The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook Hardcover – March 19, 2019

So fun! I love the pictures and detailed recipes. The little bits of story that they add to every page makes it so fun to read through! I absolutely love it. The few recipes that I've tried so far have come out amazing:)

I ordered this for my boyfriend and he absolutely loves it. I reviewed the book before giving it to him and the attention to detail is amazing. There’s a wide variety of food options and types of meals, as well as gluten free options. Once I gifted it to him he’s been very excited to make meals he’s enjoyed in the real game. He absolutely loves cooking so I think this is a great gift for anyone who loves the game/fantasy and wants to get more into cooking because it’s a great place to start. All the instructions are very clear which makes this easy for beginner chefs. Plus all the meals and drinks are very unique which makes it even more fun.

I love this book! Venison dish is phenomenal, but I wish recipes had less juniper berries requirements. Juniper is oddly difficult to find in a supermarket.

“Fus Ro Yum!”As soon as I opened The Elder Scrolls: The Official Skyrim Cookbook, I felt like I had just leveled up my Cooking skill to 100. The pages look like they were smuggled out of Whiterun by Belethor himself. Every recipe makes me want to throw my apron on, shout “Fus Ro Dah” at my fridge, and see what ingredients roll out.I’m already stockpiling cabbages, leeks, and about forty wheels of cheese—because what kind of Dragonborn doesn’t need an entire inventory of cheese? My wife says I’m turning our kitchen into Skyrim. She’s not wrong. I’m one sweetroll away from asking the kids to call me “Dovah-Chef.”The recipes are surprisingly well put together, easy to follow, and taste like they were crafted at an alchemy table. If you’ve ever wanted to roleplay as a Nord grandma or finally understand why guards keep mentioning sweetroll theft, this is the book.In short: 10/10 would recommend. Just be prepared—after one look at this cookbook, you’ll feel the urge to smith a cast iron pan, brew your own mead, and maybe even adopt a mudcrab.Freaking awesome.

All those years of playing The Elder Scrolls. All the pilfering of homes and castles to find food items to keep our characters alive. Now arrived in a beautifully illustrated cookbook. The book came just in time as I recently committed to revisiting The Elder Scrolls from its first installment to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as the world awaits the next TES installment. That's thousands of hours of game play and game food-brought-to-life could not make a more perfect pairing for a gamer.This review is going to be a living review, and will be updated as I make each recipe. Each recipe review will be short and given asterisks to show my like or dislike of the dish. The max rating will be four asterisks. All recipes will be made according to the book instruction, with no deviation. Future attempts at some recipes that contain a deviation will be noted.Let's get right to it.May 2, 2020 Prepare Nord, Stormcloak, and Imperial Seasonings. Attempt the Horker Loaf and Imperial Mushroom Sauce.When reading through the recipes, I noticed that only a teaspoon (or less) is applied to the dish. I wondered how the dish flavor would turn out with so little seasoning given. Well, wonder no more, the seasonings are strong. Never in my life have I tried Marjoram or Savory. Surprisingly, I had these seasonings in the back of my spice cupboard, sealed and unopened. Good thing I didn't throw them away 10 years ago. Once prepared, the seasoning mixes put salt and pepper to shame.Horker Loaf (***). Before preparing this dish, I watched several YouTube videos and read several reviews. The reviews were mixed. Some tasters hated the dish on account of the grease and the oysters, and some tasters loved it. The recipe is generally a meatloaf recipe so I was not concerned about the grease, just the taste of the smoked oysters. My loaf came out perfectly, the garlic cloves did not burn on top and my bacon was wonderful. My husband and I ate this with the Imperial Mushroom Sauce and we both really liked the pairing. It was a heavy dish and I immediately went down for a nap after. For dinner, we tried another slice, although I kept the serving small because it is so rich. The oysters do lend an almost overpowering smokiness. I think more than 5 pieces of bacon would help, and next time around, I will use only half the can of oysters.Imperial Mushroom Sauce (****) The sauce was very easy to make, and it thickened up too quick so, as much as I did not wish to, I had to water it down with a bit more stock so that the sauce would be saucy. I started the sauce as the loaf was half way through cooking, so the two dishes came to a finish at the same time. The Imperial Seasoning is rich and flavorful. Very good.Next up, Snowberry Crostata!

Great cook book and great recipes