The Düngeonmeister Cookbook

75 RPG-Inspired Recipes to Level Up Your Game Night

Jef Aldrich, Jon Taylor

• Publisher: Adams Media
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781507218112
• eBook ISBN: 9781507218129
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Television

Eat delicious snacks and game-friendly meals in between dice rolls and encounters with this easy-to-follow RPG themed cookbook perfect for every game group.

Feed your gamer group with this collection of 75 game-friendly bar bites, finger foods, and easy-to-share meals. With recipes from the passable Goodberries Baked Cheese-wrapped dates to the one-handed Dragon on a Stick Easy-Eat Meat Skewers to the player-favorite Inspiration Points Peanut Butter White Chocolate Pretzels, this cookbook has you covered for any game night adventure.

Complete with easy-to-follow recipes and the wit and wisdom of the authors of A Dragon Walks into a Bar and Düngeonmeister, this book will hit the spot for hungry fighters, spellcasters, and anyone else at the table. Additional recipes include:
-Goblintzes—Cheese Blintzes
-Genasi’s Delight—Masala Peanuts
-Remarkably Movable Rods—Candied Bacon
-The Picked Pocket—Hamburger Stuffed Rolls
-Healing Words—Lavender Cupcakes with Honey Frosting
-Shards of Elemental Chaos—Candy Bark
-Hex Grid Cookies—Map-Based Sugar Cookies

ELVEN PERFECTION

Fig Mascarpone Tart with Honey

Prep Time: 4 hours, 30 minutes | Cook Time: N/A | Serves 6

Imagine a picturesque elven village nestled in the deep of the woods. Graceful, swooping architecture in harmony with the surrounding nature, open balconies and terraces that wind around the trees into the sky, and furniture crafted with grace and care. What’s on the dinner table in your mind? A greasy sack of cheesesteaks? Okay, fine, yes, those are universal, but what’s for dessert? What better than this delectable tart of delicate mascarpone cheese, paired with the sweetness of forest honey and sliced fig? Save the lembas bread; serve this, and you’ll earn your way to the Grey Havens and thence to the Undying Lands in the West.

For Crust

• ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

For Filling

• 1 (8-ounce) package room-temperature mascarpone cheese
• 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 ⅓ cups heavy whipping cream, divided
• 2 cups fresh figs, halved
• ¼ cup chopped toasted pistachios (optional)
• 2 tablespoons amber honey (optional)

1. 1. To make Crust: In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cracker crumbs, and salt. Add butter and stir until well combined.
2. 2. Press mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9" springform tart pan. Place in the refrigerator to chill while preparing Filling, about 30 minutes.
3. 3. To make Filling: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat mascarpone on medium speed until creamed and no lumps remain, about 1 minute. Add brown sugar and beat to combine, about 30 seconds. With the mixer on low speed, slowly drizzle in honey. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat an additional 30 seconds.
4. 4. In a separate medium bowl, beat 1 cup cream on medium-low speed until frothy. Continue beating at increasing speed until stiff peaks form.
5. 5. Fold half of beaten cream into mascarpone mixture. Once combined, fold in remaining half. If the mixture remains clumpy, add additional ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream and briefly beat until smooth.
6. 6. Spread mixture into prepared Crust and refrigerate to firm up at least 4 hours, up to three days. When ready to serve, garnish with figs, pistachios, and an extra drizzle of honey, if desired.

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE SUBRACES?

Yes, elves come in a dizzying variety of forms and styles. Wood elves with their wild green hair and feral dispositions, dark elves from the bowels of the underworld below, aquatic elves from the deep reaches of the sea, and each has a favorite tart (well, aquatic elves might not; they get soggy). To re-create these, a simple substitution is all you require! Strawberries, blueberries, peaches, and our personal favorite, kiwi, all make incredible tarts that will see your friends (and your blades) singing.

TIEFLING’S FOOD CAKE

Spicy Devil’s Food Cupcakes

Prep Time: 1 hour | Cook Time: 22 minutes | Serves 24

Rich, complicated, and just a bit fiery, these cupcakes capture the devilish elements of the only-slightly-demonic folk with ease. Should you wish to take a walk on the dark side of confectionery, you can’t go wrong with this sinfully chocolaty treat, though you should eat them in close company, as they will draw glares and mistrust from every street passerby.

For Cupcakes

• 1 (15.25-ounce) box devil’s food chocolate cake mix
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chili pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 ¼ cups water
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs

For Frosting

• 1 teaspoon ground ancho chili pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 (8-ounce) package softened cream cheese
• ½ cup softened unsalted butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 48 small dried red chilies

1. 1. To make Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a twenty-four-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2. 2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, ancho chili, and cayenne.
3. 3. Using an electric mixer set to medium speed, beat in water, oil, and eggs, about 2 minutes.
4. 4. Spoon batter evenly into muffin tin cups, filling each liner to ⅔ full.
5. 5. Place cupcakes in oven and bake 18–22 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely, about 1 hour, before frosting.
6. 6. To make Frosting: In a large bowl, combine ancho chili, cayenne, cinnamon, and sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat in cream cheese and butter on medium speed until frosting is smooth and lump-free. Mix in vanilla.
7. 7. Spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes, then garnish each cupcake with 2 dried chilies stem-side up (stuck into each cupcake to create horns). Serve immediately.

INFERNALLY REGARDED

Despite all appearances and superstitions, there’s nothing explicitly evil about tieflings or their namesake cakes. Sure, they’re eternally cursed, linked to hellfire and darkness, and unexpectedly spicy, but that’s not enough to foment suspicion. Foie gras is generally more evil if you’re looking for something actually malicious, but we recommend the cupcakes. Add red food coloring to the frosting if you’re feeling extra devilish.

DRAGONBORN BREATH

Skordalia

Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Serves 6

Descended from ancient lineages of dragonkind, the dragonborn are a proud race of noble, scaled adventurers and explorers, possessed of heavily muscled tails, powerful draconic features, and breath so deadly they can use it as a weapon. One small side effect of h...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Demi-Human Delights: Snacks for Those Who Walk Upright
• Chapter 2: Class-Based Creations: Snacks for Every Character
• Chapter 3: Appetizing Abilities: Food for Feats
• Chapter 4: The Magic Item Table: Noshes for Magical Marvels
• Chapter 5: Finger Fiends: Dainties for Demons and Friends
• Chapter 6: The Massive Menu: Bites for Behemouths
• Chapter 7: Luscious Locations: Fare for Faraway Places
• Chapter 8: Rules of Repast: Finger Food for RPGers
• Appendix: Recipe Breakdown
• US/Metric Conversion Chart
• About the Authors
• Index
• Copyright