It’s still there, Scully. 200,000 years down. In the ice. What else could we make for this episode, but popsicles? Ice Core Popsicles. Jump to recipe Ice is a really classic X-Files entry and one of the best episodes of Season 1. It’s a Monster of the Week, but also Read more…
File deleted. This episode didn’t give us much food inspiration, but Scully’s field notes revealed that it’s set on October 24, 1993, which would have been Kayla’s 8th birthday. So to celebrate the appearance of Kayla’s birthday in the show, we decided to make an angel food cake, which was Read more…
This episode is notable for two things: the amazingly weird extras, and Mulder holding his coat over his shoulder like an Abercrombie model. As two Pennsylvanians, we also note this episode has the distinction of being the agents’ first visit to the Keystone State. And, so with these vegetarian Philly Read more…
The first time we ever attempted a risotto, the rice was crunchy and unpleasant. The problem, it turns out was impatience– risotto needs a lot of time to cook slowly to make the rice tender and creamy. How much time? About 40 minutes; the equivalent of an episode of The Read more…
Today we’re hijacking this X-Files blog to write about another obsession: the Locked Tomb books by Tamsyn Muir. The Locked Tomb series is a completely bonkers sci-fi/fantasy/horror series featuring space-traveling necromancers. The most recent installment, Nona the Ninth, was just released, so it’s been Locked Tomb season here at Conspiracy Read more…
I just think it’s a good idea not to antagonize local law enforcement. –Who me? I’m Mr. Congeniality. You never know, we might need his help one of these days. –I’ll send him a Bundt cake. For this episode, we’re making Mini Samoa Bundt Cakes. Bundts, because of a flippant Read more…
This crispy baked tofu recipe is one that we stumbled into after refusing to replace a non-stick pan that had become decidedly sticky. Our usual method of preparing crunchy tofu by coating it in cornstarch and frying it in hot oil in the skillet was not working in our old, Read more…
This dip is based on Dunkaroos, a popular ’90s snack. This version of the popular funfetti dip is X-Files-ified with black and green sprinkles, instead of the standard rainbow funfetti sprinkles. You can make it extra X-Files-y by serving it with sugar cookies cut into X-Files shapes. Jump to recipe Read more…
The X-Files and Halloween go together like Mulder and Scully, as evidenced by Tor.com’s recent ranking of the top 6 X-Files episodes perfect for Halloween. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of recipes that will be be great for your next X-Files themed Halloween party. So dust off that Read more…
This X-Files cocktail is inspired by the Season 1 finale, and the alien clones who bleed a bubbling, green substance that eats away at anything it touches and is fatal to breathe. For the Erlenmeyer Flask Cocktail, we’ve replicated the green color and the bubbling texture, but not the fatal Read more…