close up image of the limoncello canapes

Limoncello Canapés // S1E16 Young at Heart

“I’m afraid to ask. What kind of hand did you grow?” Ok, this episode isn’t great. It does have a dramatic ending, which is what used as inspiration for this week’s recipe. Focusing on Scully’s friend’s cello recital, we thought canapés would be fun to make considering the venue. We Read more…

Detail of Old Bay crème brulée

Old Bay Crème Brulée // S1E15 Lazarus

“Can’t you accept the possibility that this isn’t an X-File?” The climax of this episode involves Scully telling her captor, Jack Willis (…or Warren Dupre, possessing Jack Willis…) a story from their past about ice fishing at the Pine Barrens. We fixated on that story and have come up with Read more…

Close up of the chick'n pot pie in a bowl.

Chick’n Pot Pie // S1E14 Gender Bender

“The Addams Family finds religion.” This episode asks the pressing question, what if the Amish are actually aliens? Though “Gender Bender” is set in Massachusetts, we both felt it invoked Amish country in Pennsylvania. And so we’ve decided to make this vegetarian Chick’n Pot Pie, based on a Pennsylvania Dutch Read more…