Francesca Lia Block Recipes (original) (raw)
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
12:23 am
[youampersandme]
Hi everybody. I see that there hasn't been much activity in this community lately, but all of these recipes look delicious! & I've been a Francesca Lia Block fan for years, I always come away from her books hungry! I've just been teaching myself/ my mother has been teaching me to cook so the food I cook is inspired by Francesca Lia Block novels but not directly from them.
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
4:31 pm
[pinkwasabi]
Hello again slinksters I found these recipe cards grocery shopping at Super Target so I snatched up a bunch of them and thought you might enjoy this one:
Breakfast Banana Sundaes:
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of butter
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 large bananas sliced
1/4 cup orange juice
4 oats'n'honey granola bars
4 (6 ounce) containers of vanilla yogurt
4 teaspoons chopped walnuts
1/4 teaspoon rum extract (if desired)
Makes 4 servings
What to do:
1)In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup walnuts and brown sugar, stir until sugar is melted. Add bananas; cook and fold gently for 1 to 2 minutes, or until bananas are coated.
2)Stir in orange juice and rum extract(optional). Cook an additional minute or until liquid is thick and syrupy. Remove from heat. Set aside 4 banana slices for garnish.
3)Chop granola bars; set one aside for garnish.
4)Spoon bananas, granola, and yogurt, alternating layers, into 4 parfait glasses to serve sundae style. Distribute ingredients evenly.
5)Garnish each serving with 1 teaspoon walnuts, 2 teaspoons chopped granola and 1 banana slice. Serve immediately.
I also have these recipes, if any of you want one I'll be more than happy to type it up:
Chicken tender panini sandwiches
Quick louisiana red beans & rice
Barbecued jerk chicken with tropical salsa
Bratwurst with fajita vegetables
Peppered steaks with herb buttered hash browns
Southwest layered tuna salad
Garlic bread pizza
Chuck wagon pasta
Pesto shrimp salad
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silly
Friday, October 13th, 2006
5:22 pm
[pinkwasabi]
Green Tea Cake Hi, I'm new and I wanted to share this recipe with you. My hubby and I had this at a Japanese restaraunt and fell in love with it. I got the recipe and thought it was something FLB-ish and that you slinksters would appreciate. I love the idea of this community, everytime I read FLB's books I want to try the yummy sounding recipes in them. I hope you all love this as much as we do. :)
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes, plus cooling
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated plus 1 yolk
8 tbsp Sugar
40g self-raising flour
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp powdered green tea
pinch of cream of tartar
For the topping:
225ml double or whipping cream, whipped
1 tsp powdered green tea
icing sugar, for dusting
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together 3 egg yolks, 2 whole eggs and 7 tablespoons of sugar with an electric whisk for around 5 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cornflour and powdered green tea.
4. Fold the sifted dry ingredients into the egg mixture.
5. Whisk the 4 egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Beat in the remaining sugar.
6. Fold together the whisked egg whites into the green tea mixture, combining well.
7. Divide the mixture among cup cake cases, placing them on a baking sheet.
8. Bake the fairy cakes for 15 minutes until risen and set.
9. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
10. To make the topping, fold together the whipped cream and green tea.
11. Top each fairy cake with a little of the green tea cream. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
Current Mood: creative
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
9:16 pm
[alabasterduch]
i work at a bakery & found this in a muffin cookbook today. it's not from a specific book, but i thought you lovelies might enjoy it. there was also a lavender recipe. if anyone is interested, let me know and i can share that too.
but for now, ( rose petal muffinsCollapse )
Current Mood: busy
Monday, April 10th, 2006
1:07 pm
[cautionary_song]
Hey everyone I'm new here, and a huge FLB fan. I don't have any recipes yet, but want to thank all of you for the amazing job you've done bringing FLB to life. Food is important!! I can't wait to try some of these out :)
I will post a recipe soon, I promise :)
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bouncy
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
5:21 pm
[tolikna]
Sunday, February 12th, 2006
3:24 am
[knifeinagarter]
Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
1:24 am
[_glowtilmorning]
1:10 am
[_glowtilmorning]
necklace of kisses
i don't know how many of you eat sashimi (like shelly in necklace of kisses), but i wanted to mention a vegeterian option...simply yuba (tofu skin) with or without rice...cooked or dried, dipped in soy sauce, with wasabi, or ponzu.
i'm not sure much food is really mentioned in necklace of kisses besides sashimi, but i am going to look through it tonight or tomorrow & will hopefully have some new recipes for you.
Monday, December 26th, 2005
5:58 pm
[_glowtilmorning]
sort of like the soup in rose...
let me know what you think!
& i would just like to comment that i'll be posting a lot more now, & that all of my recipes are vegeterian...i don't know if any/how many of you are vegeterian or vegan, but let me know if you are!
pumpkin curry soup
2 medium onions, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (easy to leave out if you're vegan!)
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
2 (15-oz) cans solid-pack organic pumpkin (not pie filling)
4 cups water
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 14-oz can unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds
8 fresh curry leaves
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happy
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
1:02 pm
[heymeghann]
Belladonna Tea! A Francesca Lia Block related fanzine that is twelve issues long.
Issue 1.
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As an independent magazine, Belladonna Tea relies on your help to get subscribers and readers. Spread the word, lovelies.
To subscribe, drop an email at whynothing.glows@gmail.com And send us your address. Or you can send a $3.00 check or concealed cash ((We don’t have the paypal account up quite yet)) to:
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Merci and au revoir!
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
9:41 pm
[clutchofgrace]
new recipe Piña colada shrimp babies
sauce:
1/3 cup light rum
1/3 tbsp coconut milk
1 and 1/2 cups crushed pineapples
1/2 cup coconut flakes
2 cherries diced
batter:
1 cup Coconut flakes
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 lb. cleaned shrimp
1 egg, slightly beaten
oil for frying
MIX coconut, flour, salt and pepper. Dip shrimp in egg; roll in coconut mixture.
HEAT oil in large deep skillet on medium heat to 325°F.
ADD shrimp; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
To make the sauce: blend the rum, coconut milk, and pineapple until it is the consistency of apple sauce, pour into a bowl and mix in the coconut flakes and the diced cherries. Serve in a dish made for dipping and organize the shrimp around the dish in a pile. add whole cherries as an edible garnish that will be tasty with the sauce.
** this sounded to me like something Weetzie might come up with. or maybe Echo's mom.
12:06 pm
[clutchofgrace]
New recipe: Crab Fen Yung 1 small package of pre cooked real crab meat (or imitation for those of you who like)
a handful of fresh broccoli
a handful of fresh asparagus
one ripe and juicy lemon
1 tablespoon of "I can't believe it's not butter" (guess what, it IS)
1 handful of dry rice noodles
2 tablespoons of sour cream
some garlic powder
a sprinkle of pepper
boil the broccoli for about 3-5 minutes until still crisp but bright green in a medium sized sauce pan. sprinkle the broccoli with some garlic.
In a nonstick saute pan melt some I can't believe its not butter at low to medium low temperature. chop the dry ends of the asparagus and throw them away. the remaining asparagus should be quartered into smaller pieces so they may stay crisp but cook quickly. toss them into the saute pan and drain the crab meat, breaking it into small chunks or even strips, adding it to the mix. Drain the broccoli and gently move them to the saute pan. Stir and sprinkle with some pepper. Slice the lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the food, stir again and let sit for 1 minute in the heat.
After serving the food into a bowl take some of the rice noodles and place them all over the food, toss on some sour cream and eat.
** I wasn't sure which book really inspired this. You could say it was all of them, every time I read FLB's books I come up with recipes of my own. They don't always apply to a phrase in the book. it's just inspiration. You guys can decide which or IF the recipes even belong to any of her books. Either way I hope you guys enjoy it!
Thursday, August 4th, 2005
10:07 am
[rype]
Rose and the Beast ( rose and the beast Collapse )
As for Echo I didn't mention everything. Just everything that seems important. Like that she wrote about in detail. I'm still working on developing the echo recipes. So I'll post some of those soon.
Current Mood: fat
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
12:25 am
[psychotikbitch]
YUMMY! Hey guys. Sry I've been slacking. I've been really busy, and slightly lazy (honestly. lol). Here are a few of those free recipe cards I picked up at Wal-mart. I thought of FLB, when I saw them. Only problem is right now I can't use my scanner, so I tried taking pics of them. However the actual recipe part is showing up blurry. But here is some semi decent pics for you guys to check out. If anyones interested, I will scan (or type up) the recipes later. Just let me know your interested...Enjoy!
(4 Big Pics behind the cuts!)
Pineapple Skewers with Lemon Yogurt
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Cinnamon-Spiced Plantains with Chocolate Sauce
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Zucchini Frittata
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Grilled Garlic Artichokes
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PS) These are all fairly easy recipes, that don't take too long to cook or prepare. The longest one would be the artichokes which take a Prep time of 9 mins, and Cook time of 40 mins.
Current Mood: 
hungry
Saturday, July 23rd, 2005
3:54 pm
[bumpkin_cake]
hey this is Lizz, Francesca Lia Block lover extroardinaire.
i've read a lot of her books... glowinthedarkstars.com has a lot of her recipes (or, the ones in her books). here's one i found from "Cherokee Bat & the Goat Guys"
Hibiscus Lemonade
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups water
6 to 8 fresh or 1/4 cup dried pesticide-free red hibiscus
6 sprigs fresh lavender leaves or 1 to 2 tsp. dried lavender blossoms
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or more to taste
In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Simmer uncovered for two to three minutes. Meanwhile, trim the pistil and calyx (green and pollen parts) from the hibiscus flowers. Add the hibiscus and lavender to the simmering syrup. Remove from heat, cover and let stand until cool. Strain syrup into large pitcher. Add 2 to 3 cups of water and lemon juice to taste. Serve 6 to 8 over ice with lavender garnish.
11:08 am
[iheartweetzie]
i found a website with lots of flb recipes on it im not that sure how to get there but if i remember correctly this is how i got there: i went to flbs official website and if you go under links, its like the first one if noot then she says something like someone put a lot of time in this website. or something like that and then its pretty easy to find from there just search the whole site! i hope that made sense!
11:20 am
[rype]
Echos mom Read Echo last night and this is almost all of the food. I didn't include the food mentioned when she ate with Mark and Tina. I'm gonna work on these recipes for a bit. I also borrowed Rose and the Beast though, so I'll probably post the food mentioned in that one.
So anyway, my name's Rype. I've been reading her work since I saw it mention in Spins "girl issue," in '96 I think. Not sure. I'm 22 and I think I'm mostly Weetzie. Nice to finally find this community. I've been writing down all the foods for a few years, thinking about having an FLB party, but never have.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
2:16 pm
[iheartweetzie]
1.Weetzie's Vegetable Love-Rice
1 1/2 c. cooked rice
2 med. potatoes
2 onions
1 tomato
1/2 c. peas or mixed vegetables
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 whole clove, sm. cinnamon stick
1/2 tbsp. coriander cumin powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 whole mustard
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. sugar
In a heavy saucepan, put vegetable oil and add whole clove, cinnamon stick and whole mustard; then saute chopped onions until they are soft. Add peeled and thinly sliced potatoes, peas (or mixed vegetables), small pieces of tomato, curry powder, pepper, salt, coriander and cumin powder.
After potatoes and peas are done, then add cooked rice. After 5 minutes, add lemon juice and sugar. (Add more oil, if needed.) Then take out in serving dish and decorate with parsley or French fried potatoes, or slices of tomato.
Thursday, July 14th, 2005
10:20 pm
[psychotikbitch]
Hey all you Beautiful People! Hey! *waves* I am completely new to this "making and running" a community thing. I am a huge fan of Francesca Lia Block and her writings. Everytime I read them, I get so inspired to go make beautiful meals, like the ones described in her books. I figured I would create this community for everyone to share ideas for FLB inspired meals (ie: such as the ones described in Dangerous Angels, and the meals Echo's mom made). However, feel free to post anything FLB inspired. Whether it be artwork, DIY clothes, pics, whatever. I hope to see lots of yummy postings in here for us to enjoy! Much love to all my magical FLB fans out there!
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