Thought I'd keep everybody in the loop on the progress of our cookbook and how it's coming along.
Big Damn Chefs has over 100 recipes submitted from Browncoats all over the world, and we're looking for more! At the end of this post, I'll list some of the recipes we have so far, so you can get an idea of what sort of recipes we could still be in need of.
Not only will BigDamnChefs.com be up and running very soon, but we also now have two Firefly crew members on board with us!
* Firefly costume designer Shawna Trpcic - which many of you will know from the costume auctions in the last few months - has said she has killer recipes for both chili and fudge that she's eager to share with her Browncoats.
* And creator of the music of Firefly that we all love so well, Greg Edmonson, says he's gonna put on his creative toque and that the project looks like lots of fun!
We'll be soliciting items from other of our Big Damn Heroes, as well. So the plan is that you'll be seeing recipes, articles, and/or illustrations from Nathan, Gina, Adam, Alan, Jewel, Morena, Summer, Sean, Ron, Joss, Tim, etc, in the book, too!!
As most of you know, Browncoats have gained a great reputation for coming together and supporting worthy causes, most notably when it comes to Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now. We are proud to continue this tradition, though we've taken a slightly different route. This is a cookbook project, and what more fitting a charity to suport than one that works to find solutions to hunger around the world. All funds collected from the sale of Big Damn Chefs cookbooks and other BDC items that do not go directly back into their production costs will be donated to Freedom from Hunger, an international development organization working in seventeen countries across the globe, helping hardworking women win life-saving victories against chronic hunger and build healthy lives for their children. Freedom from Hunger brings innovative and sustainable self-help solutions to the fight against chronic hunger and poverty. Together with local partners, they equip families with needed resources to build futures of health, hope and dignity. http://www.freefromhunger.org/
Coming soon will also be the details of the cover art contest! The grand prize will be, of course, that your artwork will be used on the cover, and a copy of the book (which, if we're lucky, we might be able to get some autographs in). Runner up prizes are in the works, too. We'll also be needing some black and white illustrations for the inside of the book - it would be great if we had some Firefly/Serenity-cooking themed illos from our own Browncoats!
The goal for making the cookbook available for purchase is currently June 1, 2006. The book will be 5.5'x8", have a full color cover and black and white illustrations, spiral binding, and will be a bit under 200 pages.
To submit recipes send them to: submissions at bigdamnchefs dot com. Please include:
* board user name
* any other name you'd like to appear (real name is fine, too!)
* the area in which you live (to show the diversity of our community)
* the recipe, including any comments/notes about it (to personalize it)
* if possible, include measurements in both American standard and metric - a useful tool for converting is available at RecipeZaar:
http://www.recipezaar.com/library/calc.zsp
We cannot accept completely anonymous submissions. If the recipe is from a book, please re-write the directions in your own words, include any changes you make (and who doesn't change a recipe?) and, preferably, create your own recipe title. (For more information, refer to US Copyright FL-122 at http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html .) We cannot accept recipes which are not yours which have not been re-written (such as Nathan Fillion's Bean Dip recipe which was published in Lux Lucre's Browncoat Guidebook) and which we do not have permission to publish.
And now, here's a partial list of recipes we have so far:
Appetizers/Condiments
Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread, from Gibbons214
Cheesy Pecan Snacks, from Ambra Bridges
Kaylee's Hot Cheese Dip, from Julesong
Kaylee's Strawberry Salsa, from Julesong
Sweet and Spicy Turnip Fries, from Julesong
Rosemary Almonds, from Julesong
Yaki Mandu - Korean Dumplings/Potstickers, from YoNukDeh
Gwyn's Gyoza Sauce, from Gwynhala
Black Bean Fritters, from Gabe
Chili Oil, from Browncoat Bahb
Soup and Salad
Black Bean and Rice Salad, from YoNukDeh
Mal's Sliced Tomato Salad, from Julesong
Book’s Tomato salad. from Sgt_Ron
Japanese Salad, from honestPuck
Chinese Chicken Salad, from Kay Jay
Zoe's Egg Drop Soup, from Julesong
Lilbird's Convivial Garlic Soup, from Lilbird
Pumpkin soup with coriander, from Laures
Main dishes
Barbecued Roast Pork Tenderloin ( Char Shui), from BC Mom
Char Siu Bao, from jedisix
Brown Rice and Green Lentils, from Bree
ShinyApple's Resurrected BioHazard Campfire Marinade, ShinyApple
Protein Loaf (otherwise known as my mom's meatloaf), from erinmarie
Shepard's Pie, from YoNukDeh
Mexican Polenta Surprise, from YoNukDeh
Throw it in the pot Stew, from
EE Shepards Pie, from forevermywash
Cheese Filled Chicken, from forevermywash
Chicken ****, from forevermywash
Chicken Parmigiana, from Sitaselin
Pollo a la Mexicana, from J.R.
Protein-rich Carberole, from ynihs
Mal's Good Dogs (Sausage Mix), from Julesong
Shepherd’s Pie Jackets, from Julesong
Book's Sweet Potato Shepherd Pie, from Julesong
Chicken Pockets with Sauce, from Kay Jay
Outer Planet Pasta, from L Hammond
Rosemary Meatloaf, from BC Mom
Ellwart Station's Famous Shrimp Noodles, from Lilbird
Chicken Korma, from Browncoat Bahb
German Sausage with Mustard Caper Sauce, from Browncoat Bahb
Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew, from Browncoat Bahb
Rosemary Garlic Crockpot Roasted Chicken, from Browncoat Bahb
Pasta with Curry Bolognese, from Swissmom
Vegetable Dishes
Texas Style Potatoes, from forevermywash
Apple Cheese Casserole, from Ambra Bridges
Shepherd Book's Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, from Kristine
Lilbird's Scarlet Runners with Ginger, from Lilbird
Baked Turnip Soufflé, from Julesong
Vegetarian Dishes
Cheese Pasties, from Julesong
Beverages
Firefly Cocktail, from YoNukDeh
Hot Strawberry Cider, from Hot YoNukDeh
Hot Milky Drinks, from YoNukDeh
Persephone Sunrise Martini, from DanoMoon
Dano's Mudders Milk, from DanoMoon
Inara's Companion Tea, from GermanCityGirl
LoupGarou's Mudder's Milk, from LoupGarou
Rum Coolers, Kat Baran
Lilbird's H2O Recyc Cocoa, from lilbird
Yo's Chai Mix, from YoNukDeh
Jayne's Spiced Tea, from Julesong
Thrilling Heroics Cocktail, from Julesong
Breads
Hero of Canton Guinness bread, Diogenes
Jayne's Apple Cranberry Muffins, banshee38
Coconut Muffins, from YoNukDeh
Rosemary Scones, from Julesong
Rosemary Tomato Parmesan Bread, from Browncoat Bahb
Easy Fake Flat Bread, from Swissmom
Desserts
BX-5 Bars - Brownie Experimental No. 5, from Miami Browncoat
Crazy Ivan Pumpkin Crunch, from SCIgirl
Jayne's Crusty Canton Clay, from Tim Weathers
Fruit Pizza, from forevermywash
Better Than Sex Cake, from forevermywash
Self Filled Cupcakes, from forevermywash
Easy Strawberry Empanadas, from forevermywash
Pumpkin Loaf Surprise, from idrawart
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, from Shadowcat
Moon Cake, from Sitaselin
Jayne’s Apple Butter Hand Pies, from rcruz44
Fruity Oaty Bars, from David Richins
Chocolate-Frosted Protein "Cake", from David Richins
LoupGarou Style Molasses Cake, from LoupGarou
Maple Syrup Pie, from LoupGarou
River's Ice Planet, from Julesong
Kaylee's Chocolate Protein Cake, from Julesong
Browncoat Flan, from Julesong
Herbfarm Rosemary Shortbread, from Julesong
Hodgeberry Crumble, from foofaraw
Kaylee's Shiny Shindig Berries, from shinyhappyklin
Lilbird's Candied Orange Peel, from Lilbird
Chocolate Eclair Cake, from Ambra Bridges
Cream Cheese Pound Cake, from Ambra Bridges
Cinnamon Parfait, from Swissmom
Big Damn Chefs has over 100 recipes submitted from Browncoats all over the world, and we're looking for more! At the end of this post, I'll list some of the recipes we have so far, so you can get an idea of what sort of recipes we could still be in need of.
Not only will BigDamnChefs.com be up and running very soon, but we also now have two Firefly crew members on board with us!
* Firefly costume designer Shawna Trpcic - which many of you will know from the costume auctions in the last few months - has said she has killer recipes for both chili and fudge that she's eager to share with her Browncoats.
* And creator of the music of Firefly that we all love so well, Greg Edmonson, says he's gonna put on his creative toque and that the project looks like lots of fun!
We'll be soliciting items from other of our Big Damn Heroes, as well. So the plan is that you'll be seeing recipes, articles, and/or illustrations from Nathan, Gina, Adam, Alan, Jewel, Morena, Summer, Sean, Ron, Joss, Tim, etc, in the book, too!!
As most of you know, Browncoats have gained a great reputation for coming together and supporting worthy causes, most notably when it comes to Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now. We are proud to continue this tradition, though we've taken a slightly different route. This is a cookbook project, and what more fitting a charity to suport than one that works to find solutions to hunger around the world. All funds collected from the sale of Big Damn Chefs cookbooks and other BDC items that do not go directly back into their production costs will be donated to Freedom from Hunger, an international development organization working in seventeen countries across the globe, helping hardworking women win life-saving victories against chronic hunger and build healthy lives for their children. Freedom from Hunger brings innovative and sustainable self-help solutions to the fight against chronic hunger and poverty. Together with local partners, they equip families with needed resources to build futures of health, hope and dignity. http://www.freefromhunger.org/
Coming soon will also be the details of the cover art contest! The grand prize will be, of course, that your artwork will be used on the cover, and a copy of the book (which, if we're lucky, we might be able to get some autographs in). Runner up prizes are in the works, too. We'll also be needing some black and white illustrations for the inside of the book - it would be great if we had some Firefly/Serenity-cooking themed illos from our own Browncoats!
The goal for making the cookbook available for purchase is currently June 1, 2006. The book will be 5.5'x8", have a full color cover and black and white illustrations, spiral binding, and will be a bit under 200 pages.
To submit recipes send them to: submissions at bigdamnchefs dot com. Please include:
* board user name
* any other name you'd like to appear (real name is fine, too!)
* the area in which you live (to show the diversity of our community)
* the recipe, including any comments/notes about it (to personalize it)
* if possible, include measurements in both American standard and metric - a useful tool for converting is available at RecipeZaar:
http://www.recipezaar.com/library/calc.zsp
We cannot accept completely anonymous submissions. If the recipe is from a book, please re-write the directions in your own words, include any changes you make (and who doesn't change a recipe?) and, preferably, create your own recipe title. (For more information, refer to US Copyright FL-122 at http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html .) We cannot accept recipes which are not yours which have not been re-written (such as Nathan Fillion's Bean Dip recipe which was published in Lux Lucre's Browncoat Guidebook) and which we do not have permission to publish.
And now, here's a partial list of recipes we have so far:
Appetizers/Condiments
Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread, from Gibbons214
Cheesy Pecan Snacks, from Ambra Bridges
Kaylee's Hot Cheese Dip, from Julesong
Kaylee's Strawberry Salsa, from Julesong
Sweet and Spicy Turnip Fries, from Julesong
Rosemary Almonds, from Julesong
Yaki Mandu - Korean Dumplings/Potstickers, from YoNukDeh
Gwyn's Gyoza Sauce, from Gwynhala
Black Bean Fritters, from Gabe
Chili Oil, from Browncoat Bahb
Soup and Salad
Black Bean and Rice Salad, from YoNukDeh
Mal's Sliced Tomato Salad, from Julesong
Book’s Tomato salad. from Sgt_Ron
Japanese Salad, from honestPuck
Chinese Chicken Salad, from Kay Jay
Zoe's Egg Drop Soup, from Julesong
Lilbird's Convivial Garlic Soup, from Lilbird
Pumpkin soup with coriander, from Laures
Main dishes
Barbecued Roast Pork Tenderloin ( Char Shui), from BC Mom
Char Siu Bao, from jedisix
Brown Rice and Green Lentils, from Bree
ShinyApple's Resurrected BioHazard Campfire Marinade, ShinyApple
Protein Loaf (otherwise known as my mom's meatloaf), from erinmarie
Shepard's Pie, from YoNukDeh
Mexican Polenta Surprise, from YoNukDeh
Throw it in the pot Stew, from
EE Shepards Pie, from forevermywash
Cheese Filled Chicken, from forevermywash
Chicken ****, from forevermywash
Chicken Parmigiana, from Sitaselin
Pollo a la Mexicana, from J.R.
Protein-rich Carberole, from ynihs
Mal's Good Dogs (Sausage Mix), from Julesong
Shepherd’s Pie Jackets, from Julesong
Book's Sweet Potato Shepherd Pie, from Julesong
Chicken Pockets with Sauce, from Kay Jay
Outer Planet Pasta, from L Hammond
Rosemary Meatloaf, from BC Mom
Ellwart Station's Famous Shrimp Noodles, from Lilbird
Chicken Korma, from Browncoat Bahb
German Sausage with Mustard Caper Sauce, from Browncoat Bahb
Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew, from Browncoat Bahb
Rosemary Garlic Crockpot Roasted Chicken, from Browncoat Bahb
Pasta with Curry Bolognese, from Swissmom
Vegetable Dishes
Texas Style Potatoes, from forevermywash
Apple Cheese Casserole, from Ambra Bridges
Shepherd Book's Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, from Kristine
Lilbird's Scarlet Runners with Ginger, from Lilbird
Baked Turnip Soufflé, from Julesong
Vegetarian Dishes
Cheese Pasties, from Julesong
Beverages
Firefly Cocktail, from YoNukDeh
Hot Strawberry Cider, from Hot YoNukDeh
Hot Milky Drinks, from YoNukDeh
Persephone Sunrise Martini, from DanoMoon
Dano's Mudders Milk, from DanoMoon
Inara's Companion Tea, from GermanCityGirl
LoupGarou's Mudder's Milk, from LoupGarou
Rum Coolers, Kat Baran
Lilbird's H2O Recyc Cocoa, from lilbird
Yo's Chai Mix, from YoNukDeh
Jayne's Spiced Tea, from Julesong
Thrilling Heroics Cocktail, from Julesong
Breads
Hero of Canton Guinness bread, Diogenes
Jayne's Apple Cranberry Muffins, banshee38
Coconut Muffins, from YoNukDeh
Rosemary Scones, from Julesong
Rosemary Tomato Parmesan Bread, from Browncoat Bahb
Easy Fake Flat Bread, from Swissmom
Desserts
BX-5 Bars - Brownie Experimental No. 5, from Miami Browncoat
Crazy Ivan Pumpkin Crunch, from SCIgirl
Jayne's Crusty Canton Clay, from Tim Weathers
Fruit Pizza, from forevermywash
Better Than Sex Cake, from forevermywash
Self Filled Cupcakes, from forevermywash
Easy Strawberry Empanadas, from forevermywash
Pumpkin Loaf Surprise, from idrawart
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, from Shadowcat
Moon Cake, from Sitaselin
Jayne’s Apple Butter Hand Pies, from rcruz44
Fruity Oaty Bars, from David Richins
Chocolate-Frosted Protein "Cake", from David Richins
LoupGarou Style Molasses Cake, from LoupGarou
Maple Syrup Pie, from LoupGarou
River's Ice Planet, from Julesong
Kaylee's Chocolate Protein Cake, from Julesong
Browncoat Flan, from Julesong
Herbfarm Rosemary Shortbread, from Julesong
Hodgeberry Crumble, from foofaraw
Kaylee's Shiny Shindig Berries, from shinyhappyklin
Lilbird's Candied Orange Peel, from Lilbird
Chocolate Eclair Cake, from Ambra Bridges
Cream Cheese Pound Cake, from Ambra Bridges
Cinnamon Parfait, from Swissmom
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