All recipes associated with an X-Files episode.
I didn’t order room service. This episode features everything you think of when you hear the phrase The X-Files: UFOs, extraterrestrials, government coverups, highly classified lies and the “enigmatic Dr. Scully”. While this is a classic X-Files episode, we didn’t find much culinary inspiration, so we turned to the episode’s Read more…
“Do you know a good place to eat in Albuquerque?” Kayla thought we should make a face cake in honor of the face on Mars, but we settled on a vegetarian Spicy Southwest Sheet Pan Gnocchi instead. Like the episode Space itself, we were aiming for a budget entry. Production Read more…
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…
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…
Listen, this episode is a difficult one for us X-Files food bloggers, since there’s nothing like a liver-eating, stretchy mutant who builds newspaper nests out of his own bile to really excite the appetite. But this is the first real Monster of the Week, featuring one of The X-Files‘ most memorable Read more…
You and I are going to the Spud State! While the pilot episode featured no food, food plays a prominent role in this episode. Mulder’s cooking what appears to be a can of Campbell’s soup when Scully calls him, they eat burgers and fries at a diner where Mulder purchases Read more…
Agent Scully, do you believe in the existence of extraterrestrials? The Pilot starts off strong, with so many things that make The X-Files The X-Files: the Cigarette Smoking Man is there, smoking ominously; Mulder introduces the case with a slideshow presentation; mentions of hypnosis, metal alien implants, Mulder’s sister’s abduction Read more…