutes. Until stiff peaks form.

After one minute.

After 4 minutes.
I add a tsp of vanilla extract to the whipped topping.
I think it adds a bit for flavor without adding sugar.

Slice biscuit in half.

Place strawberries.

Add whipped topping.

(Homemade, good job!)

Put top back on biscuit. Yum!