“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…
“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…
“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…
We absolutely love our recipe for Smoky Vegetarian Corn Chowder. However, wanted to challenge ourselves to make a vegan version that doesn’t just rely on processed vegan cheese. So, this smoky vegan corn chowder uses silken tofu, nutritional yeast and white miso paste to build a cheese-free, but cheesy flavored Read more…
“Dinner was delicious, as usual.” Scully’s dad seems like a real meat and potatoes guy. If you’re looking for a vegan lentil loaf that replicates the flavor, texture and appearance of meat, this isn’t that. But it is delicious. Inspired by Scully’s family, this vegan lentil loaf is the kind Read more…
These vegan mashed potatoes require a little more effort than regular mashed potatoes, but they are worth it! We make these every year for Thanksgiving, and we make them in a crockpot, so that we can make a vat of potatoes and keep it warm. This recipe can be easily 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 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…