I hope you’re ready for stew, because two different Game of Thrones-inspired cookbooks are available for pre-order. A Feast of Ice and Fire
Neither book will be out in time for the second season premiere of Game of Thrones on April 1st, so this recipe from The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook will have to hold you over:
Pre-order your books now!
The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook
A Feast of Ice and Fire
Gino Arizmendi made this TARDIS-inspired wedding ring and it’s been making the rounds over the last week.
Today, he listed prices:
To get the ring exactly like the picture, cast in 14K gold and with a 1CT Princess Cut Diamond G-HSI1 quality. The ring is set with 30 points in diamonds, 16 baguettes, and 6 rounds for a total diamond weight of 1.30ct. The cost is $9950.
The ring can also be made with a 0.75CT Princess Cut Diamond G-HSI1 quality. The ring is set with 30 points in diamonds, 16 baguettes, and 6 rounds for a total diamond weight of 1.05ct. The cost is $6670
I will also make the ring with 0.50CT Princess Cut Diamond G-HSI1 quality. The ring is set with 30 points in diamonds, 16 baguettes, and 6 rounds for a total diamond weight of 0.80ct. The cost is $3650
I can also make this ring in Sterling Silver and set with Cubic Zirconium for $380.
Gino’s also working on a similar men’s design.
Interested in ordering your own? Email him at ginoarizmendi@artgemsjewelers.com.
For Pi Day, I went to the best pie maker I know: my dad. I’ve had pie-loving friends rave over his pies, and he’s especially well known for his pie crust. Today I present to you his famous blueberry pie recipe!
The first step is making the filling. Mix the following ingredients together.
Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
4 cups fresh blueberries
Mix enough to break some of the blueberries. Set aside.
Set oven at 400 degrees.
The most important part of any pie is the pie crust. These instructions are for making a lattice top pie.
Pie Crust:
2 cups flour
1 cup Crisco shortening
1/4 teaspoon salt
6-8 Tablespoons water
Mix flour and salt. Using a pastry fork cut the shortening into the flour until your mixture is even and pea sized. If you haven’t spent at least a few minutes on this step, you aren’t done. This step is the key to a flaky crust. Take half of the pastry and add 4-5 tablespoons water. Mix until it is not dry and pliable. Flour the dough, your work surface and a rolling pin. Roll the dough into a circle large enough for the bottom of the pie. Don’t over work it.
Set the pie crust in the pie pan. Trim the excess and mix with the rest of the loose flour. Add the filling to the pie pan. Dot the top of the filling with small slices of butter.
Back to the lattice top crust… Add 4-5 tablespoons water as needed to the remaining pie crust mixture. Mix the dough, flour and roll out just like the bottom of the crust. Try to roll the crust into as large of an area as possible. Using a table knife, cut the pastry into strips at 3/4″-1″ width for the lattice top. Make sure to select the longest ones to run the full distance across the pie in both directions. Start from one end and weave! It’s hard to explain but whatever you come up with will still taste good!
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
After 30 minutes, remove the pie and lower the temperature to 375. Make a mixture of milk and egg white. Brush on the pie crust until the whole crust shines. Sprinkle with course raw sugar and again with granulated sugar.
Put the pie back in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the crust is brown.
Happy Pi Day! Although in the past I’ve refused to write about pie (cupcakes ftw!), I will make an exception today.
This pie pan is one of the niftiest inventions I’ve seen in the pie-sphere in quite some time. Making pie for a group and can’t decide between apple and pumpkin? Making a savory pie, but feeding a vegetarian as well? Make two separate halves of a pie in one go!
The “Split Decision Pie Pan” looks easy to use and would be perfect for pie tastings, picky eaters, or making a savory and sweet pie at once. You can eat nothing but pie all day with this thing!
Available for $14.99 at Amazon.com
Stay tuned later for a drool-worthy pie recipe!
Integrating geeky icons with fashion? I’m so there.
This Threadless shirt is available in guys and girly tees, as well as a girly v-neck, for $20 each. Check it out here!
Batman may not be the first person that comes to mind when looking for a fashion icon, but he’s done a few things right. Having the amount of money he has helps, of course, but the thing I like best about him is his belt.
Utility belts are the bad-ass version of a fanny pack. It can substitute as a purse and keep your hands free for other things. I purchased this Black Nylon Swat Belt
Wearing the utility belt at the Night Zero booth at ZomBcon.
Do you have a utility belt? Would you consider getting one? Where would you wear yours? And most importantly, if you were a superhero, what would your name be?
Mike Vasquez of Terrible Designs has started production on a line of geeky onesies, and is calling upon the help of backers on Kickstarter to release the line. His Kickstarter campaign is already at 3 times his goal, but there’s still time if you want to donate a bit and pre-order the line for the geeky baby in your life. I personally love the Chewbacca and TMNT onesies, and hope he’s still creating and selling them when I have kids!
Pre-order onesies of your own starting at a $15 donation, here.
The Geeky Hostess is gonna help you get your manners on! Each Monday, we’ll focus on a topic of etiquette. We’ll take a look at the classic rules (using Emily Post as a guide), and then evaluate the rules for our daily lives, creating a guide to “Geek Etiquette.” Have an etiquette question or topic suggestion? Email tara@geekyhostess.com!
The release of Mass Effect 3 this past week has prompted tons of “you won’t see me for a week” comments on social networks. It’s always fun to hole up and play a game straight through if you can, but does it effect your relationships with your partner, friends, or family? What about other online obsessions? Do you spend hours on reddit or pinterest every night?
I asked all of you on Twitter to let me know how you play video games–do you look for moderation or play it in one sitting? Most folks responded that they want to play for as long as possible. If this is just an occasional thing (when new games come out or you’re having a LAN party) those living with you should be able to support you. You’ve been looking forward to this moment, and as long as you let people know what’s about to happen, you should be ok. Majin72 says: “I give them fair warning that I’m going into straight gamer mode. Any complaints will be dutifully ignored.” When Mr. Geek got Skyrim, I was prepared for him to get sucked in, and I let him spend a Saturday playing the game. I made him a nice meal that was easy for him to eat while gaming, and checked up on him to see if he needed any snacks/beverages throughout the day. By letting him spend the day gaming, he was able to see that I was supportive, he was able to get a lot of gaming out of his system, and I was able to have a quiet day to myself to run errands.
Of course, if your partner or friend acts like this every day and begins avoiding obligations or activities IRL to play games, you may need to chat with them and encourage them to set up a schedule for their gaming. Or you can check out the blog My Partner is a Gamer and learn a bit about the games they’re playing (and commiserate with other gamer widows/widowers).
But what if everyone in the house wants to play the hot new game, and you only have one console, desktop, or sweet monitor? Scheduling time is a must. It can be as casual as staggering things you need to do that day so one of you can be on the system/computer while the other one’s gone, or as official as a calendar set out with hours marked off for each person. OhAmy alternates nights when she has to share a game. The beauty of playing the same game with others is you can talk about the story, the strategy, and how things are going with someone who’s going through the same thing. I’d even encourage the non-gamers in the house to check out the game that’s got your partner so enthralled, maybe you’ll surprise yourself and enjoy it!
Are you guilty of spending too much time gaming or online? How do you keep your relationships strong? Let us know in the comments!
Want to party Breaking Bad-style but, you know, without the hard drugs? These shot glasses should do the trick. The glasses will make you seem a little bit smarter and a whole lot more scientific next time you have a party. Just keep those experiments safe–no hazmat suits should be needed.
Seriously. Don’t make meth.
The Chemistry Shot Glass set is available for $8 on Amazon.com
(Source: GeekAlerts.com.)